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Discover why Lancaster is a top 10 UK university at our undergraduate and postgraduate open days in June and July.

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Roses are red

Lancaster University has claimed the Roses win for a record fifth year running. Catch up on all the action from Roses 2026.

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Net zero on the horizon for Lancaster University

Lancaster University has taken a giant leap towards net zero, regularly generating 100% of its own electricity for the first time this spring.

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Lancaster Professor is new President of the Royal Astronomical Society

11 May 2026

Professor Jim Wild, a space physicist whose research focuses on the links between the Sun, Earth and other planets, has become the 106th President of the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS).
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Lancaster Environment Lecture examines why a healthy ocean matters to us all

5 May 2026

A look at how the ocean is changing faster than at any point in human history will be the topic of a Public Lecture organised by Litfest and Lancaster University’s Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences.
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Lancaster University welcomes Teaching Trust recognition for Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

5 May 2026

Lancaster University has welcomed the recognition of Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) as a Teaching Trust, marking an important milestone in the organisation’s journey towards University Trust status.
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Lancaster University to celebrate 100th birthday of Eric Morecambe

29 April 2026

Lancaster University is holding a comedy-related event to mark Eric Morecambe's 100th birthday, coinciding with Mental Health Awareness Week (11 to 17 May).
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Helping ensure science is at the heart of mindful eating technology design

29 April 2026

Lancaster University researchers have created a new toolset to guide developers of technologies aimed at helping the millions of people around the world who are impacted by problematic eating and unhealthy relationships with food.
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University lecturer’s sense of ‘Belonging’ leads to anti-racism workshop

29 April 2026

A unique game-based, city centre workshop, developed by a Lancaster University lecturer, is designed to help educators at all levels stamp out racism in the classrooms.

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