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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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Professor Richard Brook

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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Women in Care Proceedings: new statistics indicate investment in prevention is insufficient to stop return to court

New research indicates that women in care proceedings continue to face a high risk of re-appearing in family courts – because investment in preventative services is not yet sufficient. When women appear in family court care proceedings, they can lose children permanently from their care.

 
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Outstanding Library Team Award at the Times Higher Education Awards

Lancaster University has been awarded the Outstanding Library Team trophy at the 2022 Times Higher Education Awards. 
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A win, win, win for dairy production in East Africa

Adopting high yield dairy cattle breeds and improving feed would allow Tanzania to increase milk production, while reducing planet warming greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and alleviating poverty, a new study reveals.
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Lancaster scientist helps brief Amazon leaders on sustainable development and restoration at COP27

A Lancaster University Professor has attended the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference – known as COP27 - to deliver a science ‘policy brief’ outlining how the Amazon’s globally important ecosystems can be restored.
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Lancaster University experts in influential global ‘Highly Cited’ list 2022

Lancaster University researchers have been included in a prestigious ‘who’s who’ of highly influential academics from around the world.

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