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Award-winning communications will provide a voice

A collection of creative and effective communication tools, designed to give young people a voice in decision-making, has won an award.
Lancaster physicists share award from the Royal Astronomical Society

The Royal Astronomical Society has awarded the 2017 Group Achievement Award for Geophysics to an international consortium including Lancaster University.
Call for community to have say on University strategy

The Health Innovation Campus, the development of Lancaster, and an international initiative to promote the area as a welcoming international community were high on the agenda at a meeting in Lancaster on Tuesday 10th January 2017.
Lancaster takes Arctic Basecamp to Davos

Science Summit calls on global leaders for immediate action on the Arctic
Fish lightly to keep Snapper on the reef

Fishing is fundamentally altering the food chain in coral reefs and putting extra pressure on top-level predator fish, according to new research.
Giant halos discovered around early Milky-Way galaxies

Astronomers have looked 11 billion years into the past to discover giant halos around early Milky-Way galaxies.
£7.1 million R&D boost for North West businesses

Lancaster University is launching a £7.1 million low-carbon research and development programme to support small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in Lancashire, Cumbria, Cheshire and Liverpool.
Astronomers discover cosmic double whammy

An international team of astronomers including Lancaster’s David Sobral have discovered a cosmic one-two punch never seen before.
Lancaster engineer’s work on energy systems recognised with MBE

A Lancaster University Professorial Fellow has been recognised in the New Year’s Honours for his services to engineering.
Researchers fighting rapid global spread of Zika virus

The Zika virus, carried by Aedes mosquitos and previously a slow pandemic, is on the rise across the Americas – and its rapid spread is causing serious concern to health officials.