Research at Lancaster
The quality, reach and significance of research produced in Lancaster University's vibrant research environment is world-leading.
Find Lancaster University research
Our research directory allows you to search for specific people or publications or find a list of our research groups.
Research Directory
Sustainability across Lancaster's research
Academics and researchers from across Lancaster University are working to address the climate emergency in diverse ways.
Dr Xiao Hua
60 Seconds with... Dr Xiao Hua, a lecturer in Chemistry at Lancaster University. Xiao’s work focuses on electric car batteries and how to make them more efficient and go for longer to reduce the need to charge them as much.
Professor Heather Brown
60 Seconds with... Professor Heather Brown, a Professor of Heath Inequalities at Lancaster University. Heather’s work focuses on understanding how both structural level factors and policy impacts on health inequalities across generations.
Professor Adrian Friday
60 Seconds with... Professor Adrian Friday, a Professor of Computing and Sustainability at Lancaster University. Adrian’s work focuses on understanding the carbon footprint of digital systems.
Dr Catherine Oliver
60 Seconds with... Dr Catherine Oliver from the Sociology department at Lancaster University. Here she explains how her work and research will help the climate emergency and positively impact society.
Professor Jan Bebbington
60 Seconds with... Professor Jan Bebbington, Director of the Pentland Centre research centre at Lancaster University. Jan’s work focuses on the intersection between accounting tools/techniques and social/environmental issues: now captured under the Sustainable Development Goals.
Dr Dermot O’Reilly
60 Seconds with... Dr Dermot O’Reilly, a senior lecturer in Management Learning and Leadership at Lancaster University. Dermot’s work focuses on the implementation of sustainable thinking into organisations and business decisions.
Dr Ana Costa
60 Seconds with... Dr Ana Costa - a senior lecturer in at Lancaster University. In this video, she explains how her work is focusing on the re-use of materials in construction to reduce the carbon footprint of building work.
Professor Jess Davies
60 Seconds with... Professor Jess Davies from Lancaster Environment Centre. Jess is the Director of Centre for Global Eco-Innovation and a Professor of Sustainability who specialises in the role of land and soils in creating sustainable food, climate and water futures. In this video, Jess explains how her work with carbon capture in soil, could help solve the Climate Emergency.
Dr Michael Stead
60 Seconds with... Dr Michael Stead. Michael is a Lecturer in Sustainable Design from Imagination Lancaster, our open and exploratory design research lab. His work aims to develop innovative design approaches and tools in collaboration with industry, policymakers and the public to raise awareness and support adopting sustainable and equitable data-driven technologies and related practices.
Victoria Simpson
60 Seconds with... Victoria Simpson, a Psychology PhD student at Lancaster University. Here she explains more about her research into the barriers to being vegan and how this impacts children's diet choices.
Dr Celine Germond-Duret
60 Seconds with... Dr Celine Germond-Duret, a Lecturer in Environmental Politics and Policy in the department at Lancaster University. Celine is interested in marine policy and the blue economy, international climate politics, and indigenous peoples.
Making a difference
From endangered coral reefs to helping people age more healthily, Lancaster is changing the world we live in.
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Faculties and Departments
See the full list of Lancaster's faculties, departments, institutes and research centres.
‘This is Lancaster’ - a podcast series.
Here at Lancaster University, we bring people together to deliver solutions to complex problems, both in our region and around the world.
At the heart of Lancaster's research endeavour, our experts are working in partnership with others to make a difference. In this series of interviews, Lancaster University researchers share the stories, setbacks and discoveries behind the headlines and provide an in-depth look at some of the truly life-changing work taking place in our University.
This is Lancaster Podcast
REF 2021
The UK Government's Research Excellence Framework (REF) confirms Lancaster as a home of world-leading research.
REF 2021 rated 99% of Lancaster's overall research environment as 4* 'world leading' or 3* 'internationally excellent'. This includes support and training of research students, research integrity, equality and diversity, as well as facilities available to support research.
REF 2021 resultsInterdisciplinary research
A major strength of Lancaster University is its thriving ecosystem of interdisciplinary research. This collaborative approach is fostered by bringing together experts from different disciplines to address regional, national and global challenges.
Interdisciplinary research
Support for Researchers
Providing support and development opportunities for researchers is a key part of Lancaster's research strategy:
Research services
Lancaster’s Research Services team provides support for all aspects of externally-funded research activities.
Our experts help academic staff to:
- Identify funding opportunities
- Develop applications
- Cost proposals
- Deal with post-award administration
The team also provides University-wide support for research governance and ethics, REF, research contracts and research information and systems.
Researcher development
The development of our researchers is central to the success of Lancaster's 2020 strategy.
As part of our People Strategy, we are fully committed to the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers and have an action plan in place to support its implementation.
Lancaster's demonstrated commitment to the Concordat has received European recognition in the form of the HR Excellence in Research award, first awarded to the institution in 2011, retained in 2013 and again in 2016.
Engagement support
Lancaster's Engagement Learning and Development Portal has been developed to help encourage engagement activity.
Aimed at researchers and other staff with a responsibility in this area, the portal has toolkits, digital guides, videos and case studies on topics including:
- How to run events
- Working with the media, businesses, the public and communities
- Communicating research findings
- Influencing and negotiating
- Engaging with policymakers
- How engagement can help further your career
Research stories
Lancaster University research stories from the past few weeks:
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