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in the UK for Physics and Astronomy
The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2027

for student satisfaction in Physics and Astronomy
The Complete University Guide 2027

in the UK for Physics and Astronomy (Teaching quality)
The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2027

for Physics
Complete University Guide 2027

in the UK for Physics
The Guardian University League Tables 2026

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Research

Lancaster University's School of Physics and Astronomy 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.

Latest News and Events

Dr Richard Jiang and Professor Yuri Pashkin

Harnessing the power of quantum AI

18 August 2026

Lancaster University researchers are spearheading a major new European research initiative that aims to redefine how artificial intelligence can harness the power of quantum computing.

Lancaster and Sunway connect quantum expertise for real-world impact

11 August 2026

A Quantum Innovation Symposium has been hosted by Sunway University in Malaysia in collaboration with Lancaster University to bring together expertise in communications, computing, sensing, materials, infrastructure and innovation.

Photarix CEO and co-founder Dr Gizem Acar Tekin

Rising Star Award for Lancaster spinout Photarix

30 July 2026

Lancaster University spinout Photarix has been named as Rising Star Startup of the Year at the ClimbAwards 2026, recognising the company as one of the UK’s most promising emerging businesses.

Bell Burnell Scholarship enables PhD after thirty years

21 July 2026

Lancaster PhD student Julia Riley has been awarded a scholarship set up by leading physicist Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell and the Institute of Physics (IOP).

Illustration of solar wind streaming from a fuming Sun drives auroras bright enough to be seen far from the poles, a dazzling signature of an extreme geomagnetic storm

Risks of solar storms may be underestimated warn researchers

15 July 2026

The effects of extreme space weather may be larger than previously thought reveals research co-authored by Lancaster University in the journal Nature.