Lancaster University Management School

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A highly-ranked global business school

Lancaster University Management School is a place of cutting-edge learning where internationally leading research is applied in the real world, positively impacting the lives of individuals, businesses and society.

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Quadruple-accredited

LUMS is one of just a handful of triple crown business schools that hold accreditation with AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA, the most influential business school accreditation bodies.

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1st for Research Power

=1st for Research Environment. 90% of our research is rated world-leading or internationally excellent (REF 2021, Business and Management Studies)

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13th in the world

Master's in Supply Chain Management. Top 50 for Master's in Marketing. Top 100 for Master's in Management, Master's in Finance, and Master's in Business Analytics in the QS Business Master's Rankings (2025).

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5 Star rated

Lancaster University is rated 5 Stars by QS for Accounting and Finance, Teaching, Employability, Global Engagement, Research, Facilities and Environmental Impact.

Top 5 in the UK for research impact

A new business school ranking from the Financial Times confirms LUMS is fifth in the UK for the impact of its research

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  • MBAs

    Our flagship Lancaster MBA programme transforms high-calibre students into leading managers in their chosen sectors

  • Master's programmes

    Gain a powerful mix of contemporary theory and insightful lessons from the real world to help you deepen your knowledge and develop your understanding

  • Undergraduate degrees

    Choose your path from our broad range of business and management courses, including options with study abroad or placements

  • Executive Education

    Postgraduate-level professional development programmes for managers and leaders.

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Questions about postgraduate study at Lancaster? Join us on campus in February 2025.

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  • PhD

    Study your doctoral programme alongside world-leading academics in a diverse, international research environment

  • Research at LUMS

    We pride ourselves on producing research that makes a positive impact on the world.

  • Our reputation

    Our rankings and accreditations.

  • Connected to business

    Turning the power of research and academic insight into solutions that make a real difference to businesses.

News

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LUMS students partner with ProAge charity to research flexible options for older workers

A Lancaster University Management School academic and his team of students partnered with a UK charity to investigate how employers can design and offer flexible working arrangements that appeal to older employees and bring benefits for businesses and workers.
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Research highlights women refugees’ experiences

Dr Sophie Alkhaled presented her work on the experiences of female refugees turning to business to help their families survive at the Research in Entrepreneurship and Small Business Conference 2024.
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Boylan Prize Honours Much-Missed Professor

Lancaster University Management School has launched The Boylan Prize as a lasting tribute to Professor John Boylan.
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'A new global carbon trading market could be held hostage by speculators'

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Emre Tarim (Marketing) discusses the United Nation's decision to create a global market for carbon emissions and explains the unintended consequences this may have for the climate and vulnerable countries.
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Sick workers four times more likely to leave work if they have no job flexibility

New Work Foundation research examining the reasons behind workers dropping out of the UK jobs market after sickness, reveals the true scale of interventions needed to stem the flow of people leaving work due to ill health. 
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Financial Times ranks LUMS amongst best Business Schools in Europe

Lancaster University Management School is placed amongst the best Business Schools in Europe in a new ranking published by the Financial Times.

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10th Jan

PG Online Masterclass Series: The Weird World of Crowdfunding

Friday 10 January 2025, 10:00am to 11:00am
13th Jan

LUMS PhD information session

Monday 13 January 2025, 12:00pm to 1:30pm
15th Jan

PG Online Masterclasses Series: The Magic of Marketing

Wednesday 15 January 2025, 10:00am to 11:00am
15th Jan

Dr Matthew Pawelski - Family, Community and Industrial Enterprise: The Case of a Derbyshire Mining Household in the Late Eighteenth Century

Wednesday 15 January 2025, 12:00pm to 1:00pm

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