Thursday 17-11-2016 - 13:28

AN inspiring new joint campaign launched by Lancaster University and Lancaster University Students’ Union has been created to celebrate, promote and enhance the university’s international outlook - and ideas are wanted from students and staff about positive things that can be done.

A series of events and initiatives is being planned in the coming months and years to promote ‘We Are Lancaster’ a campaign carrying the message that the university is an inclusive and welcoming community.

An online feedback form has been created to allow all members of the university community to submit further ideas. Student and staff ambassadors will be recruited to lead the campaign at grassroots level.

Professor Simon Guy, leading the We Are Lancaster on behalf of the university, said: "We Are Lancaster aims to celebrate the enduring values of the university, to be inclusive, to be open to the world and to be welcome to all.

“This is a collaborative project with partnership at its heart and a key aim is to involve and engage students, staff and the community as it unfolds."

We Are Lancaster emerged from discussions between the university and students’ union on how to build a feeling of unity and inclusivity following the result of the referendum on EU membership.

Lancaster University Students’ Union Vice-President (Campaigns & Communications) Rachel Hughes said: “We share the view that our diverse international community benefits everybody, whether they’re part of the university or part of the wider Lancaster community.

“Our students benefit from a truly global learning experience, mixing with students and academics from all over the world and experiencing a mix of cultures and ideas that creates an educational environment that goes beyond what can be taught in a classroom or lecture theatre.

“We’re excited to be working with the university on a project that goes to the heart of what it is to be a modern, forward-thinking university and believe that this initiative will bring far-reaching benefits during the turbulent times to come.”

Details of We Are Lancaster events and projects will be released soon. Email your ideas or tell us what you're already doing that could form part of the campaign at WeAreLancaster@lancaster.ac.uk

PHOTO: Prof Simon Guy and VP (Campaigns & Communications) Rachel Hughes want to hear your ideas for We Are Lancaster.