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It’s official: Joining The Lancaster Tab will be the best decision you make at uni

Calling all Lancs students! Come along to our open meeting at 5pm on Thursday 5th October in Pendle Brew

At least 28 modules across Lancaster University were affected by the marking boycott

Students in LEC, Physics, and Chemistry departments were the most impacted

Lancaster UCU says it was ‘left with no choice’ as students miss marks on results day

‘This is not the high-quality education students signed up for’

Lancaster SU calls on uni to stop using Turnitin over fears it falsely detects ChatGPT use

‘Our Advice Service has seen AI feature in nearly half of the plagiarism cases we have seen’

Lancaster: The wait is over, here is your Biggest Name on Campus of 2023

Lancaster history is literally being made today

Lancaster lecturer reveals reasons behind joining marking boycott despite ‘not wanting to’

‘I know my students have worked hard on their essays and their exams and they deserve to have their work marked’

‘I’m very proud’: What Lancs students think about being ranked a top 10 UK university

‘I think it’s genuinely scary how many students use league table position to decide where to apply’

Lancs students, get ready: Here are your BNOC 2023 finalists

It’s been a good one, so let’s go out with a bang

Bowland College announces new college logo to come into effect by the new academic year

The new logo will be replacing the current logo of ‘The Bowland Lady’

Sound the alarms! The Lancs BNOC 2023 Semi-final is HERE

This is not a drill. I repeat: THIS IS NOT A DRILL!

Search continues as Lancaster woman has been missing for five days

24-year-old Shannon Canning disappeared on May 19th

Nominations for Lancaster’s BNOC 2023 are now officially open!

Strap in kids, we’re in for a ride

Lancaster University to organise memorial for final year student who fatally fell from building

Third-year student, Leesha Agarwal, tragically passed after falling from a city-centre building earlier this month

UCU announces marking boycott to begin on April 20th

The boycott will include all ‘summative marking and associated assessment activities’

Lancaster University announces that use of AI in exams could lead to expulsion

‘Every year, some will attempt to gain an advantage in online and in-person exams by breaking the rules’

UCLan student saves the life of a woman attempting to jump off motorway flyover

Sarah Thistlewaite was presented with a parchment of bravery for her actions

Lancaster Sports Centre to extend opening hours

The new hours will commence from April 17th

Lancs lecturers to strike for 40 per cent of teaching time in the next two months

The strikes are set to take place over 18 days throughout February and March

UK’s first ‘light pollution study centre’ established at Lancaster University

Professor Nick Dunn aims to use the centre to evaluate the effect of light pollution

‘Drunkest driver police had ever seen’ given prison sentence for killing Lancaster student

‘Her bright future was taken out in a few seconds because of someone who did not think or did not care’

Attention all students: Here are this week’s Stagecoach bus cancellations

Hopefully this will stop you from missing lectures

Here’s everything you’ll see at Sugar’s Halloween party tonight whether you like it or not

If I see more than 10 minions, I’m leaving

Body of unnamed man found outside high school in Morecambe

The body was found on the morning of October 30th

Cinderella lovers rejoice: Here are all the pantos happening in and around Lancs this year

You can go and see five different performances of Cinderella if you so wish

Former Lancaster student convicted for producing and supplying drugs

Jake Kaine achieved a First Class degree in Human Bio-science

Lancaster City Council to work alongside University in budget cut conversations

The council is reaching out to locals to help create a budget plan

Lancaster Christmas Market is coming back for 2022! Here’s all the info you need

The market will be taking place at the Lancaster Brewery this November

Lancaster student wins award at ‘baking industry Oscars’

Business student, James Eid, was rewarded for his sustainable food company

Lancaster Grand to show Disney’s The Little Mermaid this November

The Grand is a popular student spot and is Lancaster’s most iconic theatre

Lancaster University students invited to take part in Research Conference

This will be the fourth annual Undergraduate Research Conference

The Growing Club to host ‘Angels Den’ on Lancaster campus

The event will be taking place in Health Innovation One

Lancaster University to partake in global fight against malaria

The university is a part of Malaria Modellers in Africa consortium

Popular student spot Lancaster Grand puts out appeal for renovation donations

The Grand will finally be rebuilding its foyer since plans originally surfaced in 2008

Lancs students given opportunity to participate in Government Policy Masterclass

The Masterclass will be run by HM Government’s Open Innovation Team

Lancaster novelist publishes paranormal fantasy just in time for Halloween

A.S. Chambers uses Lancaster landmarks for inspiration throughout the story

From grey skies to Greggs: These are the biggest culture shocks for a Southerner at Lancs

Chips and curry sauce, I miss you

Slam Dunk! Live poetry will be making a monthly return to Lancaster

Poetry lovers, the time has finally come to dust off your calligraphy pens

Calling all students! Lancaster Burger King is finally open

Time to put your crocs in sport mode and run to get your fill of onion rings

King of Sultans Tyson Fury set to release debut single

The world champion boxer is releasing a single for mental health charity Talk Club

Lancaster University lecturer receives prestigious engineering fellowship

The Royal Academy of Engineering has awarded Dr. Hungyen Lin the fellowship

Lancaster UCU yet to meet to decide on ‘next steps’ regarding UCU strike

The University and College Union has announced strike action to take place this academic year

Watch out! Lancaster Council wants to stop you committing ‘dangerous manoeuvres’ at Aldi

The council aim to improve safety on roads surrounding popular student living areas

New studio flat student accommodation ‘scaled down’ amid concern from Lancaster Uni

The pitch has been reduced to 388 studio flats

Lancaster is the 30th best UK uni according to reviews by Lancs students

The student crowd table ranks Lancaster one place below King’s College London

Lancaster University rank 14th for employability in UK table

The university ranked in the top 20 of 4 tables

If you’re a Lancs student going abroad next year, here’s everything you need to know about visas

Undoubtedly the most complicated process ever

Freshers’ Week FOMO Part Two: A tribute to campus

Grizedale 2-4-1 cocktails you have my heart x

Freshers’ Week FOMO Part One: The Lancaster Linkup

Who would’ve thought it was possible to miss Greggs so much?

What the musical instrument you played as a child says about you now

To all you piano players out there – have you learned how to say no to your parents yet?

As a woman, here’s everything I’ve learnt from this year’s Love Island so far

Ladies, strap in – we’re going deep

This is what will happen in tonight’s huge Casa Amor recoupling, according to your votes

82 per cent of you think Jacques is going to recouple

It’s been a month so here are all this year’s Love Islanders’ red flags

Dami seriously needs to stop behaving like an 18 year old on his first night out

It’s official: These are the most dangerous uni areas to live in across the country

I wake up every morning grateful I’m not a York student

Take a look inside the fun TikTok accounts of the Love Island 2022 cast

Some of them are too cringey for words

Lancaster: Here is your official BNOC of 2022

The results are in and it’s time to celebrate

It’s finally here: The final round of Lancs BNOC 2022

Vote now for your Lancs BNOC of 2022!

UCLan student died four days after receiving tuition fee debt letter

The international student was found by a couple in Preston’s Moor Park in April of this year

Students’ Union REMO Officer Resigns

‘It is with immense regret that I am announcing my resignation’

LUSU announces the Sugarbus will return ‘due to popular demand’

LUSU announce that the Sugarbus will be returning to Lancs uni nights out

The results are in: here are the LUSU Elections 2022 winners

Lancaster University, this is your 2022/23 Students’ Union FTO team

LUSU Elections 2022 Hustings: What went on? Part three

Part three of our LUSU Hustings coverage

LUSU Elections 2022 Hustings: What went on? Part two

Part two of our LUSU Hustings coverage

LUSU Elections 2022 Hustings: What went on? Part One

Each candidate was given the opportunity to introduce themselves and their policies, then answer audience questions

LUSU Election votes now open

The vote will close on Friday

Lancaster UCU to take part in third round of strikes this academic year

The strikes will be taking place over five days at the end of March

Lancaster University Society Awards 2022 winners

From ‘event of the year’ to ‘sustainability’: here are your 2022 winners

Lancaster University Societies Awards 2022 nominations shortlist

In lieu of the results event tomorrow night, here is a definitive lift of all of this year’s nominees

We interviewed ScouseSoc to find out what it’s all about

ScouseSoc is one of the university’s new, unofficial societies on the rise

Class of 2022 summer graduation timetable released

The ceremonies will be taking place from the 26th to the 29th of July

Lancaster Police Neighbourhood team to patrol city centre

The team will be out this weekend

LUSU elections 2022 FTO and PTO candidates announced: Part two

Part two of our LUSU election announcement coverage

LUSU elections 2022 FTO and PTO candidates announced: Part one

Election voting opens at 10 am on March 9th

GLOW to host girls-only club event

The nightclub is also set to host ‘The Beast’ next month

‘We need to prepare to escalate action’: UniversitiesUK rejects UCU proposals

‘These disputes are far from over’

Lancaster UCU give statement on strike action

‘This dispute is entirely of the employers making’

Lancs lecturer who posted photos on site used by paedophiles removed from teaching role

Steven Birkett has been removed from ‘student-facing roles’

Students Support Strikes meeting with UCU this week

The meeting will take place on Friday the 11th of February

Lancaster UCU announces new strike dates for February and March

‘It’s disappointing to see UUK rush to pour cold water on UCU’s considered USS proposals’

Lancaster University announces exams to take place online unless stated otherwise

‘The University has agreed that in-person exams will only take place where a Professional, Statutory or Regulatory Body (PSRB) has advised that in person exams should take place’

Executive Committee passes first ever long term anti-racist policy

The policy is named ‘The Race & Ethnic Minority New Deal’

Lancaster Uni ranked a 2:2 class uni by People and Planet University League Table

The uni scored zero per cent on Environmental Policy, Carbon Management and Waste and Recycling

10 things Lancs students can relate to if they live with all girls

Yes, it is absolutely necessary to have six blankets on one sofa

JustGiving set up in aid of soon-to-be mother refugee in Lancaster

The refugee is said to be in ‘dire need’ of help

Former co-Women+ officer reacts to GLOW Nightclub’s actions against spiking

‘I simply can’t see how it’s proper commitment’

The definitive guide to all the college events for Freshers’ Week 2021

A clearly laid out schedule for the ease of every fresher

The Sugarhouse confirmed to reopen October 4th

The Sugarhouse will be opening its doors for Welcome Week 2021

Lancaster students left waiting five years for degrees after scholarship company collapses

‘We’d have been better off if we’d never come to Lancaster University’

All students who attended Grad Ball forced to isolate

Students in attendance were also banned from this year’s extravs

Lancaster University drops three places in university league tables

The university is now 11th after dropping down from 8th place

Potential names for renaming Students’ Union nightclub released

Voting opens June 9th until June 18th

LCO team to boycott the Students’ Union ‘until demands are met’

‘The entire student body deserves better’

LUSU announces ‘preferenda’ to rename The Sugarhouse

Students will be given the opportunity to vote for their choice of name from June 8th to the 9th

Student’s Union LGBTQ+ Officer resigns

‘Having to resign due to personal issues was an incredibly difficult call to make’

In-person teaching to be resumed from October 2021

‘We expect to be able to resume in-person teaching’

‘The financial position of the Union is dire’: LUSU President responds to Sugar rumours

‘We need to open as soon as we believe we can make money’

‘A degree should not be looked at as just a transaction’: LUSU react to Patrick’s story

‘The university is morally wrong to deny someone their degree’

‘I feel elated’: Patrick Ete reacts to the overwhelming support on GoFundMe page

‘I’m short of words right now’

‘Just give him his degree’: Lancs students react to Patrick Ete’s story

‘An institution should have as a priority the education of its students’

VP Union Development resigns

‘Unfortunately, I’ll be stepping down with immediate effect…’

First class Lancaster student faces 73-year wait until he officially graduates

The body which funded Patrick’s education collapsed before paying all his fees, leaving him in the lurch

We asked Lancs lecturers their opinions on online teaching

‘Online teaching has on the whole been a positive experience for me’