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Lincoln’s laboratory in a paddock
Friday, 11 March 2016, 10:53 am | Lincoln University
Lincoln University academic staff and postgraduate students are welcoming the conversion of workshops and storage space into a state of the art plant physiology laboratory and controlled environment facility. Chancellor Tom Lambie officially opened the ... More >>
Scholarships support dairy dream
Wednesday, 9 March 2016, 10:32 am | Lincoln University
Scholarships support dairy dream Lincoln University students are continuing to reap rewards by focusing on a future in New Zealand’s primary industries. Thirty one of the 55 dairy industry scholarships DairyNZ have given this year have gone to Lincoln ... More >>
Study aims to boost rugby players’ prowess
Tuesday, 8 March 2016, 12:34 pm | Lincoln University
Canterbury’s three tertiary institutions and a university in the United Kingdom are teaming up to find out if high altitude training can boost the performance of rugby players. The study, led by Lincoln University Associate Professor Mike Hamlin, ... More >>
Extinction: Which species should we save?
Monday, 7 March 2016, 12:22 pm | Lincoln University
Extinction: Which species should we save? Join Kim Hill in this popular annual event for a stimulating Annual Earth Hour panel discussion as she leads six panellists in thought provoking, entertaining debate on this crucial issue. This year's panellists ... More >>
New student growth for Lincoln University
Thursday, 3 March 2016, 9:52 am | Lincoln University
New student growth for Lincoln University Today Lincoln University released the specialist land-based university’s 2016 student numbers – with an overall rise of almost 10% in new students from 2015. The new Vice-Chancellor, Professor Robin ... More >>
Messages from the burning bush
Friday, 26 February 2016, 12:22 pm | Lincoln University
The likelihood of destructive wildfires becoming more common as a result of climate change is a major driver behind a joint Lincoln University and University of Auckland study to undertake the first experimental measurements of the flammability of large ... More >>
Novel approach to get farmers to trust their gut
Thursday, 25 February 2016, 2:53 pm | Lincoln University
“How many times do you find yourself thinking about how can you make your farm more successful?” More >>
Serendipitous quake unearths explanation
Tuesday, 23 February 2016, 12:12 pm | Lincoln University
Liquefaction caused by the Valentine’s Day earthquake in Christchurch may hold the answer to lingering questions for Lincoln University soil scientists and GNS Science specialists puzzled by enigmatic features in the soil at numerous liquefaction ... More >>
Students, businesses and education in sync in China
Thursday, 18 February 2016, 2:17 pm | Lincoln University
An old Chinese proverb translates roughly to “walking 10,000 miles is better than reading 10,000 books”, which means, in Kiwiana, do an OE if you want to find out about the world. For Lincoln University Master of Management in Agribusiness student, ... More >>
Owl Farm focus day a valuable resource
Thursday, 18 February 2016, 1:05 pm | Lincoln University
How will changing health and safety legislation affect your farm? Are empty rates higher than normal this season on dairy farms? And what alternatives are there to chicory for summer cropping? These key dairy industry topics and more will be discussed ... More >>
Revitalising heritage for contemporary student space
Friday, 12 February 2016, 3:28 pm | Lincoln University
Students have a new space to call their own with the completion of a dedicated, fit-for-purpose student venue at Lincoln University’s Te Waihora campus. Lincoln University Students Association (LUSA) President Aimee Kingsbury says “The Workshop”, ... More >>
Adding plantain to the diet makes a positive impact
Thursday, 11 February 2016, 12:32 pm | Lincoln University
By Janette Busch Farmers raising livestock in New Zealand have traditionally used pastures containing a mixture of perennial ryegrass and white clover. This has served them well over the years but with the more intensive farming practices used currently ... More >>
NZ small dairy farmers content with their lot
Thursday, 11 February 2016, 11:15 am | Lincoln University
New Lincoln University research has found many small dairy farmers are content with the size of their operation, despite the constant calls for economic growth. More >>
Rethink needed over dairy farm planting incentives
Tuesday, 2 February 2016, 1:13 pm | Lincoln University
The cost and benefits of planting trees to help mitigate environmental effects of dairy farming need to be shared by us all for it to succeed, a new study says. Evaluation of an agri-environmental program for developing woody green infrastructure within ... More >>
Sauvignon researcher to speak at Celebration
Monday, 1 February 2016, 1:40 pm | Lincoln University
The inaugural International Sauvignon Blanc Celebration 2016, to be held in Marlborough on 1-3 February, provides an opportunity for Lincoln University’s research in the viticulture and oenology (wine science) fields to be presented to a distinguished ... More >>
Special pathway leads to success
Monday, 1 February 2016, 11:14 am | Lincoln University
Anna Yu Dong is one of the first graduates from a special collaborative 3+1+1 pathway devised by Lincoln University and the New Zealand College of Business (NZCB). The pathway enables people from partnered institutes with three year bachelor’s degree-equivalent ... More >>
Lincoln professor ranks amongst world's top science minds
Friday, 29 January 2016, 2:51 pm | Lincoln University
A Lincoln University Professor has been listed as one of the world’s Most Influential Scientific Minds for the second year running. Professor of Plant Biosecurity Philip Hulme also made it on to the prestigious list in 2014. Professor Hulme was recognised ... More >>
Canterbury-raised academic to head Lincoln University
Friday, 29 January 2016, 10:35 am | Lincoln University
Lincoln University – New Zealand’s specialist land-based university – today announced the appointment of its new Vice-Chancellor, Professor Robin Pollard. More >>
Linwood College buzzing after EcoBlitz
Thursday, 10 December 2015, 2:40 pm | Lincoln University
Over 100 Linwood College students had the opportunity to engage in ‘real science’ during a recent ecological survey carried out at the school, an event which the College’s Head of Science says may create pathways to university education not previously considered. More >>
Time to take stock as tourism trends upwards
Thursday, 10 December 2015, 9:26 am | Lincoln University
With New Zealand tourism on the upswing, the industry is in a good position to take stock of its future direction, says Lincoln University Professor David Simmons. According to the just-released State of the Tourism Industry 2015 report, the industry is enjoying ... More >>
