Lancaster University was set up under the Royal Charter of Government of UK in the year 1964 and is an internationally highly ranked leader in the provision of excellent teaching and research within a beautiful campus setting. It is a collegiate university with eight undergraduate colleges on campus (and a ninth for graduates). The University places great emphasis on a strong student experience that gives students access to academics who are experts in their field and provides an integrative environment that is conducive to learning for a culturally and ethnically diverse student population. It offers innovative, flexible and attractive programmes in Arts, Business, Medicine, Science, Technology and Social Sciences. In the most recent UK Research Excellence Framework 83% of its research was recognised as world leading or internationally excellent and some key areas of research are ranked amongst the best in the UK.