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.

Colleges

The University originally had two colleges, Bowland and Lonsdale.

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It has expanded greatly since then and now has 8 undergraduate colleges, which are all named after the surrounding area:

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• Bowland, named after the Forest of Bowland
• Cartmel, named after the Cartmel Fells in Cumbria
• County, named after Lancashire County Council
• Furness, named after the Furness region of historic Lancashire (now part of Cumbria)
• Fylde, named after the Fylde Coast
• Grizedale, named after Grizedale Forest in Cumbria
• Lonsdale, named after Kirkby Lonsdale
• Pendle, named after the Pendle area of Lancaster and the Pendle witch trials.

The University also has one post-graduate college:

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• Graduate, built in 1992.

Originally, the colleges were based upon the Oxbridge system, however, as time passed, each college is now little more than a hall of residence, as the colleges have no real links to departments. Each of the colleges has its own bar and Junior Common Room.

Related Topics:
Oxbridge - Junior Common Room

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