Professor Linda Woodhead (Religious Studies) was interviewed on the BBC World Service, 28 January, on the topic of athiesm. The interview was for the Analysis programme due to be aired on Thursday 5 February. Follow the link to listen next week
Dr Kenneth Wilson (Biological Sciences) was quoted on the New York daily news website, 28 January, within an article discussing the infestation of caterpillars in Liberia which are destroying crops and contaminating the water supply. The research was also featured in the New Scientist, 29 January, and BBC News online 27 January.
Emeritus Professor Terry Sloan (Physics) was mentioned on The Hindu website, 26 January, within an article discussing the work of scientist Sir Arnold Wolfendale, who supports the view that global warming is man-made. Professor Sloan is mentioned as an opposing view to this theory.
Professor Terry Eagleton (English & Creative Writing), was mentioned in the Guardian, 24 January, advertising his public lecture, "The Doubleness of Oscar Wilde", which he gave at the University this week.
Dr John Leach (Psychology) was quoted on the NewsWeek website, 24 January, within in an article discussing the psychology behind the phenomenon of why some people walk away from a plane crash or thrive after a job loss, while others don't stand a chance
Professor Cary Cooper, was quoted in the Garstang Courier, January, within an article discussing the rise in primary schools exclusions. The same story also featured in the Lancashire Evening Post, the Lancaster Guardian, the Burnley Express and the Clitheroe Advertiser.
Professor Sue White (Applied Social Science) was mentioned in the Guardian , 26 January and on the Community Care website, 26 January, announcing her appointment as Adult Director to the Department for Children, Schools and Families Social Work Taskforce.
Lancaster University Management School was featured on the Crains Manchester Business web site, 27 January, within in an article which reports on LUMS moving ahead of Manchester Business School in the Financial Times’ global MBA rankings.
Lancaster University was mentioned in the Times Higher Education, 29 January, as an institution showing an example of good practice in communicating our RAE results.
Dr Niall Hayes (LUMS) has had an article published in the THE, 29 January, on the topic of plagiarism and why it appears that international students are getting caught up perhaps unfairly by new forms of detection software.
LUVU was featured in the Burnley Express, 28 January, in connection with the Voltage project which aims to turn almost a thousand young people into “social entrepreneurs” trading for the benefit of the community in some of the most deprived parts of Lancashire.