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Lancaster is top 10 in The Complete University Guide 2024 and consistently placed in the top 15 in major UK league tables.

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Welcome to Lancaster

Congratulations to all our new students. Visit the Welcome site for guidance on everything you need to do now as you prepare for Lancaster.

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Spotlight on research

Read in-depth about Lancaster University's research.

  • "It saved my life."

    Lancaster University academics are helping the NHS deliver better treatments that have improved the lives of millions of people.

  • Breaking the silence on modern slavery

    Our research is documenting the lived experiences of men, women and children trapped in modern slavery in the hope that their work can make a difference.

  • Sea of Change

    Snorkelling with a clipboard and pencil in the Indo-Pacific region, observing hundreds of hours of fish behaviour and fighting for food justice in coastal West Africa is all in a day’s work for members of one of Lancaster University’s research groups.

Sustainability at Lancaster

Sustainability is at the heart of Lancaster University. We are 24th for sustainability in the 2024 QS World University Rankings, placing us 5th amongst UK universities. We declared a climate emergency in 2020 and aim to become carbon neutral by 2035. Discover more about our sustainability strategy, world-leading research, and achievements so far.

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One in three children who’ve been in care enter youth justice system, new research shows

An unprecedented study of 2.3m children has found that one in three children born between 1996 and 1999 who had experience of the care system received a youth justice caution or conviction between the ages of 10 and 17, compared with just 4% of those without experience of care.
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Students from around the world attend Summer Schools

Over 170 students from institutions in 10 different countries have travelled to Lancaster University this year to take part in summer school programmes.
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Lancaster ranked top 15 in all major UK league tables and no 1 in North West

Lancaster University is ranked number one in the North West and 14th in the UK out of 131 universities, according to The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024. 
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Online course and exhibition shine light on Sir Humphry Davy

British inventor Sir Humphry Davy’s chemical experiments – complete with a re-creation of a spectacular demonstration of how he thought a volcano worked – together with his life and historical times will be available as part of a revamped, free, online Lancaster University course, which will get underway on Monday, October 9.
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2024 Lancaster Playwriting Prize to focus on young writers from County

The 2024 Lancaster Playwriting Prize will focus on young writers from two age brackets 12 to 15 and 16 to 18-years olds.
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Triple shortlisting for Lancaster in ‘the Oscars of higher education’

Excellence in knowledge exchange, our world-class Management School and the team behind Lancaster’s outstanding campus have all been shortlisted for prestigious national awards.

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