Science and Technology at Lancaster 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 Centre Maths and Stats Physics Psychology

InfoLab21 Lancaster Universitys 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 Physics Large Hadron Collider, T2K, DZero collaboration at Fermilab Clues to the origins of the universe Psychology Investigative Expertise a centre of excellence for research and training in law enforcement investigative practice Statistics Lecturer recreates hoopla game for trading standards We made nearly 600 throws without any joy Nuclear Engineering Lloyds Register Educational Trust chair and research programme a major step forward in providing the skills that the UK'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/ % 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

International Activities International activities China: the Science Bridge with China partnership Japan: Tokai to Kamioka neutrino experiment Malaysia: Lancaster/Sunway University College dual degrees Pakistan: undergraduate teaching and postgraduate training

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 development LECs Enterprise and Business Partnerships Co-location of companies Graduate Consultancy Programme Affinity Group Programme New Venture Creation Programme Continuing Professional Development Programme InfoLab21s 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 Honary Director 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