LUMS is a triple-accredited, world-ranked management school, consistently among the UK's top five. Lancaster is among the few leading business schools to combine excellence in research with a student-centred campus, and a full spectrum of undergraduate, postgraduate, PhD and executive programmes. Leadership programmes for multinational companies and outreach provision for SMEs are of equal importance to our mission.

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LUMS recruits students from all over the world, and we have partnerships with organisations across the globe.

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Lancaster's business and management students are among the most satisfied in the UK - according to recent national student surveys. Discover what our innovative and flexible degrees, expert teaching and great campus environment can do for you.

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Choose from our world-ranked MBA programmes (top 10 in the UK), or our outstanding Masters or doctoral programmes in business, management and related subjects. Join a community of graduate students from across the world.

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LUMS specialises in customising solutions to organisations' needs for leadership and executive development in all sectors. Global leadership programmes include the Advanced Leadership Programme and International Masters in Practicing Management (IMPM) with guru Henry Mintzberg and our international partners.

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LUMS’ business support has assisted over 1300 SMEs – both private sector and social enterprises – through the Institute for Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development (IEED).

IEED offers comprehensive support – constantly developed to meet the changing demands of this sector.

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Study Abroad Photo Competition 2012 - Winner Announced!

Published 7 June 2012

The winner of the 2012 Study Abroad Photo Competition has been announced. First prize goes to Liam McGenity, for his photo of the Grand Tetons in Wyoming.

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LUMS economist John Whittaker interviewed on CNBC

Published 1 June 2012

Dr John Whittaker, of the Department of Economics, is interviewed on CNBC about the European financial crisis. "If you look at the figures for how much the Spanish Central Bank owes the ECB that was up at 300 billion at the end of April and that reflects capital flight from Spain over a longish period, five or six months," says Whittaker.

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Lancaster in 9th place among worlds best young universities

Published 31 May 2012

​Lancaster University is ranked 9th in the Times Higher Education '100 Under 50' inaugural league table of the world's best young universities.

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Marketing student wins Alison Tasker placement award

Published 31 May 2012

Amy Heap, who is a final-year Marketing Management student, has won the 2012 Alison Tasker Award. The award is a competition for 4th year LUMS students who have completed a year-long industrial placement. The award commemorates Alison Tasker, a LUMS student who sadly died while on her placement year.

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Research is at the heart of life at Lancaster. Three quarters of the Management School’s research activity is world leading or internationally excellent in terms of originality, significance and rigour, and virtually all its research (95%) is of international standing.

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Researching the Future in Information Systems
Chiasson, 2011

Exploring Corporate Strategy: Text and Cases
Johnson, 2012

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Minussi J, Soopramanien D G R and Worthington D J, 2012, 'Comparing modelling approaches for corporate credit scoring using multi-level categories of risk',
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Minussi J, Soopramanien D G R and Worthington D J, 2012, 'Stability and out-of-time validation of credit risk models',
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In October 2010, Lancaster University acquired The Work Foundation, forming a powerful new alliance to enhance their research impact.