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Banks are failing to lend to firms which will drive the recovery, new report shows
A new report published this week (7 June) by Lancaster’s Big Innovation Centre warns that innovative small firms – those most crucial to jobs and growth – are finding it significantly more difficult than their peers to secure the funding they need to grow.
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The World Around Me opens up new world
A former Lancaster University student, who designed a new mobile phone application to help travellers, has been featured in the National Geographic Traveller magazine.
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Lancaster’s Vice-Chancellor to chair A level reform panel
Professor Mark E. Smith, Vice-Chancellor of Lancaster University, will chair new panel which will report on the future content of key A level subjects.
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Unborn babies ‘practise’ facial expressions in the womb
Unborn babies ‘practise’ facial expressions of pain in the womb, according to a study.
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Cyber scaremongering isn’t working claim small businesses
Stop talking about cyber security and start talking about digital business risk…that’s the message coming over loud and clear from the small business industry.
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Insight into the UK’s biggest killer
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the UK, accounting for a third of all fatalities through illnesses such as stroke and heart disease.
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Inspiring next generation researchers
Students from schools in Cumbria shared their experience of research at the launch of a major new partnership with Lancaster University this week.
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Survey reveals the success of personal budgets in social care
Over 70 per cent of people who hold a personal budget for social care said it led to greater independence and support according to the latest survey.
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Cattle disease bacteria widespread in the UK
A new study has found that bacteria responsible for chronic intestinal inflammation in cattle, which have also been implicated in Crohn's disease in humans, are widespread in the UK countryside.
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Social media plagued by privacy problems, say researchers
The privacy management of 16 popular social networking sites, including Facebook and Twitter, is “seriously deficient,” according to a study being published in the June issue of Computer magazine.