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| First ever dual degree programme launched between UK and Pakistani universities- Feb 2010:
Lancaster Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Wellings, Sir Christian Bonington CBE, Senator Azam Khan Swati and Dr S M Junaid Zaidi, Rector of CIIT signing the MOU for the new dual degree
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The Queen Presents Prize to Lancaster University- Feb 2010:
The presentation at Buckingham Palace
The Queen has presented an award at Buckingham Palace for Lancaster University’s world-class research into watersaving techniques for agriculture. He ... more
Speed networking is a hit with student entrepreneurs- Mar 2010:
Networking at Lancaster University Enterprise in Heels eventFemale students who are interested in starting their own businesses have benefitted from two specialised events this term. Enterprise ... more
Lancaster signs new teaching partnership with Kazakhstan-British Technical University- Mar 2010:
KBTU’s Vice Rector for Academic Affairs, Professor Zoya Tuiebakhova and Paul WellingsThis week Lancaster and Kazakhstan-British Technical University agreed to a new teaching partnership which wi ... more
Children Needed For Psychology Research- Mar 2010:
Rosie Mills taking part in the research
Children have been helping psychologists at Lancaster University do research which may ultimately help people suffering from conditions including s ... more
Royal Society Award for "Unsung Hero" of Science- Mar 2010:
Ian Miller
A senior technician at Lancaster University has received a Hauksbee Award from the Royal Society in recognition of his valuable role in supporting scientific research.
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Graduate Students Win a Place at the World’s Largest Business Planning Competition- Mar 2010: A team of Lancaster postgraduate students has won entry to the Rice University Business Plan Competition, the most prestigious of its kind in the world. The Lancaster team is one of 42 selected from ... more
Post Graduate Student Engineer at Number 10 Downing St- Mar 2010:
Esti Mardiani-Euers with Sarah Brown at 10 Downing St
A Lancaster University Engineering student has been celebrated at Number 10 Downing Street as part of World Book Day.
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Lancaster University study shows outstanding benefits of exercise to employees- Mar 2010: A study by Lancaster University’s Centre of Organizational Health & Wellbeing into the effects of exercise on Nestlé UK employees has shown that it results in outstanding physical and psychologi ... more
Lancaster University credit rating upgraded to A+- Mar 2010:
Lancaster University gains A+ credit rating
The credit ratings agency Standard and Poor’s, has announced an upgrade to Lancaster University’s credit rating to 'A+' from 'A'.
The upgrad ... more
Lancaster Researchers Developing Parkinson's Blood Test- Mar 2010:
Dr Penny Foulds
More than 200 Lancashire residents have volunteered to help researchers at Lancaster University in their quest to develop a blood test for Parkinson’s Disease (PD).
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ATOME project aims to improve access to pain medicines across Europe- Mar 2010: A new consortium of academic institutions and public health organizations is working to help European governments identify and remove barriers that prevent people from accessing medicines that could ... more
Pre-School Centre Judged “Outstanding”- Mar 2010:
The Pre-School Centre celebrate
Lancaster University Pre-School Centre has been judged outstanding in all areas after a recent Ofsted inspection.
The inspection report states: “T ... more
Ruskin and the banking crisis- Mar 2010:
Professor Chris May
The work of Victorian thinker and critic John Ruskin makes perfect reading in today’s economic climate, according to researchers at Lancaster University.
Writing 15 ... more
Lancaster tops all major league tables- Mar 2010:
Lancaster rated top university in the Northwest by Times, Sunday Times, Guardian and Independent
Lancaster’s students are ‘happiest in the region’ Sun ... more
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Lord Sainsbury visits the University
Lord Sainsbury has visited campus to look at the links between Lancaster University and business as part of a government review.
Accompanied by the Vice Chancellor Prof Paul Wellings, he toured both the Lancaster Environment Centre and InfoLab21, where he visited the Graduate Academy, ICT Focus and met some of the companies housed in the Knowledge Business Centre.
Steve Riches, Director of the InfoLab21 KBC, said the visit was a good morale booster.
“There’s a degree of kudos for the companies and quite a few of them were chuffed that he was here. He listened and asked questions about what we did and was genuinely interested in what’s going on here and I think he went away with a positive image. Comments were made that other universities tend to focus on spin-out companies but in addition to these, InfoLab21 is working with a broad range of both established and start up companies.”
The former science minister also visited the Lancaster Environment Centre. Mark Bacon, Director of Enterprise and Business Partnerships at LEC, said he felt Lord Sainsbury was impressed by what he saw.
He said: “We felt that Lord Sainsbury had a very good understanding of the questions to ask and a good appreciation of how universities and businesses interact to benefit the local economy.We have new business ventures, established businesses and larger businesses and he felt this was the right mix which would lead to a cluster of expertise.”
Lord Sainsbury is leading a nine-month Treasury review into how the development and exploitation of scientific research can be improved.The review's remit includes an examination of knowledge transfer between universities and business in the context of globalisation. |
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