The beginning of autumn 2011 saw UCLan hosting Symposium 284 of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) one of the 10 Symposia held around the world and sponsored each year by the IAU. The conference witnessed some of the world’s leading astronomical experts coming together to present their latest ground-breaking research

UCLan has become the first UK academic institution to invest in a world-leading e-learning system designed to help students studying physics & other numerical sciences.LON-CAPA is an open source e-learning platform, which differs from traditional e-learning platforms in that its many web servers (in various parts of the world) can communicate with each other.

The Times Good University Guide for 2012 has confirmed the University of Central Lancashire’s (UCLan) status as the top modern University in the North West for the fifth year running.

General engineering ranked 12th in the UK

UCLan has teamed up with global IT company Cisco to deliver cutting edge digital technology to manufacturers. Cisco has invested in the provision of specialist equipment and expertise to enhance the industrial networking environment in the world’s first Tele-immersive Digital Manufacturing (TiM) lab in Advanced Digital Manufacturing Technology Research Centre at the University’s Burnley Campus.