Decolonising Lancaster University

From 7th to 14th March 2026, join us for a series of free screenings exploring stories of culture around the world.
🎟️All films are FREE, though donations are welcome.
🔗 Visit www.sanctuarycinemaclub.org to reserve your spot.
#HomeFromHome #LancasterEvents #SanctuaryCinema #GlobalCinema #SupportLocal

The Ethnic Minorities Committee wants to hear from you. We’ve launched a survey to gather student perspectives on two important topics:
- The naming of The Sugarhouse.
- Awareness of Lancaster’s historical involvement in the slave trade.
Open to students only.
Link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Refugee Week Panel: Stories, Solidarity & Sanctuary

📅 Thursday 5 March 2026
⏰ 6:00PM – 9:00PM
📍 Commons Lecture Theatre

Buy tickets here: lancastersu.co.uk/groups/lanca...

#RefugeeWeek #Sanctuary #CommunityVoices #LancasterUniversity #STAR #RefugeeSolidarity #SocialJustice

The Sanctuary Scholarship supports students seeking asylum or with humanitarian protection status to begin or continue their studies. Open to Undergraduate & Master’s applicants starting September 2026
Application deadline: 20 March 2026

Apply via this link: www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/fees-a...

Join the University of Sanctuary (UoS) team as a Co-Researcher and help shape our institutional submission.
Apply here: temps.lancaster-university.co.uk/vacancies/19...

#LancasterUniversity #UniversityOfSanctuary #PostgradOpportunity #SocialJustice #EquityInAction #ResearchRole #PhDLife

A lunchtime session exploring collaborative work in Africa with visiting Commonwealth Professional Fellows.

📅 2 March | 12–2 pm
📍 Management School A234/A236
🎟️ Free – booking required

All welcome.

🎶🕊️ A Musical Meditation for Peace 🕊️🎶

An evening of quiet reflection and solidarity for Palestine, raising funds directly for a community in Central Gaza.
🎻 Live music by Maja Bugge, Pete Moser & Howard Haigh

All proceeds go to Gaza.
Solidarity is strength.
#PeaceForPalestine #MusicForGaza

Celebrating refugee stories on film; voices, journeys, and creativity from around the world.
📍 Venues across Lancaster & Morecambe
📅 7–14 March 2026
#HomeFromHomeFestival #LancasterEvents #MorecambeEvents #SanctuaryCinema #FilmFestival

FHASS 652 | Decolonising Higher Education

This six-week hybrid module (Lent Term 2025) explores decolonising across higher education, from research and teaching to institutional structures, open to all disciplines.

🔗 Register here: lancaster.inkpath.co.uk
#lancasteruniversity #decolonising

Join us for an International Dinner with our Friends International partners in the Chaplaincy!
A warm, welcoming evening bringing students from all nations together to share food, conversation, and community.
#InternationalDinner #ChaplaincyEvents #StudentCommunity #InternationalStudents

✨ FHASS-Exclusive Opportunity ✨
Museum Practice Intern – Lancaster City Museums
Apply here: temps.lancaster-university.co.uk/vacancies/19...

💷 £12.21 per hour + £1.47 holiday pay
📍 Hybrid role (UK-based, remote and on-site)
⏳40 hours total (3 hours every 2–3 weeks)
📅 Feb – July 2026

Join us for the Lancaster ‘Glocal’ History Walking Tour and explore how the city’s story links from the Roman Empire to the British Empire.
📍 Meet: John O'Gaunt Gate, Lancaster Castle (arrive 15 mins early)
🗓 Thursday, 26 February 2026
⏰ 10:00 – 12:00
👉 lancaster-uk.libcal.com/calendar/dlu...

Reimagining Trades Union History What does a new exhibition on 200 years of British trades union history reveal about the triumphs and challenges of collective action?

What does a new exhibition on 200 years of British trades union history reveal about the tumultuous story of workers organising for change?

Marybeth Hamilton sits down with historians and archivists to discuss the exhibition and the unexpected stories that it unveils.

Before the end of the Michaelmas term we came together for a reflective and creative session hosted by the Inclusive Learning Network. The session, led by PGR colleague Med Ritchie, focused on inclusive academic and professional practice through the use of zines. #zines #workshop #decolonising

Wishing everyone in our community a very Merry Christmas 🎄 We’re looking ahead to 2026 with plans for more events, workshops, and opportunities to connect. Until then, we wish you a peaceful festive season.

#decolonising #lancasteruniversity #christmas #festivities #2026

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This symposium allows to suggest ideas, highlight challenges and discuss ways forward in relation to setting up a decolonisation network for colleagues in universities.
This in-person event is open to all staff and students.
Follow link below
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This talk explores the possibility of reparative frameworks in and through education systems – particularly in relation to racial and classed injustices.

To know more and register to attend either online or in person, follow the link below:
www.reparationsresearch.eu/lectures/rep...

A festival produced with our Eco-Collective featuring live music, artwork, creative workshops, and more, all themed on climate change and the small positive actions we can make as a community to make a difference.
For more, follow link below:
moremusic.org.uk/whats-on/thr...

Exploring the legacy of Frantz Fanon on the centenary of his birth.
His writing for the emancipation of colonised peoples everywhere continues to echo into the 21st century.

Follow the link below:
events.bl.uk/events/write...

Event is fundraiser for Central Gaza. Proceeds disperse by a Lancaster University graduate from Gaza who lives there, helping people purchase what little is available.
All proceedings will go to this community.
For more follow link below:
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This event happening tomorrow, Wednesday 2nd July, at 12pm via Zoom (online event) 


City of Sanctuary provides overview of background and growth of the City of Sanctuary movement across the UK. To register, follow the link below:
cityofsanctuary.org/events/welco...

Crafting Inclusion through Creative Practice: Decolonising using Zines on Wednesday June 25th, 11:35 am - 12:05 pm at Health Innovation Campus, A29.
Led by Meg Ritchie, Somayeh Roustaei and Sunita Abraham, offers staff and students!
Follow link below to register:
www.lancaster.ac.uk/curriculum-a...

Happening today! :D

From 11-4pm in Lancaster library this saturday, there will be activities, food, and conversations to get involved with!
Come and support the women of EmW showcasing their homelands.

Free for all and requires no registration!

Enjoy world music before the screening, and Q&A session with filmmakers for deeper understanding of stories and experiences. Free tickets for refugee/Asylum seekers 
Shows begin TONIGHT, 7pm, the Dukes. Follow link below:
dukeslancaster.org/whats-on/cin...

Join us for a cup of chai, taste different cuisines and engage with people from diverse backgrounds as part of Refugee Week. Opportunity to make friends, share stories, and learn about cultures.
Register here for free
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Join Emre Sarikaya and others in learning the traditional art form of Ebru art! Create your own piece of art to celebrate Turkish history.

Happening Tuesday 17th June, 12:30-3pm, in FASS meeting room 1

To register, use the link below:
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PhD researchers Anna and Sebnem share how decolonial thinking plays in research journeys. Hear how decolonisation shows approaches and take part in discussion on how ideas play in Lancaster’s History department.
Everyone welcome! Follow link:
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Event to hear from a range of academics staff, examining Quaker and Black history, the far-right, decolonising library, to Black student activism. Happening 12 June, 12.15-1.30 pm, on Microsoft Teams
To register, please follow the link below:
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