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David Collinson, Emeritus Professor of Leadership and Organisation, writes for LBC Opinion about FIFA president Gianni Infantino, and what David terms “Prozac leadership” 👇 www.lbc.co.uk/article/gian...
Gianni Infantino’s answer to Fifa critics? Sell the World Cup and tell them to smile | LBC
Gianni Infantino is discovering the limits of Prozac leadership, writes Professor David Collinson
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Lancaster University spinout Photarix has been named as Rising Star Startup of the Year at the ClimbAwards 2026, recognising the company as one of the UK’s most promising emerging businesses www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/rising-...
Rising Star Award for Lancaster spinout Photarix - Lancaster University
Lancaster University spinout Photarix has been named as Rising Star Startup of the Year at the ClimbAwards 2026, recognising the company as one of the UK’s most promising emerging businesses.
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Lancaster PhD student Harriet McCartney has been awarded a coveted Churchill Fellowship to enable her to travel to Australia, New Zealand, and Norway to research innovative, grassroots healthcare solutions for farming communities www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/churchi...
Churchill Fellowship to research farmers’ health internationally - Lancaster University
Lancaster PhD student Harriet McCartney has been awarded a coveted Churchill Fellowship to enable her to travel to Australia, New Zealand, and Norway to research innovative, grassroots healthcare solu...
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PhD student Jodie Passey writes in the Conversation about “The resurrection of the musical vampire: from the 19th century stage to The Vampire Lestat” theconversation.com/the-resurrec...
The resurrection of the musical vampire: from the 19th century stage to The Vampire Lestat
Where Lestat (2005) killed off the vampire musical, TV’s Lestat is resurrecting it.
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Find out “Why air travel can be so hard on the body” with Professor Adam Taylor from the Medical School writing in the Conversation theconversation.com/why-air-trav...
Why air travel can be so hard on the body
Air travel places many unique challenges on the human body.
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Dr Benedicta Quaye writes in the Conversation on "Perimenopause and heart health: when chest symptoms need urgent attention” theconversation.com/perimenopaus...
Perimenopause and heart health: when chest symptoms need urgent attention
Heart symptoms can be mistaken for hormonal changes. Here is how perimenopause, heart attacks and broken heart syndrome overlap.
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Lancaster University has graduated 150 medical students this year, which is the largest ever number since the Medical School was established in 2006 www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/largest...
Largest ever number of doctors graduate from Lancaster Medical School - Lancaster University
Lancaster University has graduated 150 medical students this year, which is the largest ever number since the Medical School was established in 2006.
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The first ever student from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to gain a PhD in palliative care from Lancaster University has said she wants to encourage others to follow her lead www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/the-fir...
First ever Lancaster PhD in palliative care from the Gulf region hopes to inspire others - Lancaster University
The first ever student from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to gain a PhD in palliative care from Lancaster University has said she wants to encourage others to follow her lead.
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Working at altitudes of nearly 4,800 metres, our researchers helped provide new evidence to explain the formation of the Tibetan Plateau @natgeosci.nature.com www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/study-r...
Study reveals new geological evidence explaining the formation of the Tibetan Plateau - Lancaster University
New evidence suggests that key differences in the geographical nature of the Tibetan Plateau can be explained by how far the Indian tectonic plate has been pushed beneath the plateau.
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Psychology PhD candidate John Oyewole writes in the Conversation on “How fatigue shapes World Cup interceptions” theconversation.com/how-fatigue-...
How fatigue shapes World Cup interceptions
World Cup interceptions reveal how the brain predicts movement, how the body responds and what changes when fatigue sets in.
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Professor Adam Taylor writes in the Conversation about how “Jude Bellingham’s leg veins are standing out as much as his scoring skills – here’s why” theconversation.com/jude-belling...
Jude Bellingham’s leg veins are standing out as much as his scoring skills – here’s why
The England midfielder’s prominent veins probably reflect elite training, but, for the rest of us, visible veins can sometimes indicate a medical problem.
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Professor Kathryn Toghill of our Chemistry Department is interviewed by BBC North West Today about a new energy storage proposal for the region. Watch again here after 6mins: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
North West Today - Lunchtime News: 07/07/2026
The latest news, sport and weather for the North West of England.
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Great to see news of our new Lancaster University Nuclear Operations Simulator, a fantastic teaching facility that replicates nuclear energy reactor control room environments, has been reported on by World Nuclear News: www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/bri...
University launches nuclear fission and fusion control room simulator
A cutting-edge nuclear fission and nuclear fusion control room simulator that will offer an immersive learning experience for students has been unveiled at Lancaster University in north-west England. ...
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Psychologist Dr Calum Hartley has been awarded over £900,000 by the ESRC to research how children’s development is influenced by gambling-like systems in video games www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/award-t...
Award to research how children’s psychology is affected by video game “gambling” - Lancaster University
A Lancaster psychologist has been awarded over £900,000 to research how children’s development is influenced by gambling-like systems in video games.
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Congratulations to Distinguished Professor of Psychology Paul Taylor who's been made Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the King’s Birthday Honours for services to science and technology in policing www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/kings-b...
King’s Birthday Honour for Professor Paul Taylor - Lancaster University
Distinguished Professor of Psychology Paul Taylor has been made Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the King’s Birthday Honours for services to science and technology in policing.
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Professor Adam Taylor from the medical school writes in the Conversation about “Hardening the body: the science behind martial arts conditioning” theconversation.com/hardening-th...
Hardening the body: the science behind martial arts conditioning
Centuries-old conditioning techniques are remaking bone, muscle and skin at a cellular level. Modern science is only just catching up.
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How research by Dr Michael Lambert from Lancaster Medical School unearthed evidence in official archives about the life and death of baby Stephen www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
St Monicas church home left 'unadoptable' baby to die
A new report condemning an unmarried mothers' home is welcomed by survivors and relatives.
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Watch Lancaster Professor Jim Wild - who is also President of the Royal Astronomical Society - talking about the risks of space weather on BBC TV Sky at Night; from 2;34 www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
The Sky at Night - Space Weather: The Perfect Storm
The team uncover a danger that humanity is only just waking up to – space weather. They meet the dedicated people working to keep us safe from the very worst that the sun can throw at us.
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The BBC's Roger Johnson interviewing Dr Michael Lambert from Lancaster Medical School for a documentary on the historic forced adoption scandal, using shocking archival information unearthed by Michael
“Gulf expat reactions to Iran war show us how countries like UAE instil loyalty in western migrants” by PhD student Javier Bordon from the School of Global Affairs for the Conversation theconversation.com/gulf-expat-r...
Gulf expat reactions to Iran war show us how countries like UAE instil loyalty in western migrants
The way wealthy migrants and influencers reacted to Iranian attacks can tell us a lot about the image that places like Dubai have carefully cultivated.
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Professor of Secure Health Technologies Neil Reeves explains how he’s helping people with diabetes in an article for the Diabetes Research and Wellness Foundation www.drwf.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Stress-measuring smartwear in diabetes foot care is a “sock-cess” story - Diabetes Research & Wellness Foundation
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Check out this episode of the new CBeebies series, Zog – written by our very own Dr Tajinder Singh Hayer!
Zog - Series 1: 19. The Great Gnome Games
After 799 years of winning the Great Gnome Games, Great Gnanna is worried she can't defend her title. To help, the doctors remind her that she is just as fearsome as ever.
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Lancaster University is a member of a consortium of leading northern universities and NHS trusts involved in a new Medical Research Council (MRC) programme designed to strengthen clinical academic careers and research leadership across the North of England www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/landmar...
Landmark £1.4 million BEACON programme supporting clinical academic careers in the North - Lancaster University
Lancaster University is a member of a consortium of leading northern universities and NHS trusts involved in a new Medical Research Council (MRC) programme designed to strengthen clinical academic car...
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Dr Benedicta Quaye from Lancaster Medical School writes in the Conversation about how “Vitiligo affects around 1 in 100 people worldwide – yet the skin condition remains misunderstood” theconversation.com/vitiligo-aff...
Vitiligo affects around 1 in 100 people worldwide – yet the skin condition remains misunderstood
Vitiligo is one of the most common skin disorders out there.
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A new satellite has been launched today that promises to reveal the inner workings of the Earth’s ‘magnetic shield’ that protects us from our Sun’s radiation www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/satelli...
Satellite to give global view on Earth’s ‘magnetic shield’ for the first time - Lancaster University
A new satellite has been launched today that promises to reveal the inner workings of the Earth’s ‘magnetic shield’ that protects us from our Sun’s radiation.
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The use of AI smart lights in care homes reduces falls by around a third say Lancaster University researchers, who evaluated the use of this technology in care homes in South Lancashire and Cumbria www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/-lancas...
Lancashire and South Cumbria Care home falls cut by a third with use of smart lights - Lancaster University
The use of AI smart lights in care homes reduces falls by around a third say Lancaster University researchers, who evaluated the use of this technology in care homes in South Lancashire and Cumbria.
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Head of the School of Engineering Professor Raffaella Villa talks to the BBC about the problem of “fatbergs” in sewers www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
'Fatbergs' are taking over city sewers - scientists are fighting back
Reeking coagulations of grease and debris are clotting city sewers on a colossal scale. New technologies are being used to control this modern menace.
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Dr Paul Cureton from the School of Arts writes in the Conversation about how “Amazon is making drone deliveries in the UK – here's why nimbyism could hamper a wider rollout” theconversation.com/amazon-is-ma...
Amazon is making drone deliveries in the UK – here’s why nimbyism could hamper a wider rollout
In Darlington, residents have raised worries about noise, privacy and theft over the new drone delivery service.
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Congratulations to Professor Jim Wild who has become the new President of the Royal Astronomical Society www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/lancast...
Lancaster Professor is new President of the Royal Astronomical Society - Lancaster University
Professor Jim Wild, a space physicist whose research focuses on the links between the Sun, Earth and other planets, has become the 106th President of the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS).
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Professor John Griffin of our Chemistry Department has been quoted by the BBC today as part of a story on energy storage research www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How sunburn inspired a new way to store energy
Molecules that can capture heat could be a useful technology to decarbonise heating.
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