Lancaster University Custom RSS Feed http://news.lancs.ac.uk Students from schools in Cumbria shared their experience of research at the launch of a major new partnership with Lancaster University this week. http://news.lancs.ac.uk/Web/News/Pages/Inspiring-next-generation-researchers.aspx 8a07008a-6d5a-4f45-aa01-b7a08cdb689c 2013-05-23T00:00:00.0000000Z Over 70 per cent of people who hold a personal budget for social care said it led to greater independence and support according to the latest survey. http://news.lancs.ac.uk/Web/News/Pages/Survey-reveals-the-success-of-personal-budgets-in-social-care.aspx 8ec0b13d-bd6e-437e-a68d-73079116834b 2013-05-22T00:00:00.0000000Z A new study has found that bacteria responsible for chronic intestinal inflammation in cattle, which have also been implicated in Crohn's disease in humans, are widespread in the UK countryside. http://news.lancs.ac.uk/Web/News/Pages/Cattle-disease-bacteria-widespread-in-the-UK.aspx 48679677-f12c-43d2-960c-a08a99e5e175 2013-05-22T00:00:00.0000000Z The privacy management of 16 popular social networking sites, including Facebook and Twitter, is “seriously deficient,” according to a study being published in the June issue of Computer magazine. http://news.lancs.ac.uk/Web/News/Pages/Social-Media-Plagued-by-Privacy-Problems-Say-Researchers-.aspx eb244f7b-72bd-41fa-8acb-f639c28b0d49 2013-05-20T00:00:00.0000000Z Could trees reduce pollution in busy streets? An experiment being conducted on the A6 in Lancaster for the BBC may provide the answer. http://news.lancs.ac.uk/Web/News/Pages/Residents-help-Lancaster-University-research-roadside-particulate-pollution--.aspx 71899530-726f-42b3-9633-9323bebf5b71 2013-05-17T00:00:00.0000000Z A UK-Canadian team of scientists has discovered ancient pockets of water, which have been isolated deep underground for billions of years and contain abundant chemicals known to support life. http://news.lancs.ac.uk/Web/News/Pages/Billion-year-old-water-could-hold-clues-to-life-on-Earth-and-Mars.aspx ad1f1ebb-1f03-4201-942c-d8520c606f0c 2013-05-16T00:00:00.0000000Z A project revealing the social and emotional impact of flooding and an entrepreneurship unit providing business development programmes for SMEs earned Lancaster University recognition in a top research council award. http://news.lancs.ac.uk/Web/News/Pages/Lancaster-University-makes-a-double-Impact-at-awards.aspx 555d6a1c-cf2d-4a2f-9c87-978b0dde5dba 2013-05-15T00:00:00.0000000Z Scientists at Lancaster, Virginia and Oxford universities have produced a web-based tool that allows anyone living in the UK to see their own ‘nitrogen footprint’. http://news.lancs.ac.uk/Web/News/Pages/First,-carbon-footprints now-you-can-calculate-your-nitrogen-footprint-.aspx 6d20836f-fd6c-4364-bb7c-7e12fee0f346 2013-05-15T00:00:00.0000000Z The University is shocked and saddened following the death of 22-year-old student Ryan Rostron. http://news.lancs.ac.uk/Web/News/Pages/Ryan-Rostron.aspx 5194fa4a-e7ec-429c-941c-fe677eec68fe 2013-05-14T00:00:00.0000000Z The University’s Travel Plan has been so successful that targets set for 2015 for bus use, car sharing and sole occupancy car use have already been achieved. http://news.lancs.ac.uk/Web/News/Pages/Staff-and-students-get-on-the-bus--.aspx aab981b8-4977-4b96-990f-92ecc0a0ff2b 2013-05-13T00:00:00.0000000Z Marketing is ranked first in the UK in the Complete University Guide 2014 and 12 other subjects are ranked in the top ten. http://news.lancs.ac.uk/Web/News/Pages/Lancaster-subjects-score-highly-in-UK-and-global-league-tables-.aspx 04295c7f-0221-480f-a34c-7f10d1cbd217 2013-05-10T00:00:00.0000000Z University-based ‘Security Lancaster’ is to be part of a bid to increase UK-India cyber security research collaborations tackling key issues demanding global cooperation. http://news.lancs.ac.uk/Web/News/Pages/Security-Lancaster-expert-to-play-a-leading-role-in-UK-India-cyber-security-team.aspx e2623992-a4f5-48a0-ba06-dfecda6aae2f 2013-05-08T00:00:00.0000000Z A digital jukebox which uses social networking to select music has been developed by researchers at Lancaster University. http://news.lancs.ac.uk/Web/News/Pages/Social-media-enables-interactive-jukebox.aspx 52a6f83b-33da-41b2-b2c4-4a9b105b4dbb 2013-05-08T00:00:00.0000000Z Professor Peter Checkland and Ian Miller MBE have been awarded Honorary Fellowships in recognition of their distinguished service. http://news.lancs.ac.uk/Web/News/Pages/Honorary-Fellowships-2013-.aspx d9ebed7f-06f9-4c91-aecc-5911e7135e47 2013-05-03T00:00:00.0000000Z A Lancaster-based business whose chief executive is a professor at the university’s School of Computing and Communications is to receive the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade. http://news.lancs.ac.uk/Web/News/Pages/Royal-seal-of-approval-for-Rinicom.aspx 969737c3-72b7-41f4-a6fc-c9c4600ad518 2013-05-02T00:00:00.0000000Z MP Eric Ollerenshaw visited Lancaster University with members of the city’s business community to find out how the higher education institution is supporting regional firms. http://news.lancs.ac.uk/Web/News/Pages/MP-gleans-insight-into-business-support-project.aspx 2b36847c-664c-4377-a0f4-3835f7004054 2013-05-01T00:00:00.0000000Z The University’s Curate the Campus arts project sees artists staging creative projects in unusual locations across campus. http://news.lancs.ac.uk/Web/News/Pages/Hear a dawn chorus concert from David Attenborough’s sound recordist.aspx f57cc10f-4cb9-443e-b406-b1e73b1be308 2013-04-30T00:00:00.0000000Z A way to improve detection rates in police interviews has been discovered by researchers following a mock terrorism scenario where suspects plotted to blow up a building. http://news.lancs.ac.uk/Web/News/Pages/How-to-spot-liars-in-official-interviews.aspx d28afd8d-41d5-44f7-8e2b-f53781d892dd 2013-04-29T00:00:00.0000000Z New research shows girls with learning and physical disabilities are more likely to suffer period problems compared to the general population. http://news.lancs.ac.uk/Web/News/Pages/Managing-menstrual-problems-of-girls-with-disabilities-presents-medical-dilemma.aspx d114b7f9-066c-46ad-bf0b-cb275f632dd1 2013-04-25T00:00:00.0000000Z Lancaster University has risen nine places to tenth in the UK in a survey of the best student experience. http://news.lancs.ac.uk/Web/News/Pages/Lancaster-ranked-in-top-ten-for-best-student-experience.aspx 4dab0c78-a76c-4604-aebb-9e17404d7c14 2013-04-25T00:00:00.0000000Z