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Top 175 in the world
QS World University Rankings 2027

Top 30 most targeted by leading employers
Graduate Market Report 2026

Top 100 in the world for sustainability
QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2026

30 PhD places for sustainable food systems

Lancaster's new Leverhulme Doctoral Programme on Food for Nature and Society will tackle contemporary food system crises.

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Tiaracá stream in Jaú National Park (Amazonas state, Brazil) in September 2024 during the extreme drought. Travel along the stream was only possible by paddling, with water levels too low for the outboard motor

As El Niño looms, study finds rapid growth in climate extremes are hitting an unexpected region of the Amazon hardest

9 September 2026

The central north Amazon, with extensive areas of high forest cover, natural savannas and vast and important indigenous territories, was not previously considered as being the most affected by climate change. 
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Major funding boost for Lancaster AI spin-out company

3 September 2026

A world-class technology spinout company from Lancaster University has raised US$30m (£22.2m) in a Series A funding round as demand intensifies around AI cyber security.
Aaron Winter and Suzanne Ost

Social scientists recognised for outstanding contributions

3 September 2026

Two Lancaster academics are among 74 ‘outstanding’ social scientists to be recognised for excellence in their fields. 
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Celebrating 20 years of education and global impact

26 August 2026

Lancaster University and Sunway University are marking a significant milestone this year, celebrating 20 years of partnership that now supports more than 7,000 students.  
Professor Elizabete Carmo-Silva and Dr Clayton Dilks with cassava plants

Danforth Center and Lancaster University launch ‘HeatSmart Cassava’ for a hotter world

21 August 2026

As rising temperatures put growing pressure on a crop that helps sustain 800 million people, Lancaster University and the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center are launching an ambitious effort to help cassava keep producing in a hotter world. 
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New ‘Food for Nature and Society’ doctoral programme to fund 30 PhDs

19 August 2026

Lancaster University is launching a new ‘Food for Nature and Society' doctoral training programme to tackle our contemporary food system crises, while also protecting our planet.

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Top 10 in the UK

We're thrilled to be yet again among the top 10 universities in the UK and the best in north-west England (Complete University Guide 2027).

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