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Lancaster University is a campus university located (http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?pc=LA14YW&scale=25000) about three miles south of Lancaster, England. It is one of the New Universities and was opened in 1964, created as the University of Lancaster. It originally had two colleges, Bowland and Lonsdale. It has expanded greatly since then and now has 8 undergraduate colleges. These are all named after areas of Lancashire: Bowland, County, Cartmel, Fylde, Furness, Lonsdale, Grizedale and Pendle. Each of the colleges has its own bar and Junior Common Room. There is also a Graduate College built in 1992. The campus is currently (October 2004) expanding again, which has caused controversy with the Students' Union due to the rate of expansion, the increase in rents due to the new accommodation being en-suite, and the limited amount of new social space. Over 10,000 students attend the University and there is a significant overseas student population.
The logo of the University is based on the spire of the University Chaplaincy Centre.
The Students' Union owns a nightclub in Lancaster called the Sugarhouse. This is a major source of income for the Students' Union. They also have two shops on the campus. A view of the university campus Every summer the students take part in the Roses Tournament, a sports competition against The University of York. The venue of the event alternates each year between York and Lancaster.
Campus
Facilities on campus include:
The University is also home to the Ruskin Library.
The campus is organised around a central walkway known as The Spine (http://www.lancs.ac.uk/users/history/universityhistory/growth/thespinelink.htm). This walkway down the middle of the campus from north to south and is covered all the way. For most of its length one is walking due north or south.
Student societies
Lancaster students run many club and societies. These include:
Reputation
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. Typical offers in most subjects are around BBB at A-level.
Chancellorship
The Chancellor of the university is Princess Alexandra of Kent, who has held the post since the University's inception. From 2005, Sir Chris Bonington will take over.
Notable alumni
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