LANCASTER UNIVERSITY 2021 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE
10th MARCH - 17th MARCH 2021

Partners

Beijing Jiaotong University, China – Lancaster University College (BJTU)

Lancaster University College at Beijing Jiaotong University, China, is a joint institute established in partnership with Beijing Jiaotong University (BJTU) in China and Lancaster University. The campus is located near Weihai, Shandong province, on the east coast of China between Beijing and Shanghai.

Courses are taught by Lancaster University and BJTU academics. Graduates receive a qualification from both universities, as well as a joint academic transcript.

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Blackburn College

Blackburn College has a long history of offering degrees and Higher Education qualifications awarded by Lancaster University. Blackburn College offers a range of different Higher Education qualifications with the opportunity to join an extensive range of Lancaster University awarded Honors degrees, Foundation Degrees and, Honors Degrees with Foundation Entry. These have lower entry requirements whilst still enabling students to achieve a Lancaster University awarded degree. Similarly, the College offers a range of Lancaster University awarded Degree-Level Apprenticeships for students who wish to study while working full-time. Many students after completing their Higher Education qualifications have successfully entered the world of work across many different sectors.

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Blackpool and The Fylde College (B&FC)

B&FC is the largest college provider of degree-level education in England with 55 degrees, most of which are awarded by its associate partner Lancaster University. With commendations from The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA), B&FC also has the highest possible gold rating in the government’s Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).

B&FC holds the Standalone National Excellence and Innovation Award 2018 for supporting degree students and are in the top third of HE providers in the UK for National Student Satisfaction Survey. Nine out of 10 B&FC graduates are in work within 6 months of graduating, earning an average starting salary of £25,500 – c25% higher than the national average (2016-17 DLHE Survey & graduate-jobs.com).

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Lancaster University Ghana

The first British University branch campus in Ghana was launched in 2013. Students can access Lancaster’s academic excellence in teaching and research on the African continent, and graduate with a Lancaster University administered degree.

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Lancaster University Leipzig

In January 2020, Lancaster University and its partner Navitas welcomed its first cohort of students to its newest campus in Leipzig, Germany. Lancaster University Leipzig is offering two Foundation Programmes, and in September 2020 accepted its first students onto Undergraduate programmes. Lancaster University Leipzig offers students the chance to gain a full UK degree while based in mainland Europe. Student mobility will be encouraged between the campuses through study abroad and short-term summer programmes.

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Lancaster University Bailrigg

Lancaster University Bailrigg occupies a beautiful 560 acre parkland site based in the North West of England. Lancaster is a place to belong, a community to join with a collection of colleges that offer close-knit support and a proud identity. Lancaster is top 10 in three main league tables with a TEF Gold rating for teaching. Our vision is to become a University that is globally significant – a leader in higher education that provides the highest quality research and teaching, and engages locally and internationally on the issues and debates of the day and future.

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Sunway University, Malaysia

Sunway University and Lancaster University established an academic partnership in 2006. While the Lancaster-Sunway partnership initially focussed on teaching, it has evolved over the years to also include research collaboration and engagement activities. From an initial cohort of 21 graduates, there are now around 4,500 students who are enrolled in courses offered through the partnership.

The partnership encourages mobility between the UK and Malaysia. Students at Sunway can study at the UK campus through a variety of opportunities including study abroad and summer programmes.

Under this arrangement, students are able to study on a range of undergraduate degree schemes and graduate from both Sunway University and Lancaster University.

Find out more about Sunway University, Malaysia

University Academy 92 (UA92), Manchester, England

Manchester’s UA92 is a game-changing higher education experience, developed by Lancaster University and the Class of 92, in partnership with KPMG, Microsoft and TalkTalk.

Academic excellence combined with character and personal development, their degree programmes aim to take students on a journey that goes far beyond a traditional academic degree.

Find out more about UA 92