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Lancaster wins award for "innovation success story"

Lancaster University has won the Knowledge Exchange/Transfer Initiative of the Year Award in the Times Higher Education Awards 2025. Lancaster’s winning entry was for Quantum Base Q-ID® - a new global standard in anti-counterfeiting technology.

Times Higher Education Awards 2025
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Lancaster University wins climate action award

Lancaster has won the 2030 Climate Action award at the 2025 Green Gown Awards. This award celebrates our commitment to achieving carbon net zero from energy emissions by 2030, and our sector-leading approach to decarbonising our activities.

2025 Green Gown Awards
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The regional economic divide between the North and the South has increased since 2018

Poor health in the North costing the UK billions in lost productivity

Closing the health gap between the North and the rest of England could put an extra £18.4 billion into the economy per year according to new research. 
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Lancaster University to create £2 million nuclear facility control room simulator

Lancaster University will strengthen its support for the UK’s clean energy goals and help enhance the country’s future nuclear safety and security with the creation of a new nuclear facility control room simulator.
from left: Photarix Chief Technical Officer Dr Sam Jones with CEO Gizem Acar Tekin

Global showcase for Lancaster’s quantum technology and innovation

Lancaster University has highlighted its innovation in quantum science and technology with three stands at the UK National Quantum Technologies Showcase in London.
The winning team with Professor Rob Young raising the award trophy

Times Higher Education Award for Lancaster’s “innovation success story”

Lancaster University has won the Knowledge Exchange/Transfer Initiative of the Year Award in the Times Higher Education Awards 2025. 
An image made up of five separate pictures of researchers and a logo from Clarivate which reads "Home to Highly Cited Researchers 2025". The people in the image are (top row) Alfredo De Massis and Richard Bardgett, (bottom row) Pedram Ghamisi, Christina Hicks, Nick Graham

Lancaster academics make global highly cited researcher list

Five Lancaster University researchers have been listed among the world’s most influential academics, in rankings released by Clarivate. 
Dr Lisa Ashmore with her award

UK Radiography Professional of the Year award for researcher

A Lancaster Medical School researcher has been awarded the title of UK Radiography Professional of the Year.

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