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Showcasing Developments for Agri-food Technology

The National Centre for Food Manufacturing will host an event on November 10 2015 to highlight the research in agri-food technology at the  University of Lincoln and within Lincolnshire’s Agri-food businesses. The day will be a mix of practical demonstrations and informal presentations and will explore the potential application and...

FMEG – Food Security and Traceability

With recent events highlighting the need for food security and traceability, The National Skills Academy’s  Food Manufacturing Engineering Group (FMEG) is holding a seminar at the University of Manchester on Wednesday 2 April 2014. NCFM’s Principal Lecturer in Food Manufacturing, Mike Dudbridge, is speaking on “Keeping track of information...

Project to revolutionise food process technologies

A collaborative research project between the University of Lincoln’s National Centre for Food Manufacturing (NCFM) at Holbeach and leading engineering company Olympus Automation Ltd aims to revolutionise advances in food processing. Funded by the Technology Strategy Board (TSB), the project will look at developing a fuller understanding of the...

Growing success for ‘green’ compost

Research into environmentally friendly, peat-free compost is proving successful. A joint project between the University of Lincoln and Bettaland nursery in Spalding, Lincolnshire, has been looking at peat alternatives following a Government announcement that all garden centres and DIY stores have until 2020 to stop trading peat-based products. David...

Hot Topics in Food Microbiology

Dr Bukola Daramola,  Research Assistant at the National Centre for Food Manufacturing, is presenting a paper at the Campden BRI conference, ” Hot Topics in Food Microbiology” on Thursday 15 November 2012.  For more details, go to www.campden.co.uk/food-micro-conference.htm