Latest news from Lancaster University Management School

07/10/15

Chinese research investment for North West companies

Four North West businesses have received research and development funding from a Chinese government body.
06/10/15

Lancaster academics named HR top thinkers

Two Lancaster academics have been named in the top 20 of HR Magazine’s "Most Influential Thinker 2015" list.
06/10/15

Too many smart northerners leave for London

In the Independent, LUMS's Dr Vincent O'Sullivan and Dr Hakim Yadi, Chief Executive of the Northern Health Science Alliance, argue that any Northern Powerhouse must try to bring talented graduates back from the capital. 
05/10/15

Why we should worry less about rising CEO pay

Swarnodeep Homroy argues that it is compensation for the risk of dismissal, rather than greed, which is behind rising CEO salaries.
01/10/15

Meet the new LUMS Dean, Professor Angus Laing

Professor Angus Laing joins the Management School today as Dean. He has previously served as Dean of Loughborough University’s School of Business and Economics. Here, he offers a few thoughts. 
29/09/15

Professor Sue Cox steps down as Dean

Today marks Professor Sue Cox's last day as LUMS Dean - a post she has held for 14 years.
28/09/15

LUMS top for gender balance

Financial Times article reports that, of the UK Business Schools which feature consistently in its global MBA rankings, Lancaster University Management School has the best gender balance, with half the class of 2014 being female. 
25/09/15

Lessons from VW: courage, climate change and the C-suite

Professor Gail Whiteman, from the Pentland Centre for Sustainability in Business, discusses the emissions scandal.
24/09/15

George Osborne supports business-boosting research and development initiative

Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has supported an innovative international business-engagement initiative created by Lancaster University.
23/09/15

Strategy consulting at Lancaster Management School

MBA students Ashleigh Dueker and Anirban Gupta have written a blog for BusinessBecause website about their experiences studying strategy. 
22/09/15

MBA student and CEO Mohamed A. Abdulsalam profiled in Forbes

MENA Holding CEO Mohamed A. Abdulsalam, a student on the Executive MBA course, has featured on the front page of Forbes Middle East.
22/09/15

Top ten rankings for LUMS in Times Good University Guide

Lancaster University Management School has been ranked in the top ten for a number of subjects in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2016.
21/09/15

Qihal Huang in top 100 entrepreneurship professors list

Dr Qihai Huang, of the Department of Entrepreneurship, Strategy and Innovation, has featured in Hot Topics' list of the world's top 100 professors of entrepreneurship.
15/09/15

Lancaster rises in World University Rankings

Lancaster University has risen 39 places to be ranked 121 in the QS World University Rankings.
11/09/15

Business big hitters set to inspire

A top line-up of business high-flyers has been assembled for a new series of inspirational masterclasses at Lancaster University Management School.
09/09/15

Forbes ranks Lancaster MBA 9th in world outside US

In its latest ranking of MBA programmes, published 9 September 2015, Forbes has ranked the Lancaster MBA 9th in the world for one-year courses outside the US.
04/09/15

Three ways you can save the Arctic ice

The Pentland Centre's Gail Whiteman and the British Antarctic Survey's Jeremy Wilkinson outline what you can do to help the Arctic.
04/09/15

Lancaster one of the best for family business

Family Capital lists Lancaster as one of the top 25 business schools for family business, naming Centre for Family Business director Professor Alfredo De Massis a "star professor". 
04/09/15

Three industries that will be hit by Arctic change

In her latest blog post for the World Economic Forum, Gail Whiteman and colleagues warn that melting ice caps will impact on agriculture, insurance and tourism. 
03/09/15

Lancaster makes University of the Year shortlist

Lancaster University has been shortlisted for an award at the Times Higher Education Awards 2015.
02/09/15

Firms that exploit the dark side of technology will find it leads to losses as well as gains

Following allegations of harsh working practices at Amazon, Monideepa Tarafdar talks about the dangers of technology in the workplace.
02/09/15

Higher fees 'cut drop-out rate'

Research by economists Steve Bradley and Giuseppe Migali, showing that fewer university students dropped out after higher fees came in, features on the BBC website. 
02/09/15

Five reasons to care about Arctic ice melt

The Pentland Centre's Gail Whiteman and Jeremy Wilkinson discuss why a shrinking Arctic matters, including its effects on the economy.
01/09/15

Chair of new Pentland Centre to get sustainability message to boardrooms

Lancaster University has appointed a leading professor to chair its new research centre for sustainability in business.