Latest news from Lancaster University Management School

25/07/14

Lancaster student accommodation ranked top for 5th successive year

Lancaster University has the best university halls of residence in the UK, according to the National Student Housing Survey.
18/07/14

Using social media to monitor UK alcohol consumption

Research by Lancaster University researchers, including Patrick Stacey of LUMS, has shown that social media can be used to detect drinking patterns in the UK, including spotting the variations on national holidays and celebrations.
17/07/14

Professor Alan Mercer, 1931-2014

Emeritus Professor Alan Mercer, a founding member of Lancaster University and of the Department of Management Science, has passed away, following a stroke.
10/07/14

LUMS hosts Islamic Banking and Finance conference

The Gulf One Lancaster Centre for Economics Research (GOLCER) was the host for the 4th Islamic Banking and Finance conference, which took place at LUMS in June this year.
10/07/14

Building excellence in UK growth hubs

Over 60 delegates from 20 growth hubs attended a Lancaster University-led workshop in London on Wednesday aimed at furthering excellence in local and national business support.
10/07/14

Heads of family businesses help guide future research

Successful UK family businesses have been helping to guide Lancaster University Management School research, as part of a two-day strategy event held by the Centre for Family Business.
26/06/14

Top award from Microsoft for Lancaster intern

Lancaster Marketing student Olly Heron has won a prestigious prize from Microsoft during his 12-month placement with the company.
19/06/14

Focus Africa creates new career networks

More than 200 students from universities across the UK met with employers from Africa in a unique careers fair organised by a team of Lancaster Masters students.
19/06/14

The Economist: 'MBA Diary - On Reflection'

IMPM participant Damiano Baj on how the IMPM's focus on reflection is already reshaping his practice as a manager.
19/06/14

The skills mismatch

Geraint Johnes says that government, business and education must do more to make the matching of workers to jobs as efficient as possible.
18/06/14

Lancaster MBA team reaches China UK Challenge finals

A team of Lancaster MBA students have made it through to the finals of this year’s China UK Entrepreneurship Challenge.
17/06/14

Unemployment is bad for your health

A new report from Lancaster University's Work Foundation shows how men suffer a double whammy from joblessness. Services are failing to address serious health problems that are aggravated by unemployment, hampering mens' chances of finding and retaining a job.
16/06/14

Professor Cary Cooper awarded knighthood in the Queen’s Birthday Honours

Cary Cooper, Distinguished Professor of Organisational Psychology and Health at LUMS, has been knighted for his services to social science.
12/06/14

Explosive London housing bubble will spread to the rest of the UK

Escalating house prices are no longer just a London quirk – research by a team of LUMS economists supports the view that the housing market is the biggest issue for the UK economy. 
11/06/14

Leading family businesses to help direct impactful academic research

Leading figures from the business world are to help direct academic thinking on family businesses, such a vital part of the UK economy. 
06/06/14

Top MBA: ‘A study tour for self-reflection’

MBA student Yuki Takahashi writes about her experience on the MBA International Business in Context module, in Malaysia and Singapore in this blog post for the Top MBA website.
05/06/14

Lancaster wins prestigious Small Business Charter Award

Lancaster University is celebrating after attaining the Small Business Charter Gold Award – one of only three - in recognition of the role it has played in helping to kick-start British enterprise.  
05/06/14

Engaging with employees will keep your competitive edge

Cary Cooper encourages employers to be enterprising, innovative and forward-thinking in their search for graduate talent.
04/06/14

Those crying Not Under My Back Yard must not call the shots on fracking

It's time for a dispassionate assessment of the risks of shale gas extraction and whether they can be managed, argues Mark Shackleton.
03/06/14

LUMS on the up in latest Guardian league table

Lancaster has charged ahead of its Russell Group peers to be ranked 10th in the Guardian League table 2015, confirming its place among the world’s elite institutions.
28/05/14

Pentland CEO sparks discussion of global brand challenges

Andy Rubin, CEO of Pentland Brands plc, brought global marketing challenges to life in his guest lecture ‘Building brands and culture in an increasingly complex and global world’ at LUMS on 21 May.

28/05/14

Sunday Times: ‘I’ll have an MBA with engineering on top‘

Jill Russell explains why she chose to take Lancaster’s unique IMPM programme, rather than a traditional MBA, in this feature in the Sunday Times.
27/05/14

Bonus gravy on top

Are high-earners forgoing part of their salary in return for bonuses? Detailed research by Colin Green has found this is not the case – though the situation looks different for low-earners.
22/05/14

Business experts to explain how SMEs can benefit from social media

North West SMEs can hear how they can grow their business and customer base by engaging in social media, at a LUMS workshop on 4 June.