Research Strategic Plan
Lancaster University will continue to demonstrate that it performs research that is highly respected by peers and has a significant impact on society through benefits to business and influence on public policy. We will maintain a thriving research community that recognises the importance of developing new researchers and provides the support to allow our staff to achieve their maximum research potential.
We will ensure that our research portfolio continues to be world class and sustainable across all our disciplines:
- by increasing the proportion of our staff that are recognised as world leaders in their fields and ensuring that all of our research is of international quality
- by supporting research from a wide range of funding sources
We will maximise the impact of the research:
- by addressing key issues for civil society, business and policy makers nationally and internationally as well as in our region
- by ensuring that the results of our research are appropriately disseminated within academic and user communities
We will encourage interdisciplinary approaches to major global issues:
- by continuing to invest in major research centres
- by ensuring that inter-faculty and inter-departmental projects are facilitated
We will aim to be a University of choice for early career staff and postgraduate research students:
- by having a Graduate School environment that provides high quality research training and skills development and is attractive and supportive to students from all backgrounds
- by providing support for personal and professional development of researchers at an early stage in their careers
We will provide a world class research environment:
- by ensuring that our staff have appropriate time and resources to do their research
- by ensuring that our facilities, equipment and research support structures are first class and attractive
We will aim to be productive partners in research for other universities, research based institutions and business:
- by fully engaging in important regional, national and international research collaborations
- by developing sustainable research relationships with major companies as well as small and medium enterprises, government departments and non-government organisation