Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
Scoop InfoPages
This InfoPage in unregistered, if this is your news page register Lincoln University for InfoPages here.
Lincoln University - Latest News [Page 20]
Bid to protect morepork on Banks Peninsula
Monday, 16 March 2015, 1:07 pm | Lincoln University
Carina Pohnke (left) and DoC science advisor Moira Pryde hold a female morepork that was caught by DoC in Kaituna Valley last year. A transmitter was attached to the bird and will stay in place for 18 months so the morepork’s home range can ... More >>
1080 threat will not harm trade but ongoing issues a concern
Thursday, 12 March 2015, 12:05 pm | Lincoln University
1080 threat will not harm trade but ongoing issues a concern Lincoln University experts say the blackmail threat to lace baby formula with 1080 unless the use of the poison is stopped will not have long-term effects on New Zealand agricultural ... More >>
Lincoln student in frontline of battle against stink bug
Wednesday, 11 March 2015, 10:55 am | Lincoln University
Lincoln student in frontline of battle against stink bug In the wake of the Queensland fruit fly threat Lincoln University PhD student Laura Nixon is working hard to develop a weapon in the fight to stop another unwanted destructive pest, the brown marmorated ... More >>
Fledgling agri-food course whetting student appetites
Tuesday, 10 March 2015, 1:07 pm | Lincoln University
Fledgling agri-food course whetting student appetites A new multi-disciplinary degree course taking food production beyond the farm gate and onto the world stage is experiencing 150 per cent growth in new enrolment numbers in only the second year it has been ... More >>
Lincoln enrolments ‘back on track’
Friday, 6 March 2015, 11:05 am | Lincoln University
Lincoln University is experiencing strong growth in new student enrolments across all areas of study, latest figures show. New enrolment numbers have returned to levels similar to 2010, before the University experienced a drop in enrolments between 2011 ... More >>
Biodiversity capsules give valuable data on elusive species
Thursday, 5 March 2015, 3:59 pm | Lincoln University
What goes in must come out, and for Dr Stephane Boyer what comes out can tell ecologists a lot, especially about threatened, endangered and even new species. As part of his recent work for Lincoln University Dr Boyer inventoried the species present in the ... More >>
Lincoln continues to set sights on China
Thursday, 5 March 2015, 10:02 am | Lincoln University
Lincoln continues to set sights on China Heading into the year of the sheep, Lincoln University is looking to capitalise on the inroads made in 2014 to build further momentum in its business relationships with China, believing the opportunities to ... More >>
Lincoln grad’s new app makes field work a breeze
Wednesday, 4 March 2015, 12:46 pm | Lincoln University
A Lincoln University IT graduate has completed an internship at a plant breeding and research company where he developed an app that is making life much easier for staff who carry out field work. Agriseeds science manager Colin Eady says Tao Zhou’s ... More >>
Research on identifying water values wins award
Tuesday, 3 March 2015, 3:08 pm | Lincoln University
How do you measure how much clean freshwater means to you? Lincoln University researcher Dr Sini Miller’s doctoral thesis has earned her a top accolade by identifying how much people are willing to pay for it. Assessing values for multiple and conflicting ... More >>
Young basketball ace on a high
Thursday, 26 February 2015, 4:49 pm | Lincoln University
A young basketball player is following in the footsteps of some of the country’s top athletes as he embarks on his first year of a sports scholarship programme at Lincoln University. More >>
New role gives support to Māori and Pacific students
Monday, 23 February 2015, 1:56 pm | Lincoln University
Jo Frew is not averse to tapping on the shoulder of students at Lincoln University if she does not recognise the face and feels she should. She is Lincoln’s new Māori and Pacific support coordinator and her role, to help those students achieve success, ... More >>
Lincoln scholars set to tackle the big issues
Monday, 23 February 2015, 11:13 am | Lincoln University
First year Lincoln University students Maddy Albertson and Chester Potter want to make a difference in the world, especially when it comes to the pressing problem of climate change. Both have been awarded Global Challenges Scholarships and will ... More >>
MBIE report backs primary sector careers
Wednesday, 21 January 2015, 4:02 pm | Lincoln University
Lincoln University’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor Business Development, Jeremy Baker, has welcomed the findings of a Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment (MBIE) report which shows particularly favourable prospects for those exploring primary ... More >>
Boosting food production through phosphorus
Tuesday, 20 January 2015, 4:03 pm | Lincoln University
Lincoln University is joining forces with a prominent Chilean university research institute to address pressing issues involving the essential role of phosphorus in global food production. More >>
Action needed now to minimise drought losses
Tuesday, 20 January 2015, 10:54 am | Lincoln University
Farmers need to act now if they are to cope with the effects of a predicted drought in Canterbury, Lincoln University experts say. More >>
Kiwi farmers still self-reliant
Friday, 16 January 2015, 3:22 pm | Lincoln University
Farmers are choosing to keep making their own decisions as there is no immediate extra profit in having formal governance boards and committees, according to a recent Lincoln University survey. More >>
Dual purpose to multi-purpose: a win-win for dairy farmers
Friday, 16 January 2015, 9:42 am | Lincoln University
Dairy farmers throughout New Zealand will benefit from recent research undertaken by Dr (Paul) Long Cheng and Dr Jeffery McCormick from the Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Lincoln University. More >>
Weta waste part of student's summer job description
Thursday, 18 December 2014, 12:15 pm | Lincoln University
It might seem Lincoln University student Morgan Shields got the short end of the stick when the Department of Ecology was handing out summer scholar assignments—his involves collecting weta droppings. More >>
Smell of success: insect pests avoid boosted pasture grasses
Wednesday, 17 December 2014, 3:00 pm | Lincoln University
A recent study from the Bio-Protection Research Centre has shown for the first time that pasture grasses containing beneficial microorganisms are less attractive to soil-dwelling insect pests. More >>
Unique forestry course takes root
Wednesday, 17 December 2014, 12:03 pm | Lincoln University
A unique new Lincoln University forestry course will be delivering cutting-edge training in a Northland school next year. Subject to funding, LincolnFirst Telford, a division of Lincoln University, will run the inaugural course at Kaikohe’s Northland College ... More >>
