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Lancaster is ranked among the top 10 best universities in the UK. Find out more about our rankings.

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Where can I meet Lancaster University at a higher education fair?

Find us at upcoming higher education fairs, where our staff are available to answer your questions about studying at Lancaster.

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Lancaster leads multi-million pound initiative to transform mental health support

Lancaster has been awarded £11 million for mental health research following a major investment by the National Institute for Health and Care Research.

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Lancaster awarded nation’s highest education honour

Lancaster University has been awarded a Queen Elizabeth Prize for Education for its pioneering work in digital literacy.

Queen Elizabeth Prize for Education
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Lancaster Professor elected to lead key British sociological society

A Lancaster University professor has been elected to lead a key British professional society whose primary objective is to promote sociology.
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Lecture will mark life and work of one of University’s foremost researchers

A renowned thinker and writer will present a prestigious annual Lancaster University lecture.
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CFC replacements behind hundreds of thousands of tonnes of global ‘forever chemical’ pollution

Chemicals brought in to help protect our ozone layer have had the unintended consequences of spreading vast quantities of a potentially toxic ‘forever chemical’ around the globe, a new study shows.
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Appeal for volunteers for citizen science project in response to disaster

Scientists from Lancaster University are appealing for volunteers for a citizen science project to help the delivery of humanitarian aid in in response to flooding in Mozambique. 
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Removing livestock from grasslands could compromise long-term soil carbon storage, study finds

Removing sheep and other livestock entirely from upland grasslands – a strategy often promoted as a way to boost carbon storage and tackle climate change – may actually reduce the most stable forms of soil carbon, according to new research.
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Britain’s Changing Roadscapes – a driving force to be reckoned with

From the arrival of Costa drive-thrus and SMART motorways to automated toll roads, incessant congestion and EV chargers, a personal account of Britain’s changing roadscapes, authored by a Lancaster University professor, will be published this week.

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