Why Lancaster University?
Our vision is to become a university that is globally significant – a leader in higher education that provides the highest quality research and teaching through our faculties and departments, and engages locally and internationally on the issues and debates of the day and future. Driven by research, and stimulating learning, the globally significant university informs and changes practice and thinking worldwide.
Key to our success in achieving our Strategic Plan are Our People, the talented, creative and committed people who work hard to make this University so special and distinctive. Our People Strategy clearly articulates that the core strength of our university is our people. Attracting the best staff to work for Lancaster University, and within our international partnerships, will assist us in delivering our strategic priorities in research, teaching and engagement.
Our Campus, is based just south of Lancaster, in the North West of England. Lancaster students enjoy a vast green-field site with wonderful views of mountains and sea, yet the campus is just 5 minutes' drive from the M6 motorway and ten minutes from the main West Coast railway with direct services to Manchester, London and Scotland.
We are committed to sustainability, whether helping to power the University through our wind-turbine, our biomass boiler producing zero carbon fuel to heat the University, or our pioneering sustainability research.