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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
85% 
Page structure
95% 
Link structure
90% 
Server
96% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.48 s
File size
346.10 kB
Words
682
Media files
20
Number of links
111 internal / 11 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
University of Lancashire
The length of the page title is perfect. (215 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Founded in 1828, The University of Lancashire is a leading university recognised in QS World Rankings. Study with us in Preston, Burnley, Cumbria or Cyprus.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (977 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.lancashire.ac.uk/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en
Server location: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
The following language is defined by HTML: en
Alternate/Hreflang Links
(Somewhat important)
There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
(Somewhat important)
There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
(Somewhat important)
The domain is no subdomain.
The domain length is good.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
(Somewhat important)
No parameters were found in the URL.
No session ID was found in the URL.
The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
Charset encoding
(Somewhat important)
The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
(Nice to have)
The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
(Nice to have)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
This page contains 682 words. That's ok.
23.5% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
5 paragraphs were found on this page.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 13.63 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "width=device-width,initial-scale=1,shrink-to-fit=no" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 14 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
6 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
This page is optimized perfectly for social networks.
Additional markup
(Nice to have)
No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
(Somewhat important)
This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

Media list

URLAlt attributeTitle
/static/img/uclan_logo_shield.svgLogo of the University of Lancashire
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...-library.xdeaea62a.png?f=webp&q=75&w=750Group of students talking to eachother outside of the University of Central Lancashire library.
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data:[...] Base64Preston city centre skyline
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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Where opportunity creates success
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Where opportunity creates success
H2 Your saved courses
H2 Apply for 2025
H2 Undergraduate Open Day
H2 Postgraduate Open Evening
H2 University of Lancashire
H2 Search our courses
H2 Thinking ahead to Clearing?
H2 Proudly changing to the University of Lancashire
H2 Expert calls for new official guidelines on identifying fabricated or induced illness (FII) for children
H2 University celebrates 40 years of partner college collaboration
H2 Thinking ahead to Clearing? Duplicate text
H3 Proudly changing
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are 11 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.lancashire.ac.uk/Anchor Skip to main content
https://msuclanac.sharepoint.c...New window External Subdomain Students opens in a new tab
https://msuclanac.sharepoint.c...New window External Subdomain Staff opens in a new tab
/open-daysUniversity Open Days
/student-life/why-choose-usWhy choose us?
/open-days/attending-an-open-dayPlan your Open Day
/open-days/faqsOpen Day FAQs
/open-days/postgrad-open-eveni...Postgraduate Open Evening - Wednesday 4 June
/open-days/preston-open-day-junePreston Open Day - Saturday 21 June
/open-days/preston-open-day-augPreston Open Day - Sunday 17 August
/open-days/preston-open-day-octPreston Open Day - Sunday 12 October
/open-days/preston-open-day-novPreston Open Day - Saturday 22 November
/undergraduateUndergraduate study
/degree-apprenticeshipsDegree Apprenticeships
/postgraduatePostgraduate study
/postgraduate-researchPostgraduate research
https://www.lancashire.ac.uk/cpdProfessional development and short courses
/courses/a-zA-Z of courses
/subjectsExplore our subjects
/open-daysText duplicate University Open Days
/clearingUniversity Clearing
/study/fees-and-financeFees and funding
/order-a-prospectusOrder a prospectus
/study/how-to-applyHow to apply to university
/study/global-opportunitiesGlobal opportunities
/study/return-to-studyReturn to Study
/visit/university-exhibitionsUniversity exhibitions
/campusesCampuses and partners
/study/partnersStudy at a partner
/legal/student-policiesStudent policies and regulations
/accommodationAccommodation
/student-lifeStudent life
/supportStudent support
/welcomeWelcome and arrival information
/campusesText duplicate Campuses and partners
/applicantsOffer holders
/graduationGraduation
/support/financial-supportFinancial support
/study/information-for-parentsParents and carers guide to university
/articles/student-voiceStudent voice
/articles/adviceAdvice articles
/international-studentsInternational students
/study/fees-and-finance/eu-and...EU and international tuition fees
/about-us/internationalInternational
/study/partners/internationalInternational partners
/courses/a-zText duplicate A-Z of courses
/subjectsText duplicate Explore our subjects
/international-students/countryFind your country or region
/international-students/how-to...How to apply as an international student
/study/fees-and-finance/bursar...Scholarships and bursaries
/international-students/englis...English language entry requirements
/campuses/exploreExplore our campuses
/businessSupport for your business
/business/apprenticeshipsApprenticeships for employers
/business/trainingTraining and CPD
/business/research-and-innovationResearch and innovation
/business/research-and-innovat...Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
/business/facilitiesFacilities hire
/business/recruit-our-studentsRecruit our students
/articles/businessBusiness news
/business/apprenticeships/amsApprenticeship Matching Service
/business/trainingWorkshops and events
/researchResearch
/research/institutesResearch and Knowledge Exchange Institutes
/research/servicesResearch and Knowledge Exchange Service (RKES)
/postgraduate-researchText duplicate Postgraduate research
/research/academic-development...Academic development for research and knowledge exchange
/research/strategy-and-policyResearch strategy and policy
/facilitiesFacilities
https://www.lancashire.ac.uk/jobsWork with us
/alumniAlumni Network
/givingGiving to the University
/eventsEvents
/visitVisit us
https://www.lancashire.ac.uk/newsNews
/about-usAbout us
/about-us/sustainabilitySustainability
/academicsAcademic staff
/facilitiesText duplicate Facilities
/professional-servicesProfessional services
/events/venue-hirePreston venue hire
/courses/a-zexploring our courses.
/study/how-to-applyHow to apply
/open-days/preston-open-day-juneBook your Open Day
/open-days/postgrad-open-eveni...Attend our Open Evening
/news/name-change-1Find out more
/clearing/register-your-interestRegister your interest
/clearingFind out more about clearing.
/lancashireText duplicate Find out more
/news/fii-serious-case-reviewExpert calls for new official guidelines on identifying fabricated or induced illness (FII) for children
/news/uk-partnerships-anniversaryUniversity celebrates 40 years of partner college collaboration
/clearing/register-your-interestText duplicate Register your interest
/open-daysOpen Days
/study/how-to-applyText duplicate How to apply
/order-a-prospectusText duplicate Order a prospectus
https://www.lancashire.ac.uk/No Text
https://www.facebook.com/UniLa...New window External Subdomain Facebook opens in a new tab
https://x.com/uni_lancashireNew window External X opens in a new tab
https://www.instagram.com/unil...New window External Subdomain Instagram opens in a new tab
https://www.youtube.com/@unila...New window External Subdomain YouTube opens in a new tab
https://www.tiktok.com/@unilan...New window External Subdomain TikTok opens in a new tab
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...New window External Subdomain LinkedIn opens in a new tab
/news/uclan-crowned-university...University of the Year The Edufuturists Uprising 2023
/news/most-affordable-uni-the-...Most affordable university in the UK The Times 2023
/subjectsSubjects
/courses/a-zCourses A-Z
/courses/a-z/undergraduateUndergraduate courses
/courses/a-z/postgraduate-taughtPostgraduate courses
/courses/a-z/cpd-short-coursesShort courses
/visit/campus-toursBook a campus tour
/about-usText duplicate About us
/campusesText duplicate Campuses and partners
https://onlineshop.uclan.ac.uk/New window External Subdomain Online Store
https://reportandsupport.uclan...New window External Subdomain Report + Support
https://www.lancashire.ac.uk/jobsText duplicate Work with us
https://www.topuniversities.co...New window External Subdomain 4 QS Stars (Very Good) overall logo opens in a new tab
/legal/accessibilityAccessibility statement
/legal/cookie-noticeCookie notice
/legal/modern-slaveryModern slavery statement
/legalLegal and regulatory information
/legal/charity-informationCharitable status
/legal/copyrightCopyright notice

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.lancashire.ac.uk/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.48 seconds is longer than the recommended limit of 0.4 seconds. A high response time unnecessarily slows down search engine crawling and results in bad user experience as well.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (346 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 1,874 referring domains.
This page has 14,724 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 1,241 different ip addresses.

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University of Lancashire
Founded in 1828, The University of Lancashire is a leading university recognised in QS World Rankings. Study with us in Preston, Burnley, Cumbria or Cyprus.

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University68%Check
Preston Lancashire66%Check
Preston50%Check
Study46%Check
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Open Day42%Check
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