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|name = Lancaster University
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|motto = <i lang="la">Patet omnibus veritas</i> ("Truth lies open to all")
|established = 1964
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|city = [[Lancaster, Lancashire|Lancaster]]
|country = [[England]], [[United Kingdom|UK]]
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|head = [[Queen Elizabeth II|Her Majesty The Queen]]
|chancellor = [[Chris Bonington|Sir Chris Bonington]]
|vice_chancellor = [[Paul Wellings (Lancaster University)|Prof. Paul Wellings]]
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|affiliations = [[1994 Group]]<br/> [[N8 Group]]<br/> [[Association of Commonwealth Universities|ACU]]<br/> [[Association of MBAs|AMBA]]<br/> [[North West Universities Association|NWUA]]<br/> [[European Quality Improvement System|EQUIS]]<br/> [[Universities UK]]
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'''Lancaster University''' (officially "'''The University of Lancaster'''")<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.lancs.ac.uk/users/gap/GAP2007/GAP-2007-0760-Charter-Statutes-Ordinances.doc| title = Charter, Statutes and Ordinances of the University of Lancaster| accessdate = 2007-12-27| format = [[Microsoft Word]] document}}</ref> is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[university]] in [[Lancaster, Lancashire|Lancaster]], [[Lancashire]], [[England]]. The University has an annual income of £149 million, <ref name="finance">{{cite web | url=http://www.lancs.ac.uk/depts/finance/Finstat%2048-89.pdf| title= University of Lancaster Annual Report| author=Anon| publisher=University of Lancaster | accessdate=2008-02-27}}</ref> 2,250 staff and 17,415 students. In the last [[Research Assessment Exercise]] Lancaster was named the 7th best research institution in the [[United Kingdom]]<ref>http://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/single.htm?ipg=6605</ref>. Along with the universities of [[Durham University|Durham]], [[University of Leeds|Leeds]], [[University of Liverpool|Liverpool]], [[University of Manchester|Manchester]], [[Newcastle University|Newcastle]], [[University of Sheffield|Sheffield]] and [[University of York|York]], Lancaster forms the [[N8 Group]] of research universities. Lancaster was ranked 10th of 113 British universities in the 2008 ''Good University Guide''.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/single.htm?ipg=6524|title= League table of UK universities - The Complete University Guide|accessdate= 2008-06-14|year= 2008|work= The Complete University Guide}}</ref>


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Lancaster is a [[college|collegiate]] university, with its main functions divided between three central [[faculty (university)|faculties]] and nine colleges. In general, the faculties perform research and provide centralised lectures to students, while the colleges are responsible for the domestic arrangements and welfare of undergraduate students, graduate students, post-doctoral researchers and some University staff.
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==History==
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===Origins===
Following the [[Second World War]] the future of higher education became an important concern of the government as it tried to cope with the demands of an expanding population and the advent of a new technological age. Between 1958 and 1961, this balance was readdressed as 7 new [[plate glass university|plate glass universities]] were announced; one of these was the University of Lancaster.

===Establishment===
[[Image:Lancaster University chaplaincy centre spire and logo.jpg|thumb|University chaplaincy centre.]]
The University was established by [[Royal Charter]] in 1964. The Charter stipulated that
[[Royal Highness|HRH]] [[Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy|Princess Alexandra of Kent]] be the first [[Chancellor (education)|Chancellor]]. She was inaugurated in 1964. The ceremony also saw the granting of various honorary degrees to dignitaries including [[Prime Minister]] [[Harold Wilson]]. Princess Alexandra served the University as Chancellor until retiring in 2004: she was the longest serving Chancellor of any British university.

The University accepted its first students in October 1964 and there were initially 13 [[professor]]s, 32 additional members of teaching and research staff, 8 library staff and 14 administrators on academic grades. The motto, "patet omnibus veritas", which means "truth lies open to all", was adopted by the new university. The first Science students were admitted in 1965.

The University was temporarily based in the city after its establishment. A lecture theatre and the University's first JCR were based in Centenary Church, a former [[congregational church]], opposite the old factory premises of [[Waring & Gillow]], which were used to accommodate the new students. Many new students were housed in [[Morecambe]]. The Grand Theatre was leased as a main lecture room and 112 and 114 within the St Leonard's area became teaching and recreational rooms. The library occupied the old workshops of Shrigley and Hunt on Castle Hill.

=== List of Chancellors ===
* [[HRH]] [[Princess Alexandra of Kent|Princess Alexandra]] [[Order of the Garter|LG]] [[GCVO]] (1964–2004)
* Sir [[Chris Bonington]] [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] (since 2005)

===List of Vice-Chancellors===
*Professor Sir [[Charles Frederick Carter|Charles Carter]] (1964–1980)
*Professor Philip Reynolds CBE (1980–1985)
*Professor Harry Hanham (1985–1995)
*Professor William Ritchie OBE (1995–2002)
*Professor [[Paul Wellings (Lancaster University)|Paul Wellings]] (since 2002)

== Colleges ==
[[Image:Pendle.jpg|thumb|[[Pendle College]] forecourt with Infolab21 in the background]]
[[Image:lonsdalecollegekidney.jpg|thumb|right|Lonsdale College [[quadrangle]] (Looking towards the back of Lonsdale House)]]
All members of the University are members of a [[college]].<ref name="Colleges">{{cite web | url=http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/colleges/colleges.htm| title= University of Lancaster - Colleges| author=Anon| publisher=University of Lancaster | accessdate=2008-02-27}}</ref> Most colleges have about eight or nine hundred members and all on-campus accommodation is linked to a college.<ref name="Colleges" /> The colleges are governed by a "syndicate". The syndicate structures vary, but all include a [[principal (university)|Principal]], a [[Dean (education)|Dean]] and assistant deans.

The University has eight undergraduate colleges,<ref name="Colleges"/> which are all named after regions of the [[Historic counties of England|traditional county]] of [[Lancashire]]. The University also has one post-graduate college:<ref name="Colleges" /> established in 1992 it is simply named [[Graduate College]]. The original colleges are Bowland and Lonsdale.

*[[Bowland College|Bowland]] (established 1964), named after the [[Forest of Bowland]]
*[[Cartmel College|Cartmel]] (established 1969), named after the [[Cartmel]] [[peninsular]]
*[[The County College|The County]] (established 1969), named after Lancashire County Council
*[[Furness College, Lancaster University|Furness]] (established 1966), named after the [[Furness]] region
*[[Fylde College|Fylde]] (established 1968), named after the [[Fylde peninsula]]
*[[Grizedale College|Grizedale]] (established 1975), named after [[Grizedale Forest]]
*[[Lonsdale College|Lonsdale]] (established 1964), named after the Lune Valley ([[Lonsdale (hundred)|Lonsdale]])
*[[Pendle College|Pendle]] (established 1974), named after the [[Pendle]] area of Lancashire

The college buildings accommodate a number of academic departments, but are primarily social and accommodation facilities, each with its own bar and [[Junior Common Room]]. A selling-point of the University is that the colleges are more than mere halls of residence, offering a sense of community<ref name="Colleges" />. Lancaster's organisation differs from that of Oxford, Cambridge and Durham: while Lancaster's students are allocated a college after stating a preference, the latter three universities employ an application system by which a prospective undergraduate must apply directly to a specific college.

===Chancellors Wharf===
Chancellors Wharf is the name of the University's off-campus accommodation for students. It consists of three buildings by the canal on Aldcliffe Road. The location is near "The Water Witch" pub, central bus routes, Lancaster Royal [[Hospital|infirmary]] and the city centre. It is open to members of all of the University's colleges. Residents remain members of their various colleges, with Chancellors Wharf itself being only a [[hall of residence]].

==Faculties==

The University is divided into three faculties:

*The '''Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences''' consisting of the school of Law and the departments of Applied Social Science; Educational research; English and Creative Writing; European Languages and Cultures; History; Linguistics and English Language; Philosophy; Politics and International Relations; Religious Studies and Sociology, the Institutes for Cultural Research; for Health Research; for the Contemporary Arts (Art, Design, Music & Theatre Studies) and the Ruskin centre.
*The '''Faculty of Science and Technology''' consisting of the departments of Biological Sciences; Communications Systems; Computing; Engineering; Environmental Sciences; Geography; Mathematics and Statistics; Natural Sciences; Physics and Psychology, and the centre for Medical Education.
*The '''Faculty of Management''' is a single school faculty ([[Lancaster University Management School]]) consisting of the departments of Accounting and Finance; Economics; Management Learning and Leadership; Management Science; Marketing and Organisation, Work and Technology; the Institute for Entrepreneurship & Enterprise Development and the centres for e-Science; for Excellence in Leadership (CEL); for the Study of Technology & Organisation (CSTO); International Centre for Research in Accounting (ICRA); Lancaster Centre for Forecasting (LCF); Lancaster Centre for Strategic Management; Lancaster China Management Centre (LCMC); Lancaster Leadership Centre (LLC), Health Leadership Centre (HLC) and Centre for Performance-Led HR (CPHR).

==Campus==
===Bailrigg===
[[Image:Scan10044.JPG|thumb|Bowland Tower]]

The purpose-built [[campus]] occupies [[Bailrigg]], a {{convert|200|acre|sqmi km2|3|adj=on|lk=on|abbr=on}} site donated by [[City of Lancaster|Lancaster City Council]] in 1963.<ref name="autogenerated1">page 115, Building the New Universities, Tony Birks 1972</ref> The campus buildings are located on a hilltop, the lower slopes of which are landscaped [[parkland]] which includes the "Carter Lake" [[duckpond]] and the university [[playing field]]s. The site is located three miles (5 km) south of the city centre. The campus buildings are arranged around a central [[walkway]] known as "The Spine".<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.lancs.ac.uk/unihistory/growth/thespinelink.htm|title= The Spine|accessdate= 2008-06-14|coauthors= Emma Vickers and Emma Edwards|year= 2002|month= May|work= History of Lancaster University|publisher= Lancaster University}}</ref> The walkway runs from north to south and is covered for most of its length. The main [[architect]] was Gabriel Epstein of Shepeard and Epstein.<ref name="autogenerated1" /> In contrast to some of the other campus universities, Bailrigg was designed to integrate social, residential and teaching areas. Another major feature of the design was that there would not be a large central Students' Union building, but that the individual colleges would be the centre of social and recreational facilities.<ref>page 120, Building the New Universities, Tony Birks 1972</ref> Vehicular and pedestrian traffic is separated: this is achieved by restricting motor vehicles to a peripheral road with a linking underpass running east-west beneath Alexandra Square. The underpass accommodates the Bailrigg [[bus station]]. Car parking is arranged in cul-de-sacs running off the peripheral road.

Construction of the Bailrigg campus began in November 1965, with the first building being completed a year later. The first on-campus student residences opened in 1968.<ref name="autogenerated1" /> Alexandra Square is the University's main [[plaza]]. Named after the first chancellor, [[Royal Highness|HRH]] [[Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy|Princess Alexandra]], it is situated at the centre of the original campus and contains the library in the southwest corner, designed in 1964 by Tom Mellor and Partners, the first phase opening in September 1966, the second in July 1968 and the third in January 1971.<ref>The Library Building: University of Lancaster 1972</ref> The library was extended in 1997 and in 1998 the [[Ruskin Library]] designed by Sir Richard MacCormac was opened. On the west side of the square is [[University House]] as well as various banks and shops. To the southeast of the square is the tallest building on campus: the fourteen storey Bowland Tower, which contains accommodation and disguises the boiler room chimney. One of the most distinctive of the Bailrigg buildings is the free-standing [[Lancaster University Chaplaincy Centre|University Chaplaincy Centre]]. Opened on [[2 May]] [[1969]], the architects were the [[Preston]]-based firm Cassidy & Ashton. The building has a [[trefoil]] plan with a central [[spire]] where the three circles meet. The University's logo is based on the spire. A plan existed to have a twin campus with another eight colleges to the east of the [[M6 motorway]] at [[Hazelrigg]]. this would have been linked to Bailrigg by a flyover. The plan was abandoned during the 1970s and the land sold during a period of financial difficulties.

===Major projects===
New accommodation blocks for [[Furness College|Furness]] and [[Fylde College|Fylde]] colleges, on the east side of campus, were completed in September 2006, while the near complete rebuilding of [[Grizedale College]] and construction of further accommodation for [[The County College]] at the northern edge of campus was completed in Summer 2008. Phase 5 of the residence plan began with the refurbishment of the [[The County College|County Main]] building in early 2008. The aim of Phase 5 is to regenerate older accommodation in the University and will continue into 2009 with the refurbishment of much of [[Bowland College]]. The Lancaster University Masterplan 2007–2017 envisions improved access across the University with enhanced greenery and the construction of 27 new buildings, which will be largely for academic use. It will cost an estimated £450 million and construction has already started on the Information System Services building. In the academic year 2008–2009 work will begin on a new [[Lancaster University Management School|Management School]] building, new social space for Grizedale College and a £21 million sports centre.

===Southwest Campus===
The University began expansion onto the lower slopes of Bailrigg with the development of new buildings for [[Graduate College]] in 1998. The is now part of "Southwest Campus". Development continued with the construction of "InfoLab 21" and "Alexandra Park" which now houses [[Lonsdale College]], [[Cartmel College]] and the en-suite rooms of [[Pendle College]].

The decision to expand onto what is now known as Southwest Campus was met with some protest for various reasons. Some of the complaints against the expansion were that it would drive up accommodation prices, both on and off campus.{{Fact|date=June 2008}} The site was a greenfield site, with residents of nearby [[Galgate]] being worried about "the impact of the new buildings",{{Fact|date=June 2008}} flooding of the local area due to increased run-off from the site and increased traffic flow on the A6 and other local roads. The development of InfoLab 21 also met objections with the proposed building being described as a "[[Dalek]] factory".<ref>{{cite web|url= http://virtual-lancaster.net/news/features/development/archive/university_2002_dev.htm
|title= Greenfield Development Planned From Lancaster to the University|accessdate= 2008-06-14|last= Booth|first= Steve|date= [[2002]]-[[09-27]]|publisher= Virtual Lancaster}}</ref> Another concern related to the limited amount of new social space.{{Fact|date=June 2008}} The older accommodation sometimes consisted of approximately 15 students sharing communal bathrooms and kitchens. The communal kitchens were often a source of social interaction, while the new en-suite areas have fewer students per kitchen, and private bathrooms.

===Services===
The Bailrigg campus hosts a range of shops and services. Services on campus by location are:

'''Alex Square -''' -
Services include: Bailrigg [[post office]], [[Barclays Bank]],[[NatWest|NatWest Bank]], '''UNI TRAVEL''' a travel agent which sells rail and bus tickets. With the Bailrigg health centre (GP practice) the nurses unit and a Child Day care nursery behind alex square towards the main university entrance.

Shops include: [[Waterstone's]] bookshop, a newsagent, a florist and Endsleigh insurance with [[SPAR]] supermarket, LUSU Shop, a [[charity shop]] (the proceeds of which go to Cancer Care and St. Johns Hospice) and the Sultan of lancaster resturant located behind Bowland tower

'''County College -''' -
County bar, County Diner, a coffee shop in the centre for advanced studies, the Theater and its bar. The Private Dentist Practise and the Pharmacy located at the end of the central spine in County College

'''Bowland college -''' -
Bowland bar, Bolwland coffee shop and the on-campus Cinema in Bowland Lecture Theater.
'''
Furness college -''' -
Furness bar, The Venue coffee shop and resturant, a Retro clothes Shop and a computer shop selling computers, phones and accessories. also there is Pizzertera and a Fish and chip shop.

'''Fylde college -''' -
Fylde bar, Fylde coffee shop, the Sports centre and Gymnasium and a coffe shop in the management building.

'''Grizdale College -''' -
A Chinese restaurant and takeaway, Grizdale bar, the wibbly wobbly burger bar and LUSU Central.

'''Pendal College -''' -
Pendle bar and a coffee shop / restaurant in the info lab 21.

'''Cartmel College -''' -
Baker house farm resturant and cartmel bar.

There is also an optician on-campus.

==Cultural venues==
[[Image:Outside Jack Hylton room Lancaster University.jpg|thumb|Outside the Jack Hylton music rooms.]]

The [[Peter Scott]] Gallery is open to the public free of charge. The Gallery is located on the Bailrigg campus and houses the University's international art collection, which includes Japanese and Chinese art, antiquities, works by twentieth century British artists including works by artists from the [[St Ives School]], [[Sir]] [[Terry Frost]], [[Wilhelmina Barns-Graham]], [[Barbara Hepworth]] and [[William Scott]]. Among other British artists whose work is represented are Norman Adams, [[Patrick Caulfield]], [[Elizabeth Frink]], [[Kenneth Martin]] and [[Winifred Nicholson]]. Within the last fifteen years works by [[Andy Goldsworthy]], [[Peter Howson]] and Albert Irvin have been acquired. The university collection also includes prints by significant European artists such as [[Dürer]], [[Miró]], [[Ernst]] and [[Vasarely]].

The Nuffield Theatre is a [[black-box theatre]] located at the north end of the campus.

[[Image:Ruskin Library Lancaster University.jpg|thumb|left|The Ruskin Library]]

The [[Ruskin Library]] houses archive material related to the poet, author and artist [[John Ruskin]]. It is open to the public, although only a small part of the collection is on public display at once. The building was constructed in 1997 by architect Richard MacCormac. The Whitehouse Collection housed in the Ruskin Library is the largest holding of books, manuscripts, photographs, drawings and watercolours by and related to [[John Ruskin]] in the world.

The University's Great Hall is situated at the far north end of the campus.

==Clubs and societies==

There are many different clubs and societies operating within the University of Lancaster. Common areas include sports, hobbies, politics and religion. There are several fairs during the freshers period in which various clubs and societies promote themselves.

[[Bailrigg FM]] is the student radio station and Lancaster University Cinema is the student union's on-campus cinema, based in [[Bowland College]] Lecture Theatre.

===Sport===
<!-- Image with inadequate rationale removed: [[Image:Roses2006.png|thumb|right|Logo of the 2008 [[Roses Tournament]].]] -->

Every summer term the students take part in the [[Roses Tournament]] against the [[University of York]]. The venue of the event alternates annually between Lancaster and [[University of York|York]]. As of 2007, both Lancaster and York have won the tournament 21 times, with one tie. Other sporting activities are focused on inter-college competition rather than on national leagues. The colleges compete for the Carter Shield and the George Wyatt Cup. In 2004 the Founder's Trophy was played for the first time between the University's two founding colleges, Bowland and Lonsdale. The University also has a representitve club , Furness Rovers, in division 2 of the [[North Lancashire and District Football League]].

===Religious Groups===

There are also a range of religious based societies within the University. [[Lancaster University Chaplaincy Centre]] is located at the north end of campus and the mosque and Islamic Prayer Room, also open to non-muslims, is located near InfoLab21. There are Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Bahá'í and Pagan societies which hold regular events and meetings.

===Lancaster University Students' Union===

Lancaster University Students' Union ("LUSU") is the representative body of students at the University of Lancaster. Unusually, there is no main Union building - instead the Union is organised through the eight college [[Common Room (university)|JCRs]], each of which has its own social venues and meeting spaces. The Union is, however, allocated an administration building by the University. ''Scan'' is the Students' Union newspaper. LUSU owns a [[nightclub]] in Lancaster called The Sugar House. This is a major source of income for the Students' Union, which also has two shops on the campus.

==Centre for Medical Education==

The Centre for Medical Education was established as the co-ordinating unit for all medical and health-related activity across the University. It is home to the collaborative venture with The [[University of Liverpool]], the [[University of Central Lancashire]] and the [[University of Cumbria]] to establish undergraduate medical education in North Lancashire and Cumbria.

==Notable academics==
* [[Peter Checkland]] - Emeritus Professor, the developer of [[soft systems methodology]] (SSM) in the field of [[systems thinking]].
* [[Michael Dillon (professor)|Michael Dillon]] - Professor of Politics, author of ''Politics of Security''
* [[Alan Dix]] is a Professor in the Computing department
* [[John Leach]] lecturer in AI with Computing and Psychology who has presented television programmes on survival psychology [http://www.psych.lancs.ac.uk/people/JohnLeach.html].
* [[Norman Fairclough]], a proponent of [[critical discourse analysis]], is Emeritus Professor, and formerly Professor of Language in Social Life in the Department of Linguistics and English Language.[http://ling.lancs.ac.uk/staff/norman/norman.htm]
* [[Paul Farley]], Lecturer in Creative Writing - winner of the [[Whitbread Prize]] for poetry (2002) and other awards.
* [[Gwilym Jenkins]] (until 1974) - Professor of Systems Engineering.
* [[Bob Jessop]] - Professor of Sociology
* [[John Law (sociologist)|John Law]] - Professor of Sociology, key proponent of actor-network theory.
* [[Geoffrey Leech]] is Emeritus Professor and was Professor of Linguistics and Modern English Language.[http://ling.lancs.ac.uk/staff/geoff/geoff.htm] He was part of the team which, with a team based at [[Oxford University]], compiled the [[British National Corpus]], a 100 million word collection of a range of spoken and written texts, in the 1990s. This is an important contribution to [[corpus linguistics]].
* [[Barbara Maher]] is Professor of Physical Geography and head of the Geography Department. Specialising in environmental magnetism and [[palaeomagnetism]], she was the recipient of the Royal Society Wolfson Merit Research Award in 2006.
* [[Gordon Manley]] - English climatologist and author of ''Climate and the British Scene'' in the Collins New Naturalist series.
* [[George Pickett (academic)|George Pickett]] - Professor of Low-Temperature Physics, for which the university is world-renowned. He was one of the main designers of the [[Magnetic refrigeration|adiabatic demagnetization]] refrigerator, which allowed the university's physics department to reach milli-kelvin temperatures and lower.
* [[Jeffrey Richards]] - Professor of Cultural History and expert on British popular culture.
* [[Norman Sherry]] - Professor of English, 1970-1983. Expert on [[Graham Greene]].
* [[Prof David Allsop]] Professor of Biomedicine and active supporter of the international "sleeves up" campaign.
* [[Ninian Smart]] - Foundation Professor of Religious Studies, 1967-1982.
* [[Lucy Suchman]] - Professor of Sociology, key contributor to research into [[Human–computer interaction|human-computer interaction (HCI)]]. Awarded the [[Franklin Institute#The Benjamin Franklin Awards|Benjamin Franklin Medal in Computer and Cognitive Science in 2002]].
* [[Stephen Taylor]] - Professor of Finance. World leader in Financial Econometrics.
* [[John Urry (sociologist)|John Urry]] [[FRSA]] is a Professor of Sociology, noted for his work on tourism, mobility and complexity.
* [[Sylvia Walby]] [[OBE]] - Professor of Sociology, and one of the world's leading authorities on gender.
* [[Brian Wynne]] - Professor of Science Studies and Research Director of the Centre for the Study of Environmental Change (CSEC) at Lancaster.

==Notable alumni==
College is shown in parentheses, where known.

* [[Richard Allinson]] (Fylde), DJ [[BBC Radio 2]]
* [[Antony Burgmans]] (Bowland), Chairman [[Unilever]]
* [[Alan Campbell (politician)|Alan Campbell]] (Furness), [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] [[Member of Parliament|MP]]
* [[Martin Close]] (Fylde), writer [[Coronation Street]]
* [[Hilton Dawson]], [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] politician
* [[Robert Fisk]] (Lonsdale), journalist
* [[Tina Gaudoin]], journalist<ref name="Coolhunter">{{cite web|url = http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/fashion/article2809953.ece|title = Coolhunter: Kendal Mint Cake|accessdate = 2007-11-11|publisher = Timesonline}}</ref>
* [[Martin J. Goodman]] (The Graduate College), journalist and novelist<ref name="CreativeWriters">{{cite web|url = http://www.lancs.ac.uk/depts/english/crew/work/student_work/index.htm|title = Some recent publications by past and present students of Creative Writing at Lancaster University|accessdate = 2007-08-09|publisher = Dept of English and Creative Writing, Lancaster University}}</ref>
* [[Irving Hexham]], Professor of Religious Studies
* [[Justin Hill]] (The Graduate College), novelist<ref name="CreativeWriters" />
* [[John Hull]], Professor of Finance
* [[Ralph Ineson]] (Furness), actor
* [[D. F. Lewis]], fiction writer
* [[James May]] (Pendle), journalist, presenter ''[[Top Gear (current format)|Top Gear]]''
* [[Gillian Merron]], [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] [[Member of Parliament|MP]]
* [[Alan Milburn]] (Pendle), [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] [[Member of Parliament|MP]], former [[cabinet minister]]
* [[Andrew Miller (novelist)|Andrew Miller]] (The Graduate College), novelist<ref name="CreativeWriters" />
* [[Jacob Polley]] (The Graduate College), poet<ref name="CreativeWriters" />
* [[Jason Queally]] (Bowland), Olympic [[Bicycle racing|cyclist]]
* [[Andy Serkis]] (County), actor e.g. Gollum<ref> [http://www.alumni.lancs.ac.uk/content/default.aspx?id=306&pid=40&tabId=38 University page of notable alumni] </ref>
* [[Ranvir Singh]], journalist, presenter [[BBC]] [[Northwest Tonight]]
* [[Nahed Taher]], [[CEO]] [[Gulf One]] Investment Bank
* [[Gary Waller]], [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politician
* [[Sarah Waters]] (The Graduate College), Novelist
* [[Peter Whalley]] (Lonsdale), writer [[Coronation Street]]

==Reputation and rankings==

In April 2008, Lancaster was ranked 10th in the UK in ''[[The Independent]] Good University Guide 2009''.<ref name="thegooduniversityguide.org">{{cite web | url=http://www.thegooduniversityguide.org.uk/single.htm?ipg=6524| title= thegooduniversityguide.org| publisher=thegooduniversityguide.org}}</ref> In 2007, ''[[The Sunday Times]]'' named Lancaster the top university in the north-west of England.<ref name="ranking">{{cite web | url=http://extras.timesonline.co.uk/gug/gooduniversityguide.php| title= University Rankings| author=Anon| publisher=The Sunday Times| accessdate=2008-02-27}}</ref> Lancaster is also currently top in the north-west of England in [[The Independent]], [[The Guardian]] and [[The Times]] university guides. Lancaster University Management School is, along with [[London Business School]] one of only two 6* Management Schools in the UK.

===Rankings===

{| class="wikitable"
!
! 2009
! 2008
! 2007
! 2006
! 2005
! 2004
! 2003
! 2002
! 2001
|-
! Times Good University Guide
| 19th
| 27th<ref>{{cite web |url=http://extras.timesonline.co.uk/gug/gooduniversityguide.php |title=The Times Good University Guide 2008|work=[[The Times]]}}</ref>
| 21st<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/displayPopup/0,,102571,00.html |title=The Times Good University Guide 2007 - Top Universities 2007 League Table|work=[[The Times]]}}</ref>
|
| 24th<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/displayPopup/0,,32607,00.html |title=The Times Top Universities |work=[[The Times]]}}</ref>
|
| 21st<ref name="telegraph2003">{{cite web
|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/graphics/2003/06/27/unibigpic.jpg |title= University league table |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]}}</ref>
| 21st
| 23rd<ref name="LUNewsRankings">{{cite web|url= http://domino.lancs.ac.uk/INFO/lunews.nsf/I/CAC0E881528B6B8080256A5D00567B87|title= Lancaster 8th in Guardian league table|accessdate= 2008-06-14|date= [[2001]]-[[05-31]]|publisher= Lancaster University Press Office}}</ref>
|-
! Guardian University Guide
|12th<ref name="Guardian 2008">{{cite web |url=http://browse.guardian.co.uk/education?SearchBySubject=&FirstRow=&SortOrderDirection=&SortOrderColumn=&Subject=University+ranking&Institution=Durham |title=University ranking by institution |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref>
|23rd<ref name="Guardian 2008" />
|
|
|
|
|19th<ref name="telegraph2003"/>
|
|8th<ref name="LUNewsRankings" />
|-
! Sunday Times University Guide
|
| 18th<ref name="Sunday_times 2007">{{cite web |url=http://extras.timesonline.co.uk/stug/universityguide.php |title=The Sunday Times Good University Guide League Tables |work=[[The Sunday Times]]}}</ref>
| 18th<ref name="Sunday_times 2007" />
| 21st<ref name="Sunday_times 2006/05">{{cite web |url=http://extras.timesonline.co.uk/stug2006/stug2006.pdf |title=The Sunday Times University League Table |work=[[The Sunday Times]]}}</ref>
| 28th<ref name="Sunday_times 2006/05">{{cite web |url=http://extras.timesonline.co.uk/stug2006/stug2006.pdf |title=The Sunday Times University League Table |work=[[The Sunday Times]]}}</ref>
| 24th
| 15th<ref name="telegraph2003"/>
|
|
|-
! The Independent
| 10th<ref name="The Independent 2008/09">{{cite web |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/higher/the-main-league-table-2009-813839.html |title=The Independent University League Table |work=[[The Independent]]}}</ref>
| 19th<ref name="The Independent 2008/09">{{cite web |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/higher/the-main-league-table-2009-813839.html |title=The Independent University League Table |work=[[The Independent]]}}</ref>
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! The Daily Telegraph
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 10th<ref name="telegraph2003"/>
|
|
|}

==Governance==
===Visitor===

The [[Visitor]] of the University of Lancaster is [[Her Majesty]] [[Queen Elizabeth II|The Queen]]. The Visitor is the final arbiter of any dispute within the University, except in those areas where legislation has removed this to the law courts or other [[ombudsman|ombudsmen]]. Student complaints and appeals were heard by the Visitor until the Higher Education Act 2004 came into force.<ref>[http://www.opsi.gov.uk/ACTS/acts2004/40008--c.htm#20 Section 20 of the Higher Education Act 2004]</ref> All student complaints are now heard by the [[Office of the Independent Adjudicator|Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education]].

===Council===
The Council is the governing body of the University, constituting of mainly lay members along with representatives of staff and students. It is responsible for the proper management and financial solvency of the University, with major policy decisions and corporate strategy being subject to its approval.

===Senate===
The Senate is the principal academic authority of the University. It oversees academic management and sets strategy and priorities, including the curriculum and maintenance of standards.

===George Fox Six controversy===

The "George Fox Six" were six members of the local community, including University students, who were prosecuted for aggravated [[trespass]] during a corporate venturing meeting at the University in September 2004. Speakers at the conference were drawn from one of the largest companies in the North West. The protesters criticised these companies for involvement in the arms trade and the abuse of human rights and the environment. The six protesters entered a lecture theatre in the University's [[George Fox]] building and their supporters say this was to hand out leaflets and engage delegates of the conference. The University says their aim was to aggressively disrupt the conference. On [[30 September]] [[2005]], the six were found guilty of Aggravated Trespass: specifically of intending to disrupt the conference and were ordered to each pay £300 [[costs]] and were given a 2 year [[conditional discharge]].

== In The Media ==

===The History Man===

In 1980, the BBC's four part mini-series adaption of [[Malcolm Bradbury]]'s novel, [[The History Man]], was filmed at the university, masquerading as the fictional University of Watermouth. It had long been rumoured that the events of the book were based in part on activities at the University of Lancaster, although the University of Sussex has also been cited as a possible basis.

== References ==
{{Reflist|2}}
* [http://www.lancs.ac.uk/depts/estates/documents/Lancaster%20University%20Masterplan%20P1%20080131.pdf] - Masterplan 2007-2017 Part 1
* [http://www.lancs.ac.uk/depts/estates/documents/Lancaster%20University%20Masterplan%20P2%20080131.pdf] - Masterplan 2007-2017 Part 2

== External links ==
* [http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/ Lancaster University] – Official website

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