Lancaster University has appointed Professor Andy Schofield as its new Vice-Chancellor. He is currently Pro-Vice Chancellor and Head of the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences at the University of Birmingham. He is also Professor of Theoretical Physics. He will join Lancaster on 1 May and become the University’s 7th Vice-Chancellor. Professor Schofield said: “I...Read More
23rd October, 2019 was declared Breast Cancer Awareness Day on the LUG campus, and all students and staff were encouraged to wear pink to show support of the fight against breast cancer. The LunchBox Society, an all-female society focused on female empowerment and discussion of women’s issues organized a health talk on the day. The guest speaker...Read More
Saturday, 19th October was a day set aside for our annual the Lancaster Provost and Community Awards on campus. This formal event brings together faculty, administrative staff, and students to celebrate the academic, leadership and sports achievements of our foundation and undergraduate students, and is organized by the Student Affairs Department on behalf of the...Read More
In September, 2019 we welcomed twenty two students who formed the fifth cohort to officially commence study of our Executive MBA programme. The diverse demographics for our fifth cohort comes with students from Ghana, Nigeria, Togo, Iran and China with varying years of work experience. These students bring to the programme different kinds of experience...Read More
On Saturday 21st September, 2019, we celebrated our third undergraduate Graduation Ceremony at the Movenpick Grand Ambassador Hotel, which was presided over by Pro-Vice Chancellor for Education and EDI, Professor Sharon Huttly. Since our inauguration in 2013, LUG has grown from 67 students, to over 500 students, with now over 300 alumni from our campus...Read More
Lancaster has been ranked 8th overall in the Times and Sunday Times 2020 league table securing a top ten place for the 4th consecutive year. Alastair McCall, editor of The Sunday Times Good University Guide said: “Few universities can match Lancaster’s record for exporting British higher education to the world, while at the same time...Read More
Our Careers Department offers our students one-to-one support, and also assists them with preparation for work placements and internships.This includes workshops, CV, interview skills training and mock interviews.During the course of the summer break, the team follows up on students who are working in various organisations for feedback from the interns, and their employers. Here is what...Read More
Every term we recognise students with outstanding scholastic achievements by placing their names onto the Provost’s List, and this is the final term for our January intake students, before they start their first year of Undergraduate study in October. We want to take a moment to congratulate the ladies from this cohort who made it...Read More
It is often said that one of the best things about university life is the life-long friends that a person makes during their time in school. University is a phase of life where one learns to become independent, and in most cases university friends become family. We were delighted to catch up with Jessica and Justina about...Read More
World-renowned actor, director and producer Andy Serkis has been awarded an honorary degree by Lancaster University. He was awarded the degree of Doctor of Letters by the Vice-Chancellor Professor Mark E. Smith. Andy Serkis has taken leading roles in some of cinema’s biggest movie franchises. A pioneer of performance capture, his roles as Gollum (Lord...Read More
