Lomas gained a First Class Honours degree in
Electronic Engineering from the
University of Salford before being awarded a PhD for his research into
solid state physics and
crystalline structures. From here he went on to work on electronic weapons systems and emergency services command and control systems. He lectured on
Information Systems at the
University of Bradford's School of Management. According to his website, Lomas is a regular supporter of the
Orkney International Science Festival, having lectured there, chaired sessions, and taken part in the school's support sessions over a period of eight years. Outside of his academic specialities, Lomas has written on various topics, such as the Neolithic period, archaeoastronomy, ancient mysteries, stone monuments, and
megaliths, and on
astronomical and
astrological topics, as well as the history, ritual, and spiritual journey of
Freemasonry. Elements of his work have been described as "hoaxes" by members of the Freemasonry community. For example, the redaction of a document called "The Masonic Testament" by Lomas and co-author Christopher Knight, in their
Book of Hiram (2003), from fragments of old manuscripts and ritual, has been described as "An invention by the highly imaginative authors ... which has no historical validity". A review from
The Square, reprinted on Lomas' website states that
Turning the Hiram Key "should be viewed as an invitation to think, rather than a prescriptive statement". ==Bibliography==