Research

Family businesses

Lancaster University Management School recently held The Family Business Research Conference, that brought together academic experts and business practitioners to address key challenges facing family firms. The conference focused on themes of how family businesses navigate crisis, complexity, and uncertainty; and how they respond to social, economic, environmental, and technological change.

Innovation in fundraising

A revolutionary new type of fundraising app has been developed by a technology business building on research by computer scientists at Lancaster University. The innovative app uses real-time data to enable the East Anglian Air Ambulance charity’s supporters to give micro-donations each time the crew are tasked to somebody experiencing a medical emergency.

Business challenges

Lancaster University Management School hosted its inaugural AIMday (Academic Industry Meeting day).It brought together business leaders and academic experts to address some of the most pressing issues affecting companies across North West England, including how to encourage sustainable activity across supply chains; how to measure and improve sustainability credentials; and how to combat greenwashing.

Campus life

Construction

From 2023 onwards, the University has committed to significantly less construction of new buildings, and more focus on repurposing existing buildings and upgrading them to be more energy efficient and better suited for purpose.