Lancaster University Boat Club (LUBC) is the rowing club of Lancaster University. The club was founded in 1964 with the inception of the university by Sir Harold Parkinson and is the oldest sports club at the university. The club is based in the old Halton railway station and trains on a 3 km stretch of the River Lune, 3 miles north of Lancaster.

The university opened to students in October 1964. A group of students from the university began the task of assembling the necessary equipment for the foundation of a University Boat Club which could stand independent of the local club, Lancaster John O' Gaunt Rowing Club.

Due to the limited available assistance of the university and the students' union, the group decided to seek outside help to get the club moving. This help came in the form of a wealthy benefactor, Sir Harold Parkinson, who provided the club with the funds to purchase its first boats and a coaching launch. John O' Gaunt Rowing Club offered their facilities as a temporary home for the newly formed University Boat Club and from 1964 to 1966 both clubs cohabited.

After two years of sharing John O’Gaunt's boathouse, the club moved to its current location, the old Halton railway station in 1966. This acquisition was entirely down to Parkinson again; after the station had been closed to the public in 1966,^[1] he rented the building on behalf of the club. It was converted into suitable quarters to operate from. The location of the new boat house was ideal; less than 100 m from the River Lune and placed on the railway which would soon be converted into the Lancaster – Caton Cycleway, which is used by members for commuting to the boat house. Parkinson also funded the building of the Halton weir, 100m upstream of club's boathouse, in order to enable better conditions for rowing.

In 1982 the free-hold of the boathouse and the surrounding land was secured to be administered by the university as a part of the university's estates. From 1996, the club allowed Lancaster University Canoe Club to use the premises to store their boats.

The Francis Russell Trophy is raced for each year between Lancaster John O' Gaunt RC and Lancaster University BC. The race is in memory of ex-club captain Francis Russel who lost his life in 1989 after going over the Skerton Weir in a November training session. The trophy takes the form of a mounted rudder, that of the boat that went over the weir.

In December 2015 the effects of Storm Desmond caused the River Lune to flood much of the City of Lancaster and surrounding area, with the University's Boat House being flooded by several feet of water causing damage to much of the fleet of boats, and resulting in a severe disruption to the clubs rowing calendar.

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted much of the 2019/20 and 2020/21 seasons for the club. The third-term (April-July) of the 2019/20 season and second-term (January-March) of the 2020/2021 season saw the club unable to row due to restrictions in place from the UK Government and British Rowing. When restrictions were eased the club returned to the water, but with the indoor changing rooms in the boat house closed to ensure social distancing guidelines were adhered to. Due to funding cuts at the students union,^[2] the club received much less funding in the 2020/21 season, reducing their ability to perform maintenance and buy new equipment. Due to restrictions in place, many races and events that the club would normally attend were cancelled. The Roses varsity against the University of York Boat Club in April 2021 was the first ever to be competed for virtually. The clubs each fielded teams of novice men, novice women, senior men and senior women to compete in 4x500m relay races which were livestreamed.

The club frequently aims to attend the following races:

The focuses on sweep rowing in larger boats. As such, the fleet consists of 5 eights, 4 coxed fours, 1 coxless four and 2 coxless pairs. On occasion, some fours and pairs may be rigged for sculling. There is room available to rent for up to 5 small boats on the club's mobile rack. The club has two coaching launches, used during training sessions.

The club owns a large fleet of Model E & D, PM5 Concept2 Ergometers, mostly purchased in 2020.

• British Rowing
• Lancaster University
• Lancaster John O' Gaunt Rowing Club