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55-609: A group of 108 UK citizens, chosen to be representative of the UK population, were determined from randomly sampling the population. Invitations to enter a pool of 1,500 people for selection were sent to 30,000 people. Some places were reserved for people from more deprived postcodes, to combat an expected response rate bias. Participants were chosen with a view to be representative of demographics including age, gender, education, ethnicity, location and attitude towards climate change. Chris Stark, Jim Watson, Rebecca Willis and Lorraine Whitmarsh were

110-423: A "clear, proactive, accountable and consistent" government leadership. Other priorities include natural world protection, engaging local communities and acting with "urgency". The group wanted cross-party consensus, as the changes are to be implemented in the next decades by different governments 80% of the assembly members voted that government's coronavirus economic recovery measures should be designed to also help

165-481: A central spire where the three circles meet. The university's former logo is based on the spire. A plan existed to have a twin campus with another eight colleges to the east of the M6 motorway at Hazelrigg . This would have been linked to Bailrigg by a flyover. The plan was abandoned in the 1970s during a period of financial difficulties. In the south-west corner sits the library designed in 1964 by Tom Mellor and Partners,

220-579: A junction to the A6. The Bailrigg campus hosts a range of shops and services. Services on campus include Bailrigg post office, a health centre, a pharmacy, hairdressers, Lancaster University Homes office as well as many others. At the north end of campus, the university's Great Hall Complex comprises three venues open to both students and the public; the Peter Scott Gallery, the Nuffield Theatre and

275-410: A number of academic departments, but are primarily social and accommodation facilities, each with its own bar, which forms part of the university's Commercial Services and is open when profitable. The university is divided into four faculties. Each faculty is led by a Dean, and each academic department by a Head of department. The various administrative and technical departments that exist outside of

330-408: A project known as "Design The Spine", with the aim of replacing the decaying wooden canopy, widening bottlenecks, and creating new landscaped green spaces. Alexandra Square is the university's main plaza. Named after the first chancellor, Princess Alexandra and is situated at the centre of the original campus. On the west side of the square is University House as well as various banks and shops. To

385-443: A senior academic but nowadays more usually a middle-ranking administrator or IT professional), a Dean and assistant deans (responsible for student discipline), together with a senior advisor, heading a team of College Advisors. These were previously known as Senior Tutor and College Tutors, but the titles were changed in 2011 to Advisor to avoid possible confusion with "Academic Advisors" in students' academic departments. Collectively,

440-464: A windy day, and it was freezing cold. Every time we opened a plan it blew away. And we said Christ! What are we going to do with these students, where are they going to sit in the sun and all that? Well, we decided, it's got to be cloisters. All of the buildings have got to touch at the ground. We then devised this system and it had an absolutely firm principle: it had a great spine down the middle where everybody walked. That led everywhere. The cars were on

495-536: Is building a 'Health Innovation Campus' adjacent to the existing campus. The campus will create 2,000 jobs and boost the local economy by around £100 million. The £29.7 million contract for construction of the first building was awarded to BAM Construction in October 2017; construction began in December 2017 and was completed in summer 2020. The building is 80,000 square feet and required the construction of an access road with

550-524: Is open to the public free of charge. The Gallery is located on the Bailrigg campus and houses the university's international art collection, which includes Japanese and Chinese art, antiquities, works by twentieth-century British artists including works by artists from the St Ives School , Sir Terry Frost , Wilhelmina Barns-Graham , Barbara Hepworth and William Scott . Among other British artists whose work

605-398: Is represented are Norman Adams , Patrick Caulfield , Elisabeth Frink , Kenneth Martin and Winifred Nicholson . Within the last fifteen years works by Andy Goldsworthy , Peter Howson and Albert Irvin have been acquired. The university collection also includes prints by significant European artists such as Dürer , Miró , Ernst and Vasarely . Lancaster International Concert Series

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660-581: Is the largest holding of books, manuscripts, photographs, drawings and watercolours by and related to John Ruskin in the world. In 2016 the university purchased the 165-acre Forrest Hills conference centre and golf course, located on the M6 opposite the main campus, which it continues to operate as a conference venue. The university has nine colleges. Formerly, these were quasi-autonomous bodies providing for accommodation, welfare, social-life and student discipline, but are currently centrally controlled. All members of

715-575: Is the main provider of classical music in north Lancashire and Cumbria. Concerts are held within the Great Hall. Between October and March each year the series offers a varied diet of music which includes: orchestral concerts, chamber music, events for young people, jazz, family concerts and world music. The Nuffield Theatre , a black box theatre , is one of the largest and most adaptable professional studio theatres in Europe. It presents public performances in

770-560: Is to help this citizens' assembly stay focused, accurate and balanced when recommending how the UK can achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050, in line with the Climate Change Act . In partial response to the Covid19 pandemic, the assembly's final report supported economic recovery measures that reduced greenhouse gases and encouraged green changes to lifestyles. From 2014 Willis has been associated with University of Lancaster and

825-709: The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee published a report on the progress of the group's suggestions which stated "We are disappointed that the Minister has rowed back on the commitment given to us in oral evidence that the Government would provide a comprehensive and point-by-point response to the recommendations in CAUK’s ambitious report." In November 2021 the Westminster Foundation for Democracy stated that while

880-628: The European Climate Foundation and Esmée Fairbairn Foundation . The work of the convention was originally planned to be held in person over four weekends. The last weekend was moved online and split over three weekends due to the COVID-19 pandemic causing lockdown restrictions in the UK. Discussion took place over the internet, with printed resources sent in the post and the option to join via landline. It ran from January 2020 to May 2020. The group were first given talks by expert speakers on

935-589: The Lake District National Park on setting up a local low carbon budget and also the British Academy and Co-operatives UK on models for community ownership of energy. She was a non-academic member of the council of the UK government's Natural Environment Research Council from August 2011 until 2015. She is one of the expert leads for the UK Climate Assembly that began in 2019. Her role

990-623: The Lancaster International Concert Series . In 2009, these three organisations were combined as one department by the university – initially termed 'The Public Arts' but later renamed 'Live at LICA' – with Matt Fenton overseeing this unification. In August 2015 Live at LICA was rebranded to ' Lancaster Arts at Lancaster University ' to avoid confusion with the department of LICA, then director Jamie Eastman stated that; "This new name and logo communicates who we are, where we are and what we're offering." The Peter Scott Gallery

1045-609: The Senate consists mainly of the Faculty deans, heads of academic departments, and college principals. Formerly, a body called the University Court provided a public forum where persons from within and outside Lancaster University could raise any matters regarding the university. A majority of the members of the Court represented the local community and other designated bodies with an interest in

1100-482: The Spine, which is connected to a central plaza, named Alexandra Square in honour of its first chancellor , Princess Alexandra . Lancaster is a residential collegiate university ; the colleges are weakly autonomous. The eight undergraduate colleges are named after places in the historic county of Lancashire, and each has its own campus residence blocks, common rooms, administrative staff and bars. Lancaster has ranked in

1155-518: The UK Climate Assembly had been considered a success by select committees, its impact had been limited and it "has had an agenda-setting influence at best." Rebecca Willis Rebecca Willis is a professor in energy and climate governance at the University of Lancaster in the UK. She researches on the environment and sustainability policy. Willis's career involves the intersection of

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1210-685: The University of Sussex in Environment, Development and Policy. Her doctoral degree was at University of Lancaster in sociology, awarded in 2018. She is divorced and has two sons. In November 2020 she was included in the BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour Power list 2020. University of Lancaster Lancaster University (officially The University of Lancaster ) is a public research university in Lancaster , Lancashire , England. The university

1265-582: The assembly. Chief executive Chris Stark declared that the Committee on Climate Change will consider the group's recommendations. The MPs that originated the assembly requested the prime minister to respond to the report before the end of 2020. Craig Bennett, of Friends of the Earth , told the Financial Times that the assembly "could play an important role" but should not "delay things further". In July 2021,

1320-474: The colleges are run by their individual SCR ( Senior Common Room ) and JCR ( Junior Common Room ), the latter being made up of student members of the college. Prior to the founding of the ninth college, Graduate College, in 1992, the eight colleges housed both undergraduate and postgraduate students. Today all postgraduate students are members of the Graduate College, which was founded to specifically address

1375-419: The construction of InfoLab21 and Alexandra Park which now houses Lonsdale College , Cartmel College and the en-suite rooms of Pendle College . The development of InfoLab21 met objections, with the proposed building being described as a ' Dalek factory'. Cartmel College is built around Barker House Farm, a listed 17th-century farmhouse and outbuildings that form the centre of the college. The university

1430-455: The country to meet its target of carbon emissions reduction until reaching net zero in 2050. The assembly published its final report of 556 pages in September 2020. It recommended changes in all economics sectors. It encouraged meat-and-dairy consumption reduction, switching to zero-carbon heating and generation of clean electricity. Proposed measures include a levy for frequent fliers, a ban on

1485-415: The design is that there is no large central Students' Union building, instead individual college facilities are used as the centre for social and recreational activities . Vehicular and pedestrian traffic is separated: this is achieved by restricting motor vehicles to a peripheral road with a linking underpass running east–west beneath Alexandra Square. The underpass accommodates the Bailrigg bus station and

1540-535: The early 1900s and was later named Lake Carter after Charles Carter , the first Vice Chancellor of the university. The site is three miles (5 km) south of the city centre. Construction of the Bailrigg campus began in November 1965, with the first building completed a year later. The first on-campus student residences opened in 1968. Unlike some other campus universities, Bailrigg was designed to integrate social, residential and teaching areas. Another major feature of

1595-648: The environment, especially climate change and energy , with politics and public policy. She has been part of the Green Alliance, advised government bodies and became a professor at University of Lancaster in 2019. Willis spent a short time from 1997 to 1998 as a policy advisor at the European Parliament in Brussels. She was then Head of Policy for the Green Alliance charity until 2001 when she became Director of

1650-503: The fields of theatre, contemporary dance and live art from some of the best-known and respected companies from the UK and abroad. The focus of the work is new and experimental practice, a focus it shares with many of the teaching and research interest of Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts (LICA) . The Nuffield presents up to 30 visiting professional shows a year, plus public performances by students from Theatre Studies, and

1705-537: The first JCRs in October 1968. The university moved from the city to the new campus at Bailrigg between 1966 and 1970. In 2014, Lancaster University celebrated its 50th anniversary with a series of events throughout the year, involving alumni, staff, students and local community members. In 2024, the Students' Union Assembly voted to lobby the University to transition the catering to 50% vegan by 2025 and 100% vegan by 2027 without major student consultation.The vote

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1760-517: The first chancellor . She was inaugurated in 1964. The ceremony also saw the granting of various honorary degrees to dignitaries including the Prime Minister, Harold Wilson . Princess Alexandra retired as chancellor in 2004 and was at that time the longest serving chancellor of any British university. On her departure, she gave approval for the Chancellor's Medal to be awarded for academic merit to

1815-589: The first phase opening in September 1966, the second in July 1968 and the third in January 1971. The library was extended in 1997 and underwent a phased refurbishment in 2014, which was completed in 2016. In 2021 the Library Extension Project was completed, which introduced additional student study space and ' living walls ', exhibition and research space, a 'safepod' and digital studio . A distinctive feature of

1870-508: The four Expert Leads for this assembly. The group was the second citizen's group formed by the UK government, following a smaller citizen's group on social care in 2018. Unlike the French Citizens convention for ecological transition which is called for by the French government, the assembly was organised by MPs on six parliamentary select committees. It was funded by the UK parliament and by

1925-588: The four faculties are collectively known as Professional Services, and include Facilities, Admissions, and the Library. The university is governed by two main statutory bodies: the Council and the Senate. The council, chaired by the Pro-Chancellor , is the governing body, consisting of mainly lay members along with representatives of staff and students. It is responsible for the proper management and financial solvency of

1980-475: The highest-performing undergraduates and postgraduates. Each year presentations are made to up to five graduates of taught masters' courses and up to six to the highest-performing undergraduates. The university accepted its first students in October 1964 and there were initially 13 professors, 32 additional members of teaching and research staff, 8 library staff and 14 administrators on academic grades. The motto, " patet omnibus veritas ", ("Truth lies open to all"),

2035-423: The library is the large tree that grows in the centre of the ground floor study area. Next to the library, and opened in 1998 is The Ruskin - Library, Museum and Research Centre , designed by Sir Richard MacCormac The university began expansion onto the lower slopes of Bailrigg with the development of new buildings for Graduate College in 1998, which is now part of South-West Campus. Development continued with

2090-482: The needs of postgraduates and provide year-round provision for courses with different term dates. Students on integrated master's degrees however are still considered undergraduates and therefore remain in their original colleges. Seven of the eight undergraduate colleges are named after regions of the traditional county of Lancashire , whilst County College is named after Lancashire County Council which financed its construction. The college buildings accommodate

2145-537: The organisation until 2004. She continues to be associated with the charity. In 2009 she introduced the Alliance's Climate Change Leadership Programme for UK politicians. From 2004 until it was closed in 2011, Willis was vice-chair of the Sustainable Development Commission , an advisory body to the UK governments. She also undertook independent consultancy from 2004 until 2017. This included advising

2200-414: The outside, on both sides. When you came into the spaces things were square, they were rectangular courtyards and they were all slightly different. There were two or three essentials: one was that the covered way had to be continuous, the buildings had to be three or four storeys high and connecting to the next one. I thought it worked very well." Between 2016 and 2018 the Spine was extensively remodelled in

2255-409: The sale of petrol, diesel and hybrid cars by 2030-35 and a switch to a more biodiversity-focused farming system. They preferred "natural" carbon removal efforts, such as restoring forests, peatlands and other natural habitats to technical solutions, such as carbon capture and storage . Each measure is listed with the level of support received in the assembly and the advantages and disadvantages seen by

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2310-452: The south-east of the square is the tallest building on campus: the fourteen-storey Bowland Tower, which contains accommodation and disguises the boiler room chimney. One of the most distinctive of the Bailrigg buildings is the free-standing University Chaplaincy Centre . Opened on 2 May 1969, the architects were the Preston -based firm Cassidy & Ashton. The building has a trefoil plan with

2365-475: The subject of climate change. There were 47 speakers, including representatives from the Confederation of British Industry, Trades Union Congress, National Farmers' Union, environmental NGOs and renewable energy companies. In the first weekend, the citizen chose their priorities. Aims included "informing and educating everyone" and making greener products and services affordable and accessible to all. They wanted

2420-499: The top fifteen in all three UK national league tables for the past 10 years, and received a Gold rating in the Government's 2017 and 2023 Teaching Excellence Framework . The annual income of the institution for 2022/23 was £381.0 million of which £46.4 million was from research grants and contracts, with an expenditure of £345.0 million. Lancaster is a member of the N8 Group of research universities, which also includes

2475-489: The universities of Durham , Leeds , Liverpool , Manchester , Newcastle , Sheffield and York . Since 2015, Alan Milburn has been the university's chancellor. Between 1958 and 1961 seven new plate glass universities were announced, including Lancaster. The choice of Lancaster as the site of the fourth new university was announced on 23 November 1961. The university was established by royal charter in 1964. The charter stipulated that Princess Alexandra of Kent be

2530-407: The university are members of a college, although in recent years academic staff have had decreasing involvement. Most colleges have about eight or nine hundred members and all on-campus accommodation is linked to a college, with blocks or individual flats being linked to one college or another each year according to demand. The colleges were governed by a syndicate, including a principal (originally

2585-607: The university's student theatre and dance societies and a range of local community organisations. The Ruskin - Library, Museum and Research Centre houses archive material related to the poet, author and artist John Ruskin . It is open to the public, although only a small part of the collection is on public display at once. The building was constructed in 1997 by architect Sir Richard MacCormac CBE PPRIBA RA FRSA (1938–2014). The Ruskin Whitehouse Collection housed in The Ruskin

2640-489: The university, with major policy decisions and corporate strategy being subject to its approval. The majority of Council members are "lay members"; neither staff nor students of the university. The Senate of the university, chaired by the Vice-Chancellor, is the principal academic authority. It oversees academic management and sets strategy and priorities, including the curriculum and maintenance of standards. Membership of

2695-449: The work of the university. The final meeting of the Court took place in January 2018, with the university currently planning to replace it with an "Annual Public Meeting". The Visitor of the university was Queen Elizabeth II . The visitor is the final arbiter of any dispute within the university, except in those areas where legislation has removed this to the law courts or other ombudsmen . Student complaints and appeals were heard by

2750-486: Was adopted. The first science students were admitted in 1965. The university was temporarily based in the city. A lecture theatre and the university's first Junior Common Room were in Centenary Church, a former Congregational church beside the old factory premises of Waring & Gillow , which were used to accommodate the new students. Many new students were housed in the nearby town of Morecambe . The Grand Theatre

2805-399: Was appointed professor of practice in 2019. In 2020 she was awarded a UK Research and Innovation Future Leaders Fellowship. [1] Willis has authored and co-authored books, scientific publications and reports. These include: Willis was born 20 February 1972. She studied BA Social and Policy Sciences at King's College, Cambridge, graduating in 1994 and then in 1996 took a master's degree at

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2860-456: Was established in 1964 by royal charter , as one of several new universities created in the 1960s. The university was initially based in St Leonard's Gate in the city centre, before starting a move in 1967 to a purpose-built campus located on 300 acres (120 ha) at Bailrigg , 4 km (2.5 miles) to the south of the city. The campus buildings are arranged around a central walkway known as

2915-468: Was leased as a main lecture room and 112 and 114 in the St Leonard's Gate area became teaching and recreational rooms. The library occupied the old workshops of Shrigley and Hunt on Castle Hill. Bowland and Lonsdale colleges were founded as the university's first two colleges, and all staff and students were allocated to one of the two, although the first college buildings would not be completed until 1966. The first students moved into residence and set up

2970-436: Was refurbished in autumn 2010. Car parking is arranged in cul-de-sacs running off the peripheral road. The campus buildings are arranged around a central walkway known as "The Spine". The walkway runs from north ( County College ) to south-west ( Graduate College ) and is covered for most of its length. The main architect was Gabriel Epstein of Shepheard and Epstein. Architect Peter Shepheard recalls: "We went up there on

3025-412: Was supported by the student chapter of Plant-Based Universities . The purpose-built campus occupies Bailrigg , a 360-acre (0.563 sq mi; 1.457 km ) site donated by Lancaster City Council in 1963. The campus buildings are located on a hilltop, the lower slopes of which are landscaped parkland which includes Lake Carter duck pond and the university sports fields. The lake was created in

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