Lancaster University
A view of the university campus
Lancaster University is located on a campus about three miles south of Lancaster, England. It is one of the New Universities and was opened in 1964. It originally had two colleges, Bowland and Lonsdale. It has expanded greatly since then and now has 8 undergraduate colleges. These are all named after areas of Lancashire: Bowland, County, Cartmel, Fylde, Furness, Lonsdale, Grizedale and Pendle. Each of the colleges has its own bar and Junior Common Room. There is also a Graduate College built in 1992. The campus is currently (September 2003) expanding again, which has caused controversy with the Students' Union due to the rate of expansion, the increase in rents due to the new accommodation being en-suite, and the limited amount of new social space. Over 10,000 students attend the university and there is a significant overseas student population.
The logo of the University is based on the spire of the Chaplaincy Centre.
The Students' Union owns a nightclub in Lancaster called the Sugarhouse. This is a major source of income for the Students' Union. They also have two shops on the campus.
The facilities on campus include:
- shops
- Spar, a small supermarket
- Students' Union shop
- Charity shop, proceeds from which go to Cancer care and St. Johns hospice
- South end stores (a convenience store run by the students' union)
- Waterstones
- Robinsons newsagents
- food outlets
- banks
Outside the Jack Hylton room
- Lancaster University Chaplaincy Centre
- a hairdresser's
- a post office
- a travel centre
- the Great Hall
- the Jack Hylton room, a small concert hall
- a sports centre
- an art gallery
- the Nuffield Theatre
- the 9 college bars
The campus is organised around a central walkway known as The Spine. This walkway down the middle of the campus from north to south and is covered all the way. For most of its length you are walking due north or south.
The university has a good academic reputation, doing well in national league tables. It has one of the best Environmental science departments in the UK. Typical offers in most subjects are around BBB at A-level.
The Chancellor of the university is Princess Alexandra of Kent, who has held the post since the university's inception. From 2005, Sir Chris Bonington will take over.
Notable alumni
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