Latest news from Lancaster University Management School

09/04/14

Young high-flyers excel in national student business contest

Some of the country’s top young talent have competed in the UK’s leading student business competition at Lancaster University Management School.
08/04/14

Lancaster expert to advise on leaders of the future

What qualities do our future leaders need to steer organisations to success? What backgrounds will they come from? How will the UK identify and grow them?
02/04/14

Celebrating partnerships with SMEs

The Prime Minister’s adviser on enterprise, Lord Young, visited Lancaster University Management School on 27 March to join over 100 guests from industry and academia to celebrate 15 years of LUMS’s work with thousands of small businesses.
01/04/14

The Guardian: Improving UK productivity still below pre-recession level

Professor Geraint Johnes, who is also Director of the Work Foundation, is quoted in The Guardian, discussing today’s announcement from the UK’s Office for National Statistics showing a 0.3% productivity rise. 
28/03/14

Alumni celebrate 50th Anniversary in Milan

Alumni and guests in Milan added their best wishes for Lancaster University’s 50th Anniversary at an informal event hosted by Maggie Wild, LUMS Development Manager.

26/03/14

MSc team takes second place in UK final of CFA Challenge

A Lancaster University Management School team secured second position in the UK final of the CFA Institute Global Investment Research Challenge in February.
11/03/14

The Lancaster BBA makes its mark

The memories and comments of BBA graduates from Lancaster have been captured in a striking new work of art unveiled in the LUMS building on 4 March. 
10/03/14

Britain's economic future relies on seeking out the new

Birgitte Andersen, Director of the Big Innovation Centre and an honorary professor at LUMS, argues the case for innovation as the key driver of economic growth and social progress.
07/03/14

Landmark first hub launched as Lancaster University drives regional economic growth

Lancaster University has helped to launch the first of 15 growth hubs as part of a Government programme designed to promote economic and regional growth across England.
06/03/14

QS World University Rankings

Lancaster University Management School has confirmed its place among the world’s elite institutions with Accounting and Finance ranked 46th in the world, and Statistics and Operations Research in the top 15%.
06/03/14

SecEd: The links between personality traits and risky behaviours

A new study has looked at the links between teenagers’ personality traits and risky behaviours like drink and drugs. Professor Ian Walker looks at the implications of what they discovered.
26/02/14

LUMS alumni join 50th celebrations in Jakarta

11 LUMS alumni joined Lancaster’s first alumni reunion in Jakarta on 25 February, helping to mark the University’s 50th Anniversary year. 
19/02/14

Guardian profiles LUMS Marketing graduate

The Guardian has published an interview with LUMS Marketing graduate Matt Barlow, chief executive of Christians Against Poverty, about his charity's work in debt counselling and relief.
10/02/14

PhD graduate wins Outstanding Doctoral Research Award

Juliana Bonomi Santos, a LUMS doctoral graduate and visiting researcher, has won a top research award.
21/01/14

BBC News: 'University grade inflation disputed'

Rising university degree grades are not due to grade inflation but to universities taking students with better A levels, who are also better prepared, according to latest research by economist Dr Kwok Tong Soo.
20/12/13

Why does Congress oppose gun laws backed by more than 90% of US citizens?

Maurizio Zanardi and colleagues show how electoral incentives might lead politicians to take a pro-gun stance, in line with the interests of a minority of the electorate.
17/12/13

Alumni award for prominent alumna

Dr Nahed Taher, founder and CEO of Gulf One Investment Bank, has returned to Lancaster University to receive an Alumni award.
17/12/13

Pentland joins forces with Lancaster

One of the world’s leading brand management companies has partnered with LUMS to create a research centre of excellence.
17/12/13

Lancashire Business View: 'Medical products firm is in great shape for growth'

Lancashire Business View profiles manufacturing company CME Medical which has drawn up ambitious plans for expansion after taking part in the Lancashire Forum programme at LUMS.
12/12/13

Professor Geraint Johnes appointed new Director of the Work Foundation

Lancaster University has announced that Geraint Johnes, Professor of Economics at Lancaster University Management School, will be the new Director of The Work Foundation.
11/12/13

What scope for efficiency in higher education?

New research for government by two LUMS economists questions how far there is genuine scope for greater efficiency gains within the UK higher education sector.
09/12/13

WTO Bali deal offers more symbolism than substance

What do the WTO talks in Bali tell us about the future of the multilateral trading system and the WTO itself? Robert Read assesses the evidence.
06/12/13

Lancaster expertise to support economic growth in 16 UK cities

Lancaster University Management School is taking a leading role in a £32m government programme to boost economic growth in cities across the country.
06/12/13

Work towards 'inclusive capitalism' urges Lady de Rothschild at CEO lecture

The challenges to the current capitalist system was the theme for this year's Professor Sir Roland Smith CEO Lecture, given in London by Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild.