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#5

in the UK for Physics and Astronomy
The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025

#1

for student satisfaction in Physics and Astronomy
The Complete University Guide 2026

#5

for satisfaction with teaching in Physics
The Guardian University Guide 2025

#9

for Physics
Complete University Guide 2026

#4

in the UK for Physics
The Guardian University League Tables 2025

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Research

Lancaster University's Physics Department is one of the top in the UK for research. REF2021 rated 98% of our research outputs as world-leading or internationally excellent, and 100% of our research environments as world-leading or internationally excellent.

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Professor Peter McClintock, Vice-Chancellor Professor Andy Schofield with George’s daughters Elizabeth Pickett and Catherine Cowling

IsoLab renamed in memory of distinguished physicist George Pickett

Over a hundred of the friends, family and colleagues of George Pickett have gathered at Lancaster University to unveil a plaque in his memory at IsoLab.
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MSc Poster Conference - Data Science and Cyber Security - Friday 12th September 12.15

The conference will take place during the afternoon of Friday 12th September at Infolab21 and will be formally opened at 12:30 by Professor Chris Nemeth, Co-Director of the Data Science Institute.
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New research shines light on how stars end their lives and the distant Universe

A new kind of stellar explosion provides a novel way to probe the distant Universe, according to new results published today in Nature Astronomy.

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Top physicists to attend ULT 2025 at Lancaster University

More than a hundred of the world’s top physicists will be attending a major international conference at Lancaster University in the first UK event for 17 years.
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FST researchers awarded grants to advance science and society

Six innovative research projects within the Faculty of Science and Technology (FST) have received funding from Dr Philip Welch, to support early-stage scientific research. 

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