The LUMS School magazine draws upon the vast expertise within our leading faculty to showcase our cutting-edge knowledge and highlight our research impact.
Over the last three years, researchers from across Lancaster University Management School have been working with colleagues throughout the University and industrial partners from around the North West on the Plastic Packaging in People’s Lives (PPiPL) project.
In this edition, marketing and supply chain experts, local council and retail partners, scientists and the project leaders present their findings on consumer attitudes and behaviours around plastic packaging and recycling, and their hopes for the future.
Plus, discover the links between prediction markets and climate change, family businesses and cooking, and AI and sustainability.
Fifty Four Degrees Issue 21Take to the skies for an insight into the practical and impactful research taking place across Lancaster University Management School. Explore how members of our Centre for Transport and Logistics have been working with air traffic control networks and other key players in the flight industry to look at ways of tackling airport congestion; and go into England’s National Health Service to see how they can bring more innovation into their operations.
Our researchers bring new perspectives to familiar topics. In this issue, we contemplate an Artificial Intelligence future for our roads, discover how comparisons between sustainability fairy tales can lead to better understanding, and discuss how businesses can use cyber security to innovate their operation. Plus, leadership alternatives, the disability insecurity gap, planning a better future for refugees, and much more.
What do we mean when we say ‘sustainability’? In this edition of Fifty Four Degrees, we show how broad the definition can be by investigating issues including modern slavery, sustainable accounting, and the links between religion and green business behaviours. We also look at the world of online witchcraft, explore the scale of problem gambling in the UK, discuss imposter syndrome, and look closely at the cyber challenges facing small businesses.
Gender inequality remains rife in business and society. This edition explores the diverse range of research taking place throughout Lancaster University Management School in this area. Members of our Academy for Gender, Work and Leadership, along with researchers across the School, investigate the many different areas where inequalities exist, and how they manifest. From fashion industry garment factories to the boardroom, business schools to the South African wine trade, we take in multiple aspects of this important topic.
Discover articles from our previous editions of Fifty Four Degrees.
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