Developing new approaches to the study of hate speech, exploring how people talk about climate change and looking at how changes in corporate governance are communicated

Large-scale cultivation of biofuels in Europe could lead to increased human mortality and crop losses according to research from the Lancaster Environment Centre.

Professor Kenneth Wilson from the Lancaster Environment Centre has met the Vice-President of Zambia to discuss the current food crisis caused by the crop pest the African Armyworm.

Professor Linda Woodhead of Lancaster University has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s New Year Honours List for services to higher education.

Researchers are aiming to develop a new class of materials with remarkable properties using one atom-thick substances such as graphene in a new collaborative project.

Lancaster University’s Spectrum Centre for Mental Health Research has been chosen by the Government to help improve access to psychological therapies for those with severe mental illnesses.

The cultural significance of the pantomime is revealed in research.

Students from the UK and around the world will have free access to some of the country’s top universities thanks to Futurelearn Ltd

A North West clinical trial of people who have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder for less than five years will be the first study of its kind to shed light on how new treatments could be more effective in the early stages of the condition.

​Isis Forensics has secured significant investment from The North West Fund for Venture Capital and Lancashire County Council’s Rosebud Fund.

The first signs of mental decline could be recognised by computer to enable people to refer themselves for medical care and support.

Lancaster University received over 3,000 visitors as postgraduates and their family and friends attended ceremonies for the conferment of Higher and Honorary Degrees on 12 December.

​Over thirty students from eight schools and colleges have attended a taster day at Lancaster Medical School.

A permanent memorial to Anuj Bidve, the Lancaster University postgraduate student who was killed in Salford on Boxing Day 2011, has been placed near to his residence in Graduate College.

​The hatching order of birds influences how they behave in adult life according to research from the Lancaster Environment Centre.

​The element thorium, which many regard as a potential nuclear “wonder-fuel”, could be a greater nuclear weapons proliferation threat than previously thought, scientists have warned.

Traditional haymeadows are much better at supporting biodiversity and preventing water pollution than intensively farmed fields according to research from Lancaster University.

​A thousand 2013 calendars are to be distributed to farmers in Cumbria as part of a scheme to reduce agricultural water pollution.

A pioneer in the field of business sustainability leadership has been named as a ‘game changer’ by Business in the Community (BITC).

Researchers from Lancaster University Management School have explored what it would take for driverless vehicles to become commonplace on UK roads.