Dr Duncan Whyatt, Senior Lecturer at Lancaster Environment Centre explains what makes at Lancaster a world class and unique experience. “Our interdisciplinary approach features world-leading research and forward-thinking programmes that take students beyond the lecture theatre into unbeatable local surroundings such as the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales and exiting overseas locations including the Brazilian Amazon and Croatia. Our students also have great opportunities to study abroad in North America and Australasia” he says. “Our reputation is demonstrated on a global level by our consistent success in the QS World Rankings. We will continue to build on our standards with the aim to maintain complete student satisfaction, as well as developing our employability services to students, which presently sees around 90% of whom going into work or further study within six months of graduating.”

Strong scores were also attained in Environmental Sciences and Statistics, both of which reached the international Top 100 in their respective subject categories. reached the Top 150 and the School of Computing and Communications secured a Top 150 place in the subject of Computer Science and Information Systems.

Overall, Lancaster now features amongst the world's elite institutions in 18 of the 42 subjects featured in this year's QS World University Rankings by Subject. The Faculty of Science and Technology is fully committed to the University strategy in teaching and learning, research, and engagement, and welcomes the goals of being in the top 10 nationally and becoming a globally significant university.

Our interdisciplinary approach features world-leading research and forward-thinking programmes that take students beyond the lecture theatre into unbeatable local surroundings such as the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales and exiting overseas locations including the Brazilian Amazon and Croatia.