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All Female Ceremonies Team Take Centre Stage


A ceremony at the December 2024 celebrations marked an historic occasion during Lancaster University’s 60th anniversary year as, for the first time, an all-female ‘cast’ took ‘centre stage’ in the ceremonial roles.


All the key ceremonial positions of Master of Ceremonies (MC), Mace Bearer, two Halberdiers and two Marshals were taken


First UK-Australia joint international campus in Indonesia


The Deakin University Lancaster University Indonesia (DLI) campus was officially launched at an opening ceremony in Bandung, West Java, on February 26th 2025.


The landmark event celebrated the first UK-Australia joint international campus - a collaboration that opens new possibilities for transnational education and Indonesian students. It was attended by senior government and diplomatic representatives, university partners, education agents and education sector leaders.


Located in vibrant Bandung, the DLI campus represents an innovative trilateral education partnership.


2024 Honorary Graduates and Alumni Awards


on by women for the first time ever at the ceremony on December 12th 2024.


The all-female graduation ceremonial team from left to right: Hannah Rosbrook-Brown, Kate Dunbavan, Daphne Barker (front centre), Jo Butterworth (back centre), Abi Lucy-Lloyd and Laura McGowan.


Photo credit © Deakin University Lancaster University Indonesia


Courses at the new campus will commence in September 2025, with initial programs offered in Business and Information Technology.


Indonesian students will have the opportunity to undertake dual undergraduate qualifications from two


Honorary degrees were awarded to the following in 2024:


Professor Terry Eagleton DLitt, internationally celebrated literary scholar and cultural theorist.


Sir Kevan Collins DLitt (Politics, 1992, Furness), knighted for his services to education.


Amanpal Bhutani LLD (MBA, 1999), CEO of GoDaddy and 20 years in technical, management and leadership roles.


Professor Sir Robin Grimes DSc, Foreign Secretary of The Royal Society and Chair of Energy Materials at Imperial College, London.


Yrsa Daley-Ward DLitt, award-winning writer and performance poet.


Dr Naveen Salins with the Chancellor the Rt Hon Alan Milburn


internationally renowned universities in a world-class learning environment, while living close to home.


The partnership is supported by Navitas, a global education provider with a proven track record in delivering innovative transnational education.


Sarah Hall DLitt, the only author to have twice won both the BBC National Short Story Award and the Portico Prize for fiction.


Dr Dame Frances Saunders DBE CB FREng HonFinstP, DSc Electronic Engineer, former Chief Executive of the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory.


Alumni Awards were presented to the following in 2024:


Tanya Steele (Marketing, 1990, Cartmel) CEO of the World Wide Fund for Nature UK.


Dr James Grime (MSci Mathematics, 2003, Cartmel) Maths Communicator.


John Curtin (Environmental Sciences, 1990, Fylde) former Executive Director of Local Operations, Environment Agency.


Lucy Briers (Independent Studies, 1988, Cartmel) Stage and screen actor.


Naveen Salins (PhD Palliative Care, 2021) Specialist in Palliative Care in India.


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