We regularly generated 100% of our own electricity for the first time this spring!
It’s a big step towards our goal of net zero campus energy emissions. Find out about the pioneering sustainability projects on campus making it possible 👇
Our own Prof Claire Nance of @lancslinguistics.bsky.social was on BBC Breakfast this morning talking about changes to local accents, including here in Lancaster 🗣️💬
Watch the segment now from 1hr 50m, or look out for her on BBC North West Tonight this evening!
Wishing all in our Christian community a happy Easter 🐑
Join @mikebernerslee.bsky.social for a screening of the People’s Emergency Briefing with Lancaster Arts.
The film showcases the latest evidence on how the cost of living, food security, extreme weather and health affects us all.
Get your ticket here 👉 https://lancasterarts.pulse.ly/uqzhyvlraw
Chag sameach to everyone in our Jewish community beginning their Passover celebrations tonight!
Photos of student life with survey logos superimposed on top, accompanied by call to action: 'Share your experience as a postgraduate at Lancaster'
We're asking all our postgraduate students to please share your experiences in major surveys open now...
Postgraduate researchers visit portal.lancaster.ac.uk/ask/pres/
Taught postgraduates visit portal.lancaster.ac.uk/ask/ptes/
They're quick and offer prize draws exclusive to Lancaster students!
Aerial view of campus with text superimposed: 11 subjects ranked in global top 100: QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026
We’re very proud to have 11 subjects in the global top 100 of the new QS World University by Subject Rankings, with Linguistics ranked 2nd in the world!
Find out more about our #QSWUR results at www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/lancast...
The research was carried out by researchers at Lancaster University @lec-reefs.bsky.social, @exeter.ac.uk, Fiji Shark Lab, and Beqa Adventure Divers.
If you found this interesting, we highly recommend following @lec-reefs.bsky.social and its team of researchers!
The study, which is based on six years of observing the species in Fiji, has been covered by major media outlets including the BBC…
Check out the BBC Wildlife Magazine:
www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts...
Or listen to Lancaster’s Dr David Jacoby (from 26 mins):
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
The surprising social life of sharks hit the headlines this week, thanks to new research supported by Lancaster researchers. They discovered that bull sharks form relationships with specific “friends”, rather than mixing at random
www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/bull-sh...
Eid Mubarak to everyone celebrating today! Wishing all in our Muslim community a sweet and joyful day🌙
We're joining forces with @microbit.org to create the Micro:bit Innovation and Research Lab! 🤖
The research hub will build on the global impact of the BBC micro:bit, which has helped boost digital literacy in young people around the world.
Small grant funding call! 📢
NERC is funding projects each up to £15K to undertake innovative fieldwork and/or modelling to inform its investment in FDRI digitally smart catchments. The call is open to all from early career to established researchers.
Full details 👉 bit.ly/fdri-smallgrant
Wishing a happy Holi to everyone in our community celebrating today!
The ‘Our Bay Our Future’ project has been awarded a £1.5 million grant from The National Lottery Community Fund! ⛵
'Our Bay Our Future' will allow local young people to access to new climate action projects, and builds on the work of the Morecambe Bay Curriculum.
What's the best way to learn a new language? 🤔💬
Check out this new article in BBC Futures, featuring our own Prof Padraic Monaghan and Prof Patrick Rebuschat.
We're delighted to have been presented with a Queen Elizabeth Prize for Education by Their Majesties The King and Queen at St James’s Palace!
The highest national honour in higher education was awarded to us for our creation of core technology for the micro:bit.
📰: https://pulse.ly/atuiz2qnt7
Our Queen Elizabeth Prize for Education winners are on their way to St James’s Palace for the presentation of the Prizes!
We've been awarded the Prize for our work on the micro:bit, which is improving digital literacy around the globe.
Our graduates are lighting up the Lancaster high street! 🛍️
Tora Ramen, Aquila Pizzeria, Doughmance, The Performance Studios and Pre-Law are among the thriving businesses led by our graduates across the city.
📰: https://pulse.ly/ugki5j0ohs
📸: Jordan Beswick
Wishing all in our Muslim community a blessed and peaceful Ramadan 🌙
We're part of a project that's been awarded major funding to develop quantum computers in collaboration with Japan!
Our own Professor of Experimental Physics Edward Laird is part of the international team working on the project, which will run for 5 years and aims to advance quantum technologies.
Today marks the beginning of the #YearOfTheHorse! 🐎
We want to extend our warmest greetings, and hope, happiness and prosperity to our community celebrating at Lancaster and across the globe 🎆
Explore ideas on how to celebrate in Lancaster 👇
https://lancaster.pulse.ly/1wadc59zq9
We do like to be beside the seaside! ⛵
It's fab to have our campus so close to the coast, and while we don't recommend taking a dip at this time of year (🥶!) the sea views are striking no matter the season 🏖️
Our own Prof Imogen Tyler has been elected to lead @britsoci.bsky.social! 👏
Prof Tyler has been elected as Vice-President in 2026 and President Elect in 2027, and will play a central role in representing the discipline at national and international forums.
It's great to see research led by our own atmospheric scientists featured in @thetimes.com, @dailymail.co.uk, and @newscientist.com!
Our researchers are also set to appear on BBC Radio 4's Inside Science later today.
Chemicals brought in to protect the ozone layer have spread vast quantities of a potentially toxic ‘forever chemical’ around the globe, reveals a new study led by our researchers 🧪
Some winter sunshine on campus ⛅
