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Lancaster University is a research-intensive university that delivers transformative change. Through the excellence of our teaching and research, we advance knowledge, wisdom, and understanding. By engaging with others, we will use our collective intellectual and wider capabilities as a force for good and create positive economic, cultural, societal, and environmental change.
Lancaster is highly rated in the UK and overseas. We are highly regarded for our research, engagement, and teaching.
The Complete University Guide 2025
QS World University Rankings 2025
91% of our research rated world-leading or internationally excellent. (REF 2021)
95% of our research has 'outstanding' impact or 'very considerable' reach and significance. (REF 2021)
We have a thriving community of researchers in a wide variety of disciplines. Not only does their work have a significant impact on the real world and transform lives, it informs our teaching to ensure we offer programmes that prepare students to take on contemporary challenges and create a better future.
Lancaster University aims to develop a culture and environment that enables world-class research. Our diverse community of researchers transform lives and communities, changing practice and thinking across the globe. Discover what drives our researchers to connect globally, push disciplinary boundaries, take risks, ask the big questions and improve the world around them.
Our research community is made up of an ecosystem of networks, partnerships, staff and students.
We partner with over 130 institutions around the world.
Our alumni network is made up of over 170,000 members from over 180 nationalities.
Home to 1,500+ academics and research staff.
Nearly 2,000 postgraduate research students form a valuable part of our research community.
We have strategic partnerships in five countries; UK, China, Germany, Ghana, Indonesia and Malaysia.
