A 24-month project which hopes to tackle the high cost of retail refrigeration has been led by a consortium comprising the University of Lincoln UK, Tesco Stores Ltd, the Grimsby Institute and Intelligent Management Systems Ltd. The full-scale project is called the Development of Dynamic Energy Control Mechanisms for Food...
A new project has been launched to examine how the Internet of Things (IoT) could transform the food industry through innovations such as ‘smart’ cooking appliances, data-driven supermarket refrigeration networks and enhanced food traceability systems. The Internet of Food Things (IoFT) Network Plus will bring together data and computer...
A student at the School of Geography has been provided the opportunity to collaborate with researchers from his own School, as well as the Lincoln Institute for Agri-Food Technology (LIAT), after he received a bursary for an Undergraduate Research Opportunities Scheme (UROS). Bart Hill, a Geography BSc (Hons) student, was...
On Tuesday 24th April 2018, the Lincoln Institute for Agri-Food Technology (LIAT), University of Lincoln and the CLA will host a seminar to shed light on how agri-robotics could shape the future of farming. LIAT’s latest research projects on agri-robotics, soil science and water will be discussed, along with...
Agritech innovation has been given a funding boost of £4.78 million to turn cutting-edge research into commercially attractive technology. The fund will be delivered by the newly formed Ceres Agritech Knowledge Exchange Partnership, which aims to pool the research expertise of five universities and three agricultural research centres with...
On Thursday 26th April 2018, the University of Lincoln’s Institute for Agri-Food Technology (LIAT) will welcome Lincolnshire Young Farmers to their interactive event on soil health, held at the University’s Riseholme Campus. LIAT’s Soil Scientist, Dr Iain Gould, will demonstrate to attendees the variability of soils across the county, as well as...