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School of Rock

14 October 2025

Using nutrients from rock phosphates has been a great success story in crop production, it’s helped feed the world for the past 80 years or more. But the success of phosphorus now means some difficult challenges and the need for global collaboration and the sharing of good practice.
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Becoming vaccine resistant

2 July 2025

A Lancaster University study led by Professor Elena Semino has identified a new form of vaccine scepticism on social media, where COVID-19 vaccines are increasingly dismissed as not “real” vaccines compared to traditional ones like MMR and polio.

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Why don’t we listen to experts? – Dr Renaud Foucart and Dr Maya Jalloul

9 May 2025

The age of AI and access to a wealth of specialist resources has promised a knowledge revolution. Whenever it’s needed at work, whatever job role we have, we can tap into the advice of digital co-workers, the experts and gurus, who can deliver tailored support and insights into the best next move.
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“Women aren’t small men.” – Dr Milli Raizada

9 May 2025

Shockingly, the confusion between women and men flagged by Dr Stacy Sims is still with us — because so much traditional research into human health has been founded on work looking at men or animals. The findings and conclusions don’t necessarily apply to women.

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Issue 10 - 24 February 2026

In this issue, Pro Vice‑Chancellor Global Simon Guy reflects on Lancaster’s international partnerships and local impact and welcomes Professor Steve Decent back as Vice‑Chancellor.

Features include an honorary Doctorate for Professor Dato’ Elizabeth Lee; a £3 million Royal Academy of Engineering award for terahertz‑driven magnetic memory to cut data centre energy and water use; Professor Jason Rothman’s research linking bilingualism to delayed dementia onset; the LUNAR nuclear control room simulator for immersive fission, SMR and fusion training; the Moral Leadership in a Volatile World programme; a remote exercise prehabilitation trial to protect cognition during chemotherapy; alumnus Dr Samuel Cusworth’s microplastics research and industry collaborations; and ongoing resilience and soil restoration partnerships with Dnipro University of Technology.

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