Lancaster University

A Lancaster University professor, who worked with refugee survivors of torture, will lead a workshop on the ‘role of art and place in health and wellbeing’, at the British Academy’s annual Summer Showcase next month.Professor Emma Rose…

Lancaster University’s Distinguished Professor Louise Heathwaite is to become a Fellow of one of the world’s most prestigious learned societies in recognition of her sustained scholarship in environmental science, her outstanding…

Lancaster University physicist Dr Maria Walach has researched a unique astronomical device invented by a local sea captain who knew Charles Dickens and died on the platform of Lancaster train station.The research was a collaboration with…

Military veterans involved in chemical warfare agent research at Porton Down faced a 6% higher mortality rate than similar veterans who were not involved.The research from the King’s Centre for Military Health Research (KCMHR) at King’s…

A leading macroeconomist provided expert insight into one of the issues most affecting people and businesses worldwide at a special Lancaster University Management School (LUMS) event.Klaus Adam, Professor of Economics and Dean of the…

Experts from around the world will assemble in Lancaster to address one of the planet’s most pressing issues – waste.Lancaster University Management School (LUMS) will host the Opening the Bin 3 event between June 15 and 17, welcoming…

A public festival will take place on Lancaster University’s campus on the same day that author, journalist and environmental campaigner George Monbiot gives the Lancaster Environment Lecture.A programme of on-campus, themed events, –…

Researchers from Lancaster University Management School have designed a new toolkit for schools to inspire students across Europe to consider careers in the craft and artisan sector.A group of year 12 and 13 students from Our Lady’s…

A film providing a ‘women’s lens’ on the fear of walking home alone at night, written and directed by a Lancaster University student, has won a clutch of impressive awards.‘Girls Night’ will publicly launch this week on Vimeo on…

A strong link between the extent of deprivation of local authorities in England and their numbers of children going into the care system through the family courts has been uncovered by researchers at Lancaster University.The study,…