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Honour for Lancaster University linguist
Lancaster University’s Professor Paul Baker has just been accepted as a Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA).
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Study finds politeness, compassion and a sense of humour prompt NHS feedback
The largest study ever conducted into feedback from NHS service users has found that people skills such as politeness, compassion and a sense of humour are cited most often in people’s feedback about their experience with the NHS, even more so than standards of service.
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Life on the Edge
Breaking up the rainforest into small, isolated patches is forcing more species to live at the forest edge and putting those that are dependent on the forest core at risk.
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Lancaster University takes a leading role in a £4.1M flooding research programme
Researchers from Lancaster University will tackle one of the most pressing problems to face water science in a generation.
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Cities of the Future take centre stage in Malaysia
Lancaster researchers are working with colleagues in South East Asia to develop research addressing the needs of ‘cities of the future’.
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Jupiter’s X-ray auroras pulse independently
Jupiter’s intense northern and southern lights pulse independently of each other according to research co-authored by Lancaster University using ESA’s XMM-Newton and NASA’s Chandra X-ray observatories.
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New PhD training centre at Lancaster to boost UK’s data science expertise
Data intensive science in the UK has received a major boost thanks to an investment of almost £10million to train the next generation of experts.
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How to predict high school dropouts
Teenagers who do not access healthcare when needed are at greater risk of dropping out of high school say researchers from Lancaster University in the UK.
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University expands free legal advice service to local public
A Lancaster University Law School Legal Advice Clinic providing free legal advice to local residents is about to get off the ground.
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University seeks time travellers to take part in experiments
Time travel to 2051 and explore the future of mobility with researchers at Lancaster University who are appealing for local people to help with 12 ‘experiments’ ahead of an international conference.