School of Arts

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Our values and ethos

Lancaster University's  School of Arts  offers a rich and strong range of arts disciplines, including Architecture, Creative Writing, Design, English Literature, Fine Art, Media and Film, and Theatre. These areas are underpinned by a commitment to academic excellence, innovative teaching and impactful research.

The School of Arts is ambitious and creative and engages strongly with local partners, particularly in Morecambe Bay and throughout the north west of England. We build on capacities to attract participation from academics and industry partners for significant events and projects. We are excited to play a role in defining the roles of arts in public life and discourse.

We are committed to: social justice and tackling inequalities, expanding fair and inclusive access to education, environmental and cultural sustainability, and innovation through both technology (particularly cyber and AI) and human factors and agency.

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School of Arts Researcher Pioneers New Method for Security Collaboration through Art

A researcher from Lancaster University’s School of Arts is leading a pioneering series of workshops that use art to rethink how scientists, policymakers, and security experts collaborate on global challenges.
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Confessions of an Early Career Researcher…a podcast must for post PhDs

A deep dive podcast series into the journeys, challenges and triumphs of Early Career Researchers, launched by the British Academy in collaboration with the Leverhulme Trust and hosted by an academic from Lancaster University’s new School of Global Affairs, is now fully available.
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Lancaster University film graduate returns to city for screening of his new film

A Lancaster University film studies graduate returns to the city this weekend when the latest film he directed is screened at The Dukes.
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Audio play tunes in to capture the ‘Ebbs and Flows’ of Morecambe Bay

‘Ebbs and Flows’, is a fascinating set of conversations, creatively crafted into an audio play, which capture the pure essence of life in beautiful Morecambe Bay as experienced and told, sometimes candidly, by some of its people.
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Exploring Victorian London: Lancaster University and LSE create Minecraft Education world bringing history to life

Catching rats, cleaning chimneys and building apartments – these are just some of the activities users can engage in while playing a new world build released today (29 September) for Minecraft Education*.

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Lancaster Arts new season of live events features UK Poet Laureate

Lancaster Arts at Lancaster University have announced their autumn 2025 season of live events including a visit from UK Poet Laureate Simon Armitage.

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