News from 2017
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Teaching leadership recognised
Lancaster Environment Centre academics have gained recognition as Senior Fellows of the Higher Education Academy.
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Mapping project will open up new routes to uncharted territory
What if fictional places in books, such as Middlemarch, Treasure Island, Barsetshire and Gormenghast, could be generated as maps and even 3D visualisations out of the text itself?
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£1.4M EPSRC Fellowship for physicist
A Lancaster University physicist has been awarded a £1.4M EPSRC Career Fellowship over five years.
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£2M IsoLab opened by EPSRC Chief Executive
One of the most advanced facilities in the world for quantum technology has been opened by the Chief Executive of the EPSRC.
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Lancaster University supporting carers in the workplace
Balancing a career with being a carer for a sick or disabled relative can be tough, but to mark Carers Week (June 12-16), Lancaster University is working to give its staff of more than 3,000 access to the support they need.
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Babies’ preference for faces begins before birth
The visual development of babies in the womb has been explored for the first time ever, revealing a clear preference for face-like shapes.
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Prestigious foundation supports student electric racing car project
A prestigious foundation has sponsored the aims of Lancaster Engineering students to build an electric powered racing car with a £10,000 gift donation.
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Seeking memories of Manchester protests
Were you at a rally in Manchester on 20 February 1988 to fight for LGBT rights against Section 28? Or maybe you attended the political demonstration on 8 March 2003 to object to the Iraq War? More recently, you may have taken part in the protest on 31 January 2017 to oppose Donald Trump’s immigration executive order?
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Fake online profiles easier to fish out with new software tool
People who use fake profiles online could be more easily identified, thanks to a new tool developed by computer scientists.
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Culture affects how people deceive others say researchers
Psychologists have discovered that people’s language changes when they lie depending on their cultural background.