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  • RCUK

    Inspiring the next generation of researchers

    Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é will be working with Queen Elizabeth School in Kirkby Lonsdale to engage young people in research and to raise their aspirations for further study.

  • Jenn Ashworth's 'The Friday Gospels' - out now in hardback

    North West Mormon culture prompts lecturer's third novel

    ​A Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é lecturer’s recently published book provides a fascinating insight into the Mormon culture set against a chilling but humorous backdrop.

  • Professor Cary Cooper

    Management award for Cary Cooper

    An article on ‘Improving the Quality of Working Life’ earned Professor Cary Cooper CBE the Chartered Institute of Management’s ‘Management Article of the Year’ Award.

  • Anna Carlsson-Hyslop

    Lessons of the 1953 East Coast flood disaster

    Sixty years ago, on 31 January and 1 February 1953, over 300 people died in flooding on the East Coast of England. Recent research has found that the Cabinet partly funded the response to avoid blame and further requests for funding.

  • Graphene Flagship logo

    Graphene appointed an EU Future Emerging Technology flagship

    The European Commission has chosen Graphene as one of Europe’s first 10-year, 1,000 million euro Future Emerging Technologies flagships. The mission of this Flagship is to take graphene and related layered materials from academic laboratories to society, revolutionize multiple industries and create economic growth and new jobs in Europe.

  • Dr Katie Alcock

    First ever UK based language tool to decode baby talk

    A tool which could radically improve the diagnosis of language delays in infants in the UK is being developed by psychologists.

  • Care Homes and the NHS Need to Work Together

    Care homes and NHS healthcare services must work more closely together to improve levels of care for older people, according to researchers.

  • New centre to change how language in society is researched

    Developing new approaches to the study of hate speech, exploring how people talk about climate change and looking at how changes in corporate governance are communicated will be part of the remit of a new £3.5m research hub at Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é, which will study the use and manipulation of language in society.

  • Professor Kenneth Wilson from the Lancaster Environment Centre with the Vice-President of Zambia

    Scientist advises Zambian Government on food crisis

    Professor Kenneth Wilson from the Lancaster Environment Centre has met the Vice-President of Zambia to discuss the current food crisis caused by the crop pest the African Armyworm.

  • Professor Nick Hewitt

    Biofuel cultivation could harm human health

    Large-scale cultivation of biofuels in Europe could lead to increased human mortality and crop losses according to research from the Lancaster Environment Centre.