Lancaster Environment Centre

The Lancaster Environment Centre undertakes a wide range of projects in partnership with business and industry with great value to be gained by access and association to one of the largest centres for environmental research in Europe.

Partnership Programmes

Co-location of companies

Two floors of this building provide 20 offices for companies to collocate and engage in collaborative research with the University and our partners the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology.

 

Graduate Consultancy Programme

We place over 30 postgraduate students each year into a wide range of businesses to work on technology-based projects and to improve resource use efficiency.

 

Affinity Group Programme

This programme brings together like-minded companies to work together in groups to exploit opportunities for new products and take common issues.

 

Continuing Professional Development Programme

We design and deliver bespoke training for commercial organisations from one day workshops to full week intensive short-courses.

 

New Venture Creation Programme

We work with individuals and teams within the University and region to create a range of new ventures and spin-outs.

 

Research, Development & Consultancy Centres

We have a number of established collaborative research centres with commercial partners and other Universities. Our first centre to be established was the Waitrose Centre.

 

Company Profile: Small World Consulting Ltd

Small World Consulting enables strategic responses to climate change that enhance organisational value.

Small World and LEC are working together on a Joule Centre funded project to develop innovative and improved carbon footprinting methodologies. Small World is also helping LEC to develop its own internal carbon management process.

"Working with the research staff at LEC is helping us to develop our carbon footprinting products and services much faster than than we could have done on our own. Through LEC’s introductions we are in advanced discussions with several new customers including Waitrose. It is clear that Small World Consulting is growing faster because we are based at LEC" Mike Berners-Lee, Company Director.

Visit the resident companies page to see a complete list of businesses already located here.

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