Co-working

Our vision is to create a thriving innovation campus, a community of businesses, public and third sector organisations collaborating with world-class, inter-disciplinary academics and international student talent.

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Our campus-based community offers a unique space for start-ups and medium sized enterprises to engage, innovate and share. Each location offers the resources to house businesses from sectors such as manufacturing, chemical, digital, environmental sciences and health. Lancaster University offers adaptable office space, fully furnished labs and flexible co-working areas, including dedicated meeting rooms with countless possibilities. Joining our community also offers your business the chance to engage with all University departments, giving organisations support and guidance from academics, experienced business development managers as well as access to student recruitment from the University’s talent pool.

Co-working Options

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Hot desking for just £15 a day (or £60 for five days a month)

  • Desk in our co-working space one day-a-week
  • Secure business Wi-Fi network
  • Personal business development manager
  • Bookable meeting and event space
  • Access to events, including exclusive members’ events
  • Opportunities to connect and expand your connection with our business community
  • Coaching and mentoring opportunities

A personal desk within our co-working space for £200pm

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Office space within one of our buildings.

Our highly sought-after offices are for organisations looking to build closer collaborations with the University. Includes:

  • Offices of various sizes available for unlimited use
  • Secure business Wi-Fi network
  • Personal business development manager
  • Bookable meeting and event space
  • Access to events, including exclusive members’ events
  • Opportunities to connect and expand your connections with our business community
  • Coaching and mentoring opportunities

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Join Our Community

If you want to find out more about our co-working facilities please contact our Business Co-working Administrator Synne Darwell

Contact Synne on Microsoft Teams or email residentenquiries@lancaster.ac.uk

Our Co-working Spaces

  • cTAP (Collaborative Technology Access Programme)

    cTAP houses chemical and manufacturing businesses ranging from small to medium and large sized-enterprises, to work along side researchers from the Department of Chemistry and access a unique suite of cutting-edge instrumentation and facilities. In addition to the specialist facilities & equipment manned by experienced technicians; enterprises can also access wet lab space, workspaces, meeting rooms and a dedicated team of researchers funded to work with industry.

  • Lancaster Environment Centre

    The Lancaster Environment Centre(LEC) is where environmental businesses can thrive working alongside world class environmental researchers, high achieving students, government scientists and fellow enterprises to address today’s biggest environmental and societal challenges.

Co-working Companies Coaching Programme

The Co-working Companies Coaching Programme has been developed by coaches on the Science and Technology Partnerships and Enterprise Team to provide 1-1 coaching to support the staff in our campus-based community.

Coaching Programme details
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Other Services

Whether you want to develop a new product, compete in a new market, enhance your organisation's performance, tap into our diverse skill-set, or work alongside us in world-leading facilities, we have the expertise and resources you need.

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