University of Lancaster
Key Facts:
- Top 10 in a UK major league table (The Complete University Guide, 2027)
- Lancaster University has a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023
- We're a collegiate university made up of nine colleges
Key Facts:
- Top 10 in a UK major league table (The Complete University Guide, 2027)
- Lancaster University has a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023
- We're a collegiate university made up of nine colleges
- Our foundation years allow students with lower entry grades to prepare for a STEM degree at a Top 10 university. Subjects available are Biology, Bioscience, Chemistry, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural Science, Pharmacology and Physics.
Cyber Security (with Industrial Experience) MSci Hons
- Students will tackle foundational, advanced, and emergent cyber security topics as they prepare to influence the systems that shape our world and take the next step towards an exciting career. Includes a 10 week placement in final year.
- Through practical education, students will combine psychology and biosciences. Students will explore the nervous system and study its role in human behaviour and brain disorders including schizophrenia, autism, mood disorders and dementia.
Nuclear Engineering with Placement Year MEng Hons
- This 5-year course includes a general engineering first year, a year in industry and an integrated Masters. Students will benefit from brand new state-of-the-art facilities and Lancaster's close proximity to Sellafield and Heysham Power Stations.
Languages and Global Cultures BA Hons
- With an interactive, collaborative and multilingual approach, students can choose up to four languages, including Chinese, French, German and Spanish at all levels, and Italian at beginners/intermediate level. This 4-year degree also offers the chance to spend a year living, working or studying abroad in the relevant country or countries.
- Join our world-leading department to discover how language works and shapes the world around us. Taught by experts in cognitive and corpus linguistics and forensic speech science, students can also combine this course with complementary subjects, such as English Language, Psychology, Philosophy, or one of our language degrees.
- 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 extracurricular activity such as these, developing your employability skills, which will help you stand out from the crowd.
Lancaster University has a plethora of support services available that work in partnership with your academic department and college to offer you the right support at the right time.
The support on offer includes, but is not limited to the following:
• Wellbeing and Mental Health Services
• Disability and Inclusive Practice Service
• Financial support (including bursaries, scholarships, etc.)
• Students' Union support
• Study support (including IT, exams, learning and skills development etc.)
The collegiate system at Lancaster also provides another level of support for our students. This often takes the form of pastoral guidance, and each college has a College Advisor Team (CAT) team who are available to help and support you throughout your time at university.