Underrated Uni's?

Again this is people getting mixed up. It is actually the university of central lancashire that has the highest suciede rate in the country, and even I think the figure is about two since the 1960's from the days when it was a poly.

This question was raised at my sister open day at Lancashire and they aaid it was a load rubbish, we are also discussing this at Salford and one of my lecturers who has a PHd also said it was a load crap at is was UCL.

The location of Lancaster isn't that bad, it has lovely hills sorounding it but I admit it isn't exactly party land.

Are you sure? I think it's Lancaster because of the tall Bowland tower there. Lancasters location is great though if you wish to do the kind of activities which can be done in the Pennines/North Yorkshire Dales/Lake District - even if it is occasional. Lancaster also has more of a pub scene than a club scene which is what I prefer if I do ever go out. I'd rather be able to talk to people than shout an inaudible convo.

*runs in to defend her uni*

Ok lancaster is not in the middle of nowhere....someone get a map out and you will find its on a direct train link to London, Manchester, Preston, Edinburgh. Its very close to the Lakes and only a 10 mins bus ride from campus to city centre.

The buses are expensive, thats why you can get a uni rider which is about £150 for a year which will take you all around Lancaster and Morchambe.

The nightlife is quite good.

It's a small city but then the bigger ones of Preston and Manc are not far away.

The academic side of things is good, many of the departments are 5 or 6 star rated for research and teaching. Lancs is internationally well known.

As for the suicide rate that has something to do with Bowland tower. There haven't been any in a long time. The reason it is so high in the table for it is due to a few people comitting suicide within a few years of each other and drunken incidents apparently (That is just what i've heard it may not be true).


Lancaster is a great uni, ok the city isn't fantastic but I like it. It's a personal thing.

All I advise is bring an umbrella and a big thick jumper!!

Lancaster and Aberdeen. Plus see my seperate thread about Manchester, (snappily entitled 'Manchester: pls leave in general forum').

There are all too many people swanning around, thinking that Nottingham and Warwick (in particular) are the bees knees. They're simply not.

They're both good universities, esp. Warwick, one of the most selective and has an excellent RAE average. If you want to raise the threshold as high as you seem to be doing, and many do, then you may as well say that Oxford and Cambridge are the only universities that really matter.

But Lancaster itself is sort of stranded out on its own - only the delights of Morecombe Bay and Barrow-in-Furness are near it, it's a long and arduous drive both North and South.

Don't get me wrong I do like Lancaster especialy the university, I just found the city very small as I had nothing to but wonder round for a few hours I ended up getting the bus to Morcombe which is described as a the seaside town that forget to close down in a certain song. I wondered round the city centre for 2 hours and was bored rigide at the end of it.

*runs in to defend her uni*

All I advise is bring an umbrella and a big thick jumper!!

I think you have misunderstood the point he was trying to make. You should also not base too much on the selectiveness of the university (could lead to a discussion about Bristol.....again ).

*runs in to defend her uni*

Ok lancaster is not in the middle of nowhere....someone get a map out and you will find its on a direct train link to London, Manchester, Preston, Edinburgh. Its very close to the Lakes and only a 10 mins bus ride from campus to city centre.