Research and PhD
The Department, as part of the Management School, has been among the top five for research in the UK for nearly two decades. The Financial Times January 2008 ranking of the world's top 100 global schools ranks LUMS' PhD and doctoral programmes 5th in the world, and 2nd in the UK, based on a combination of numbers of graduates and where they were employed after graduation.
The Department of Management Science has one of the largest number of Operational Research, Operations Management and Systems teaching staff in the UK. Almost all the faculty have industrial or public sector experience. Consequently there is a strong commitment to produce research of practical importance, capitalising on a tradition of collaborative research with industrial partners. The Department has a world wide reputation as an international centre of excellence, with students from many countries undertaking research on the Doctoral Programme.
Funding for PhD students
The department has a large number of studentships available for EU/UK students and a limited number for overseas students. The department welcomes applications from quantitatively strong students with no background in operational research and management science; and applicants with strong backgrounds in operations management, information systems and associated business disciplines. In addition to internal funding, these stem from some major grants
Please refer here for detailed information about the funding.
Research in the Department is based on a number of research groups and research students are usually associated with one of the groups. Details of their research interests, the faculty involved and possible doctoral research topics are given on their respective web pages.
