Lancaster highly rated in Complete University Guide 2013
Lancaster University is ranked ninth in the Complete University Guide 2013, published on 24 April 2012. The ranking places Lancaster in the top group, with Cambridge, LSE, Oxford, Imperial College, Durham, Warwick, St Andrews, and UCL.
Stretch your mind with a Masters programme at LUMS
A World-Ranked Business School
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.
International
LUMS recruits students from all over the world, and we have partnerships with organisations across the globe.
Undergraduate Study
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.
Postgraduate Study
Leadership and Executive Development
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.
Business Support
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.
Latest News
Students get a taste of complex manufacturing
Published 4 May 2012
Students on Lancaster's MSc in Logistics and Supply Chain Management visited James Walker & Company's Cockermouth factory in April 2012 as part of their Operations and Supply Excellence module. Find out more in this video story.
Times Higher: 'Student Experience Survey: A room of one's own'
Published 26 April 2012
The Times Higher Education reports on the latest Student Experience Survey, in which Lancaster is ranked second in the UK for the quality of its student accommodation.
Lancaster student wins £10k innovation prize at 'Startup Weekend '
Published 25 April 2012
An undergraduate student from Lancaster University Management School has won the £10,000 Innovation prize at Startup Weekend, held at Newcastle University Business School over the weekend of 20-22 April.
'Outstanding Paper' award for Dr Ellie Hamilton
Published 25 April 2012
Dr Ellie Hamilton's paper 'Entrepreneurial learning in family business: a situated learning perspective', published in the Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, has been chosen as an 'Outstanding Paper Award Winner' at the Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2012.
Research
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.
Latest Working Papers
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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The Work Foundation
In October 2010, Lancaster University acquired The Work Foundation, forming a powerful new alliance to enhance their research impact.
