Organisation, Work & Technology news

16/09/16

LUMS goes to WBCSD at Chennai

Ten LUMS students have been given the opportunity to learn about sustainable development at the annual meeting of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development in Chennai.
17/06/16

New webinar series on sustainable cities unveiled

The Pentland Centre for Sustainability in Business will be hosting two webinars on urban resilience this summer, the first exploring how cities can help us achieve a +1.5C world.
13/06/16

Sustainability through frugality?

Professor Minna Halme discusses frugal innovation and how large companies are now becoming interested in creating products aimed at lower-income consumers.
07/06/16

Dr Rodney Irwin appointed as Honorary Teaching Fellow

A senior figure from the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) has been appointed as an Honorary Teaching Fellow at Lancaster University.
23/05/16

‘Recycling is for drunks, addicts and babushkas’ – inside Russia’s mafia-dominated waste industry

Even leaving glass bottles out for collection carries a social stigma, explains Minna Halme.
18/05/16

PhD student works with Pentland to take action on modern slavery

A Management School student has begun a major new action research project with an international clothing and footwear company to develop anti-modern slavery tools.
09/05/16

Soil security just as critical as aircraft safety

Soils and the cities they serve are set to benefit from a new mix of engineering and environmental science, thanks to a five-year fellowship. 
19/04/16

Student group attend 'insightful and empowering' WBCSD meeting in Switzerland

A group of LUMS undergraduates have had the opportunity to attend a prestigious sustainability event in Montreux, Switzerland.
11/03/16

Bright minds take on Lancaster’s green challenge

Professor Gail Whiteman, Director of the Pentland Centre for Sustainability in Business, was one of a panel of judges tasked with choosing a winner in this week's College Sustainability Challenge. 
16/02/16

New Doctorate of Management programme to help senior managers develop

A new part-time alternative to a PhD, aimed at research-orientated practitioners in the field of management, has been launched by Lancaster University Management School.
12/01/16

Pentland Centre for Sustainability in Business seeks Research Associate

The Pentland Centre for Sustainability in Business at Lancaster University is seeking a 12-month Research Associate who will look at the economics of climate change. 
08/01/16

Office of the future

In an article about the future of offices and remote working, Karen Dale explains why the office could become more, not less important. 
04/01/16

UK floods and extreme global weather linked to El Niño and climate change

Gail Whiteman, from the Pentland Centre for Sustainability in Business, warns that flood defences could become "out of date" as extreme weather increases. 
16/12/15

Lancaster students attend Paris during climate talks

Lancaster University students have visited Paris to take part in a high-level environmental business event held to coincide with global climate negotiations.
16/12/15

Pair honoured with staff of the year awards

Two members of staff have been honoured for the help and support they have given students over the past year.
09/12/15

Mary Robinson: climate change ‘very likely’ to increase radicalisation

The Pentland Centre's Gail Whiteman is one of a team of experts who put their questions to UN special envoy and former Irish president Mary Robinson about the 2015 Paris climate negotiations.
30/11/15

Lancaster researchers at climate change talks in Paris

Professor Gail Whiteman is among the Lancaster researchers attending the 2015 United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP21) in Paris.
05/11/15

Eight lucky students to go to Paris climate conference

Eight undergraduate students have been selected for the opportunity of a lifetime; attending a UN climate change conference in Paris.
15/07/15

Top Management and Information Technology student wins award

New graduate Nick Trevor is this year's winner of the Informed Solutions Prize for Best MIT Student. 
13/07/15

Greece is a reminder of the fragility of money and the need to deal with debt

Joe Deville discusses the issues of debt forgiveness, money mobility and how they affect Greece. 
11/05/15

ClickMechanic, founded by entrepreneurial graduate, secures £320,000 in investment

A LUMS graduate, who launched a car repair website, has announced that his company has raised £320,000 in investment from angel investors led by former Just Eat CEO Klaus Nyengaard.
03/02/15

Sci-fi becomes reality with the rise of ‘smart drugs’ at work

Writing in The Conversation, Karen Dale and Brian Bloomfield say that increased use of "smart drugs" risks creating a new norm in workplace culture.
12/01/15

Now drugs boost performance in the boardroom

The Sunday Times features research by Dr Karen Dale that finds that drugs designed to treat conditions such as narcolepsy and attention deficit disorder could be useful for executives seeking an extra edge at work.
18/12/14

LUMS top for ‘research power’ in UK research ranking

Lancaster University Management School (LUMS) is the most research-intensive business school in the UK, according to the Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014) published 18 December 2014.