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With the world’s population expected to grow to almost 10 billion by 2050, increasing global agricultural demand is putting pressure on farmers and manufacturers to find innovative technologies and practices to stay ahead in this critically important sector. At the University of Lincoln, our staff and students are engaged in impactful research designed to make a difference across the food chain, with a clear focus on improving productivity, safety, quality, efficiency, and sustainability through innovation.
Sector-leading expertise across agri-tech and food manufacturing
Winner of the prestigious Queen's Anniversary Prize 2023
Innovative apprenticeship provision to meet employer needs
A range of flexible learning opportunities including short courses and e-learning modules
Our postgraduate programmes focus on specialist areas, allow our students to develop their expertise and to undertake impactful research.
Meeting the Needs of Employers
The National Centre for Food Manufacturing is seen as a national exemplar for its innovative apprenticeship provision and commitment to partnering with employers to develop and deliver apprenticeships to meet their needs.
With a growing world population, climate change, and limited supplies of natural resources, making sure our food and supply chains are robust and effective has arguably never been more important. By focusing on improving productivity, efficiency, and sustainability, researchers at the University of Lincoln are developing new approaches that are having a major impact across the food chain.
We recognise that the application of technological innovation is crucial to helping to solve some of the big challenges facing agriculture and food production, so our research institutes, centres, and groups are focusing on key areas such as robotics and automation, AI, computer science, energy efficiency, engineering, crop science, and data management applications.
At the University of Lincoln, we recognise that the application of technological innovation is crucial to helping to solve some of the big challenges facing agriculture and food production. By focusing on agri-food technology, our researchers are helping to improve productivity, efficiency, and sustainability by developing new approaches to food production.
Professor Simon Pearson
Professor Simon Pearson is Director of the Lincoln Institute for Agri-food Technology, and his passion for food production and innovative research approaches is helping to drive productivity across the agri-food sector.
Our National Centre for Food Manufacturing (NCFM) is progressing high-impact, food-sector-focused research designed to advance the industry at all points in the supply chain, offering expertise, high-quality laboratory and factory facilities, and extensive industry and academic networks.
Dr Bukola Onarinde
Dr Onarinde is an Associate Professor at the University’s National Centre for Food Manufacturing and has amassed more than 15 years' experience of industrial research collaboration across the fields of food microbiology and food science and technology.
Develop Your Expertise
In addition to our on-campus programmes, we offer an extensive range of flexible courses, including short courses for food and drink and agri-food professionals, and various e-learning modules.
Awards
In November 2023, the University was one of just 22 institutions to be awarded the Queen's Anniversary Prize. This award recognises the excellent work of the University's Lincoln Institute for Agri-food Technology in supporting the success and sustainability of the UK's food and farming industries.
