Investing in Young People
Investing in Young People
The Duchy of Lancaster continues to support young people studying courses in regenerative agriculture, land management and traditional construction skills with bursaries and workplace placement opportunities. This year, recipients of awards at Harper Adams University included 2021-22 placement student Annie Round who will be completing her studies in Rural Enterprise and Land Management this summer […]
Lancaster University Moves Into Lancaster Castle
Lancaster University is to open a new academic space in the former Link Block of Lancaster Castle. The University has signed a two-year lease to operate the new purpose-built teaching suite completed last month as part of the Duchy’s latest phase of renovation and conservation. A seminar room with a capacity for around 60 people […]
Investing In Young People
The Duchy continues to encourage new entrants into farming and support traditional skills training with annual bursaries to a number of leading colleges and universities. Each year, the Duchy awards bursaries to Harper Adams University in Shropshire, Moulton College in Northamptonshire, Lancaster University and Myerscough College in Lancashire. Recipients generally apply at the start of […]
Lancaster Castle: the View from the Stronghold
The Duchy of Lancaster has entered into a partnership with Lancaster University’s History Department to deliver a free open learning course based on the history of the region as seen through the prism of Lancaster Castle. Available to online learners across the world, the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) is the first of its kind […]
Lancaster Castle – unlocked, online and on the mobile!
Working in partnership with the IT development team at Lancaster University, the Duchy of Lancaster has today launched a brand new web-based digital and virtual reality tour of Lancaster Castle. Designed to provide an insight into parts of the Castle that are normally closed to the public, the new applications are available via links on […]
