News from 2013

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  Research – can hospices afford not to be involved?

  A greater openness to research in hospices, achieved through a range of initiatives including a new research-orientated framework and partnerships, has been recommended by Lancaster University academics examining the future of hospice care in the UK.

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  Lancaster University to exploit its global reach for the benefit of UK SMEs

  The Lancaster China Catalyst Programme aims to revitalise the UK’s position in the global exports markets, create 240 jobs, help 400 domestic businesses and boost the economy by £40m.

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  Be inspired by science this autumn

  Lancaster University researchers working at the coalface of scientific discovery are set to share their knowledge with the public this autumn in a free series of Science and Technology talks in Lancaster.

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  Lancaster University welcomes Witty Review Recommendations

  A Government commissioned independent review of how universities should work with businesses to underpin economic growth has confirmed Lancaster University’s strong focus on SME engagement and collaborative research is the right approach.

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  First insight into the background of organised criminals in the UK

  The first ever systematic analysis of the histories of organised criminals in the UK has revealed key differences from general offenders.

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  Major boost for Arts and Humanities

  A North West Consortium, of which Lancaster University is a member, has been awarded £14 million by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) to train a new generation of skilled researchers.

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  Students celebrate graduation success in Malaysia

  A total of 443 students have graduated at a ceremony held in Sunway University, Malaysia on 11 October 2013.

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  Lancaster University to host competition for UK’s hottest young business brains

  Hundreds of the UK's finest young entrepreneurial talent are to visit Lancaster University over the next three years to take part in the country’s largest student business competition.

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  Babies learn how to anticipate touch while in the womb

  Using 4-d scans psychologists found, for the first time, that fetuses were able to predict, rather than react to, their own hand movements towards their mouths as they entered the later stages of gestation compared to earlier in a pregnancy.

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  Lancaster scientists helped Nobel Prize winning discovery

  Lancaster University physicists have welcomed the award of the Nobel Prize in Physics to Peter Higgs and Francois Englert.