About the employer
By studying at Lancaster University Leipzig, you will receive a degree from an internationally acclaimed UK university while studying on a European campus.
Lancaster University is among the best in the UK. A top 15 university in the three major UK league tables, the university is also highly ranked in international league tables such as the QS World Rankings.
Lancaster University’s rankings include:
- 10th in the Complete University Guide 2024
- 12th in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023
- 14th in The Guardian University Guide 2023
- 122nd in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023
- 146th out of more than 1,000 universities in the QS World University Rankings 2023
- International University of the Year in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2020
- NEON Higher Education Institution of the Year 2021
One degree, two locations
Did you know that you may have the option to spend your second year at Lancaster University in the UK? Based on your academic standing you have the option of spending your second year at our main Lancaster campus in the UK. This is great for those of you who would like to take a year to experience British culture without putting your studies on hold.
Other benefits of a study abroad year include the opportunity to develop your cultural competence and to widen your global network. It broadens your education in a new teaching and learning context and provides you with different perspectives on your discipline.
Lancaster's community extends far beyond the campus – with research, teaching and student exchange partnerships at leading universities and institutions in 24 countries around the world.
Passionate about research
Lancaster is a research-intensive university, with 35% of our research classed as world-leading and 48% classed as internationally excellent in the UK Government's most recent independent review, the Research Excellence Framework (REF).
In the last Research Excellence Framework (REF) survey, 83% of our research was rated as either internationally excellent or world leading.