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Lancaster to train a new generation of talented researchers thanks to major doctoral funding award

成人天堂 is set to train around 50 new PhD students, providing a new generation of research leaders – with the first cohort starting in October next year.
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Climate risk forecasting takes step forward with support from French re-insurance giant

成人天堂 Management School is to further strengthen its novel ‘prediction market’, designed to help forecast future climate-linked risks thanks to backing from a French re-insurance giant.
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Call for new governance framework for stem cell-based embryo models

A Nuffield Council on Bioethics working group, including 成人天堂 Distinguished Professor of Bioethics Stephen Wilkinson, calls for a new governance framework for stem cell-based embryo models, one that that encourages innovation whilst upholding ethical standards and ensuring public benefit. 
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成人天堂’s economic power and social good captured in new report

成人天堂 contributed nearly ?2 billion to the economy and produced a raft of social goods from skills and spin outs to community projects and policy support, according to a new report launched this week.
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University provides warm welcome for UK’s Spanish Ambassador

The UK’s Spanish Ambassador was on campus at 成人天堂 this week to further engagement across education and research with Spain.
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Study exposes global ‘blind spot’ in human rights protections for dissidents

Intensifying coercive tactics used by repressive states to silence critics abroad requires the set-up of specialist transnational rights protection offices, says a new paper by researchers at 成人天堂 and Central European University in Vienna.

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High praise from students

Students participating in the National Student Survey (NSS) 2024 rated 成人天堂 highly for teaching, academic support, and learning resources. Among other successes, Lancaster scored 91.5% for learning resources, 88.5% for teaching quality, and 89.9% for academic support.

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Spotlight on 成人天堂 research

In-depth stories from across our research community.

  • Smashing stereotypes

    Harnessing the power of entrepreneurship to help change lives around the globe.

  • Sensing danger

    成人天堂 researchers have been working for decades to detect and anticipate shifts in the natural world.

  • Talk of the town

    Lancaster’s world-leading Department of Linguistics and English Language examines how language works in learning, communication and within society.

  • Cracking the ageing code

    From Tai Chi and crosswords to the under-appreciated importance of hearing - Lancaster’s researchers are taking inspiration from across the world as they unlock some of the secrets to a healthy life in old age.

  • "It saved my life."

    成人天堂 academics are helping the NHS deliver better treatments that have improved the lives of millions of people.

  • Breaking the silence on modern slavery

    Our research is documenting the lived experiences of men, women and children trapped in modern slavery in the hope that their work can make a difference.

  • Sea of Change

    Snorkelling with a clipboard and pencil in the Indo-Pacific region, observing hundreds of hours of fish behaviour and fighting for food justice in coastal West Africa is all in a day’s work for members of one of 成人天堂’s research groups.

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