Research

Research is at the heart of our success, and has the power to transform lives.

Research Culture

Lancaster University Management School is a collegial, multidisciplinary and innovative management research institution. We aspire to be world-leading in all our research activities by developing, recruiting and retaining world-leading researchers. We embed research into every aspect of our activities and through this, achieve significant impact for all our stakeholders.

LUMS has built a 20-year reputation for research of exceptional quality as attested to by our performance in the RAE/REF since 1996. The School’s long-term commitment to developing research of the highest quality has encouraged a research culture with four distinctive features:

Deeply embedded: all core activities are research-led
Theoretically informed: LUMS is widely recognised for theoretical innovations
Distinctly multi/interdisciplinary
Collegial in a significant and tangible way

Resourcing academic career development

LUMS has developed organisational processes to ensure that academic staff have the time, resources, organisational support and collegial environment necessary to undertake research of excellent quality such as significant dedicated research time, targeted resources and incentives, and excellent research support both locally and centrally.

Research within LUMS is led by our Associate Dean for Research, Professor Konstantinos Zografos, and our dedicated team of research colleagues.

Research Power

The latest Research Excellence Framework (REF) results in 2014 demonstrated that Lancaster University Management School is the most research intensive business school in the UK. We have built a 20-year reputation for research excellence through our performance in this measure since 1996.

1st

Lancaster University Management School was ranked 1st in the UK for 'research power'.

80% of LUMS research was rated internationally excellent or world-leading.

We were rated joint 1st for research environment, demonstrating the vitality and sustainability of our research.

Shaping the next generation of researchers

Fundamental to our research culture at LUMS is an active and embedded PhD programme, which has been recognised by the FT as one of the best in Europe. Excellence in supervision, training and support of research students is at the centre of our focus. Research students are located in our academic departments and are an integral part of the research environment in LUMS.

Research Centres

We have ten core Research Centres focusing on delivering impact in key areas, and the Work Foundation which aims to shape the future of work.

Research Initiatives

Our research initiatives extend across multiple departments and subject areas within LUMS, delivering innovative approaches to research.

Completed Research

Our completed research areas underpin our strong reputation for research excellence, and have played a vital role in our REF performance to date.

Research Showcase

Find out more about how our groundbreaking research is making its mark on business, industry and the wider community.

News

A mother and daughter discussing business

Family members’ emotional attachment limits family firm growth

New research led by Lancaster University Management School’s Centre for Family Business shows family-related considerations often trump a desire to grow and expand among firms with a greater presence of family members in management.

A problem gambler with an empty wallet at a roulette table

Gambling industry not doing enough to protect problem gamblers and children

A Lancaster University expert has warned a House of Lords committee that existing regulation on the gambling industry is not doing enough to protect problem gamblers and children from harm.

Political parties with less interest in an issue more likely to take radical stance

Political parties who care less about an issue will take more extreme stances when drawing up policies to appeal to the electorate – and it can pay off at the ballot box.

Emotion and experience can provide antidote to fake news

Lancaster University Management School’s Professor David Knights believes emotion and experience in research are key to combatting the rise of alternative facts.

Three children studying in an Ethiopian school

Ethiopian parents cannot make up for effects of early life shocks on child’s development by investing more in education

Ethiopian parents try to compensate disadvantaged children in their family by spending greater sums on school fees and private tuition, but cannot totally counter the effects of early life shocks such as famine and low rainfall levels.

CENTRAL participate in LUMS research conference

On September 26th Lancaster University Management School (LUMS) organised a Faculty Research Conference. It was a multidisciplinary event that showcased research from across the School.

More News

"What's exciting about Lancaster is that it encourages interdisciplinary and cross-field research. This enables us to sometimes take more innovative approaches and do something a little different to the mainstream."

Dr Katy Mason, Department of Marketing

Research Events

Discover our events, seminars and conferences taking place throughout the year.

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