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Where can I meet Lancaster University at a higher education fair?

Find us at upcoming higher education fairs, where our staff are available to answer your questions about studying at Lancaster.

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Lancaster leads multi-million pound initiative to transform mental health support

Lancaster has been awarded £11 million for mental health research following a major investment by the National Institute for Health and Care Research.

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Lancaster awarded nation’s highest education honour

Lancaster University has been awarded a Queen Elizabeth Prize for Education for its pioneering work in digital literacy.

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Lancaster shares in €3 million European award for quantum technology

Lancaster Physics has been awarded €650,000 by the European Innovation Council (EIC) to turn visionary science into breakthrough innovation.
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Multi award-winning sculptor and alumnus returns to Lancaster University

Lancaster Arts welcomes multi award-winning sculptor and alumnus Tony Heaton OBE to the Peter Scott Gallery for a one-off exhibition of his work, ‘Serial Dissenter’.
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Cyber careers on the cards for Lancashire’s next tech talent

Lancaster University hosted students for Lancashire Cyber Festival Education Week to help them learn about the pathways into cyber careers. 
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Lancaster Professor recognised by Academy for the Mathematical Sciences

A Lancaster University statistician has been selected as an inaugural Fellow of the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences.
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Student of the Year Award replaced for Lancaster MBA graduate who fled war

Lancaster’s first Sudanese MBA student and previous AMBA Student of the Year has received a new award, after the original was lost when fleeing his home due to civil war. 
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Why relying on AI may lead to poor decision making

Guidance based on Artificial Intelligence (AI) may be uniquely placed to foster biases in humans, leading to less effective decision making say researchers, who found that people with a positive view of AI may be at higher risk of being misled by AI tools.

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