Lancaster University
Motto:	Patet omnibus veritas "Truth lies open to all"
Established:	1964
Type:	public
Chancellor:	Sir Christian Bonington
Vice-Chancellor:	Prof. Paul Wellings
Visitor:	Her Majesty The Queen
Staff:	2,250
Students:	17,410[1]
Undergraduates:	13,855[1]
Postgraduates:	3,555[1]
Location:	Lancaster, England
Colours:	and
Affiliations:	1994 Group N8 Group Association of Commonwealth Universities AMBA NWUA Universities UK
Website:	http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/

Lancaster University (officially "The University of Lancaster")^[2] is a British university in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group The date of establishment or date of founding of an Institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point A public university is a University that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government as opposed to private universities. A Chancellor is the head of a University. Other titles are sometimes used such as President or Rector. Sir Christian John Storey Bonington, CBE (born 6 August 1934 in Hampstead, London) is an British Mountaineer A Vice-Chancellor (commonly called the VC) of a University in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, New Zealand, For the Catholic equivalent see Canonical visitation, and for other uses see Visitor (disambiguation A Visitor, in United For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. The word student is etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation Verb "studēre" In some Educational systems undergraduate education is Post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelor's degree. See also Postgraduate Training in Education Postgraduate education (synonymous in North America with graduate education, and sometimes described Lancaster (pronounced ˈlæŋˌkæstə or ˈlænˌkæstə is a City in Lancashire, England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland School colors are the Colors chosen by a School to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification The 1994 Group is a coalition of "smaller research-intensive universities " in the United Kingdom founded in 1994 to defend their interests The N8 Group comprises eight research-intensive Universities in Northern England. The Association of Commonwealth Universities represents over 480 universities from Commonwealth countries The Association of MBAs, is a UK based organisation that accredits graduate business programmes of international Business schools It is similar to the The North West Universities Association is a representative body in the North West of England, intended to advance the development of the fifteen Higher education Universities UK began life as the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals of the Universities of the United Kingdom (CVCP in the nineteenth century when there were informal A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A university is an institution of Higher education and Research, which grants Academic degrees in a variety of subjects Lancaster (pronounced ˈlæŋˌkæstə or ˈlænˌkæstə is a City in Lancashire, England. Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The university has an annual income of £149 million^[3], 2,250 staff and 17,415 students. In the last Research Assessment Exercise Lancaster was named the 9th best research institution in the United Kingdom^[4]. The Research Assessment Exercise ( RAE) is an exercise undertaken approximately every 5 years on behalf of the four UK Higher education funding councils ( HEFCE The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Along with the universities of Durham, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Sheffield and York, Lancaster forms the N8 Group of research universities. Durham University is a University in Durham, England. It was founded as the University of Durham (which remains its official and legal name The University of Leeds is a major teaching and research University in Leeds, West Yorkshire; one of the largest in the United Kingdom with The University of Liverpool is a University in the city of Liverpool, England. The University of Manchester is a " red brick " civic University located in Manchester, England. Newcastle University is a leading research intensive University located in Newcastle upon Tyne in the north-east of England. The University of Sheffield is a research University, located in Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. The University of York is a Campus university in the city of York, England. The N8 Group comprises eight research-intensive Universities in Northern England. In national league tables of the overall performance of the 118 universities in the UK, Lancaster is consistently placed within the top 20, and was placed tenth overall in the 2008 Good University Guide^[5]. In 2006, Lancaster was one of the five universities shortlisted for Sunday Times University of the Year. The Sunday Times University of the Year is an annual award given to a British university or other Higher education institution by The Sunday Times

Lancaster is a collegiate university, with its main functions divided between three central faculties of the University and 9 colleges. College ( Latin collegium) is a term most often used today to denote an Educational Institution. A faculty is a division within a University. The concept of a university with different faculties for different subjects dates back to Al-Azhar University, which had 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.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Origins 1.2 Establishment 1.3 List of Chancellors 1.4 List of Vice-Chancellors 2 The Colleges 2.1 Chancellors Wharf 3 The Faculties 4 The Campus 4.1 Bailrigg 4.2 Major Projects 4.3 Southwest Campus 4.4 Services 4.5 Food and Drink 5 Cultural Venues 5.1 The Peter Scott Gallery 5.2 The Nuffield Theatre 5.3 The Ruskin Library 5.4 The Great Hall 6 Clubs and Societies 6.1 Sport 6.2 The Lancaster University Students' Union 7 NHS Hospitals 8 Notable academic staff 9 Notable alumni 10 League Tables and Rankings 10.1 Rankings 11 Notable Achievement 12 Governance 12.1 The Visitor 12.2 The Court 12.3 The Council 12.4 The Senate 13 Recent Controversies 13.1 The George Fox Six 14 References 15 External links

History

Origins

Following the Second World War there were only nine universities and less than 1000 full time students in Britain. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including 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 universities were announced; one of these was the University of Lancaster. The term plate glass university (or plateglass university) has come into use by some to refer to one of the several universities founded in the United Kingdom

Establishment

The university was established by royal charter in 1964. A Royal Charter is a Charter granted by the Sovereign on the advice of the Privy council to legitimize an incorporated body such as a city company The charter stipulated that HRH Princess Alexandra of Kent, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy LG GCVO be the first Chancellor. The Most Noble Order of the Garter is an Order of chivalry, or Knighthood, originating in Medieval England, and presently bestowed on recipients The Royal Victorian Order (RVO is a Dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry in the Commonwealth realms Created by Queen Victoria A Chancellor is the head of a University. Other titles are sometimes used such as President or Rector. She was inaugurated in 1964. The ceremony also saw the granting of various honorary degrees to amongst others, the new Prime Minister Harold Wilson. This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. James Harold Wilson Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, KG, OBE, FRS, PC (11 March 1916 &ndash 24 May 1995 was one of the most prominent British politicians 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 professors, 32 additional members of teaching and research staff, 8 library staff and 14 administrators on academic grades. The meaning of the word professor ( Latin: professor, person who professes to be an expert in some art or science teacher of highest rank) varies The motto adopted by the new university Patet omnibus veritas which means Truth Lies Open to All reflecting the hope that the expansion of higher education would lead to the extension of education to all. 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, just across from the old factory premises of Waring & Gillow, which were used to accommodate the new students. Congregational churches are Protestant Christian churches practicing Congregationalist church governance, in which each congregation independently Waring & Gillow is a noted firm of English furniture manufacturers formed in 1897 by the merger of Gillow of Lancaster and Waring of Liverpool Many new students were housed in Morecambe. Morecambe is a resort town within the City of Lancaster district of Lancashire, England. 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, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy LG GCVO (1964-2004)
• Sir Christian Bonnington CBE (2005 -present)

List of Vice-Chancellors

• Professor Sir Charles Carter (1964–1980)
• Professor Philip Reynolds CBE (1980–1985)
• Professor Harry Hanham (1985–1995)
• Professor William Ritchie OBE (1995-2002)
• Professor Paul Wellings (2002-present)

The Colleges

All members of the university are members of a college^[6]. The Most Noble Order of the Garter is an Order of chivalry, or Knighthood, originating in Medieval England, and presently bestowed on recipients The Royal Victorian Order (RVO is a Dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry in the Commonwealth realms Created by Queen Victoria Sir Christian John Storey Bonington, CBE (born 6 August 1934 in Hampstead, London) is an British Mountaineer The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Professor Sir Charles Frederick Carter ( August 15 1919 &ndash 27 June 2002) was an academic known primarily for his role as the founding Vice-Chancellor Pendle College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Lancaster. Each college has its own individual character and they are busy centres of social, recreational and educational activity^[6]. Most colleges have about eight or nine hundred members and all on-campus accommodation is linked to a college^[6]. The colleges are governed by a syndicate. The syndicate structures vary, but all include a Principal, a Dean and assistant deans. The Principal is the Chief executive and the chief academic officer of a University or College in certain parts of the Commonwealth In Academic administration, a dean is a person with significant authority over a specific academic unit or over a specific area of concern or both

The University has eight undergraduate colleges^[6], which are all named after regions of the traditional county of Lancashire. The historic counties of England are ancient subdivisions of England. The University also has one post-graduate college^[6], established in 1992 it is simply named Graduate College. Graduate College is the only college in Lancaster University to take Postgraduate students rather than undergraduates The original colleges are Bowland and Lonsdale. College ( Latin collegium) is a term most often used today to denote an Educational Institution.

• Bowland (established 1964), named after the Forest of Bowland
• Cartmel (established 1969), named after the Cartmel peninsular
• The County (established 1969), named after Lancashire County Council
• Furness (established 1966), named after the Furness region
• Fylde (established 1968), named after the Fylde peninsula
• Grizedale (established 1975), named after Grizedale Forest
• Lonsdale (established 1964), named after the Lune Valley (Lonsdale)
• 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. Bowland College is the oldest and traditionally the smallest constituent college of the University of Lancaster. The Forest of Bowland, also known as the Bowland Fells, is an area of barren Gritstone Fells deep valleys and Peat Moorland, Cartmel College, University of Lancaster, UK was founded in 1968 Cartmel is a village by the river Eea Cartmel is a village in Cumbria, England several miles west of Grange-over-Sands. "Peninsular" redirects here For the geographical formation see Peninsula. The County College, sometimes known as County College, is a constituent college of the University of Lancaster. Furness College is one of the constituent Colleges of the University of Lancaster. Furness (ˈfɘˑnəs is a Peninsula in the southern part of Cumbria, in north-west England. Fylde College is a constituent College of the University of Lancaster, in Lancashire, UK. The Fylde is a coastal Plain in western Lancashire, England. It is roughly a 13-mile (20-kilometre square -shaped Peninsula, bounded Grizedale College is a college of the University of Lancaster in Lancashire, England. Grizedale Forest is a 2447 km² area of Woodland in the Lake District of North West England, located to the east of Coniston Water and See also List of fictional Oxford colleges. Lonsdale College is a constituent College of the University of Lancaster, Lonsdale was a hundred of Lancashire, England. For many decades it covered most of the northwestern part of Lancashire around Pendle College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Lancaster. Pendle is a local government district and Borough of Lancashire, England, on the North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire borders In some universities in the United Kingdom — particularly collegiate universities such as Oxford, Cambridge and Durham — the academic body A selling-point of the University is that the colleges are more than mere halls of residence, offering a sense of community^[6]. The Lancaster 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 infirmary and the city centre. A hospital is an institution for Health care providing treatment by specialised staff and equipment and often but not always providing for It is open to members of all of the university's college. Residents remain members of their various colleges, with Chancellors Wharf itself being only a hall of residence. Dormitory typically refers in the United States to residence halls which are sleeping quarters or entire buildings primarily providing sleeping and residential quarters for

The Faculties

• Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences consisting of the school of Law 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.

• 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.

• Faculty of Management - 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 following centres for Collaborative Intervention in the Public Sector (CCIPS); 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) and Centre for Performance-Led HR (CPHR). Lancaster University Management School ( LUMS) in Lancaster England, is the international business school of Lancaster University.

The Campus

Bailrigg

The purpose-built campus occupies Bailrigg, a 200 acre site donated by Lancaster City Council in 1963 ^[7]. A campus is traditionally the land on which a College or University and related institutional buildings are situated Bailrigg is a village in Lancashire, England. The University of Lancaster campus is situated in Bailrigg and the student radio station Bailrigg FM The acre is a unit of Area in a number of different systems including the imperial and U The City of Lancaster (2002 population 133914 is a local government district with city status in Lancashire, England. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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 fields. A duck pond is a Pond for Ducks and other water Birds Often such ponds are artificial and ornamental in nature in Public parks for example A playing field is a field used for playing sports or games They are generally outdoors but many large structures exist to enclose playing fields from bad weather The site is located three miles south of the city centre. The campus buildings are arranged around a central walkway known as The Spine ^[8]. A walkway is a composite or umbrella term for all formal surfaces supporting walking The walkway runs from north to south and is covered for most of its length in order to provide shelter from the frequent rainfall which dominates the Lancashire climate. The main architect was Gabriel Epstein of Shepeard and Epstein^[9]. In contrast to some of the other campus universities Bailrigg was designed to integrate social, residential and teaching areas. A campus university is a British term for a University situated on one site - with student accommodation teaching and research facilities and leisure activities 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^[10]. 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. bus station is a structure where city or intercity Buses stop to pick up and drop off passengers 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 ^[11]. 968 was a year in the 10th century. Events By Place Asia The Pechenegs begin the Siege of Kiev Alexandra Square is the university's main plaza. Plaza ( / latin america) is a Spanish word related to "field" which describes an open urban Public space, such as a City square. Named after the first chancellor, HRH 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 ^[12]. A Chancellor is the head of a University. Other titles are sometimes used such as President or Rector. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The library was extended in 1997 and in 1998 the Ruskin Library designed by Sir Richard MacCormac was opened. The Ruskin Library is a library on the campus of Lancaster University which houses material related to the English poet author and artist John Ruskin 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 University Chaplaincy Centre. Lancaster University Chaplaincy Centre, on the Campus of Lancaster University in the United Kingdom is a unique building bringing together the many Opened on the 2nd May 1969, the architects were the Preston based firm Cassidy & Ashton. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Preston ( ˈprɛstən is a city and local government district in Lancashire, England, located on the River Ribble. The building has a trefoil plan with a central spire where the three circles meet. Trefoil (from Latin trifolium, "three-leaved plant" French trèfle, German Dreiblatt and Dreiblattbogen) is a graphic form composed A spire is a tapering conical or pyramidal structure on the top of a building particularly a church Tower. The logo of the university 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. Bailrigg is a village in Lancashire, England. The University of Lancaster campus is situated in Bailrigg and the student radio station Bailrigg FM The plan was abandoned during the 1970's and the land sold during a period of financial difficulties. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970.

Major Projects

New accommodation blocks for Furness and 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. Furness College is the name of two educational establishments in North West England UK Furness College Barrow-in-Furness - A college of further education Fylde College is a constituent College of the University of Lancaster, in Lancashire, UK. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The County College, sometimes known as County College, is a constituent college of the University of Lancaster. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Phase 5 of the residence plan began with the refurbishment of the County Main building in early 2008. The County College, sometimes known as County College, is a constituent college of the University of Lancaster. 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. Bowland College is the oldest and traditionally the smallest constituent college of the University of Lancaster. The Lancaster University Masterplan 2007-2017^[13] envisions improved access across the university with enhanced greenery and the construction of 27 new buildings. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. 2017 ( MMXVII) will be a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 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 Management School building, new social space for Grizedale College and a £21 million sports centre. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories. Lancaster University Management School ( LUMS) in Lancaster England, is the international business school of Lancaster University. Grizedale College is a college of the University of Lancaster in Lancashire, England.

Southwest Campus

The university began expansion onto the lower slopes of Bailrigg with the development of new buildings for Graduate College in 1998. Bailrigg is a village in Lancashire, England. The University of Lancaster campus is situated in Bailrigg and the student radio station Bailrigg FM Graduate College is the only college in Lancaster University to take Postgraduate students rather than undergraduates 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. See also List of fictional Oxford colleges. Lonsdale College is a constituent College of the University of Lancaster, Cartmel College, University of Lancaster, UK was founded in 1968 Pendle College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Lancaster.

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. The site was a greenfield site, with residents of nearby Galgate being worried about "the impact of the new buildings", flooding of the local area due to increased run-off from the site and increased traffic flow on the A6 and other local roads. Galgate is a small Village in northern England, just south of Lancaster University, and about 3 miles south of Lancaster itself in the Along The development of 'InfoLab 21' also met objections with the proposed building being described as a "Dalek Factory"[1]. Another concern related to the limited amount of new social space. 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, allowing, if desired, for self-contained living, detached from the city. Services on campus include Bailrigg post office, Barclays Bank , NatWest Bank, a travel agent which sells rail and National Express tickets, a health centre, a pharmacy, a dental practice, an opticians. Bailrigg is a village in Lancashire, England. The University of Lancaster campus is situated in Bailrigg and the student radio station Bailrigg FM A post office is a facility authorized by a Postal system for the posting receipt sorting handling transmission or delivery of Mail. Barclays PLC is a major global financial services provider operating in Europe, North America, the Middle East, Latin America, Australia National Westminster Bank Plc, or NatWest as it is commonly known is a Commercial bank in the United Kingdom which has been part of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group National Express Group plc ( is a UK -based Transport group with headquarters in London that operates Bus, coach, rail Pharmacy (from the Greek φάρμακον 'pharmakon' = drug is the Health profession that links the Health sciences with the chemical sciences Scientific Equipment OpticianAn optician is an Eye care professional who provides corrective lenses based on a prescription for the correction of a Refractive Shops on campus include a SPAR supermarket, LUSU Shop, LUSU Central, a charity shop, the proceeds of which go to Cancer Care and St. In Sailing, a spar is also know as a round pole of wood or Metal used on a Sailing ship. A charity shop, second-hand shop ( UK) thrift shop, thrift store, hospice shop ( U Johns Hospice, Waterstone's bookshop, a newsagents, a florists and Endsleigh insurance. Waterstone's is a United Kingdom –based chain of bookshops. A newsagent ( British English) newsagency ( Australian English) or newsstand ( American English) is often a small business that sells Floristry is the general term used to describe the professional floral trade Endsleigh Insurance is a Cheltenham -based UK insurance intermediary specialising in the student and graduate markets

Food and Drink

Bailrigg hosts a large variety of Food Outlets: Lancaster Environment Centre Courtyard Cafe; Uni Chippi; Pizzetta Republic; The Sultan, Indian-Styled Fast Food Restaurant; Gregg's the baker; Diggles coffee shop; Coffee shops in County, Bowland, Grizedale and Fylde colleges; Barker House Farm food court; Wibbly Wobbly burgers; Global Cafe, located in the Chaplaincy Centre; Cafe 21, a cafe in Infolab21; Hub Cafe, a cafe in the Management School; The Venue, a slightly upmarket cafe operated by the University itself; Wong's Kitchen, a Chinese restaurant in the George Fox building; Spicy Hut, an Indian restaurant at the north end of campus. Pizza (ˈpiːtsə, in Italian:) is a popular dish made with an Oven -baked flat generally round Bread that is covered with tomatoes or a tomato-based The County College, sometimes known as County College, is a constituent college of the University of Lancaster. Bowland College is the oldest and traditionally the smallest constituent college of the University of Lancaster. Grizedale College is a college of the University of Lancaster in Lancashire, England. Fylde College is a constituent College of the University of Lancaster, in Lancashire, UK. The campus also hosts ten bars, one for each college and one in the Great Hall Complex.

Cultural Venues

The Peter Scott Gallery

The Peter Scott Gallery is open to the public free of charge and presents a varied programme of temporary exhibitions. Sir Peter Markham Scott, CH, CBE, DSC, FRS, FZS, ( September 14, 1909 – August 29, 1989 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. Sir is an Honorific used as a title (see Knight) and in several other modern contexts Sir Terry Frost (born Terence Ernest Manitou Frost) ( October 13, 1915 – September 1, 2003) was an English artist noted Wilhelmina Barns-Graham ( June 8, 1912, St Andrews, Fife - January 26, 2004) was one of the foremost British abstract Dame Barbara Hepworth DBE (January 10 1903 &ndash May 20 1975 christened Jocelyn Barbara Hepworth) was a major British William Scott may refer to William Scott (justice (died 1350s English lawyer and Chief Justice of the King's Bench William Scott of Scott's Among other British artists whose work is represented are Norman Adams, Patrick Caulfield, Elizabeth Frink, Kenneth Martin and Winifred Nicholson. Patrick Caulfield CBE ( 30 January, 1936 &ndash 29 September, 2005) was an English painter and Printmaker Dame Elisabeth Jean Frink DBE, CH, RA (b 14 November 1930, Thurlow Suffolk - d Kenneth Martin (born 13 April 1905 in Sheffield - died 1984 was an English painter and sculptor who along with his wife Mary Martin Winifred Nicholson (b 1893 in Oxford - d 1981 in Cumbria née Winifred Roberts (who early in her career sometimes used the name Winifred Dacre) Within the last fifteen years works by Andy Goldsworthy, Peter Howson and Albert Irvin have been acquired. Andy Goldsworthy (born 26 July 1956 is a British sculptor, Photographer and environmentalist living in Scotland who produces Peter Howson (born 1958 is an Scottish painter. He was an official war artist in the 1993 Bosnian Civil War The university collection also includes prints by significant European artists such as Dürer, Miró, Ernst and Vasarely. Albrecht Dürer (ˈalbʀɛçt ˈdyʀɐ ( May 21, 1471 &ndash April 6, 1528) was a German painter, Printmaker Joan Miró i Ferrà ( April 20, 1893 &ndash December 25, 1983) was an ethnic Catalan (of Spanish nationality Victor Vasarely (Vásárhelyi Győző ( 9 April, 1906, Pécs - 15 March, 1997, Paris) was a Hungarian The gallery also holds the most significant collection of Royal Lancastrian ceramics in Britain, which is on permanent display in the John Chambers Ceramics Room.

The Nuffield Theatre

The Nuffield Theatre is a versatile black-box theatre located at the north end of the campus. The black box theater is a relatively recent innovation consisting of a simple somewhat unadorned Performance space usually a large square room with black walls and a flat It has has a long and respected tradition of staging and commissioning experimental performance from across the UK and abroad from contemporary theatre and avant garde to full student-written plays. Avant-garde (avɑ̃gaʁd in French) means "advance guard" or "vanguard A play, or stageplay, is a form of Literature written by a Playwright, almost always consisting of Dialogue between Fictional characters Many of the most important performance makers of the last 30 years have shown their work here. Supporting a range of emergent and experimental practice through its New Works programme and its Emerging Artists scheme, the Nuffield forms the prime site for Theatre Studies student engagement with the creation, viewing and critique of contemporary performance.

The Ruskin Library

The University is home to the Ruskin Library which houses archive material related to the English poet, author and artist John Ruskin. The Ruskin Library is a library on the campus of Lancaster University which houses material related to the English poet author and artist John Ruskin England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland John Ruskin (8 February 1819 &ndash 20 January 1900 is best known for his work as an Art critic, sage writer, and Social critic, but is remembered 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. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar 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. John Ruskin (8 February 1819 &ndash 20 January 1900 is best known for his work as an Art critic, sage writer, and Social critic, but is remembered

The Great Hall

The Great Hall is situated at the far north end of the campus and since its construction has remained largely unchanged to. The design of the Hall was a compromise because it had to fill a variety of functions ranging from the staging of concerts, dances to exams and degree ceremonies. During the early days of the university, there used to be student meetings in the building. The hall also played host to a number of popular bands until the student population got too big and concerts became a fire hazard. Bands such as Pink Floyd, Bob Geldof and Eric Clapton played in the Hall before the construction of the Sugar House. The Great Hall is the venue for The Lancaster International Concerts Series which presents an internationally recognised programme of visiting orchestras, soloists, and ensembles, as well as opera, and events for young people.

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.

There is a huge range of interests offered by clubs and societies. For example, languages, nationalities, wargames, arts based including writing, dancing, anime and roleplaying and many more. Dance (from French danser, perhaps from Frankish) is an Art form that generally refers to movement of the body usually rhythmic (anime in Japanese, In roleplaying, participants adopt and act out the Role of characters, or parts that may have personalities motivations and backgrounds different from If society covering a particular subject does not exist there is usually a mechanism by which it can be created. Bailrigg FM is the student radio station and Lancaster University Cinema is the student union's on-campus cinema. Bailrigg FM (Formerly known as URB and Radio Bailrigg) is the radio station for Lancaster University, operating in a music radio format predominantly It was founded in 1965 as the Film Society, changing its name in May 2004. It is based in Bowland College Lecture Theatre. Bowland College is the oldest and traditionally the smallest constituent college of the University of Lancaster.

Sport

Every summer term the students take part in the Roses Tournament against the University of York. A logo ( Greek el λογότυπος = el-Latn logotypos is a graphical element ( Ideogram, Symbol, Emblem, Icon, Sign) 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common There is also the Tournament of Roses Parade in the United States There is also the Tournament of Roses Parade in the United States The University of York is a Campus university in the city of York, England. The venue of the event alternates between Bailrigg and Heslington campuses. Bailrigg is a village in Lancashire, England. The University of Lancaster campus is situated in Bailrigg and the student radio station Bailrigg FM Heslington Hall is an English Manor house located on the campus of the University of York, near the village of Heslington, England. As of 2007, both Lancaster and York have won the tournament 21 times, with 1 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. Bowland College is the oldest and traditionally the smallest constituent college of the University of Lancaster. See also List of fictional Oxford colleges. Lonsdale College is a constituent College of the University of Lancaster,

There is also a wide range of religious based societies and places of worship 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. Lancaster University Chaplaincy Centre, on the Campus of Lancaster University in the United Kingdom is a unique building bringing together the many There are Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist and Bahá'í societies which hold regular events and meetings.

The Lancaster University Students' Union

The 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 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 student union's newspaper. LUSU owns a nightclub in Lancaster called The Sugar House. A nightclub (or "night club" or "club" is a drinking, dancing, and entertainment venue which does its primary business after dark This is a major source of income for the Students' Union. They also have two shops on the campus.

NHS Hospitals

• University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust

The Centre for Medical Education was established as the co-ordinating unit for all medical and health-related activity across The University of Lancaster. 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. The University of Liverpool is a University in the city of Liverpool, England. The University of Central Lancashire (or UCLan) is a University based in Preston, UK, which until January 2007 had additional Campuses The University of Cumbria is a British University established on 1 August 2007, with roots extending back to the Society for the Encouragement

Notable academic staff

• Peter Checkland - Emeritus Professor, the developer of soft systems methodology (SSM) in the field of systems thinking. Peter Checkland (1930 Birmingham, UK) is a British management scientist and professor of Systems at Lancaster University. Soft Systems Methodology ( SSM) is an approach to organisational process modelling and it can be used both for general Problem solving and in the management of change Systems thinking is a unique approach to problem solving in that it views certain "problems" as parts of an overall system rather than focusing on individual outcomes and contributing
• 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 [2]. Alan Dix is an expert in the field of human-computer interaction. John Leach can refer to: John Leach (judge (1760&ndash1834 an English judge John Leach (Royal Navy officer (died 1941 a Royal Navy captain
• 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. Norman Fairclough (1941 - is Emeritus Professor of Linguistics at Lancaster University. Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA is an interdisciplinary approach to the study of Discourse, which views language as a form of social practice and focuses on the ways social [3]
• Paul Farley, Lecturer in Creative Writing - winner of the Whitbread Prize for poetry (2002) and other awards. Paul Farley is an award-winning English poet He was born in Liverpool studied painting at the Chelsea School of Art and has lived in London Brighton and Cumbria The Costa Book Awards are among the United Kingdom 's most prestigious literary awards
• Gwilym Jenkins (until 1974) - Professor of Systems Engineering. Gwilym Meirion Jenkins (1933 – July 10, 1982) was a British Statistician and Systems engineer.
• Geoffrey Leech is Emeritus Professor and was Professor of Linguistics and Modern English Language. Geoffrey Leech was Professor of Linguistics and Modern English Language at Lancaster University from 1974 to 2002 [4] 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. The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the The British National Corpus (or just BNC) is a 100-million-word Text corpus of samples of written and spoken English from a wide range of sources This is an important contribution to corpus linguistics. Corpus linguistics is the Study of language as expressed in Samples ( corpora) or "real world" text
• 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. Paleomagnetism is the study of the record of the Earth's magnetic field preserved in various Magnetic Minerals through time
• George Pickett - Professor of Low-Temperature Physics, for which the university is world-renowned. He was one of the main designers of the adiabatic demagnetization refrigerator, which allowed the university's physics department to reach milli-kelvin temperatures and lower. Magnetic refrigeration is a cooling technology based on the magnetocaloric effect.
• Jeffrey Richards - Professor of Cultural History and expert on British popular culture. Jeffrey Richards is Professor of Cultural History at Lancaster University.
• Norman Sherry - Professor of English, 1970-1983. Norman Sherry (born July 6, 1935 in Newcastle Upon Tyne, England) is an English born American Novelist, Expert on Graham Greene. Henry Graham Greene OM, CH (2 October 1904 &ndash 3 April 1991 was an English writer best known as a novelist but who also produced Short stories
• Prof David Allsop Professor of Biomedicine and active supporter of the international "sleeves up" campaign.
• Ninian Smart - Foundation Professor of Religious Studies, 1967-1982. Professor Roderick Ninian Smart (May 6 1927 &ndash January 29 2001 was a Scottish writer and university educator
• Lucy Suchman - Professor of Sociology, key contributor to research into human-computer interaction (HCI). Lucy Suchman is Professor of Anthropology of Science and Technology in the Department of Sociology at Lancaster University. Human–computer interaction or HCI is the study of interaction between people ( users and Computers It is often regarded as the intersection of Awarded the Benjamin Franklin Medal in Computer and Cognitive Science in 2002. This article is about the science museum in Philadelphia For the Boston school see Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology.
• Stephen Taylor - Professor of Finance. Stephen Taylor could refer to Stephen Taylor Baron Taylor (1910&ndash1988 British physician civil servant politician and educator World leader in Financial Econometrics.
• John Urry FRSA is a Professor of Sociology, noted for his work on tourism, mobility and compleity
• John Law - Professor of Sociology, key proponent of actor-network theory. John Urry is a British sociologist Professor at Lancaster University.

Notable alumni

College is shown in parentheses, where known.

League Tables and Rankings

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Rankings

	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001
Times Good University Guide		27th[20]	21th[21]		24th[22]		21th[23]	21th	23[24]
Guardian University Guide	12th[25]	23th[25]					19th[23]		8[26]
Sunday Times University Guide		18th[27]	18th[27]	21th[28]	28th[28]	24th[29]	15th[23]
The Independent	10th[30]	19th[30]
The Daily Telegraph							10th[23]

Notable Achievement

The physics department has broken numerous world records for the lowest maintainable temperature ever reached. Physics (Greek Physis - φύσις in everyday terms is the Science of Matter and its motion. ^[31]

Governance

The Visitor

The Visitor of the University of Lancaster is Her Majesty The Queen. For the Catholic equivalent see Canonical visitation, and for other uses see Visitor (disambiguation A Visitor, in United For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II 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 ombudsmen. An ombudsman ( English plural conventionally ombudsmen) is an official usually (but not always appointed by the government or by parliament who is charged with Student complaints and appeals were heard by the Visitor until the Higher Education Act 2004 came into force. ^[32] All student complaints are now heard by the Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education.

The Court

The Court serves as a mechanism for the University’s accountability to the wider community and to stakeholders, making sure that the University is well managed, properly governed and responsive to public and local interests and concerns. It is made up of mainly lay members. The Court consists of the following persons, namely:-

Ex Officio Members

• The Chancellor
• The Pro-Chancellor
• The Deputy Pro-Chancellors
• The Vice-Chancellor
• The Pro-Vice-Chancellors
• All other members of the Senate
• All other members of the University Council
• The members of the Council of the Students’ Union
• The heads of the associated colleges of the University

• The Vice-Chancellor of the County Palatine of Lancaster
• The Clerk of the Council of the Duchy of Lancaster
• The Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire
• The High Sheriff of Lancashire
• The Constable of Lancaster Castle
• The Bishop of Blackburn
• The Bishop Suffragan of Lancaster
• The Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lancaster,
• The Mayor of the City of Lancaster
• The CEO of Lancaster City Council,
• The Chairperson of Lancashire County Council
• The CEO of Lancashire County Council
• The Chair of the Education Committee of Lancashire County Council
• The Chief Education Officer of Lancashire County Council
• The MPs for the constituencies wholly within Lancashire

• The Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man,
• The Bishop of Sodor and Man

• The Lord Lieutenant of Cumbria
• The High Sheriff of Cumbria
• The Bishop of Carlisle
• The Chairperson of Cumbria County Council
• The CEO of Cumbria County Council
• The Chair of the Education Committee of Cumbria County Council
• The Chief Education Officer of Cumbria County Council
• The MPs for the constituencies wholly within Cumbria

Appointed Members:

• 4 persons appointed by the Privy Council
• 2 officers of the University, not members of the Senate, appointed by the College Syndicates
• 20 Graduates of the University appointed by the Senate
• 1 person appointed by each trade union recognised by the University
• 1 person appointed by each of the Senates or Governing Bodies of such universities within the North-West or North as the Council may from time to time determine

• 1 person appointed by the House of Keys of the Isle of Man
• 1 person appointed by Lancashire County Council
• 1 person appointed by the City of Lancaster council
• 1 person appointed by Cumbria County Council
• 1 person appointed by the City of Lancaster council
• 1 person appointed by each of the district councils of the counties represented

• Heads of Schools or of Colleges of Further Education as may be appointed by the Council
• 1 person appointed by each of such learned or professional societies or bodies as the Council may from time to time determine
• 1 person appointed by each of such Chambers of Commerce, Trades and Labour Councils, Trade Unions, Associations of Employers or of Firms, other Associations, Societies, Clubs, and other similar organisations as the Council may from time to time determine
• 1 person appointed by each of the major world religions as the Council may determine

The Council

The Council is the governing body of the University, constituting of mainly lay members along with representatives of staff and students. A Chancellor is the head of a University. Other titles are sometimes used such as President or Rector. A Pro-Chancellor is an officer of some universities in Commonwealth countries A Vice-Chancellor (commonly called the VC) of a University in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, New Zealand, In a University, an assistant to a Vice-Chancellor is called a Pro-Vice-Chancellor (also Pro Vice-Chancellor or Deputy Vice-Chancellor) A University Council may be the executive body of a University 's governance system an advisory body to the University President or something in between in authority Vice-Chancellor of the County Palatine of Lancaster is an office of the Duchy of Lancaster. Clerk of the Council of the Duchy of Lancaster is an office of the Duchy of Lancaster Mr Paul Clarke FRICS has been Chief Executive Clerk of the Council Keeper This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire. The High Sheriff of Lancashire is an ancient High Sheriff title which has been in existence for around a thousand years A constable is a person holding a particular office most commonly in law enforcement. Lancaster Castle is a Castle and a Prison in Lancaster Lancashire, England. The Bishop of Blackburn is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Blackburn in the Province of York. A suffragan bishop is a Bishop subordinate to a Metropolitan bishop or Diocesan bishop. A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government The City of Lancaster (2002 population 133914 is a local government district with city status in Lancashire, England. A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator The City of Lancaster (2002 population 133914 is a local government district with city status in Lancashire, England. Lancashire County Council is the upper-tier Local authority for the Non-metropolitan county of Lancashire, England. The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords The Lieutenant Governor (Fo-chiannoort is the representative on the Isle of Man of the Lord of Mann, currently Queen Elizabeth II The Bishop of Sodor and Man is the Ordinary of the Diocese of Sodor and Man in the Province of York in the Church of England. This is a list of those who have held the position of Lord Lieutenant of Cumbria: Cumbria was formed on 1 March 1974 by combining The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown See also List of bishops of Carlisle The Bishop of Carlisle is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Carlisle A County council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a County. The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords A privy council is a body that advises the Head of state of a nation on how to exercise their executive authority, typically but not always in the context of a The House of Keys (Kiare as Feed is the directly elected lower branch of Tynwald, the parliament of the Isle of Man, the other branch being the Legislative The Isle of Man (Ellan Vannin ˈɛlʲən ˈvanɪn or Mann (Mannin) is a self-governing Crown dependency, located in the Irish Sea at the geographical Lancashire County Council is the upper-tier Local authority for the Non-metropolitan county of Lancashire, England. The City of Lancaster (2002 population 133914 is a local government district with city status in Lancashire, England. The City of Lancaster (2002 population 133914 is a local government district with city status in Lancashire, England. 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.

The Council consists of the following persons:

Ex Officio Members:

• The Pro-Chancellor.
• The Vice-Chancellor.
• The President of the Students’ Union.

Appointed Members:

• 5 officers of the University appointed by the Senate
• 1 officer of the University appointed by the non-academic staff of the University
• 1 student of the University appointed by the Students’ Union
• 1 Lancaster City Councillor appointed by the Lancaster City Couincil
• 11 lay persons appointed by the Council on the recommendation of the Nominations Committee

The Senate

The Senate is the principal academic authority of the University. The City of Lancaster (2002 population 133914 is a local government district with city status in Lancashire, England. It oversees academic management and sets strategy and priorities, including the curriculum and maintenance of standards.

The Senate consists of the following persons, namely:
Ex Officio Members:

• The Vice-Chancellor
• The Pro-Vice-Chancellors
• The Principals of Colleges
• The Faculty Deans
• The Associate Deans of the Faculties
• The Heads of Departments
• The Librarian
• The President of the Students’ Union
• The Education and Welfare Officer of the Students’ Union
• The Director of the Graduate School
• The Director of Undergraduate Studies
• The Director of the School of Lifelong Learning and Widening Participation
• The Director of Regional Outreach
• Two of the Heads of the Associated Institutions of the University
• The Head of CETAD
• The Heads of institutes and centres recognised by the Senate as equivalent to an academic department.

Elected and Appointed Members:

• 9 persons - 1 appointed by and from the Syndicate of each College
• 3 persons - 1 appointed by and from each Faculty
• 9 students, not ex officio members of the Senate
• 2 non-academic staff of the University elected by employees of the same category

Co-opted Members:

• Members or officers of the University who may be co-opted by the Senate, to a number not exceeding 7. If at any time the number of members of the Senate who are neither professors nor students falls below three-tenths of the total number of members, the Senate shall co-opt additional members of the University engaged in teaching or research, who shall be neither professors nor students, the number of such co-options being the minimum necessary to cause the ratio of those who are neither professors nor students to the total number of members to cease to be below three-tenths.

Recent Controversies

The George Fox Six

These were six members of the local community, including University students, who were prosecuted by the Crown Prosecution Service, for causing 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. George Fox (July 1624 – 13 January 1691 was an English Dissenter and a founder of the Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as the Quakers 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. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Costs redirects here For costs related to economics and accounting see Cost. A conditional discharge is a sentence passed by a court whereby the defendant is not punished provided he or she complies with certain conditions

References

• [5] - Lancaster University Management School
• [6] - Masterplan 2007-2017 Part 1
• [7] - Masterplan 2007-2017 Part 2

External links

• Lancaster University website
• SCAN - The LUSU Newspaper

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