News from 2014
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Left-handed fetuses could show effects of maternal stress on unborn babies
Fetuses are more likely to show left-handed movements in the womb when their mothers are stressed, according to new research.
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Lancaster to help plug ‘Big Data’ skills-gap thanks to new scholarships
Lancaster University is helping to produce a new generation of analysts thanks to an investment in 45 Data Science MSc scholarships.
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Devastating human impact on the Amazon rainforest revealed
The human impact on the Amazon rainforest has been grossly underestimated according to an international team of researchers led by Lancaster University.
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Commonwealth 2014 Short Story Prize for lecturer
A Lancaster University lecturer has become the regional winner for Africa in the Commonwealth 2014 Short Story Prize.
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Businesses experts to explain how SMEs can benefit from social media
North West SMEs can hear how they can grow their businesses and loyal customer base by engaging in social media.
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Lancaster MBA to be delivered in London
Lancaster University Management School (LUMS) is bringing its expertise in business education to London, with the delivery of some of its full time MBA modules at the Work Foundation. The split location of the MBA will increase the networking opportunities for MBA students who are looking to secure employment in the South East following graduation.
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Lecturer wins international poetry prize
English lecturer Jane Draycott has been awarded first prize in this year’s Open International Hippocrates Prize for poetry.
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Security Lancaster to tackle cyber-threats at one of the UK’s top science festivals
Security Lancaster will be appearing at one of the UK’s most prestigious science festival this summer to discuss threats posed by the increased connectivity of the world around us.
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University partnership supports local artists
Redbananallama, a pioneering group of Lancaster artists, are planning a night out like no other and want more people to join them.
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University invests in cultural life project
Pupils from a Lancaster school have become the first to benefit from a new cultural partnership between The Dukes and Lancaster University.