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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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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.

Sustainability at Lancaster

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Feeding the world without devouring the planet

One of the most urgent challenges facing humanity – how to feed the world without destroying the planet – will be addressed in a special lecture at Lancaster University later this year.
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Time for the big education debate – what are we educating for?

‘What are we educating for? An Education Policy and Politics Seminar Series’, organised and hosted by the Rt Hon Charles Clarke and Lancaster University's Department of Educational Research Head, Professor Paul Ashwin, is all set to find real answers to shape future policy.
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Human activity has degraded more than a third of the remaining Amazon rainforest, scientists find

The Amazon rainforest has been degraded by a much greater extent than scientists previously believed with more than a third of remaining forest affected by humans, according to a new study published on January 27 in the journal ‘Science’.
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The PopuLab - improving the quality of life for people in ‘popular neighbourhoods’

An initiative, which brings together people in one of Colombia’s largest cities to help improve their quality of life, and part of a Lancaster University-led project, has been officially launched.
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Dan Snow Public Lecture: History in the Digital World

BAFTA-winning history broadcaster and best-selling author Dan Snow is all set to speak about making history accessible online as part of Lancaster University’s Public Lecture Series.
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New project brings Morecambe Bay, its seabirds, and environmental change into focus

A new Lancaster University project which calls for local people to watch the seabirds of Morecambe Bay is about to take full flight.

 

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