Congratulations to second year Landscape Architecture student Miles McCarter, winner of a Silver Medal at this year’s Ellerslie International Flower Show.

Lincoln University landscape students this year helped open the eyes of the public to possibilities for the future development of parts of Christchurch’s Botanic Gardens.

Members of Dr Maria Ignatieva’s LASC 211 Planting Design and ...

Mid-Canterbury arable farmers Eric and Maxine Watson have won the Rabobank Lincoln University Foundation Farmer of the Year title in a close-fought final at Lincoln University today. (6 Dec.)

Two Lincoln University agricultural students have been named among 25 outstanding students from around the world who have won Travel Fellowships to attend next year’s International Livestock Congress in Denver, Colorado, USA, in January next year.

Nature conservation can be a costly business and in a conservation-conscious country like New Zealand with many fragile ecosystems and endangered species the issue of setting priorities and allocating resources is a big one.

The United States National Institutes of Health (NIH) have awarded Lincoln University a US$705,000 grant to continue research for another three years into a currently incurable childhood degenerative brain condition—Batten disease.

MFE Head Outlines Priorities in State of the Nation’s Environment Address

New Zealand has been urged to step up its preparations for the impacts of climate change, including the effect on its built infrastructure and flood management systems.

Media Advisory

Tuesday 19 September 2006
6.00pm-10.00pm
Dining Hall
Lincoln University Campus

Lincoln University’s annual Sporting Blues and Cultural Golds will be presented on the above date, at the time and venue given.

Rural people who have tried their hand at leadership roles and would like to improve their leadership ability are invited to apply for the 2007 intake on Lincoln University’s Kellogg Rural Leadership Programme, the country’s top professional development training programme for future and current rural sector leaders. Applications close on 24 October 2006.

In addition to the books, the lectures and the learning, there are obviously many other aspects to the university experience, says Lincoln University’s Amy Milner, Community Manager with the University’s Accommodation Services.

The annual Rebel KiwiSport Challenge in Christchurch primary schools starts this week with events at St Albans Catholic School and Rolleston School on Wednesday (30 Aug.) and at Broadfield School on Thursday (31 Aug.).

Farmers have a range of views on the extent to which they believe they have control over the outcome of their activities.

A recent national survey by a Lincoln University researcher shows that 67% of farmers now have a computer.

New Zealand farmers are getting older, but wiser. A series of four national surveys conducted over the past 12 years by a Lincoln University researcher, Associate Professor Peter Nuthall, gives clues on what is happening. The average age of farmers is increasing and an increase is also shown in their level of formal education.

Three Lincoln University scientists have been promoted to professorships in their specialist fields.

Lincoln University Vice-Chancellor Professor Roger Field supports the tenor of the steps announced today (27 July) by Tertiary Education Minister Michael Cullen in the Government’s new direction for the tertiary sector.

Farmers often need to find out how heavy their sheep are - for feed budgeting, calculating drench doses, flock management, sheep marketing, calculating stocking rates and identifying suitable animals for slaughter.

The partners of the highly successful South Island Dairying Development Centre (SIDDC) have appointed Richard Christie to the role of Executive Director.   SIDDC, (http://www.siddc.org.nz) is a partnership formed between Lincoln University, Dexcel Ltd, Crop and Food Research Ltd, Ravensdown Fertiliser Co-operative Ltd, and South Island Dairy Event (SIDE) to enhance the competitive advantage of dairying in the South Island.  SIDDC incorporates the high profile Lincoln University Dairy Farm, numerous research and extension projects, and is looking to further expand its influence into other regions of the South Island

Lincoln University will offer an MBA programme, beginning in early 2007.

Carol Cooper, Manager of Teaching and Learning Services at Lincoln University, has been elected President of the Distance Education Association of New Zealand (DEANZ).

Lincoln University is now located in an “Envirotown”, officially launched on 8 July by the Minister for the Environment, David Benson-Pope, in the Lincoln township Community Centre.

Four out of seven  -  the odds are stacked Lincoln University’s way for one of its graduates to win the National Bank Young Farmer title for 2006.

Ever wanted to quiz politicians about environmental matters? Well Lincoln township’s “Envirotown” event this coming Saturday, 8 July, could give you that opportunity.

The local community newspaper billed them the “Superstars of Selwyn”  -  the 50 people nominated for the 2006 Selwyn Service and Achievement Awards, and there were three among them with direct Lincoln University connections.

Lincoln University Vice Chancellor Professor Roger Field welcomes today’s announcement by Tertiary Education Minister Dr Michael Cullen that university funding will be boosted by $26 million per annum.

The Canterbury township of Lincoln, 22 kilometres south of Christchurch, is pointing the way to a sustainable future for small local communities by setting up a Lincoln Sustainability Centre.

Education, research, cultural input, participation in decision-making and attention to the health and life of Te Waihora, Lake Ellesmere, are key pillars of a Charter of Understanding signed at Taumutu (about 30 kms south-east of Lincoln) on 20 June between Lincoln University and Te Taumutu Runanga.

While honey has the reputation of being a healthy food to consume, nevertheless, some people choose not to eat it because they consider it to be only a source of sugars that give no special health benefits.

“Irrigation” is the category for the 2006 Lincoln University Foundation/Rabobank Farmer of the Year Competition.

The National Bank Young Farmer Contest in conjunction with Lincoln University again awarded study scholarships to a number of entrants in this years Contest.

Lincoln University congratulates Mark Inglis on his outstanding achievement climbing to the summit of Mount Everest,  the world’s highest mountain.

JOINT PRESS RELEASE BY ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH AND THE BRITISH ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Ecologists are getting ready to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the world's oldest ecological experiment. The Park Grass Experiment was set up at Rothamsted Research in Hertfordshire in 1856 – three years before Darwin published Origin of Species – to answer crucial agricultural questions of the day but has since proved an invaluable resource for studying natural selection and biodiversity.

Any one of eight contestants could seize the chance to represent Waikato/Bay of Plenty in the Grand Final of The National Bank Young Farmer Contest, said Convenor Bevan Proffit.

A former Minister of Research, Science and Technology,  founding member of the United New Zealand Party and Chancellor of Lincoln University, the Hon. Margaret Austin of Christchurch, and Timaru accountant and benefactor Allan Hubbard, will receive honorary doctorates at Lincoln University’s 2006  Graduation Ceremony in Christchurch Town Hall on Friday. (28 April)

Among major issues in the future development of the Canterbury Plains is the conversion of former forest land to pasture.

The head of Lincoln Ventures Ltd, the Lincoln University-based technology development company, has become part of a select group of Distinguished Fellows of the Institute of Professional Engineers of New Zealand (IPENZ).

Lincoln University’s landscape architecture group has achieved its best-ever result at the industry’s biennial awards, winnng six awards for research and design critique at professional level, and four student design awards.

Opened in November 2001 as a focus of education, research and industry practice, the South Island Dairying Development Centre (http://www.siddc.org.nz) at Lincoln University has gone from strength to strength in its collaborative mission of supporting the dairy industry in the southern half of New Zealand.

From potatoes to pollinators  -  you will see and hear about it all at the annual public “Open Day” at New Zealand’s pioneering organic research property, the 10-hectare Biological Husbandry Unit (BHU) at Lincoln University,  on Sunday 12 March.

Results from a pilot study undertaken by researchers from Farm Management at Lincoln University indicate that once-a-day milking has the potential to impact positively on the quality of life of both employers and employees on farms using once-a-day milking.