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Lancaster Medical School

A leading Medical School delivering excellence in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, and research that impacts patient and public health outcomes locally, nationally and internationally. A WHO Collaborating Centre.

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  • Medicine and Surgery

    Comprised of our five-year MBChB Medicine and Surgery and our six-year MBChB Medicine and Surgery with a Gateway Year.

  • Postgraduate study

    From PgCert to Master's and PhD level, the Medical School offers a range of postgraduate options.

  • Sports and Exercise Science

    An academically rigorous programme that studies people in the context of elite sport and in the general population.

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Our research

Lancaster Medical School's academics have a wide range of research interests organised into three themes:

  • Experimental Medicine (ExpMed)

  • Interdisciplinary network for culture, health, ethics and society (INCHES)  

  • Centre for Health Informatics, Computing and Statistics (CHICAS)

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Latest News and Events

Left to right: Prof Pavel Matousek, Dr Ola Grude, Prof Helen Birch, Dr Jemma Kerns, Prof Marwan Bukhari, Dr Amy Saunders, Dr Leonie Unterholzner and Dr Nai-Hao Yin

£1.5M to develop first ever tool to diagnose musculoskeletal conditions in the community

A team led by Dr Jemma Kerns from Lancaster Medical School has been awarded £1.5M by the EPSRC to develop a tool to predict and diagnose bone disorders for the first time.
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National survey reveals preferences for the delivery of contraception services

Findings from the Reproductive Health Survey for England have revealed how women prefer to access contraceptive services. 
A close-up of Dr Michael Lambert, taken as a screen-shot from the Long Lost Family programme

Lancaster expert contributes to ITV’s Long Lost Family: The Mother and Baby Home Scandal

A Lancaster University researcher has shared his expertise on the history of forced adoption in a two-episode special of ITV’s Long Lost Family, focusing on the Mother and Baby Home Scandal.
Surgery is a major physical challenge

How social factors influence patients’ fitness before surgery

Social and environmental factors may influence fitness ahead of surgery reveals research led by Lancaster University.
In Africa, the country of origin with the highest prevalence of Neglected Tropical Disease is Guinea Bissau

Tackling Neglected Tropical Diseases among migrant populations

A study of migrants in Italy has shown how statistical modelling can help improve the identification of Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) infections.
Professor Rachel Isba (right) with Ms Harriet Corbett, Consultant Paediatric Urologist at Alder Hey

First NHS ketamine clinic for children and young people in the UK

Rachel Isba, Professor of Children and Young People's Health at Lancaster Medical School, is involved in the first ever ketamine clinic for children and young people at Alder Hey Children’s NHS Trust together with Ms Harriet Corbett, Consultant Paediatric Urologist.

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Public events at the Faculty of Health and Medicine

From public lecture series, to student-focused webinars, there's always something going on at the Faculty of Health and Medicine.

1st Oct

Health@Lancaster Collaboration Cafe - Health Facilitation Team at Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Wednesday 1 October 2025, 9:00am to 10:00am
8th Oct

Health@Lancaster Collaboration Cafe - Dr Heather Robinson

Wednesday 8 October 2025, 9:00am to 10:00am

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