A Top 10 University

Top ten in all three UK league tables, we score particularly highly for student satisfaction and employability. Add in our unique colleges, community feel and international outlook, and you can see why our staff and students love being here.

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University of the Year

Lancaster University is the Times and Sunday Times University of the Year. Read more

Taking world leading research into schools

Lancaster University has been taking its world leading research into the classroom to inspire the next generation of researchers.

First ever sight of a ripple in space time

A Lancaster professor is part of an international collaboration which has detected an astronomical phenomenon never before observed.

Lancaster leading government report into North West potential for Eco-Innovation

Lancaster University is leading one of the UK government’s 12 new regional science and innovation audits (SIAs) to develop a new approach to regional economic development.

Study reveals link between childhood in care and mums who have babies removed by the courts

A study has found a high number of women, who repeatedly appear before the family courts and lose many children into public care or adoption because of child protection concerns, have been in care themselves.

‘Revolutionary’ new gesture control tech turns any object into a TV remote

Imagine changing the channel of your TV simply by moving your cup of tea, adjusting the volume on a music player by rolling a toy car, or rotating a spatula to pause a cookery video on your tablet.