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A Register of British Slave Traders that documents thousands of people who financed the trade has been produced by a team including Lancaster researchers.
Find out more at @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Find out more at @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
What is the Register of British Slave Traders and whom does it identify?
Three years of research has uncovered 13,000 people who invested in Britain’s trafficking of enslaved Africans
www.theguardian.com
September 15, 2026 at 2:18 PM
A Register of British Slave Traders that documents thousands of people who financed the trade has been produced by a team including Lancaster researchers.
Find out more at @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Find out more at @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Our lifelong careers support for graduates has been chosen by @universities-uk.bsky.social as an example of how we can work together to build the workforce the country needs
🔗 future.universitiesuk.ac.uk/future-jobs/...
#FutureJobs
🔗 future.universitiesuk.ac.uk/future-jobs/...
#FutureJobs
September 10, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Our lifelong careers support for graduates has been chosen by @universities-uk.bsky.social as an example of how we can work together to build the workforce the country needs
🔗 future.universitiesuk.ac.uk/future-jobs/...
#FutureJobs
🔗 future.universitiesuk.ac.uk/future-jobs/...
#FutureJobs
And the winner of this year's Instagram Competition is... 🥁🥁🥁
Budi, with these wonderfully wintry pics of Lancaster Canal and Chancellor's Wharf! 🥳👏
Congratulations to Budi, and a big well done to everyone who took part ❤️
📸: Budiekopranoto (Instagram)
Budi, with these wonderfully wintry pics of Lancaster Canal and Chancellor's Wharf! 🥳👏
Congratulations to Budi, and a big well done to everyone who took part ❤️
📸: Budiekopranoto (Instagram)
September 4, 2026 at 10:00 AM
And the winner of this year's Instagram Competition is... 🥁🥁🥁
Budi, with these wonderfully wintry pics of Lancaster Canal and Chancellor's Wharf! 🥳👏
Congratulations to Budi, and a big well done to everyone who took part ❤️
📸: Budiekopranoto (Instagram)
Budi, with these wonderfully wintry pics of Lancaster Canal and Chancellor's Wharf! 🥳👏
Congratulations to Budi, and a big well done to everyone who took part ❤️
📸: Budiekopranoto (Instagram)
Illegal bomb fishing is causing damage to our most biodiverse coral reefs - but new research offers hope for better prevention 🐠
A study involving @lec-reefs.bsky.social researcher Dr Tim Lamont has detected detonations in a global marine biodiversity hotspot at a rate of almost one per hour.
A study involving @lec-reefs.bsky.social researcher Dr Tim Lamont has detected detonations in a global marine biodiversity hotspot at a rate of almost one per hour.
Researchers use AI to expose devastating impact of bomb fishing on coral reefs - Lancaster University
Illegal bomb fishing is causing extensive damage to some of the world’s most biodiverse coral reefs, according to a new pilot study involving Lancaster Environment Centre coral reef researcher Dr Tim Lamont.
www.lancaster.ac.uk
August 20, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Illegal bomb fishing is causing damage to our most biodiverse coral reefs - but new research offers hope for better prevention 🐠
A study involving @lec-reefs.bsky.social researcher Dr Tim Lamont has detected detonations in a global marine biodiversity hotspot at a rate of almost one per hour.
A study involving @lec-reefs.bsky.social researcher Dr Tim Lamont has detected detonations in a global marine biodiversity hotspot at a rate of almost one per hour.
We're launching a ‘Food for Nature and Society’ doctoral programme to fund 30 PhDs!
Taking an interdisciplinary approach, the Leverhulme Doctoral Programme will deliver 30 fully funded PhD scholarships over 7 years.
📰 tinyurl.com/4v5yn28h
@leverhulme.ac.uk | @lec-reefs.bsky.social
📸 Hazel Healy
Taking an interdisciplinary approach, the Leverhulme Doctoral Programme will deliver 30 fully funded PhD scholarships over 7 years.
📰 tinyurl.com/4v5yn28h
@leverhulme.ac.uk | @lec-reefs.bsky.social
📸 Hazel Healy
August 19, 2026 at 10:16 AM
We're launching a ‘Food for Nature and Society’ doctoral programme to fund 30 PhDs!
Taking an interdisciplinary approach, the Leverhulme Doctoral Programme will deliver 30 fully funded PhD scholarships over 7 years.
📰 tinyurl.com/4v5yn28h
@leverhulme.ac.uk | @lec-reefs.bsky.social
📸 Hazel Healy
Taking an interdisciplinary approach, the Leverhulme Doctoral Programme will deliver 30 fully funded PhD scholarships over 7 years.
📰 tinyurl.com/4v5yn28h
@leverhulme.ac.uk | @lec-reefs.bsky.social
📸 Hazel Healy
What a beautiful day for a solar eclipse! 🌒
We were in Williamson Park yesterday evening with Dr Julie Wardlow and our School of Physics and Astronomy, enjoying the view of the partial solar eclipse through a telescope 🔭
We were in Williamson Park yesterday evening with Dr Julie Wardlow and our School of Physics and Astronomy, enjoying the view of the partial solar eclipse through a telescope 🔭
August 13, 2026 at 3:59 PM
What a beautiful day for a solar eclipse! 🌒
We were in Williamson Park yesterday evening with Dr Julie Wardlow and our School of Physics and Astronomy, enjoying the view of the partial solar eclipse through a telescope 🔭
We were in Williamson Park yesterday evening with Dr Julie Wardlow and our School of Physics and Astronomy, enjoying the view of the partial solar eclipse through a telescope 🔭
A @royalsociety.org award of £7M has been awarded to Prof Nick Graham of @lec-reefs.bsky.social so he can establish an ‘Island-Ocean Research Hub’ 🏝️
The hub will investigate the interconnection between island and marine ecosystems at the forefront of the biodiversity crisis.
The hub will investigate the interconnection between island and marine ecosystems at the forefront of the biodiversity crisis.
August 12, 2026 at 9:10 AM
A @royalsociety.org award of £7M has been awarded to Prof Nick Graham of @lec-reefs.bsky.social so he can establish an ‘Island-Ocean Research Hub’ 🏝️
The hub will investigate the interconnection between island and marine ecosystems at the forefront of the biodiversity crisis.
The hub will investigate the interconnection between island and marine ecosystems at the forefront of the biodiversity crisis.
Meet the 'kinfluencers' of the bull shark social network! 🦈
Based on genetic data and six years of observations at Shark Reef Marine Reserve in Fiji, scientists have found that bull sharks have a preference for spending time with their family (1/2)
📰: pulse.ly/hrzbdadi2j
🎞️: Natasha D. Marosi
Based on genetic data and six years of observations at Shark Reef Marine Reserve in Fiji, scientists have found that bull sharks have a preference for spending time with their family (1/2)
📰: pulse.ly/hrzbdadi2j
🎞️: Natasha D. Marosi
August 7, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Meet the 'kinfluencers' of the bull shark social network! 🦈
Based on genetic data and six years of observations at Shark Reef Marine Reserve in Fiji, scientists have found that bull sharks have a preference for spending time with their family (1/2)
📰: pulse.ly/hrzbdadi2j
🎞️: Natasha D. Marosi
Based on genetic data and six years of observations at Shark Reef Marine Reserve in Fiji, scientists have found that bull sharks have a preference for spending time with their family (1/2)
📰: pulse.ly/hrzbdadi2j
🎞️: Natasha D. Marosi
The Morecambe Bay Curriculum is a finalist in the Green Gown Awards!
Listed in the 'Next Generation Learning and Skills' category, the MBC is a community-developed approach to teaching young people about sustainability and the environment using the unique geography of the Bay.
@theeauc.bsky.social
Listed in the 'Next Generation Learning and Skills' category, the MBC is a community-developed approach to teaching young people about sustainability and the environment using the unique geography of the Bay.
@theeauc.bsky.social
August 6, 2026 at 9:14 AM
The Morecambe Bay Curriculum is a finalist in the Green Gown Awards!
Listed in the 'Next Generation Learning and Skills' category, the MBC is a community-developed approach to teaching young people about sustainability and the environment using the unique geography of the Bay.
@theeauc.bsky.social
Listed in the 'Next Generation Learning and Skills' category, the MBC is a community-developed approach to teaching young people about sustainability and the environment using the unique geography of the Bay.
@theeauc.bsky.social
We've had some gorgeous pics of our campus ducklings shared with us recently! 🦆🐤🐤
Don't forget to tag us if you manage to get a snap of our fluffiest inhabitants 📸
📸 1 & 2: Jessica Fisher
📸 3: AbramTom (on Instagram)
Don't forget to tag us if you manage to get a snap of our fluffiest inhabitants 📸
📸 1 & 2: Jessica Fisher
📸 3: AbramTom (on Instagram)
August 5, 2026 at 10:24 AM
We've had some gorgeous pics of our campus ducklings shared with us recently! 🦆🐤🐤
Don't forget to tag us if you manage to get a snap of our fluffiest inhabitants 📸
📸 1 & 2: Jessica Fisher
📸 3: AbramTom (on Instagram)
Don't forget to tag us if you manage to get a snap of our fluffiest inhabitants 📸
📸 1 & 2: Jessica Fisher
📸 3: AbramTom (on Instagram)
Where are the biggest gaps in #AI security research?
Our researchers completed a review for the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and identified five key areas
www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/lancast...
Our researchers completed a review for the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and identified five key areas
www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/lancast...
Lancaster researchers identify ‘blind spots’ in AI security research - Lancaster University
Lancaster University researchers have identified gaps in AI security research following a government-commissioned thematic review.
www.lancaster.ac.uk
July 15, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Where are the biggest gaps in #AI security research?
Our researchers completed a review for the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and identified five key areas
www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/lancast...
Our researchers completed a review for the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and identified five key areas
www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/lancast...
Working at altitudes of nearly 4,800 metres, our researchers helped provide new evidence to explain the formation of the Tibetan Plateau
@natgeosci.nature.com
www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/study-r...
@natgeosci.nature.com
www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/study-r...
Study reveals new geological evidence explaining the formation of the Tibetan Plateau - Lancaster University
New evidence suggests that key differences in the geographical nature of the Tibetan Plateau can be explained by how far the Indian tectonic plate has been pushed beneath the plateau.
www.lancaster.ac.uk
July 14, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Working at altitudes of nearly 4,800 metres, our researchers helped provide new evidence to explain the formation of the Tibetan Plateau
@natgeosci.nature.com
www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/study-r...
@natgeosci.nature.com
www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/study-r...
Today, families received a government apology after tens of thousands of babies were forcibly adopted between 1949 and 1976.
It follows a long campaign spearheaded by families and underpinned by the work of researchers including our own Dr Michael Lambert.
www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/lancast...
It follows a long campaign spearheaded by families and underpinned by the work of researchers including our own Dr Michael Lambert.
www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/lancast...
Lancaster research contributes to government forced adoption apology - Lancaster University
The government has today apologised to families on behalf of the state for its role in the historic forced adoption of tens of thousands of babies.
www.lancaster.ac.uk
July 2, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Today, families received a government apology after tens of thousands of babies were forcibly adopted between 1949 and 1976.
It follows a long campaign spearheaded by families and underpinned by the work of researchers including our own Dr Michael Lambert.
www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/lancast...
It follows a long campaign spearheaded by families and underpinned by the work of researchers including our own Dr Michael Lambert.
www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/lancast...
Are you ‘happee’ or are you ‘happeh’? 💬
Find out what the 'happy vowel' in Manchester accents can tell us about social class in the city, according to new research led by our own Dr Danielle Turton which was featured in @theguardian.com yesterday 👇
Find out what the 'happy vowel' in Manchester accents can tell us about social class in the city, according to new research led by our own Dr Danielle Turton which was featured in @theguardian.com yesterday 👇
‘Happy vowel’ is a key indicator of social class in Manchester accents, study finds
Final vowel in words such as happy, baby and chilly varies clearly by social class across the city
pulse.ly
July 2, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Are you ‘happee’ or are you ‘happeh’? 💬
Find out what the 'happy vowel' in Manchester accents can tell us about social class in the city, according to new research led by our own Dr Danielle Turton which was featured in @theguardian.com yesterday 👇
Find out what the 'happy vowel' in Manchester accents can tell us about social class in the city, according to new research led by our own Dr Danielle Turton which was featured in @theguardian.com yesterday 👇
We're looking for volunteers for a citizen science project that's helping to deliver aid in Venezuela 🌍
The Planetary Response Network uses crowd-sourced data to identify damage to buildings, access difficulties, and signs of people in distress by reviewing satellite images.
The Planetary Response Network uses crowd-sourced data to identify damage to buildings, access difficulties, and signs of people in distress by reviewing satellite images.
Appeal for citizen scientists after Venezuela earthquakes - Lancaster University
Scientists from Lancaster University are appealing for volunteers to help a citizen science project helping the delivery of humanitarian aid in the wake of two earthquakes within less than one minute of each other in Venezuela.
pulse.ly
July 1, 2026 at 3:44 PM
We're looking for volunteers for a citizen science project that's helping to deliver aid in Venezuela 🌍
The Planetary Response Network uses crowd-sourced data to identify damage to buildings, access difficulties, and signs of people in distress by reviewing satellite images.
The Planetary Response Network uses crowd-sourced data to identify damage to buildings, access difficulties, and signs of people in distress by reviewing satellite images.
A significant vulnerability in the ChatGPT AI model has been discovered by our spin-out company @mindgard.ai 🌐
Our own Prof Peter Garraghan has been interviewed by the BBC as part of a report on how ChatGPT can be made to generate sexualised and violent images.
Read the BBC report here 👇
Our own Prof Peter Garraghan has been interviewed by the BBC as part of a report on how ChatGPT can be made to generate sexualised and violent images.
Read the BBC report here 👇
OpenAI works to stop ChatGPT generating 'sex crime scene' images
Researchers say it is still possible to trick the AI chatbot into producing graphic content.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 1, 2026 at 1:29 PM
A significant vulnerability in the ChatGPT AI model has been discovered by our spin-out company @mindgard.ai 🌐
Our own Prof Peter Garraghan has been interviewed by the BBC as part of a report on how ChatGPT can be made to generate sexualised and violent images.
Read the BBC report here 👇
Our own Prof Peter Garraghan has been interviewed by the BBC as part of a report on how ChatGPT can be made to generate sexualised and violent images.
Read the BBC report here 👇
The Covid-19 pandemic pushed some vulnerable Indian families to trade long-term stability for immediate survival, according to a new study from @foodequity.bsky.social and the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (1/2)
Skipping meals to selling assets: COVID-19 and coping strategies of vulnerable Indian households - Lancaster University
The COVID-19 pandemic pushed some households in India into difficult and often unsustainable coping strategies, forcing trade-offs between immediate survival and long-term stability, according to new ...
www.lancaster.ac.uk
June 24, 2026 at 11:05 AM
The Covid-19 pandemic pushed some vulnerable Indian families to trade long-term stability for immediate survival, according to a new study from @foodequity.bsky.social and the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (1/2)
New degradable sensors reveal the secret life in soil 🌱
The sensors track activity in soil by measuring the rate degradable material is eaten by microbes. While previous methods could take months to get results, these sensors provide measurements every 30 minutes.
📰: https://pulse.ly/tm4hiy8pln
The sensors track activity in soil by measuring the rate degradable material is eaten by microbes. While previous methods could take months to get results, these sensors provide measurements every 30 minutes.
📰: https://pulse.ly/tm4hiy8pln
June 22, 2026 at 4:00 PM
New degradable sensors reveal the secret life in soil 🌱
The sensors track activity in soil by measuring the rate degradable material is eaten by microbes. While previous methods could take months to get results, these sensors provide measurements every 30 minutes.
📰: https://pulse.ly/tm4hiy8pln
The sensors track activity in soil by measuring the rate degradable material is eaten by microbes. While previous methods could take months to get results, these sensors provide measurements every 30 minutes.
📰: https://pulse.ly/tm4hiy8pln
We're launching our nuclear operations simulator! 🏭
The simulator, which replicates a nuclear energy reactor control room, is the first of its kind in the UK in its ability to simulate a variety of reactor designs.
📰: https://pulse.ly/yngepqxhz6
The simulator, which replicates a nuclear energy reactor control room, is the first of its kind in the UK in its ability to simulate a variety of reactor designs.
📰: https://pulse.ly/yngepqxhz6
June 16, 2026 at 2:59 PM
We're launching our nuclear operations simulator! 🏭
The simulator, which replicates a nuclear energy reactor control room, is the first of its kind in the UK in its ability to simulate a variety of reactor designs.
📰: https://pulse.ly/yngepqxhz6
The simulator, which replicates a nuclear energy reactor control room, is the first of its kind in the UK in its ability to simulate a variety of reactor designs.
📰: https://pulse.ly/yngepqxhz6
We've launched a new research centre! 🌱
The Centre for Sustainable Soils brings together experts from a wide range of disciplines, as well as over 20 researchers from @ukceh.bsky.social, and will explore how we can protect the most biodiverse habitat on Earth.
📰: https://pulse.ly/dpjqqi7dvq
The Centre for Sustainable Soils brings together experts from a wide range of disciplines, as well as over 20 researchers from @ukceh.bsky.social, and will explore how we can protect the most biodiverse habitat on Earth.
📰: https://pulse.ly/dpjqqi7dvq
June 10, 2026 at 4:29 PM
We've launched a new research centre! 🌱
The Centre for Sustainable Soils brings together experts from a wide range of disciplines, as well as over 20 researchers from @ukceh.bsky.social, and will explore how we can protect the most biodiverse habitat on Earth.
📰: https://pulse.ly/dpjqqi7dvq
The Centre for Sustainable Soils brings together experts from a wide range of disciplines, as well as over 20 researchers from @ukceh.bsky.social, and will explore how we can protect the most biodiverse habitat on Earth.
📰: https://pulse.ly/dpjqqi7dvq
Find out how 'Backrooms' reflects our personal and economic anxieties in this new article by our own Prof James Cronin and Dr Sophie James for @uk.theconversation.com 👇
Backrooms: why being trapped in the film’s endless corridors feels a lot like modern life
Beneath the horrifying labyrinth, Backrooms tells a familiar story of foreclosed futures, precarity and frustrated aspirations.
theconversation.com
June 5, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Find out how 'Backrooms' reflects our personal and economic anxieties in this new article by our own Prof James Cronin and Dr Sophie James for @uk.theconversation.com 👇
Congratulations to Afif for winning #LUMay with these gorgeous sunny day pics of Helm Crag and Easedale Tarn 🏞️
📸: afif_kharisma on Instagram
#LakeDistrict #Photography #Wainwrights
📸: afif_kharisma on Instagram
#LakeDistrict #Photography #Wainwrights
June 5, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Congratulations to Afif for winning #LUMay with these gorgeous sunny day pics of Helm Crag and Easedale Tarn 🏞️
📸: afif_kharisma on Instagram
#LakeDistrict #Photography #Wainwrights
📸: afif_kharisma on Instagram
#LakeDistrict #Photography #Wainwrights
A major national ranking is out today, and we continue to feature in the top 10 UK universities!
Find out more about the Complete University Guide 2027 👇
www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/complet...
#CUG2027
Find out more about the Complete University Guide 2027 👇
www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/complet...
#CUG2027
June 2, 2026 at 9:44 AM
A major national ranking is out today, and we continue to feature in the top 10 UK universities!
Find out more about the Complete University Guide 2027 👇
www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/complet...
#CUG2027
Find out more about the Complete University Guide 2027 👇
www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/complet...
#CUG2027
Congratulations to Prof Nick Graham, who has been elected to become a Fellow of @royalsociety.org, one of the world’s most prestigious learned societies! 👏
Nick is a Chair in marine ecology, and his research explores the effects of climate change on coral reef ecosystems 🐟
@lec-reefs.bsky.social
Nick is a Chair in marine ecology, and his research explores the effects of climate change on coral reef ecosystems 🐟
@lec-reefs.bsky.social
Lancaster marine ecologist elected to become Royal Society Fellow - Lancaster University
Lancaster University’s Distinguished Professor Nick Graham has been elected to become a Fellow of the Royal Society, one of the world’s most prestigious learned societies.
pulse.ly
May 28, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Congratulations to Prof Nick Graham, who has been elected to become a Fellow of @royalsociety.org, one of the world’s most prestigious learned societies! 👏
Nick is a Chair in marine ecology, and his research explores the effects of climate change on coral reef ecosystems 🐟
@lec-reefs.bsky.social
Nick is a Chair in marine ecology, and his research explores the effects of climate change on coral reef ecosystems 🐟
@lec-reefs.bsky.social
Eid-ul-Adha Mubarak to all in our Muslim community 🐏
May 26, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Eid-ul-Adha Mubarak to all in our Muslim community 🐏