- Excellent academic courses and teaching reputation
- Rated as one of the top British universities for research
- High graduate employment success
- Friendly college-based support system
- Guaranteed accommodation on campus for the duration of your stay
- One of the lowest costs of living in the UK
- Campus setting with easy access to city centre and nightlife
- Healthy environment with excellent sporting facilities
- One of the safest universities in the UK
An outstanding university of international renown
Lancaster University is consistently rated as one of the top UK universities for research and teaching and carries an international reputation for quality within Higher Education. This ensures that brilliant academics from all over the world are attracted to working at the university, meaning its academic departments can offer innovative and pioneering teaching programmes, directed by experts at the cutting edge of their specialist fields.
Lancaster's Management School is typically placed in the UK’s top four and among the world’s highly ranked management and business schools. This is why Lancaster is an increasingly popular choice amongst international students seeking the best of UK Higher Education.
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The Lancaster approach
A rigorous approach - committing to the highest standards
Lancaster seeks to give students the best experience through the best staff, the best services and the best facilities. The University is ranked first in the North West of England (15th in the UK) for overall student satisfaction following the 2007 National Student Survey. It was placed in the top 300 in The Times Higher Education Supplement World University rankings. The University has had winners of the National Teaching Fellowship Scheme six years in a row.
A flexible approach - creating a dynamic learning environment
The flexibility of its courses, and of the institution in general, enable you to achieve both personal development and development of your subject. Lancaster encourages all students and scholars from different areas to join together to create work of a radical nature.
A practical approach - putting great ideas into action
Lancaster develops ideas into action which is why it is an increasingly popular choice amongst students and employers. Students are educated to be problem solvers. Few universities provide such an insight into contemporary issues, such as in the areas of management, the environment, and information and communications technology. Few give their students so many opportunities to interact with the world outside through placements and team-based learning.
A friendly approach - ensuring a welcoming, supportive community
Placing great value on building and nurturing a community of support and mutual respect, Lancaster is one of only five universities in Britain to have a college student accommodation system. The others are Oxford, Cambridge, Durham and York. The college structure plays a key part in fostering the sense of community which is unique to Lancaster. Every student is a member of a college and benefits from a close-knit, friendly and democratic community.
And the result
Successful graduates
The result of this special approach to teaching and learning is that graduates of Lancaster go on to achieve great success in their careers. Leading firms know that a degree from Lancaster means prospective employees don’t just have exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills but, crucially, the ability to apply these skills to practical, real-world situations.
"Among the most valuable legacies of the 1960s are institutions such as Lancaster, founded in 1964 and today one of the most respected academic communities in the world. It is in the top 10 nationally for research quality, top 25 for student satisfaction and has teaching excellence in 19 subjects covering most disciplines. All of which helps it to a shortlisting for our University of the Year title."
The Sunday Times Good University Guide, 2006