Historian and deputy speaker of the Lords who chaired the Security Industry Authority
February 2024
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Laurence Canty obituary
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Nigel Lemon obituary
August 2023
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David Reid obituary
Other lives: Photographer and photography lecturer who also worked on sound and video recordings
October 2022
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Donald Pigott obituary
Other lives: Botanist who set up the National Vegetation Survey and was the first professor of biology at Lancaster University
July 2022
North holding its own against spread of southern English dialects, study finds
‘We won’t all be sounding the same,’ says researcher after comparison of extensive survey with findings from 70 years ago
February 2022
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John Sawyer obituary
Other lives: Linguist and Old Testament scholar who wrote extensively on biblical texts
November 2021
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David Craig obituary
Other lives: Creative writing teacher, poet and a prolific writer on landscape, literature and social history
October 2021
Student ‘still feels vulnerable on nights out’ five years after alleged spiking
Polly Sutherland, now 24, believes she was spiked at Lancaster University’s union club in 2016
August 2021
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Sandy Stewart obituary
Other lives: Professor of the history of philosophy and expert on David Hume
September 2020
University Guide 2023
University guide 2023: Lancaster University
All you need to know about studying at Lancaster University
February 2020
Plantwatch
Plantwatch: how urban trees and hedges help cut air pollution
No room for you in lectures, top universities tell first-year students
July 2019
Lancaster University students’ data stolen in cyber-attack
Records and ID documents accessed and fake invoices sent in ‘malicious’ hack
October 2018
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Peter Rowe obituary
Expert on human rights and conflict who advised the armed forces and British and European parliaments
July 2018
How Minecraft is helping kids fall in love with books
Ever wanted to explore Treasure Island or pretend to be Robinson Crusoe? Minecraft is now being used to create an ‘immersive experience’ to engage reluctant readers – we see how it plays out
May 2017
Development 2030
Armyworms: The hungry caterpillar threatening a global food crisis
A plague of armyworms is marching across Africa, devastating crops, and claiming new territory at an alarming rate
November 2016
Lord Taylor of Blackburn obituary
Dominant figure in Blackburn politics and author of the Taylor report into school governing bodies
February 2016
Social care network: practice
Could music projects cut the cost of dementia care?
Manchester Camerata orchestra is pioneering music projects in care homes; now academics are to study whether the sessions do more than just entertain participants
July 2015
Joe Shennan obituary
Historian who became a pioneer of European studies
