The University of Central Lancashire The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) began life back in 1828 as the Institution for the Diffusion of Knowledge, and ‘Ex solo ad solem’ or in translation ‘From the Earth to the Sun’ has been our motto since the very beginning. That’s because, whilst our name may have changed, our mission has not. Helping people with talent and a thirst for learning to make the most of their potential by benefiting from excellent higher education – whatever their background – is what UCLan is all about. True to our mission, UCLan is amongst the leading universities for supporting people from underrepresented groups to access higher education. In 2014, UCLan introduced a comprehensive range of Foundation Year entry programmes to further strengthen our commitment to being an accessible university.
UCLan is driven by its commitment to academic excellence, striving to ensure that our teaching and learning, research and knowledge exchange activities are all recognised as being of exceptional quality.
The impact is perhaps best seen in the results of the independent audit into our research, carried out in 2014: all 16 subject areas in which our research was assessed were judged to contain ‘world leading’ quality.
UCLan has been a significant player in international higher education for many years. We have extensive franchise arrangements across the world; our student body comprises of people from 120 different countries – all benefiting from our multi-cultural learning environment and opportunities to study in a different country; our staff actively collaborate with academic institutions overseas to further enhance their teaching and research; and we have an increasingly thriving campus in Cyprus delivering UCLan programmes and original research in a UCLan environment. Whilst international in reach and outlook, UCLan proudly retains its roots in the City of Preston and the region. Looking forward to 2020, we will continue to be a large, financially stable university, powered by highly skilled and motivated staff; the first fruits of our £200million investment in the Preston campus will transform the University as a place to learn, work and do business; whilst UCLan’s commitment to high quality academic provision will be further strengthened by our prestigious undergraduate medical degree and expansion of our engineering delivery to help meet the growing demands of regional employers.
These are exciting times for a truly ambitious, entrepreneurial University to further develop and thrive.
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