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Design-led research has the power to change the world….

The team at ImaginationLancaster welcomed an audience of 120 people to watch a private viewing of a collection of short films putting the spotlight on the ‘Beyond Imagination’ project which got underway in January 2020.

Research project aims to improve justice for sexual violence survivors during Covid-19

The new project, led by Lancaster and Coventry Universities, will explore the impact of Covid-19 on the experiences of sexual violence survivors as their cases go through the criminal justice system (CJS).

Foreign language learners should be exposed to slang in the classroom and here’s why….

Sascha Stollhans, of the Department of Languages and Cultures, argues that standardised language norms are artificial and language learners should learn about all aspects of language, even the controversial ones.

New research shows north-south divide in family law

Separated parents in England who depend on the family courts to resolve private disputes over child arrangements are likely to live in the country’s most deprived areas according to a new study led by researchers at Lancaster.