Laboratories in Biomedical and Life Sciences

About Us

A unique blend of biomedical, medical, and social science expertise.

Welcome

As the Dean, I am delighted to introduce the Faculty of Health and Medicine at Lancaster University.

We offer undergraduate courses in medicine and in biomedical and life sciences, taught and research-based postgraduate programmes, opportunities for doctoral research, including professional doctorates, and a wide range of options for continuing professional development.

Our staff are very committed to teaching – and this is regularly borne out by the level of satisfaction expressed by students in the National Student Survey.

The Faculty is committed to pursuing world class research. It brings together biomedical, medical, and social science researchers to tackle key challenges of the 21st Century within health and medicine.

Ranked third in our field in the 2014 Research Assessment Framework on the 'intensity weighted' score, equal first in 'research environment' and in the top 10 for 'research power', the Faculty offers an ideal academic environment to study or to develop your research career.

Our high quality research and our commitment to teaching and to working with the health and care sectors means that the Faculty is influencing practice and thinking across a broad spectrum – for example:

  • how best to support people as they age and reach the end of their lives
  • interventions to address serious mental illness
  • how health inequalities can be addressed
  • how best to model the spread of communicable disease
  • improving our understanding of infections that have huge global impact

The Faculty was proud to achieve an Athena Swan Bronze Award (operated by The Equality Challenge Unit) in 2012 and the Athena Swan Silver Award in 2014.

If you are interested in working or studying with us, this website offers further information about what we do, or call +44 (0)1524 593169.

Professor Jo Rycroft-Malone

Dean, Faculty of Health and Medicine

Jo Rycroft-Malone with brown wavy hair, glasses smiling.
Professor Jo Rycroft-Malone OBE - Executive Dean, Faculty of Health and Medicine

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News and events

Events

23rd Apr

Workshop on Caste, Religion, Education and Occupational Mobility in Contemporary South Asia

Tuesday 23 April 2024, 10:00am to 4:00pm
23rd Apr

PhDs in Health - funding and application talk

Tuesday 23 April 2024, 3:03pm to 4:30pm
30th Apr

Vaccination is a huge global health success, so why do people hesitate?

Tuesday 30 April 2024, 7:00pm to 8:00pm
16th May

Fantastic beams and how to make them: Shaped light for biomedical imaging

Thursday 16 May 2024, 7:00pm to 8:00pm
20th May

Lancaster University Exchange

Monday 20 May 2024, 5:30pm to 8:00pm
4th Jun

What next for the climate change culture wars?

Tuesday 4 June 2024, 7:00pm to 8:00pm
29th Jun

Undergraduate Open Day

Saturday 29 June 2024, 9:00am to 4:00pm

More Events

This initiative aims to enhance medication management, improve patient safety, and promote independence among those who rely on home-based care

Lancaster University to evaluate £1.2M smart medication technology

Lancaster University is involved in a novel initiative to develop a medication management system for up to 2,500 people receiving home-based care.

 
care home

Emotional toll on UK care home staff during COVID-19 pandemic

The challenges faced by care home staff during the COVID-19 pandemic and the strategies they used to cope are the topic of research led by Lancaster University.
palliative care

Exploring cancer patients’ views on Advance Care Planning

Lancaster University is working with a local NHS Trust to understand and improve the experiences of patients with advance care planning (ACP). 
Award winner Dr Steven Hall has also been invited to attend the CSPT annual conference in Ottawa

Award for Lancaster research into repurposed drugs for snakebites

Lancaster researcher Dr Steven Hall has won an award from the Canadian Society of Pharmacology and Therapeutics for the best paper of the year.
Alzheimer

New treatment target identified for Alzheimer's disease

Researchers at the University of Leeds and Lancaster University have identified a new potential target for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease – PDE4B.
Living Books with Professor Fiona Lobban (right) who is herself a Living Book

Personal experiences of mental health challenges in “Living Library”

Staff with experience of mental health issues have been sharing their experiences with students at a “Living Library” held on campus.

 

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Athena SWAN

Since 2014, the Faculty of Health and Medicine has held the Athena SWAN Silver Award, recognising our commitment to advancing the careers of women in higher education and research.

Athena SWAN