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Lancaster University has partnerships all around the world, including four strategic teaching partnerships in China, Germany, Ghana and Malaysia. These enhance the global experience available to our students, enrich our curriculum and create opportunities for collaboration on world-leading, transformative research.

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7th best in the UK for Sustainability

Sustainability is at the heart of Lancaster University. We are now ranked 7th in the UK and joint 26th in the world in the new QS World University Rankings: Sustainability, which measures and compares sustainable impact from universities across the globe. We declared a climate emergency in 2020 and aim to become carbon neutral by 2035. Discover more about our sustainability strategy, our world-leading research and our achievements so far.

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Lancaster ranked 1st in North and 8th in England for student satisfaction

Lancaster University has been given an overall satisfaction score of 83.6% in this year’s National Student Survey (NSS), ranking 1st in the North, 8th in England and 11th in the UK when compared to other universities.

National Student Survey 2022
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News

L-R: Market for dried omena (Lake Victoria sardine) in Kisumu, Kenya; One-man-thousand (West African pygmy herring) caught in Lake Volta, Ghana; Anchovy being sun dried in Accra, Ghana

Tiny fish could unlock big gains in tackling global malnutrition

Tiny fish could play a big part in tackling malnutrition and the food insecurity crisis across the globe, a new study reveals.
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Developing digital support tools to help patients navigate cancer treatments

Lancaster University researchers are helping to develop new digital support tools that will help transform patients’ experiences around making decisions about their cancer treatments.
Three sets created by Vectar Sets - a prison cell, number 10 and a red kitchen

Lancaster student’s paper-made TV and film sets top awards

A business, run by a Lancaster University part-time PhD student, which makes sustainable scenery for film and TV using cardboard - currently being trialled by ITV’s Coronation Street among others - has won a major award.

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Egyptian mothers’ employment early in children’s life help their daughters stay in work

Mothers in Egypt, where women’s employment remains ‘concerningly low’, can play an important part in shaping their daughters' employment stability from a young age, says new research by Lancaster University.
Wildflower strips deployed in Washington; Hoverfly feeding on “Farewell to Spring” (Clarkia amoena)

Small spaces can make a big difference to wildlife, new study suggests

Small patches of land given over to wildlife-friendly planting can make a big difference to pollinator conservation, a new study suggests.
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New Director set to build international route for School of Architecture

A new Director of Research is set to take Lancaster University’s School of Architecture in an international direction and to help build a leading global destination for aspiring architects.

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