Lancaster University, officially known as the University of Lancaster, is a prominent public research university located in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. Founded in 1964 as part of the wave of new universities built in the UK during that period, it has grown to become one of the UK’s top institutions, consistently ranking highly in both national and international league tables. The university is organized into four main faculties: Arts and Social Sciences, Science and Technology, Health and Medicine, and the Lancaster University Management School, which is particularly renowned for its business programs. Lancaster University is noted for its unique college system in which every student belongs to a college, providing a close-knit community environment within the larger university setting. This system supports social activities, student welfare, and accommodation. Additionally, the university is involved in significant research activities, with notable strengths in environmental science, cybersecurity, and linguistics.
Scientists are employing advanced quantum technologies to build highly sensitive dark matter detectors, aiming to directly observe and identify dark matter, which makes up 80%…
A recent study on Huntington’s disease demonstrates its effect on brain vasculature, offering potential for early diagnosis and new treatment strategies targeting brain metabolism and…
A collaborative study by researchers at Lancaster and Radboud universities has pioneered a method to generate and control spin waves at the nanoscale, offering a…
Scientists have developed a pioneering treatment for snakebites that effectively prevents the severe tissue damage inflicted by the venom of African spitting cobras. Spitting cobra…
Scientists at the University of Leeds and Lancaster University in the UK have discovered a potential new target for Alzheimer’s disease treatment – PDE4B. Alzheimer’s…
Measles, once controlled through widespread vaccination, is resurging due to misinformation and vaccine hesitancy. Efforts to increase adult MMR vaccination aim to restore herd immunity…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and algorithms have the capability and are currently being utilized to exacerbate radicalization, enhance polarization, and disseminate racism and political instability, according…
A Lancaster University PhD student has measured the optical depth of Saturn’s rings using a new method based on how much sunlight reached the Cassini…
A new study reveals that superfluid 3He has a two-dimensional thermal and mechanical nature at ultra-low temperatures, which could have profound scientific implications. Researchers from…
New research led by Lancaster University reveals that over a six-year period, the reported sexual identity of more than 6% of the UK population aged…
A group of researchers has demonstrated the dissipation of energy in quantum turbulence, providing insights into turbulence across various scales, ranging from microscopic to planetary….
According to new research, small, inexpensive fish species caught in seas and lakes in developing countries could help address malnutrition in undernourished individuals, particularly young…
Scientists explore how the scent of food can enable “time travel.” Older adults who were exposed to childhood food flavors had an improved memory of…
Time crystals were long believed to be impossible because their perpetual motion would seem to defy the laws of physics. However, using quantum physics scientists…
As a physicist working at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, one of the questions I am most frequently asked is “When are you…
A Lancaster physicist has proposed a radical solution to the question of how a charged particle, such as an electron, responded to its own electromagnetic…
Engineers have successfully transferred digitally encoded information wirelessly using nuclear radiation instead of conventional technology. Radio waves and mobile phone signals rely on electromagnetic radiation…
More than one in ten COVID-19 patients in 314 UK hospitals caught the infection in a hospital during the first pandemic wave say researchers conducting…