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Irish learn from Kiwi dairy dilemmas
Tuesday, 8 December 2015, 2:57 pm | Lincoln University
The Irish dairy industry is keeping a close eye on New Zealand’s dairy dilemmas as its ramps up its own production with quota restrictions now gone, a Lincoln expert says. Professor of Agricultural Economics, Alan Renwick, recently joined Lincoln ... More >>
Oasis amidst the dairy paddocks
Thursday, 3 December 2015, 1:11 pm | Lincoln University
A new study is showing dairy and conservation sites can co-exist, and its findings are contributing to an ongoing project restoring natural biodiversity into a dairy farming environment. More >>
New accommodation planned to meet high demand
Wednesday, 2 December 2015, 2:36 pm | Lincoln University
New accommodation planned to meet high demand Lincoln University is moving to meet high levels of demand for student accommodation, creating 65 new beds by commissioning new relocatable buildings and refurbishing existing ones. It is intended to create ... More >>
Celebrating soils in the Hub
Wednesday, 2 December 2015, 10:36 am | Lincoln University
Scientists, students, local government and industry representatives gathered at Lincoln University last week to celebrate the International Year of Soils at a workshop that focussed on the profound importance of soils globally and to New Zealand. More >>
Research farm conversion an unrivalled opportunity
Tuesday, 1 December 2015, 3:29 pm | Lincoln University
The creation of a new Research and Development Station at Lincoln University’s Ashley Dene farm is being described as an unrivalled opportunity for collaboration between industry research bodies, in the interests of sustainable, profitable farming. ... More >>
Symposium explores the future of plant protection
Tuesday, 1 December 2015, 3:02 pm | Lincoln University
Leading New Zealand scientists met at Lincoln University last week to discuss research that will strengthen New Zealand’s agriculture sector and help protect the environment. The symposium, organised by the Bio-Protection Research Centre, brought together ... More >>
Spotlight on state of lake
Tuesday, 1 December 2015, 11:31 am | Lincoln University
Lincoln University Professor Ken Hughey says it will take decades, if not generations, to stop the degradation at Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere, but the right processes must be implemented now for restoration to occur. More >>
Lincoln University crucial to meeting Māori aspirations
Tuesday, 24 November 2015, 10:49 am | Lincoln University
24 November 2015 - for immediate release Lincoln University crucial to meeting Māori aspirations Newly appointed Deputy Vice-Chancellor (DVC) Māori and Communities, Dr Charlotte Severne, says Lincoln has a crucial role in meeting Māori development ... More >>
Sound science point of difference for Waipara winemakers
Friday, 20 November 2015, 1:11 pm | Lincoln University
More than two decades of soil science work in the Waipara area has been brought together in a document launched at a Vineyard Soils Day at Black Estate Vineyard this week. More >>
Lincoln on the Tibetan Plateau
Thursday, 19 November 2015, 4:27 pm | Lincoln University
There may be a shortage of Yaks in the New Zealand high country but Lincoln University experts will be using data from there to better understand grasslands in the shadow of the Himalayas. More >>
Socialising paramount for young rowers
Wednesday, 18 November 2015, 10:54 am | Lincoln University
New Zealand rowing clubs should place more emphasis on the social aspects of the sport if they hope to attract more school leavers, Lincoln University research suggests. More >>
Massive market available for exporters if they can perform
Wednesday, 18 November 2015, 10:26 am | Lincoln University
Massive market available for exporters if they can perform A Lincoln University expert says New Zealand exporters will have to be on their game to reap the benefits of a huge trade access deal which has gone under the radar. Faculty of Agribusiness ... More >>
NZ and Tasmania join forces in agricultural research
Thursday, 12 November 2015, 10:57 am | Lincoln University
The agriculture and food sectors of Tasmania and New Zealand, which have much in common, are set to benefit from the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Lincoln University and the University of Tasmania. The MoU was signed as ... More >>
Lincoln delegates visit ‘brothers’ in China
Wednesday, 11 November 2015, 1:32 pm | Lincoln University
Lincoln University staff members visited one of China’s top universities recently to strengthen a landscape architecture co-operation agreement that was signed between the institutions last year. More >>
Time to give up on CBD?
Tuesday, 10 November 2015, 11:59 am | Lincoln University
A Lincoln University expert says new figures are making it clearer investing in more central business district (CBD) office space makes no financial sense for developers. More >>
Lincoln joins five star constellation
Monday, 9 November 2015, 12:04 pm | Lincoln University
Lincoln University’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor, International and Business Development, Jeremy Baker, says the University’s new QS five star rating highlights the comprehensively high level Lincoln has been performing at for a long time. More >>
Cheese could take slice of local tourism market
Monday, 9 November 2015, 10:01 am | Lincoln University
Cheese could take slice of local tourism market A visiting scholar at Lincoln University is looking how to get cheese tourism on board as one of the potential main motivations for international visitors, and tell visitors a bit more about Canterbury. “Cheese ... More >>
International go-getters gathering momentum
Friday, 6 November 2015, 12:05 pm | Lincoln University
Twice as many New Zealand Scholarship students are expected to attend Lincoln University in 2016, a gathering of momentum partly attributed to the positive experiences reported by scholars returning to their home countries. The University’s Postgraduate and ... More >>
Distinguished former student returns from across the Tasman
Thursday, 5 November 2015, 2:20 pm | Lincoln University
Distinguished former student returns from across the Tasman The Deputy Premier of Tasmania will be making a return to his former campus next week, leading a delegation from the State’s Government and the University of Tasmania on a visit to Lincoln ... More >>
Lincoln on top of the world
Thursday, 5 November 2015, 11:36 am | Lincoln University
Lincoln on top of the world Lincoln University has number one world ratings in the newly released International Student Barometer survey. The survey, in which over 200 universities world-wide and all New Zealand universities participated, rates ... More >>