The University of Lincoln has become part of a select group of institutions to hold partner status with a pioneering United Nations programme, opening the door for staff and students to engage with humanitarian projects around the globe. The United…
TSB: Multi-million competition on enhancing agri-food production systems through engineering solutions
The Technology Strategy Board is planning to launch a multi-million competition, which will fund business-led, collaborative R&D projects in the general area of ‘engineering solutions for agrifood production systems, from primary production to the food processing and manufacturing environment’. This…
From farm to fork: ensuring food safety with intelligent vision software
Safer foods, less waste and better use of natural resources are key concerns in modern mass food production. Scientists at Lincoln are working to create a flexible and efficient new computer system which can be used to quickly detect faults…
TSB/EPSRC: enhancing manufacturing through automation
The Technology Strategy Board, TSB, in collaboration with the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, EPSRC, invites applications for its enhancing manufacturing through automation competition. The Technology Strategy Board is to invest up to £7m in collaborative R&D to develop,…
BBSRC joint call with NSF for an Ideas Lab on Nitrogen: Improving on nature
The Bioscience and Biotechnology Research Council (BBSRC) have launched a call for expression of interests to participate in an “Ideas Lab”, an interactive BBSRC/NSF workshop which aims to develop radical new ideas about how to increase nitrogen availability to crop…
Fellowships Boost for Food Safety
The Bioscience and Biotechnology Research Council (BBSRC) and the Food Standards Agency (FSA) are uniting to fund two early-career fellowships in food safety. The fellowships are being made available in addition to BBSRC’s annual David Phillips awards and aim to…