Lancaster University Management School

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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 85th worldwide for Business and Economics in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings by subject 2022.

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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Breaking the silence on modern slavery

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News

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.

The eye of a hurricane is see from space above Florida and the Gulf of Mexico

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.

A close up image of a charger about to be plugged into an iPhone charging port

'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.

Members of the TARGETED-MPI project stand in a group looking towards the camera while stood in front of a glass-fronted building at Lancaster University Management School

Researchers continue drive to tackle business school gender inequalities

Lancaster University Management School hosted international partners of the TARGETED-MPI project as they work to tackle gender inequality in business and management schools.

Lancaster ranked top 15 in all major UK league tables and no 1 in North West

Lancaster University is ranked number one in the North West and 14th in the UK out of 131 universities, according to The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024.