News from 2014
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UK hospices rely on volunteers to meet growing demand for palliative care
There are more than 100,000 hospice volunteers in the UK whose contribution reduces hospice costs by an estimated 23%.
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LUMS events to help signpost funding opportunities to SMEs
North West businesses will have opportunities to gain a clearer understanding of how to capitalise on Government and European funding thanks to two special workshops run by Lancaster University Management School.
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Death in the digital age - what happens to our status updates and selfies after we’ve gone?
As Facebook marks its tenth anniversary this month, researchers at Lancaster have been looking into how social media is changing our way of living…and dying.
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Is Lancaster game for sustainable change?
A new four-month research project will explore the feasibility of creating a new digital game to promote sustainability across the district.
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Bathing is “almost extinct” say researchers
Daily showering has almost replaced bathing and flannel washing as a way to get clean according to researchers.
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Successful taster day at Lancaster Medical School
Twenty nine students from four schools and colleges have gained an insight into being a doctor at Lancaster Medical School’s taster day.
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Key role in shaping health services
A key appointment to a new regional NHS organisation will ensure Lancaster University is at the forefront of health care transformation.
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Improving palliative care in nursing homes pan-Europe
Lancaster University is part of a new European research programme developing and testing ways to improve palliative care for older people in nursing homes.
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Long term support needed for families displaced by flooding
Planning for the emotional aftermath of devastating floods is as important as dealing with the immediate impact of such emergencies, say researchers from the Hull Floods project at Lancaster University.
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Insight into Romanticism
The Department of English and Creative Writing celebrates its two new Professors of Romanticism, Sally Bushell and Sharon Ruston, with a special Romanticism Research Seminar to be held on 22 January at 5pm.