Lancaster University

Dr Amy Gadoud of Lancaster University has been named as the first ever NIHR Research Delivery Network National Lead for Palliative Care. Dr Gadoud is a Senior Lecturer in Palliative Medicine at Lancaster Medical School where she is also…

Lancaster University’s reputation in the field of sea power and maritime security was recognised in the delivery of a satellite event for the First Sea Lord’s Sea Power Conference. The First Sea Lord’s Sea Power Conference is the Royal…

Lancaster University researchers will be part of a £7.8million UKRI-EPSRC five-year programme to work with communities, local authorities, businesses and interest groups to develop alternatives to car ownership to meet the transport and…

Sometimes thought of as the ‘Cinderella’ of the natural world, soils store more carbon than the atmosphere and vegetation combined, are a precious resource which all too often goes unnoticed, underappreciated and at worst, simply thrown…

Better than expected life expectancy in two disadvantaged areas in England is probably due to population change according to local residents and professionals. In the UK, people from the most disadvantaged areas can expect to die nine…

Scientists have discovered a groundbreaking new snakebite treatment to prevent the devastating tissue damage caused by African spitting cobra venom. Spitting cobra venom is incredibly potent and causes dermonecrosis, which presents as…

A Lancaster University lecturer has been selected to run a workshop at the prestigious British Academy Summer Showcase. Dr Cornelia Gräbner will join other British Academy Fellows and Honorary Fellows, including historian and…

Three Lancaster University researchers are among 44 ‘outstanding mid-career academics’ to receive prestigious Fellowships from the British Academy. The British Academy has awarded £5.8 million in Mid-Career Fellowships to academics whose…

New analysis from the Work Foundation at Lancaster University reveals that 1.4 million people face the ‘double jeopardy’ of working in severely insecure jobs – meaning they face a combination of insecure work conditions such as low or…

A new report has revealed the £25 billion burden of children in care which has been placed on stretched services in the North of England. Published by Health Equity North on behalf of the Child of the North All-Party Parliamentary Group…