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All the hard work was worth it. Congratulations on becoming a student at Lancaster, one of the top 10 universities in the UK.

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Studying at Lancaster in 2024

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High praise from students

Students participating in the National Student Survey (NSS) 2024 rated Lancaster University highly for teaching, academic support, and learning resources. Among other successes, Lancaster scored 91.5% for learning resources, 88.5% for teaching quality, and 89.9% for academic support.

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Sensing danger

Lancaster University researchers have been working for decades to detect and anticipate shifts in the natural world.

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Scotland’s most vulnerable children taking years to be placed in permanent homes

Scotland’s care system is taking years to find many of the country's most vulnerable children permanent homes – and too many of them have no contact with their siblings, according to new research.
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Lancaster remains 11th in UK and top in the North West in Guardian league table

Lancaster University has maintained its place as 11th out of 122 UK Universities in the latest national league table from the Guardian – which also sees Lancaster once again taking the top spot in the North West of England. 
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Sharks are abandoning stressed coral reefs in warming oceans

Grey reef sharks are having to abandon the coral reefs they call home in the face of warming oceans, new research finds.
Girls in the North have a lower healthy life expectancy

How women in the North of England are disadvantaged

Women in the North of England die earlier and are more likely to live in poverty than women in other regions of the country according to research co-authored by Lancaster University.
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Improving UK's resilience to floods and droughts

Five million people a year are affected by floods and droughts in the UK, with the number and the cost of damage set to increase in the coming years due to climate change.
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Lancaster University and partners sign up to new strategic partnership

Lancaster University is one of nine organisations who have pledged to work together more closely to improve the lives of the local community with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).

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