Lancaster 24th in world
in FT 2010 MBA ranking
The 2010 Financial Times Global MBA ranking, published on 25 January, places the Lancaster MBA 24th in the world, 10th in Europe and 4th in the UK.
This position confirms the consistent and reliable quality that has placed Lancaster in the top 30 in the world over the last four years.
Top graduate employers at LUMS
Over 15 major employers, including Procter & Gamble, Ernst & Young and IBM, were at LUMS on Wednesday 3rd February for the annual ‘Meet the Employers’ careers fair.
The event provides a great informal environment in which students can talk to leading graduate recruiters.
A World-Ranked Business School
LUMS is a triple-accredited, world-ranked management school, consistently among the UK's top five. Almost uniquely among leading business schools, Lancaster combines 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
If you’re thinking of applying to Lancaster, why not visit us to find out about our unrivalled range of business and management undergraduate degrees? Open Days provide a great opportunity to learn about the University, LUMS, the accommodation and the degrees we teach. Register online for our 17 February Open Day now.
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
New doctoral studentships for 2010
LUMS is now offering a wide range of PhD studentships across all management disciplines, for doctoral study commencing in October 2010.
Lancaster University Management School highly commended at placements awards
Lancaster University Management School has been highly commended at the inaugural National Rate My Placement Awards for the quality of staff assistance given to students on work experience placements.
Lancaster launches new Centre for Doctoral Training in Statistics and Operational Research
This week the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) announced a new investment of £13 million to create three Centres for Doctoral Training at the universities of Lancaster, Cambridge and Warwick.
Bringing accounting and finance alive
The first term of Lancaster's MSc in Finance and MSc in Accounting and Financial Management is nearly complete. But for the 120 students on the two programmes, it's not all been traditional study in lecture theatres.
New executive programme for Malaysia
Lancaster University Management School has launched an executive programme for middle managers in the Sunway Group, in collaboration with Sunway University College in Malaysia.
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
Fortini M, Letchford AN, Lodi A and Wenger KM, 2010, 'The Compatible Tour Heuristic for the
Symmetric Traveling Salesman Problem', Lancaster University Management School Working Paper
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Davydenko A, Fildes RA and Trapero Arenas JR, 2010, 'Judgmental Adjustments to Demand Forecasts:
Accuracy Evaluation and Bias Correction', Lancaster University Management School Working Paper
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