Notable academics include the Professors; Tim Etchells, Charlie Gere, Christopher Frayling KCMG , Kevin Roberts, Gerry Harris, and Rachel Cooper OBE; notable alumni include the television presenter James May, the composer Andrew Ford, the actor Andy Serkis, and winner of the BP Portrait Prize, Peter Monkman.

[13] Lancaster International Concert Series is the main provider of classical music in north Lancashire and Cumbria.

Among other British artists whose work is represented are Norman Adams, Patrick Caulfield, Elisabeth Frink, Kenneth Martin and Winifred Nicholson.

The collection also includes a range of antiquities, many of which are on permanent display in the John Chambers Ceramics Room at The Peter Scott Gallery.

Examples of items from the collection include a Roman stylus and an Egyptian papyrus fragment from the Book of the Dead.

Since this merger, Lancaster's Art degree has maintained top ten positions in numerous league tables,[15] and is currently ranked third nationally in the Complete University Guide.

The Great Hall Complex houses the Peter Scott Gallery, named after Sir Peter Markham Scott, the Nuffield Theatre, the Great Hall, The Jack Hilton Music Rooms, a purpose built theatre production workshop, rehearsal spaces, and a Life Drawing Studio.

It presents public performances in the fields of theatre, contemporary dance and live art from some of the best-known and respected companies from the UK and abroad.