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Coronavirus update

While it is currently business as usual at Lancaster University, a University team is continuing to closely monitor the global situation with the Wuhan coronavirus.
Professor Rebecca (Becky) Willis

Lancaster researcher’s leading role in UK Climate Assembly launching this week

As the UK’s first national citizen’s assembly on climate change begins, one of its expert leads, Lancaster University’s Professor Rebecca Willis, argues that academics and the public can play a crucial role developing policy.
Made Smarter delegates on a site visit

New digital skills grow North West manufacturing

SME leaders are first to complete innovative Made Smarter Leadership Programme, delivered by Lancaster University Management School.
From left: Brigette Hanson, Hart Hanson, Rainn Wilson, Professor Gail Whiteman and Sigurður Freyr Björnsson on the Isua Glacier in Greenland

Hollywood star joins Lancaster University Professor in delivering climate change message in Davos

One of American TV’s best-known faces will join up with a Lancaster University scientist to deliver a vital climate change message to some of the world’s most powerful figures.
Composite of a true colour image of Saturn, observed by Cassini in 2016, overlaid with a false colour representation of the ultraviolet aurora in the northern hemisphere as observed on 20 August 2017.

Final images from Cassini spacecraft

Lancaster researchers are busy analysing some of the final data sent back from the Cassini spacecraft which has been in orbit around Saturn for more than 13 years until the end of its mission in September 2017. 
Liz Lea’s ‘Red’, a powerful one-woman dance theatre show, can be seen on February 19 at the Nuffield Theatre

Lancaster Arts' new season stays Radical

Lancaster Arts stays radical and relevant this Spring - continuing their theme ‘Radical Histories, Radical Futures into 2020. 

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