News from 2015
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How we use our smartphones twice as much as we think
People use their smartphones for an average of five hours a day – about a third of the time they are awake – and check them about 85 times a day, research suggests.
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Engineering undergraduate student invents new suspension set up
A Formula 1-loving Lancaster engineering student has invented a radical new suspension design.
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From the chess board to the board room
A Lancaster Professor, and world-renowned chess player, took on 18 people at a game of chess – simultaneously!
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Funding kick-starts science and technology innovations
Cancer treatments, educational Minecraft software and space weather monitors are just some of the Lancaster University science and technology research and development projects being backed by a £50,000 innovation fund.
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Pentland Centre calls for ‘courageous leadership’
Leading climate change academic, Professor Gail Whiteman, alongside Stephen Rubin, Chair of the Pentland Group, Peter Bakker, the CEO of the World Council for Sustainable Business and Martin Chilcott, CEO of 2degrees, gathered in London to launch The Pentland Centre for Sustainability in Business to a corporate audience.
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Major engineering firm helps support student careers
A major UK company, Mott MacDonald, has rewarded two Lancaster students’ commitment to nuclear engineering with the gift of scholarships.
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Music proves to be a real hit in dementia project
Creative activities, such as designing musical instruments, can improve the quality of life of people with dementia, according to researchers at Lancaster University.
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Lancaster provides Far East business opportunities
More than 60 businesses have established stronger links with China in the last two years through working with Lancaster University.
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New accolade for Engineering Building
Lancaster University’s new Engineering Building is the winner of a British Construction Industry award.
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Our newly refurbished library opened its doors to students today
The project, which is a result of listening and involving students and users in the design, offers a light, airy and spacious academic study environment.