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What are Lancaster's campus, accommodation and city like?

Lancaster University is a modern campus set in a 578-acre parkland that features over 25,000 trees. Take our virtual tours of Lancaster's campus, accommodation and surroundings for an in-depth guide to getting to know the area.

  • Explore the campus

    Our campus is often likened to a small town. This is because we provide everything you need to live comfortably: accommodation, facilities, social areas, green spaces, and so much more. Take a virtual tour of our beautiful campus and discover what we can offer you.

  • Accommodation

    Make your home on campus in our award-winning accommodation: we have 6,700 bed spaces for students, all located within our colleges. Pick from en suite rooms, standard rooms, houses, studios and family flats. Whichever you choose, you'll find a comfortable home from home here on campus.

  • The city and beyond

    The City of Lancaster’s heritage, architecture, and vibrant culture give student life an impressive setting. Plus, our central location in the UK means we’re well-connected to many places of interest. Within a short journey, you’ll find coastal resorts, buzzing cities, or the beautiful Lake District.

Net zero on the horizon for Lancaster University

Lancaster University has taken a giant leap towards net zero, regularly generating 100% of its own electricity for the first time this spring.

Net zero breakthrough
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News

ESA’s Smile satellite launched aboard a Vega-C rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana

Satellite to give global view on Earth’s ‘magnetic shield’ for the first time

19 May 2026

A new satellite has been launched today that promises to reveal the inner workings of the Earth’s ‘magnetic shield’ that protects us from our Sun’s radiation.
Image shows animated characters of Zog the lovable orange dragon, Doctor Princess Pearl and Sir Gadabout the Great with a unicorn on their travels. Set against green forest backdrop.

Lecturer pens episode of popular CBeebies TV programme

18 May 2026

A Lancaster University Senior Lecturer has written for the new CBeebies TV series, Zog.
L-R: Former Lancaster University student Rachel McLean (centre) with Eyob Derillo and Museum Development Manager at Lancaster City Council Carolyn Dalton.

Students' ‘invaluable’ work to support repatriation of items to Ethiopia

14 May 2026

Staff and students from Lancaster University’s School of Global Affairs played a key role in the repatriation to Ethiopia (formerly Abyssinia) of two culturally significant artefacts.
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Governance of emerging biotechnologies at risk of falling behind the science

13 May 2026

A major new report concludes that UK governance systems are struggling to keep pace with emerging biotechnologies, including neural organoids - a valuable new way to study brain biology.
Professor Jim Wild

Lancaster Professor is new President of the Royal Astronomical Society

11 May 2026

Professor Jim Wild, a space physicist whose research focuses on the links between the Sun, Earth and other planets, has become the 106th President of the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS).
Image shoes an electric blue, red and green Mandarin fish in the ocean

Lancaster Environment Lecture examines why a healthy ocean matters to us all

5 May 2026

A look at how the ocean is changing faster than at any point in human history will be the topic of a Public Lecture organised by Litfest and Lancaster University’s Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences.

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