Science and Technology

atLancaster University

About Science and Technology

12% overseas students (36% PhD)

340 PhD students

Over 2,500 full time students

605 staff, 410 research and teaching

One of four faculties at Lancaster

Science and Technology at Lancaster

Science and Technology

Communication Systems

Computing

Engineering

Lancaster Environment

CentreMaths and

Stats

Physics

Psychology

InfoLab21

• Lancaster University’s world-class ICT Centre of Excellence

• Departments of Communications Systems and Computing are part of InfoLab21

• New School of Computing and Communications from August 2010

• Brings together a Knowledge Business Centre, education and training, and world class research in Computing, Computer Engineering, Informatics, and Telecommunications engineering

Lancaster Environment Centre

• Brings together a community of university environmental researchers, government scientists and a number of commercial enterprises

• LEC links the core environmental sciences including chemistry, volcanology, hydrology, ecology, and soil and plant sciences, with social and management sciences concerned with science of the environment and policymaking

Excellence in Research

• 94% of research outputs categorised as international quality• Physics number one in UK• Computing 100%

international• LEC, Stats, General

Engineering 95% outputs international

Excellence in Research

Some Research Highlights:Particle PhysicsLarge Hadron Collider, T2K, DZero collaboration at Fermilab

“Clues to the origins of the universe”

PsychologyInvestigative Expertise

“a centre of excellence for research and trainingin law enforcement investigative practice”

StatisticsLecturer recreates hoopla game for trading standards

“We made nearly 600 throws without any joy”

Nuclear EngineeringLloyd’s Register Educational Trust chair and research programme

“a major step forward in providing the skills that theUK's nuclear industry will need in the future”

Excellence in Research

Grant success• European

Commission, NERC, ESRC, DEFRA, BBSRC, EPSRC, STFC, MRC

• £17.7M research grant income in 2009/10 - 69% of the university total

Excellence in Learning and Teaching

SciTech Vision• Promotes and enhance excellence in teaching and learning

• Explores new and creative ways to improve student learning

• Excellence in Teaching Award

The Graduate School• Provides a high quality learning environment for taught and research postgraduate students

• Encourages students to forge links across disciplines within the faculty

• Research training is provided to all research students

Excellence in Learning and Teaching

School Links• Partnerships with five

schools in the Northwest

• Annual Year 12 Taster Day

• Week of activities for GCSE students as part of National Science and Engineering Week

Centres for Doctoral Training

• HighWire

• NOWNANO

• STOR-i

Enterprise and Industry

Lancaster Product Development Unit (LPDU)• Outreach team for Engineering• Expertise in effective knowledge exchange• Business support and consultancy• Rapid prototyping and product developmentLEC’s Enterprise and Business Partnerships• Co-location of companies• Graduate Consultancy Programme• Affinity Group Programme• New Venture Creation Programme• Continuing Professional Development ProgrammeInfoLab21’s Knowledge Business Centre• 500 ICT related businesses Associates• Co-location of companies• ICT Cluster Groups• Graduate Academy• ICT Jobshop

Enterprise and Industry

Strategy on Industrial Relations

Professor Bahram HonaryDirector of Enterprise and Industry Relations

Activities:

• Meetings with staff in all departments

• Advice on Intellectual Property

• Introductions to companies

• Working with Research and Enterprise Services

• Showcase events