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Take five minutes to experience our campus with our Virtual Open Day and discover what it’s like to live and learn at Lancaster University. Explore spaces to study, live and have fun - on campus and in the nearby City of Lancaster. Start your tour

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Art and Design Degree Show

"Under Construction" celebrates the diverse and impressive work of 45 final year Fine Art students and our first graduating cohort of 8 Design students
19th June – 30th June 2018

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News

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Vegetables could hold the key to stronger buildings and bridges

It is well known that vegetables are good for people but they could also be the key to making stronger and greener buildings.
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Coral reefs losing ability to keep pace with sea-level rise

Many coral reefs will be unable to keep growing fast enough to keep up with rising sea levels, leaving tropical coastlines and low-lying islands exposed to increased erosion and flooding risk, new research suggests.
Professor Louise Heathwaite

Leading land and water scientist awarded CBE

Lancaster University’s Professor Louise Heathwaite has been awarded a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours 2018.

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Building with intelligence - Lancaster set to launch Architecture courses

Lancaster University is seeking a new Chair of Architecture to lead the development of an innovative new set of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.

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Lancaster University in world rankings top 150

Lancaster is ranked 131 out of more than 1,000 institutions in the new QS World University Rankings released today.
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Social inequality affects education more than any Government policy

Class divide has the most impact on UK student performance according to a new study by Lancaster University and Politecnico di Milano.

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Top 10 and rising!

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. Why Lancaster?

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Lancaster and business

Make use of our expertise. We offer several services to business, from consultancy to executive education.

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Connect with Lancaster University

There are several ways you can get involved, from public lectures and free courses to community events.

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Lancaster University Alumni

Lancaster graduates join a growing global family. Find out about alumni events near you.

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Lancaster's research excellence

Lancaster is a research-intensive university, with 35% of our research classed as world-leading and 48% classed as internationally excellent in the last REF. Research at Lancaster