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We are a community of high-achieving students, world-class environmental researchers, government scientists and enterprises working together to address today’s biggest environmental challenges.
Find a courseUndergraduate Degrees
Begin your studies at Lancaster with a degree in one of our four study areas.
Biology & Biological Sciences
Ecology & Conservation
Environmental & Earth Sciences
Geography
Postgraduate Study
Study with the Graduate School for the Environment, which harnesses the power of three of the world’s foremost research organisations to give students the best possible chance of enjoying productive, impactful and influential careers.
Taught Masters Degrees
Masters by Research
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Current PhD Opportunities
Latest News
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Young women pioneer clean water change in Bangladesh
Teenage girls from Bangladesh have been taking control of water contamination in their communities – a problem which takes millions of lives globally every year.
Lancaster joins the call for soil health post-Brexit
Experts from the worlds of agriculture, business and academia have come together to insist farmers must not be left to shoulder alone the responsibility for maintaining healthy soil post-Brexit.
There is no planet B
How do we avoid global disaster and live better, happier lives? A Lancaster University professor answers the big questions in his handbook for the make or break years.
Businesses urged to tap into science and technology talent
Internship opportunities at growth-hungry enterprises are sought for students studying a range of technical subjects at Lancaster University.
Fight to take climate change message to global elite goes on
Scientists, led by Lancaster University’s Professor Gail Whiteman, will continue to take their urgent climate change message to some of the world’s most powerful political and business leaders.
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Research
Our research groups include a wide range of researchers from the natural and social scientists. They work in multi-disciplinary teams within, across and beyond these groups to help find solutions to the big global environmental challenges.
Atmosphere, Climate & Pollution
Critical Geographies
Earth Science
Ecology & Conservation
Environmental & Biogeochemistry
Geospatial Data Science
Plant & Crop Science
Political Ecology
Soil, Plant & Land Systems
Water Science
Research Challenges
Our research challenges provide a focus for our fundamental and applied research, ensuring our work helps provide the underlying knowledge needed to find effective solutions.
Agri-Food
Eco-Innovation
Sustainable Catchments
Tropical Futures
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