Experience Lancaster after dark

Wrap up warm and explore Lancaster after dark with Light Up Lancaster, featuring free light art, interactive installations and a hidden artwork trail across the city. 5-7 November, 5pm to 10pm.

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The 2026 Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF) puts Lancaster "among the best in the UK" for business innovation, partnerships and driving local growth and regeneration.

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Ultrasound reveals glimpse into centuries-old language change

5 November 2026

Scientists at Lancaster University have observed the hidden tongue movements accompanying a centuries-old change in English speech - offering a rare glimpse of language transforming in real time. 
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Celebrate ‘the things that bring us together’ at this year’s Light Up Lancaster

5 November 2026

The city is getting ready to shine as Light Up Lancaster returns this week for three nights of spectacular light art, live performance and family-friendly experiences across the city.
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Children may be missing out on free school meals as families favour private education, study finds

5 November 2026

Children in some of India's poorest families may be missing out on free school meals because the scheme does not match parents’ aspirations for their futures, new research has revealed. 
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International Community Building award for Palliative Care researcher

20 October 2026

A Lancaster researcher has received an international Community Building award from Public Health Palliative Care International (PHPCI) for his work in founding a charity in Ghana. 
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Halfway milestone in mission to unlock secrets of the Universe

19 October 2026

Lancaster University has helped to build half of the 137 giant neutrino sensors being assembled in the UK for a groundbreaking international physics experiment in the US.
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Culling rats and restoring native vegetation – how rewilding tropical atolls could help them keep pace with rising sea-levels

14 October 2026

Protecting seabirds and restoring natural vegetation could give low-lying tropical atoll islands a fighting chance against the threat of sea-level rises, a new study reveals.

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