Lancaster University

Lancaster University (originally created as the University of Lancaster) is a campus university in Lancaster, England. 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 and a world-renowned business school. The physics department has a global reputation for its research in low temperature physics. The sociology department has an excellent reputation as well. Typical offers in most subjects are around BBB at A-level.

Campus

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 as protection from the frequent rainfall which dominates the Lancashire climate. For most of its length one is walking due north or south.

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The campus is currently (March 2005) 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.

Related Topics:
Campus - March - 2005 - Students' Union

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Facilities on campus include:

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• Shops
• Spar, a small supermarket
• LUSU Shop
• LUSU Central
• Charity shop, proceeds from which go to Cancer Care and St. Johns Hospice
• Waterstone's
• Robinsons newsagents
• Food Outlets
• a fish and chip shop
• Pizzetta Republic
• Spicy Hut, an Indian restaurant
• Mama Mia's cafe
• Gregg's the baker
• Diggles sandwich shop
• Cartmel college restaurant
• Coffee shops in County South (old Cartmel), Bowland, Grizedale and Fylde colleges
• Wibbly Wobblys Too
• The Venue, a slightly upmarket cafe
• Wongs' Kitchen
• Banks
• Barclays
• NatWest bank
• Other Facilities
• 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 and swimming pool
• an art gallery
• the Nuffield Theatre
• a duck pond

The University is also home to the Ruskin Library.

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