Every week we host a wide range of exciting and intellectually stimulating debates on a vast array of political issues, both old and new. LUCS takes pride in our broad-church nature, welcoming students of all views from across the political spectrum. We encourage all our members to express their views, giving everyone the chance to articulate their thoughts and ask pertinent questions.​ Our meetings take place every Wednesday during term time at 6PM in the Elizabeth Livingston lecture theatre.

LUCS also seeks to provide wide-ranging opportunities to hear from the leading lights of the political right by welcoming high-profile guest speakers. In the 2020/21 accademic year we hosted Jacob Rees-Mogg, Dehenna Davison, Nathan Law, Benedict Rogers, and Rahina Mahmut.

Furthermore, we collaborate with other student political societies to organise regular ‘Question Time’ events where we can truly engage in the battle of ideas against the other parties.

LUCS Members at our first meeting of 2021

LUCS is also a campaigning organisation, and we actively encourage our members to get involved in grassroots activism. We are proud of the values of the Conservative Party, and proud of putting them into practice. We work hard to get Conservative candidates elected by supporting election campaigns across Lancashire and the wider North West England region. In recent years, LUCS has supported Conservative candidates in City Council, County Council, and General Elections.

For those who have never campaigned before, LUCS organises campaigning and canvassing training, and boasts several experienced campaigners amongst our ranks to help you out on the doorstep.

Moreover, our members have regularly stood in local elections across the country. At the 2019 Lancaster City Council elections, many LUCS members were Conservative Party candidates in wards across Lancaster and Morecambe. Lancaster University falls within its own ward in Lancaster City Council – University and Scotforth Rural – thus it is usually our members who rise to the challenge of contesting this seat.

LUCS also endeavours to connect our members with fellow conservatives across the UK. We arrange trips to Conservative Party events such as the Conservative Party Conference and the Conservative Party Spring Forum, giving our members the very best networking opportunities.

Frequent media opportunities are presented to LUCS members from media outlets from a university to national level, giving them a platform to discuss their views.

Not all our activism is political. LUCS is also committed to supporting charitable causes, at both a local and national level. We organise an annual collection for the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal and support a range of local charities in their community endeavours.

LUCS at Freshers' Fair 2021

As well as being a political society, LUCS is also an active social scene, with socials every week organised by our Social Secretary! Our socials are incredibly diverse, so there’s something for everyone.

Some of our social events in the 2021-2022 academic year included:

Lancaster and Fleetwood Constituency Association Patrons’ Dinner

Christmas Meal

Poker Night

Cross Party Awards Evening

Countdown Social

Beat the Executive

Summer BBQ

Cross Party Bar Sports (Chairty Fundraiser)

Pub Quizzes

Karaoke (‘Tory-oke’!)

and much more...

What’s more, after all of our weekly meetings LUCS heads for a pint at in County College Bar. Most weeks, this usually leads to a night out at the Sugarhouse too!

LUCS Christmas Dinner 2021