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OECD Trade Leader Joins Lincoln Team
Friday, 1 May 2015, 11:56 am | Lincoln University
Lincoln University today announced the appointment of Crawford Falconer to the inaugural Sir Graeme Harrison Professorial Chair in Global Value Chains and Trade. Mr Falconer is currently leader of the OECD Services Trade and Global Value Chains/Trade in Value ... More >>
Four-way agreement paves way for Chinese to train at Lincoln
Friday, 1 May 2015, 10:37 am | Lincoln University
Chinese provincial government research and management personnel may soon be training at Lincoln University with the signing of a new agreement. Lincoln experts could also be going to China and there is also the possibility of a student exchange programme. ... More >>
Work goes on for retired professor
Thursday, 30 April 2015, 2:49 pm | Lincoln University
Among the millions of words she may have sought to categorise, preserve and give access to, retirement may not be one former University Librarian and Emeritus Professor Digital Knowledge Systems Penny Carnaby will become too familiar with. More >>
Smart ties with India
Thursday, 30 April 2015, 1:28 pm | Lincoln University
Smart ties with India Lincoln University has strengthened its ties with business in India after signing Memoranda of Understanding with ETI Dynamics and JCurve Ventures which emphasise the development ‘smart cities’. The agreements come after a recent ... More >>
Award winner valuing degree
Tuesday, 28 April 2015, 1:17 pm | Lincoln University
New graduate James Hyde has claimed The Property Institute of New Zealand Student of the Year Prize awarded to the top student completing the Bachelor of Commerce in Valuation and Property Management (VAPM) at Lincoln University. He achieved this ... More >>
‘Rugby destination’ well represented in national squads
Thursday, 23 April 2015, 1:55 pm | Lincoln University
Lincoln University is fast becoming a ‘rugby destination’ with 10 division one players away representing New Zealand this month. The side has a big representation in the New Zealand Under-20 squad heading to the Gold Coast for the Oceania Junior ... More >>
Māori focus for new biosecurity network
Monday, 20 April 2015, 4:30 pm | Lincoln University
The Bio-Protection Research Centre, in conjunction with Lincoln University, is facilitating the establishment of a National Māori Biosecurity Network to help manage and protect New Zealand from biosecurity incursions. The purpose of the Network is to connect ... More >>
Walking in footsteps of great-grandfathers at Gallipoli
Monday, 20 April 2015, 1:32 pm | Lincoln University
Walking in footsteps of great-grandfathers at Gallipoli Lincoln University postgraduate student Lucy Burrows will be making the trip to Gallipoli today to walk in the footsteps of not one, but two, great grandfathers. Winning a place at the Gallipoli centenary ... More >>
Positives in low prices for ‘Saudi Arabia of milk’
Friday, 17 April 2015, 2:27 pm | Lincoln University
Positives in low prices for ‘Saudi Arabia of milk’ Low dairy prices will benefit the New Zealand dairy industry in the long term, Lincoln University Agribusiness and Food Marketing Programme Director Nic Lees says. “The low prices are the best ... More >>
Consider Christchurch Culture When Designing CBD
Tuesday, 14 April 2015, 11:22 am | Lincoln University
“Beautiful CBD spaces with poor microclimates will be empty most of the year, as will spaces with great microclimates but used in the wrong way.” More >>
Lincoln contesting megacity education market
Monday, 13 April 2015, 2:32 pm | Lincoln University
Lincoln’s forging of new ties in one of the world’s biggest cities shows it can hold its own in a strongly competitive recruitment environment, the University’s Business Development Manager Dr Samuel Yu says. More >>
Call for Cantabs to think about future of water
Monday, 13 April 2015, 10:06 am | Lincoln University
Canterbury would have much to gain from improving its water management practices but needs more information on how land use affects the water supply, Waterways Centre director Jenny Webster-Brown said during a recent talk at Lincoln University. More >>
Expertise helps achieve sustainability goals in Borneo
Thursday, 9 April 2015, 12:38 pm | Lincoln University
There may not be many Kiwi accents in the tropical forests of Borneo but the skills needed to sustainably manage them are found here. Lincoln University’s Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Science in Sustainable Tropical Forest Management has been taught ... More >>
Design project explores post-quake resilience
Thursday, 2 April 2015, 3:57 pm | Lincoln University
A Lincoln University graduate who recently won a nationwide landscape design award has been praised for her “thought-provoking project” that focuses on increasing post-earthquake resilience in flood-prone Avonside. More >>
Managing risk for food manufacturers: Lincoln short courses
Friday, 27 March 2015, 2:22 pm | Lincoln University
Increasingly complex and rapidly changing patterns in global food consumption, manufacturing and retailing are creating a whole new range of problems in food safety, according to Lincoln University Senior Lecturer in Food Microbiology Dr Malik Hussain. More >>
New tourism partners aiming for sustainability
Friday, 27 March 2015, 12:19 pm | Lincoln University
A new tourism partnership will help contribute to the sustainability of the industry in New Zealand, say Lincoln University tourism expert Professor David Simmons and Tourism Industry Association New Zealand (TIA) Chief Executive Chris Roberts. More >>
IT-based agriculture a boon for farmers
Friday, 20 March 2015, 3:16 pm | Lincoln University
With IT-based agriculture changing the way farming can be done, Lincoln University has developed a new programme to teach people the latest techniques. IT-based farming, known as precision agriculture, involves using technologies such as sensors to carry ... More >>
Non-chemical pest control method showing exciting results
Wednesday, 18 March 2015, 11:46 am | Lincoln University
Research on using non-chemical methods to control potato pests is delivering groundbreaking results. A newly published paper from the Biology Husbandry Unit (BHU) Future Farming Centre and Lincoln University, detailing the results of field trials, shows the use ... More >>
Hosting helps develop pathways for Chinese students
Tuesday, 17 March 2015, 3:40 pm | Lincoln University
Lincoln University is hosting a rising research star from China’s Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University (FAFU) for a year to learn about'western style' research-led teaching and develop pathways between the universities. More >>
Facing up to pest invasions: A new reality
Monday, 16 March 2015, 4:20 pm | Lincoln University
With Queensland fruit fly breaching the borders yet again, despite investment in quarantine processes, questions need to be asked whether some pest incursions are inevitable and if more should be invested in preparedness rather than prevention. More >>
