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Three years to safeguard the climate
Lancaster’s Professor Gail Whiteman joins a coalition of scientists and world leaders to issue a six-point plan ahead of next month’s G20 summit.
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Successful bid for Lancaster Arts
Lancaster Arts, Lancaster University’s award winning arts organisation, is proud to announce continued Arts Council England funding for the next four years.
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Innovative artists receive Dean’s Prize for Fine Art
Two artists received special prizes for their creative work at this year’s Lancaster University Fine Art students’ degree show.
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Ozone recovery may be delayed by unregulated chemicals
Recent increases in an unregulated ozone-depleting substance, could delay recovery of Antarctic ozone levels by 5–30 years, depending on emissions scenarios.
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Shock report tells of system that turns people with learning disabilities into commodities
‘A trade in people’ with learning disabilities and/or autism has been uncovered by a partnership of activists, families and Lancaster University academics.
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Safe water hope for slum dwellers
Attempts to deliver safe water to people living in some of the world’s poorest slums are falling at the final hurdle, according to research led by Lancaster University.
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Lancaster University agrees local strategic alliance
A new ‘Strategic Alliance’ will tackle long-standing economic, education, health, environmental and social challenges.
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Lancaster engineers to develop radiation detection prototype
A prototype detector that will be able to help identify radioactive leaks around major nuclear sites is to be developed by Lancaster engineers and commercial partners.
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Lancaster awarded the Gold standard for teaching
Lancaster University has been given the TEF Gold award for outstanding teaching, an outstanding learning environment and delivering excellent employment outcomes for its students. This is the highest possible rating a university can achieve.
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Research reveals hidden harm of local solutions to environmental problems
Efforts to solve environmental problems in one place often fail to recognise the risk of turning up the pressure elsewhere—a challenging and frustrating phenomenon highlighted in a new article published in the journal Environmental Research Letters.