Teaching excellence in Lincoln University’s Commerce Division has seen two academics honoured with awards for the second and third times respectively.

Senior Lecturer Dr Sidney Weil, winner of a Lincoln University Teaching Award for ...

Lincoln University has been named an Education category finalist in the Vero Excellence in Business Support Awards associated with New Zealand’s largest event for business, the annual Small Business Expo.

Forty-five finalists in 11 ...

A global survey comparing the knowledge and skills of 15 year olds has ranked New Zealand third in science and with a higher percentage of science students at Level 6 than any other country.

Lincoln University has introduced a new science major for 2008 which will prepare graduates to move directly into careers in Bioprotection and Biosecurity, areas identified by the Government as a priority for research.

Winton-based farmers Abe and Anita de Wolde have won the 2007 Lincoln University Foundation Farmer of the Year title.

Balance for the sporting present and career preparation for life after sport  -  that’s the philosophy behind Lincoln University’s Sports Scholarship Programme. Founded in 1999 and a pioneering programme among New Zealand’s universities, the Lincoln University scheme has gone from strength to strength. Originally three codes were involved  -  cricket, netball and rugby  -  but the programme now covers six sports, with golf, hockey and soccer progressively joining the mix since 1999.

Future cooperation in agricultural education and research between Lincoln University and Uruguay was backed today (13 Nov.) with expressions of goodwill by Uruguayan President Dr Tabare Vazquez.

It is important for New Zealand to stay ahead of the trends in food, beverage and agricultural production, preserving the New Zealand brand and its markets through science and innovation, said Prime Minister Helen Clark at Lincoln University.

Lincoln University research that will “push the boundaries” of productivity and profitability in dryland farming will be launched with a public field day at Silverwood Farm, Hororata,  on Wednesday 24 October.

Lincoln Ventures, a New Zealand technology company owned by Lincoln University, has signed a major agreement with the world’s largest micro-irrigation equipment manufacturer NetafimTM, to supply its specialist CAD software ‘Irricad’ which simplifies irrigation system design.

Sydney “Charlie” Challenger who died at Okuti Valley, near Little River, Canterbury, on 21 September 2007 was the driving force behind the establishment of landscape architecture as a discipline at Lincoln University and he was the inspiration behind the emergence of the profession of landscape architecture in New Zealand.

Three Christchurch landscape architects with extensive international experience have helped organise a global conference in the old Russian capital of St Petersburg, as a contribution to the emerging landscape architecture profession in the former Soviet state.

Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology & Lincoln University forge new partnership
New Zealand’s main tertiary and research provider for the wine industry has teamed with a regional training institute to offer higher study opportunities within the country’s major wine producing region.

Lincoln University presents its ninth annual State of the Nation’s Environment Address on Thursday (6 September) and this year’s presenter is Gillian Wratt, Chief Executive of the Cawthron Institute, Nelson.

One of New Zealand’s pioneer greenhouse gas researchers has been honoured today for his work.

Applications are open now for Lincoln University’s 2008 Kellogg Rural Leadership Course, the country’s top professional development programme for aspiring rural sector leaders and those already on the rungs of leadership.

The thrust of research, industry collaborations, education and extension activities at Lincoln University over the past 20 years has been towards the minimisation of pesticide use and wherever practical its elimination from New Zealand’s plant-based production systems.

A “once in a lifetime” breakthrough is how the Minister Responsible for Climate Change Issues, David Parker, describes the development of eco-n nitrification inhibitor technology at Lincoln University.

Lincoln's sporting scholarships programme has been extended to include students of exceptional ability in sports other than the six codes already covered by the programme.

What is the environmental cost to Canterbury of export food production? Is environmental degradation an inevitable consequence of large scale agricultural and horticultural activity? Do we need to be polluters in order to be producers?

Canterbury golfers Rodney Yee and Dean Cameron, and soccer player Georgia Goulding will be part of the 115 member New Zealand team leaving for the 24th World University Games in Bangkok next week.

Lincoln University tutor and award-winning New Zealand poet James Norcliffe has received a further accolade for his writing in the form of the Sir Julius Vogel Trophy for the best science fiction/fantasy novel published in New Zealand in 2006. 

The “food miles” efficiency of the New Zealand dairy industry in producing and delivering products for the British market has received new confirmation from a  Lincoln University report released today. (27 July)

Countries participating in the Kyoto Protocol are required to either reduce or take responsibility for their excess greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions relative to 1990 levels.

Changing jobs and moving cities is now relatively commonplace among today’s managers, as is the need for continuous professional development. To deal with these, sometimes conflicting, realities can be a challenge but Lincoln University’s Executive Development Programme (EDP) has the answer.

Broadcaster Kim Hill takes on the role of grand inquisitor once again in the  Lincoln Hot Science public seminar series which opens in Christchurch Town Hall tonight (23 July) with the topic “Water Wars  -  the challenges for town and country”.

Lincoln University’s tourism research centre is one of the big winners in the latest allocation of funding from the Foundation for Research Science Technology, with backing approved for two major programmes designed to improve the industry’s long term outlook.

Lincoln University’s commitment to the agricultural industry’s battle to reduce nitrate leaching and the associated problems of water contamination and greenhouse gas emissions  has received a Government funding boost of $5.5 million from the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology.

Three Lincoln University graduates are among seven finalists from throughout New Zealand competing this week for the prestigious National Bank Young Farmer title.

The continuation of high levels of research funding and its contribution to a net financial surplus for the Lincoln University Group in 2006 is one of the highlights of the latest Lincoln University Annual Report which has now been published and circulated.

Have you ever wished that your pears would keep fresh for longer? Well, scientists from Lincoln University have been trialling the use of aspirin, and, surprisingly it is showing potential to help with this problem.

Despite the impression that many students and parents may have about scholarships, the awarding of academic scholarships is not solely determined by getting 'Excellence' NCEA grades or by excelling in sports.

Starting a degree or diploma course mid-year opens up a range of opportunities for anyone considering a change of career, re-training or simply starting out on the tertiary education trail.

Lincoln Ventures, Christchurch, NZ:  Lincoln Ventures, a technology company owned by Lincoln University, plans to offer a revolutionary new device that will allow industrial and wastewater treatment plants to rapidly test toxicity levels in discharges and provide a new level of environmental protection.

A Lincoln University study says it is too early to forecast what economic benefits - if any - are to be gained from New Zealand establishing a commercial biopharming industry.

Lincoln graduate Craig Pauling is the sort of bloke to be envied. Living in Aotearoa New Zealand he’s got ancestry in both main population groups, Māori and Pakeha, and while he didn’t always know about his Māori side, now that he does he says the combination of the two is “definitely special” to him. 

Lincoln’s new professor in plant bio-security Philip Hulme has worked in some of the most exotic locations in the world but New Zealand provides perhaps the biggest challenge and opportunity yet.

The seriousness of energy-use issues raised by Lincoln University tourism researcher Dr Susanne Becken have been acknowledged by Tourism Minister Damien O’Connor.

A farmers’ field day on 18 April at Wakanui, 11 kilometres east of Ashburton, will give South Island irrigation users an opportunity to learn from an award-winning farming couple.

A short ceremony and gift presentation at the Lincoln University Dairy Farm today (15 March) celebrated the milestone of over 10,000 visitors having visited the farm since it opened in 2001.

Lincoln University tourism researcher Dr Susanne Becken is highlighting the impact of climate change on tourism in small island states and coastal environments at a major international workshop in Paris this week. (w/c 12 March).

Every year on 8 March International Women’s Day is celebrated in many countries around the world. It is a day when women are recognised for their achievements without regard to divisions, whether national, ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic or political. It is an occasion for looking back on past struggles and accomplishments, and more importantly, for looking ahead to the untapped potential and opportunities that await future generations of women.

A Lincoln University summer scholarship has developed new protocols for characterizing the hazes that can form in wines, opening the way for further work to explain the process of haze formation.

A dynastic connection with Lincoln University spanning almost 70 years came to an end in December 2006 with the retirement of Dr John Adams, Head of the Soil and Physical Sciences Group.

The 125th anniversary of the departure of the first shipment of frozen meat from New Zealand to Britain is being celebrated on Thursday 15 February and the Government has designated it National Lamb Day.

The hip hop magic of  Michael Jackson has made Lincoln University commerce graduate Leon Liu a campus star.

New Zealand Universities Academic Audit Unit Finds Clear Direction and Commitment to Learning

An academic audit of Lincoln University conducted by the New Zealand Universities Academic Audit Unit Team has found a strong fit between teaching aims and learning outcomes and a clear commitment to the university’s goals.

If all the economists in New Zealand were laid to end to end across Cook Strait, that would be a good idea.