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It was ‘all about the place’ for actress Emily Woof’s dance to PhD success

A movie actress, who starred in The Full Monty and Oliver Twist, dancer and novelist received her Doctorate today from Lancaster University.
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Grant opens new chapter on library project for University spin-out company

Lancaster University spin-out enterprise Litcraft Community Interest Company (CIC) has been awarded an Arts Council National Lottery Project Grant to bring its innovative approach to encourage reluctant readers into libraries across Cumbria this summer.
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Quinas Technology is the UK winner in the WIPO Global Awards

Lancaster University spinout company Quinas Technology has won a 2025 World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Global Award. 
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High scores for Lancaster University in new national student survey

Lancaster University has once again been ranked among the UK’s top ten universities by its students for high-quality learning resources while academic support also scored highly with a 90% positivity score.

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Seychelles study shows seabird nutrients boost marine ecosystems around rat-free islands

A newly published study shows that nutrients from seabird droppings boost the growth of algae in coral reefs in the Seychelles – helping to feed and sustain populations of herbivorous fish that feed on the algae.
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Lancashire Cyber Festival highlights North West’s opportunity to build a world-leading cyber ecosystem

More than 200 senior business leaders, investors, policymakers, and academics from across the UK gathered this week at the Lancashire Cyber Festival hosted at Lancaster University. 

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High praise from students

Lancaster has been ranked highly in the 2025 National Student Survey, with student feedback placing us among the UK’s top ten universities for high-quality learning resources (91.6%). Academic support also received strong praise, with 90.2% of students voting positively, and we’re proud to be ranked 6th in the UK for library resources, with a satisfaction score of 93.9%.

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