FRESHERS ISSUE 2023 SCAN Lancaster University

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Multi-Million-Pound Refurbishment
for University’s Management
School to Begin Next Spring
Caitlyn Taft
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Lancaster University has appointed a
contractor to do a full-scale refurbishment
of the Management School (LUMS) East
Estate buildings.
The refurbishment will start next year
and will complete the Management
School’s redevelopment after its new
£26 million building opened in 2021.
The new facility, named
the ‘West Pavilion’ is a
five-storey facility. It holds
three new lecture theatres,
two executive teaching
suites and three floors of
workspace for students
and staff.
Colon Construction has been assigned as the
Principle Contractor for the first stages of the
refurbishment project. Colon Construction is
an award-winning company based in the North
West of England.
The project will include an
extensive refurbishment
of the existing LUMS
buildings and spaces,
aligning them with the
new design and upgraded
facilities provided by the
West Pavilion.
This will improve teaching
spaces and revamp meeting
rooms, office spaces and
other facilities of the sort.
Work on
LUMS will
involve a design
team which will consult
the design process
with staff, students, and
wider stakeholders. It’s
anticipated that physical
work will begin next Spring
and will conclude by the
end of 2025.
Deputy Dean of Lancaster University
Management School, Professor James
Faulconbridge, said:
“We look forward
to working with the
appointed contractors
to further develop
the design for the
refurbishment of
our East Estate.”
“ As one of oldest
business schools
in the UK, the design
will be sympathetic to
our heritage but will bring
the 1970s aspects of our
buildings into line with the
first-class, modern facilities
provided by our new West
Pavilion.”
“This will mean our staff and
students will have access
to the same high standards
and exciting spaces in all
corners of our Management
School.”
Photo Credits: Lancaster University Website (https://
www.lancaster.ac.uk/conferences/meetings-andevents/)venues/west-pavilion-/)
A Guide to Understanding Stagecoach
Maria Hill
ARTS ASSOCIATE EDITOR
The buses around Lancaster can
be precarious at the best of times
with their sudden cancellations
and dreaded ‘FULL’ signs.
So, here’s a small guide from an
experienced stage-coach traveller
to make your journeys a little less
annoying.
You can pretty much get
on every bus that arrives
at the underpass into
Lancaster City Center,
including the 41 to
Morecambe and the 42
Blackpool that both stop
at the bus station in town
before heading to their
terminating destinations.
However, the fastest bus into town is
the 1A, and I’d say it’s worth the wait.
The number 4 bus and
the number 100 bus fill
up very quickly as they’re
the only buses that go
through Bowerham where
a lot of second years,
third years, and locals
live.
Often the students who need to get to
Bowerham wait for long times in the
underpass.
People who are going into town fill
the 100 or 4 instead of waiting
for any of the other available
buses.
The number 4
goes directly
to the train
station
and is very
precious to
the students
living near
the station.
Other advice to
freshers: the 100, if it
stops on the far right
end of the underpass, it’ll
take an extra 15 minutes as
these ones go all the way around
campus before coming back to the
underpass again and then heading to
town.
If you’re traveling off
campus during bus rush
hours (usually about 5pm
after lectures) then try
and wait for half an hour
to get a more off-peak
time as the underpass
can be chaos at times.
Most importantly, download
the Stagecoach app.
It’s your bible.
Also, if
you’re
living off
campus,
you can
get a
yearly
bus
pass to
save on
buying
hundreds
of returns
from the
university.
The Terms 1-2-3 bus pass
costs £340 which is a lot
of money at first look but
compared to how much
you’ll take the bus, it’s
worth it.
The pass is only active during term
time, though there is an annual pass
you can purchase for £465.
Both passes don’t pay for
the bus to Morecambe
if you’re wanting a
daytrip to go bowling. I
recommend just getting
the train to Morecambe,
it’s faster and cheaper.
If you’re ever confused, don’t be afraid
to ask someone or have a look at the
Stagecoach app.
Photo Credits: Caitlyn Taft