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. 

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

Top 100

Lancaster is ranked 69th globally and 11th in the UK 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.

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

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'There are many reasons disabled people can’t just work from home – threatening to cut their benefits won’t fix the wider problems'

Dr Calum Carson, Dr Paula Holland and the Work Foundation's Rebecca Florisson discuss the UK government’s latest economic plan that says disabled people may have to look for jobs they can do from home or face cuts to their benefits.
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Aman’s MBA search resulted in a life-changing Lancaster experience

Aman Bhutani (MBA, 1999) went from India to Lancaster, and is now CEO of GoDaddy.
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Researchers help Indonesia better prepare for natural disasters

Experts from Lancaster University Management School will help Indonesian organisations improve their decision-making capabilities on how to prepare for natural disasters.
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'AI: how it hands power to machines to transform the way we view the world'

In this co-authored article for The Conversation, Professor David Knights (Organisation, Work and Technology) talks about the ways in which Artificial Intelligence is already changing us in ways we don't always realise.
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Lancaster University researchers named in prestigious global ‘Highly Cited’ list

Lancaster University researchers are included in a new prestigious list of the world’s most highly influential academics.
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'Facebook’s new ad-free tier could end annoying consent pop-ups, but it could also put a price on your privacy'

Dr Renaud Foucart (Economics) talks about Meta’s recent decision to offer some users paid-for ad-free access to Facebook and Instagram in his latest article for The Conversation.

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Events

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4th Dec

The life of a marketing graduate in B2B

Monday 4 December 2023, 5:00pm to 6:00pm
4th Dec

Is B2B marketing your next career move?

Monday 4 December 2023, 6:00pm to 7:00pm
5th Dec

QS World Grad School Tour - New Delhi, India

Tuesday 5 December 2023, 6:30pm to 9:00pm
6th Dec

LUMS Master's Information Session

Wednesday 6 December 2023, 10:00am to 11:00am

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