A major international project to examine how the transatlantic traffic in enslaved African people shaped the development of Europe will be led by our own Prof William Pettigrew, thanks to a new €10 million grant. (1/3) @globalaffairslu.bsky.social | @erc.europa.eu

Join Prof Caron Gentry in our latest 'This is Lancaster' episode to hear how her research into the history of women and terrorism took her across the Atlantic to the UK, where she is now the Head of our new School of Global Affairs! 🌍 Listen to the episode here 👉 https://pulse.ly/ppgp4hu8qe

Find out which artwork haunts our own Gothic expert Prof Catherine Spooner in this new article for @uk.theconversation.com 🧛🎨

Autumn on campus 😍 Thank you to Rilda (RildaTaneko on Instagram) for sharing these pics with us!

Meet ITV journalist, podcaster and entrepreneur Warren Nettleford in our new season of 'This is Lancaster', and find out how he found lifelong friendships - and himself - during his time as a Lancaster student 🌹 Listen to the episode here 👉 https://pulse.ly/lrvxp8y5eq

Seabirds act as powerful connectors between marine and terrestrial ecosystems - and protecting them can help tackle the crises of climate change, failing ocean health, and biodiversity loss, according to a new study published in Nature Reviews Biodiversity 🐦

The SEND (special educational needs and disabilities) system is facing ‘a worsening crisis’, according to a new Child of the North report update by @n8research.bsky.social 📝👇 @childofthenorth.bsky.social | @healthequitynorth.bsky.social | @cfyounglives.bsky.social | #ChildrenFirst

Ever wondered how you might fare on The Traitors? Pick up some tips in this new article written by our own Dr Lara Warmelink (@larawarmelink.bsky.social) for @uk.theconversation.com on how to defend yourself when you're accused of lying 🤫👇

It's time for our Festival of Social Science 2025! With a line-up of events for curious minds of all ages, this year's festival covers a range of topics including the future of healthcare, the rise of AI, and our relationship with the landscape around us. Find out more through the link below 👇

Congratulations to Prof Adam Taylor (@adatomy.bsky.social) of Lancaster Medical School, who has now written an impressive 150 articles for @uk.theconversation.com – with a combined number of reads of more than 18 million! Read his most recent piece below 👇

Congratulations to Prof Steve Hodges, who has been awarded the Mountbatten Medal by the Institution of Engineering and Technology! 👏 The medal was awarded to Prof Hodges for his work inspiring children to engage with technology, including his contributions the BBC @microbit.org program.

Find out how Kate Foster draws on lessons she learned as a language student at Lancaster in her work tackling global trade barriers in our new season of 'This is Lancaster' 💬 Listen to the ep here! 👉 https://pulse.ly/a37n1iyg37

Fab to see Prof Cris Halsall of Lancaster Environment Centre quoted by @theguardian.com as part of a report looking at forever chemicals and the River Wyre in Lancashire 👇

We're wishing all in our community who celebrate this occasion a very happy and prosperous Diwali 🕯️

Even as we move further into autumn, the walk along Lancaster canal is just as lively and colourful as ever 🏞️🍂 Thank you to Yunheezhang on Instagram for these super atmospheric pics!

In ep two of our new season of 'This is Lancaster', we speak to Lancaster grad and founder of Elementary Communications David Watson, whose work sees him travelling the globe 🌍 Listen to 'A World of Difference: All in a day’s work – selling the UK around the world' 👉 https://pulse.ly/chpllge4d8

Interested why the discovery of metal-organic frameworks (Mofs) has led to three scientists receiving the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry? Our own John Griffin, Professor in Materials Chemistry, has written a piece for The Conversation @lancasterunichem.bsky.social theconversation.com/nobel-chemis...

It's great seeing campus full of students again! We love the start of a new academic term ❤️

We’re very excited to share our plan to open a new campus in Bengaluru! The news was announced during the Prime Minister’s first major trade mission to India www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/new-ind...

We're kicking off the new season of our This is Lancaster podcast with Lancaster graduate Raisa Richardson, who's Head of Talent Integration at Manchester United! ⚽ Listen to the episode, 'A World of Difference: Taking the Man Utd brand across the globe' here 👉 https://pulse.ly/43t9lvzh7f

Alice Martin of our think tank @workfoundation.bsky.social responded to a new ONS study showing the impact of motherhood on earnings, and her comments appeared all over the media this week, including articles in @financialtimes.com, @telegraphnews.bsky.social and @theguardian.com 👇

Check out this new article from @timeshighered.bsky.social, 'From lab to London Stock Exchange', for six practical lessons Lancaster collaborators Rob Young, Alan Gilchrist and Mark Rushforth learned through transforming quantum research into Lancaster’s first spin out company Quantum Base 👇

Our researchers have contributed to the 2025 EAT-Lancet Commission Report released today on healthy, sustainable, and just food systems. Prof Christina Hicks led the ‘justice’ strand of the commission, and Dr James Robinson also contributed to the report as an author.

Our partnership engagement team have launched a new Business and Innovation platform to make it easier for people looking to work with us on research and innovation projects. To find out more about the support and opportunities on offer, follow our new channel @lancsunibusiness.bsky.social

Join Dr Leonie Smith of @globalaffairslu.bsky.social for the new podcast 'Confessions of an Early Career Researcher', developed by @britishacademy.bsky.social with @leverhulme.ac.uk, featuring our very own Dr Temidayo Eseonu and Dr Inés Gregori Labarta as guests! 📰: https://pulse.ly/jpyxa4vha8

Wishing a very sweet and joyful Rosh Hashanah to everyone in our Jewish community 🍯

Sun-dried and smoked fish are the overlooked yet vital nutrient-packed superfood providing much needed nutrition across tropical Africa, according to a new study 🐠 📰: https://tinyurl.com/yveejt7u 📸: Christina Hicks, Tane Sinclair-Taylor, James Robinson @lec-reefs.bsky.social

We’ve once again been named as top in north-west England! Find out more about the The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 👉 https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/lancaster-named-university-of-the-year-in-the-northwest-of-england-the-times-and-the-sunday-times-good-university-guide-2026

Find out how imitating the well-known can help people get to grips with new technology in this new article on making the switch from refuelling to recharging, written by our own Dr Nicole Bulawa for @uk.theconversation.com 🚗🔌

A new league table of UK universities is out and we’re ranked 14th in the UK and top in north-west England! Find out more about our performance in The Guardian University Guide 2026 📰: https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/lancaster-stays-in-the-top-15-universities-in-the-uk-in-guardian-league-table

Rain or shine, we can't wait for our campus to be full of students again when the new term starts! 🌹

Great to see our own Prof Richard Bardgett of the Lancaster Environment Centre quoted in @theguardian.com, discussing regenerative farming and soil health 🌱

Is ChatGPT speech going to erode human creativity? Find out in this new article by our own Dr Vittorio Tantucci, written for @uk.theconversation.com 👇

Don't miss Lecturer in Medical Humanities Dr Michael Lambert on ITV’s Long Lost Family tonight and tomorrow at 9pm. The two-episode special reunites mothers and adoptees separated through Mother and Baby homes in England. 📺: https://www.itv.com/watch/long-lost-family/1a8904

Today our own Prof Rebecca Willis of the Lancaster Environment Centre is appearing in parliament to give evidence to the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee on how to build public support for the UK’s energy transition 🌍

Make sure to tune in for Quizzy Monday next week to see our students on University Challenge! Our fantastic team is made up of captain Lex Wiggins, Talhah Hussain, and Eoin Neale, who will be representing Furness College, and Josie Hyland and team reserve Fatima Al Sharef, representing Pendle! 👏

Great to see Lancaster bird expert Dr Stuart Sharp explaining the importance of ringing and tagging birds in this piece published by the BBC today! 🐦

We’re going to be on #UniversityChallenge! Don’t miss the BBC2 show on Mon 1 Sept as Hyland, Hussain, Wiggins and Neale (and the obligatory duck mascot) take on Lincoln in the first round 🦆

Great to see research led by our own Dr Ben Surridge and @freshwaterbio.bsky.social in @theguardian.com, The Independent, BBC News and @telegraphnews.bsky.social! The research finds ‘Poor’ water quality in many parts of Windermere. Listen again to Ben on BBC Radio 4 Today from 1 hr 14 mins in 👇

Great to hear Rebecca Florisson of @workfoundation.bsky.social on BBC Radio Four, speaking to Anita Rani and listeners about hybrid working 💼 Listen again on BBC Sounds from 27 mins 👇

We've earned another Green Flag Award! 🌳💚 Our campus has received the Green Flag Award (recognising the excellent management of parks and green spaces) for the fourteenth time, thanks to the work of our brilliant grounds team! 📰: https://tinyurl.com/bde82znk

Good morning! Our Clearing hotline is now open and our friendly team are ready to take your calls ☎️ From the UK: 0800 298 9542 From anywhere else: +44 1524 931300 Find our courses with places available in Clearing and their entry requirements ➡️ https://lancaster.pulse.ly/mnhjhzd0pi

Congratulations to all who have confirmed their place at Lancaster! ❤️ The countdown is now on to arrivals weekend and we're really looking forward to welcoming all our new students into our community. For now, take a moment to celebrate, and enjoy the rest of your summer!

The international Ultra Low Temperature conference, which will be attended by more than a hundred of the world’s top physicists, is to be held on our campus this month - the first ULT event held in the UK in 17 years! ❄️

And the winner of this year's Insta comp is... 🥁🥁🥁 Alarief_Yusuf for this wonderfully atmospheric pic of the Woodland Walk on campus for #LUDecember ❄️ Congratulations Yusuf, and well done to everyone who took part!

Using lightweight bird-borne cameras, scientists have captured unique footage of Indian Ocean seabirds speeding just above the waves to catch flying fish. Dr Ruth Dunn (@ruthedunn.bsky.social) of @lec-reefs.bsky.social is lead author of the study. 📰: https://tinyurl.com/yezeyxu2

'People who spent years saving lives are now struggling to survive,' report our own Dr Rachael Eastham and PhD researcher Christopher Baguma in this new long-read piece looking at the impact of Trump's USAID cuts on health programmes in Kenya, written for @uk.theconversation.com 👇

Police officers and staff in England and Wales say their uniforms are unfit for purpose, restrictive, and contribute to major health issues, according to new research led by Dr Camilla De Camargo and Dr Stephanie Wallace of @lulawcrim.bsky.social 👮

It's great to see research led by scientists at our Centre of Excellence in Environmental Data Science featured in the @newscientist.com and @sciam.bsky.social! Scientific American 👉 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hidden-greenland-lake-punches-through-giant-blocks-of-ice-in-extremely/

The wildflower meadow in front of Engineering Two is buzzing! 🐝💐 The area's attracting a great mixture of important pollinating insects, as you can see from these photos from our fantastic grounds team 👇