Lancaster University Management School

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Our reputation and rankings

The Management School performs strongly across a broad range of different business school rankings and is highly regarded by the Financial Times, QS, The Times, Guardian and others. Find out more about our reputation and rankings.

We are triple accredited by the AACSB, EQUIS and the Association of MBAs, as well as holding the Small Business Charter. 

1st

in the UK for research power (REF 2021, Business and Management Studies)

Top 10

LUMS is ranked amongst the UK’s top 10 business schools and 54th in Europe according to the Financial Times European Business Schools rankings 2022.

Top 100

Lancaster is ranked 69th worldwide for Business and Economics in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings by subject 2023.

Top 10

Lancaster University is in the top 10 in the Complete University Guide 2024, consistently ranked in the top 15 in three major UK league tables, and highly ranked in international league tables.

  • Research at LUMS

    We pride ourselves on producing research that makes a positive impact on the world.

  • Connected to business

    Turning the power of research and academic insight into solutions that make a real difference to businesses.

  • Our reputation

    Our rankings and accreditations.

  • Life at LUMS

    Discover our diverse, thriving and international community with a network of over 50,000 alumni.

Breaking the silence on modern slavery

Our research documents the experiences of men, women and children trapped in modern slavery.

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Delegates at the Climate Change and the Global Economy workshop stand outside the Lancaster University Management School building, with the words

Experts discuss climate change’s economic effects

Leading researchers and policymakers pooled their expertise at the ‘Climate Change and the Global Economy’ in Lancaster University Management School.
Shayan Rashidi (left) receives his award from the British Academy of Management from BAM President Professor Mason

Award for Management School PhD researcher

 Shayan Rashidi collected a prestigious award from the British Academy of Management (BAM).
Some attendees sat in rows at tables in a lecture theatre, listening to a presentation at the EiR conference in Lancaster this week

LUMS' Entrepreneurs in Residence network going global to enhance student education around the world

Lancaster University Management School’s Entrepreneurs in Residence network is going global in a bid to improve student education and stimulate more cutting-edge research across the world.
Peter Harrison (front left) kneels in front of his FGH Security team at at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

From the Sugarhouse to Glastonbury – the rise of Peter’s student start-up

Peter Harrison started FGH Security while studying for his BSc Management Science at Lancaster. Now, 18 years later, the company covers some of the biggest events in the country.
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Lancaster University to open Atlantic hurricanes expert climate prediction market

Researchers at Lancaster University Management School (LUMS) are on a quest to bring together experts to predict hurricane activity in the Atlantic Ocean.
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'Apple has switched from its Lightning connector to USB-C — we explain which is better and why they did it'

Dr Renaud Foucart (Economics) explains the background behind Apple's recent switch to a USB-C charger in this article for The Conversation.

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Introduction to Machine Learning in the Financial Markets using Python

Wednesday 27 September 2023, 9:00am to Friday 29 September 2023, 5:00pm
27th Sep

Ensuring a Socially Fair and Economically Inclusive Gig & Sharing Economy

Wednesday 27 September 2023, 1:00pm to 2:00pm
27th Sep

Undergraduate Digital Open Event

Wednesday 27 September 2023, 4:30pm to Friday 29 September 2023, 7:15pm
30th Sep

QS World Grad School Tour - Istanbul, Turkey

Saturday 30 September 2023, 4:00pm to 6:30pm

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