
University of Lancaster



Key Facts:
- Top 10 in all three of the major rankings (Guardian, Complete University Guide and Times and Sunday
- 3rd in the UK for Graduate Prospects (Complete University Guide 2021)
- 83% of research rated as internationally excellent (REF)
- TEF Gold rating for teaching quality
- Collegiate university made up of nine colleges
We recommend you look at:
Why Lancaster
www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/why-lancaster/
Global Experiences
www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/why-lancaster/your-global-experience/
Colleges and Community
www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/why-lancaster/colleges-and-community/
Hello Future - Careers
www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/why-lancaster/hello-future/
Schools Resource Hub
www.lancaster.ac.uk/working-with-schools/schools-resource-hub/
Key University Events:
Open Day, Saturday 26th June 2021
www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/open-days/undergraduate-open-days/
Open Day, Saturday 10th July 2021
www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/open-days/undergraduate-open-days/
Open Day, Saturday 11th September 2021
www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/open-days/undergraduate-open-days/
Open Day, Saturday 16th October 2021
www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/open-days/undergraduate-open-days/
Overlooked & New Courses:
SUPPORT FOR EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS:
Providing our students with professional careers support, and opportunities to develop employability skills, is a strategic priority of Lancaster University. We have a central Careers and Employability Service, a Management School Careers Service, as well as specialised employability teams in each faculty.
We encourage you to engage with our services right from your first year. Our services include one to one information, advice and guidance, interactive access to graduate recruiters, part time jobs through our Employment and Recruitment Service, as well as help to secure internships, placements, graduate jobs and postgraduate study places.
We also offer a variety of workshops to help you develop a variety of skills such as interview skills, and a Career Mentoring Programme. You can sign up to the Lancaster Award which formally recognises such extracurricular activity that develop your employability skills to help you stand out from the crowd.
STUDENT WELFARE:
Lancaster University has a plethora of support services available that students are able to access. On campus, The Base is our central gateway to student services and all queries can start through them. The service is available physically on campus, but also via telephone and email.
The support on offer includes, but is not limited to, the following:
• Accommodation support
• Disability support
• Financial support (whether this be SFE related, bursaries, hardship funds, etc.)
• Study support (including IT, exams, course changes, etc.)
• Wellbeing, counselling and mental health support
Alongside The Base, the collegiate system at Lancaster also provides another level of support for our students. This often takes the form of pastoral guidance, but each college has a CAT team who are available to help students navigate the variety of help on offer and ensure they are accessing the services they need to.
Latest News:
Funding boost for the next generation of environmental scientists
Lancaster University is to form part of a new £3.5m Centre for Doctoral Training announced today, providing funding for 39 new PhD studentships and training the next generation of experts in environmental chemical research.
Led by the University of York, with the Universities of Cardiff, Exeter, Sheffield, Lancaster, and the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, the centre brings together world-leading institutions with a wealth of experience in the delivery of PhD programmes in ecotoxicology and chemical risk assessment science.
www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/funding-boost-for-the-next-generation-of-environmental-scientists
Lancaster experts advise Government on Life Beyond Covid
Eight Lancaster academics were among experts from across the UK who have been telling the Government what they think the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic will be in the next two to five years.
This work was done to inform the House of Lords COVID-19 Committee inquiry on Life beyond COVID, and is based on 366 expert responses. Areas of concern include work and employment, health and social care, research and development, society and community, the natural environment, education, arts, culture and sport, infrastructure and crime and justice.
Dr Derek Gatherer (BLS), Dr Matthew Johnson, (PPR), Dr Robert Gutsche Jr (Sociology), Dr Yang Hu (Sociology), Professor Bruce Hollingsworth (Health Economics), Professor Sara Fovargue (Law), Professor Alfredo De Massis (LUMS/Free University of Bozen-Bolzano) and Professor Mike Tsionas (Economics).
Experts suggested that remote working might transform work life but that the availability and security of work might reduce. The possible long-term mental and physical health effects of COVID-19 were a source of concern for many experts, as were potential increases in health inequalities and the future viability of the NHS and social care system.