News from 2018
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Lancaster rises to eighth place in national league table
Lancaster University has risen one place to eighth in the country in The Complete University Guide 2019 league tables, solidifying its status as one of the UK’s elite universities.
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Lancaster University and Trinity College London win e-Assessment Award for Best Research
Lancaster University and Trinity College London have won the Award for Best Research at this year's International e-Assessment Awards.
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Lancaster Professor’s company wins second prestigious Queen’s Award
A technology company established by a Lancaster University professor is to receive its second prestigious Queen’s Award.
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Lancaster student receives mental wellbeing in higher education award
A Lancaster University student, diagnosed with autism at an early age, has set up an organisation, the first of its kind in the UK, to help socially anxious people.
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CREST to receive further £2.88m in funding
The Centre for Research and Evidence on Security Threats (CREST) has been awarded £2.88m, in a grant administered by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), to continue existing and develop new economic and social science research to understand, mitigate and counter security threats to the UK.
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Project examines ideals of freedom in contemporary South Africa
A Lancaster University Professor is at the helm of a new project which aims to inspire a South African writing community to explore the ideals of freedom.
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New strategic alliance aims to drive innovations to improve the health of residents of the Fylde
Education and local authority leaders have come together in Blackpool to create a bold partnership to explore new innovations to increase and improve skills in the health and social care sector and thus enhance the wellbeing of local residents.
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All that Remains - a new book by leading forensic scientist
One of the world’s leading forensic scientists – who takes up post at Lancaster University this summer – has published a new book on the universal experience of death.
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New project will promote STEM subjects and multilingualism
A new project will promote innovative outreach initiatives among academics as well as encouraging Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) education and careers among migrant communities in the UK.
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Honeybees are struggling to get enough good bacteria
Modern monoculture farming, commercial forestry and even well-intentioned gardeners could be making it harder for honeybees to store food and fight off diseases, a new study suggests.