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Lancaster subjects in world top 100

Eleven subjects at Lancaster University are in the world top 100 according to the latest survey of almost 5,000 institutions around the globe.

QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024

Talk of the town

If you’ve ever had a ‘barney’ with someone, wondered how Gaelic speakers produce certain sounds or why Scousers’ sentences go up at the end, read on.

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Left: The cover of Calypso, a new science fiction verse novel by Dr Oliver K. Langmead, out now. Right: Dr Oliver K. Langmead, a Creative Writing Lecturer at Lancaster University.

A brave new world aboard the Calypso puts lecturer in the spotlight

Research into contemporary human space flight, which also included interviews with astronauts, has resulted in a new novel, already receiving national media attention, for a Lancaster University lecturer.
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Time for a new chapter in teaching reading?

Synthetic phonics isn’t working well and for children’s reading to improve they need to enjoy it, a Lancaster University linguist warns.
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BSides Lancashire returns to Lancaster University

BSides Lancashire was recently held at Lancaster University and brought together a community of cyber professionals, hobbyists and enthusiasts for a day of knowledge sharing, networking and ideas sharing.
Award winner Dr Steven Hall has also been invited to attend the CSPT annual conference in Ottawa

Award for Lancaster research into repurposed drugs for snakebites

Lancaster researcher Dr Steven Hall has won an award from the Canadian Society of Pharmacology and Therapeutics for the best paper of the year.
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Leading expert to advise on ethics at national level

A Distinguished Professor at Lancaster University has been appointed to a national working group to assess and advise on the ethical and regulatory issues raised by research using human stem cell-based embryo models (SCBEMs).
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Better phosphorus use can ensure its stocks last more than 500 years and boost global food production - new evidence shows

More efficient use of phosphorus could see limited stocks of the important fertiliser last more than 500 years and boost global food production to feed growing populations.

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Gold standard for teaching

Lancaster University has been awarded a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023.

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