Research
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Out in the cold: why are the oldest people the most excluded?
Gail Swift - January 4th, 2017
People over the age of 85 are significantly more likely to suffer social exclusion than those in the 65 to 84-year-old bracket, according to new resea…
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Evolution of ideas: scientists to decode genetic story of Newton…
Matt Fung - December 22nd, 2016
Scientists will connect two of the most important scientific theories of all time – the law of universal gravitation and the theory of evolution –…
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Variation in butterfly eggs is driven by female promiscuity
Cerri Evans - December 21st, 2016
The eggs of some butterfly and moth species vary to give females control over the paternity of their offspring, according to new research published to…
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A social network for fish: improving understanding of welfare in…
Gail Swift - December 20th, 2016
Researchers have won a major new grant award for a study that will help to improve the welfare of live fish used in scientific tests. After rodents, f…
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Geomorphological science roadmap can help mitigate severe storm …
Cerri Evans - December 14th, 2016
A group of world-leading geomorphologists have laid out how their discipline can help policymakers and practitioners develop more effective storm and …
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Research aims to support farmers to bring back saltwater-damaged…
Gail Swift - December 13th, 2016
Researchers from the University of Lincoln are embarking on a major new study to work out the true economic cost of coastal flooding and how farmland …
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Pets could save NHS up to £2.45 billion a year: new report quan…
Gail Swift - December 6th, 2016
Pets account for millions of pounds worth of economic activity in the UK and may reduce NHS costs by nearly two and a half billion pounds, according t…
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Countryfile’s Tom Heap Explores the Future of Farming
hgamble - December 5th, 2016
BBC Countryfile presenter Tom Heap was the special guest at a showcase event to officially launch Lincolnshire’s research institute dedicated to sup…
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New Research to Explore Public’s Role in Parliamentary Decisio…
hgamble - November 29th, 2016
A social scientist from the University of Lincoln, UK, will have rare access to Parliament to examine the relationship between the British public and …
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Reshaping our Ideas of Bacterial Evolution
hgamble - November 22nd, 2016
The shape of bacteria does not influence how well they can move - this is the surprising finding of new research which could have major implications f…
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A Pig’s Life: How Mood and Personality Affect the Decisions of…
hgamble - November 16th, 2016
The judgements and decisions a pig makes are governed by their mood - whether good or bad – and their personality type, according to new research pu…
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BioBlitz: Which Creatures Call Lincoln Home?
hgamble - October 3rd, 2016
Water shrews, bats, invertebrates and reed warblers are just some of the creatures found during the University of Lincoln’s first ever ‘BioBlitz 
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