Postgraduate news
Another victory! Lancaster MBA team wins pharma case competition
Published 21 May 2013
A team of Lancaster MBA students has come out top in a tough new case competition focused on the healthcare sector and organised by Warwick Business School.
Smart thinking: Project Management students devise walking and cycling app
Published 20 May 2013
As part of their course, a group of MSc Project Management students have produced an innovative android phone app featuring cycling and walking routes around Lancaster.
See the future - 2013 survey
Published 15 May 2013
If you could see the future of business education, what would it look like? If you're a current LUMS student, or thinking of applying to one of our courses, or one of our alumni, then help us with our market research, and you could win a 100 pound Amazon voucher.
Forbes: 'A Look at the Agency of the Future'
Published 26 April 2013
In an article on the Forbes website, Danny Turnbull, MD of advertising agency gyro Manchester, describes the power of a recent Lancaster MBA Consultancy Challenge, in which the students were asked 'What will the agency of the future look like?'.
Lancaster ranked in top ten for best student experience
Published 26 April 2013
Lancaster University has been ranked 10th in the UK in a survey of the best student experience, ranked by students.
The Telegraph: 'How to find a graduate job using social media'
Published 25 April 2013
Writing for The Telegraph, LUMS postgraduate careers advisor Ajaz Hussain gives tips on how to use Facebook, LinkedIn and other social media to find the perfect graduate job.
Lancaster experience brought to life in Seoul
Published 25 April 2013
Lancaster alumni recently hosted the biggest ever alumni reunion in Seoul where they also gave new applicants useful tips on studying in the UK.
China UK Entrepreneurship Competition - entry now open!
Published 16 April 2013
Do you have an idea for a business venture involving the UK and China? Fancy a share of 12,000 pounds in cash prizes? The China UK Entrepreneurship Challenge 2013 is now open for entry!
LUMS Launches new Masters programme to teach students the 'make or break' skills of business
Published 12 April 2013
LUMS has launched a new MSc programme aimed at equipping entrepreneurial business and non-business students with the specialist skills needed to innovate at all levels of business.
Reaching for the heights: mountaineer Andy Cave on the Lancaster MBA
Published 5 April 2013
World-famous mountaineer Andy Cave was a guest lecturer on the Lancaster MBA on 8 March 2013. He inspired the MBAs with tales of overcoming adversity and exceeding expectations, giving the students fresh perspectives on organisational issues.
Lancaster University Management School maintains prestigious AACSB accreditation
Published 26 March 2013
Lancaster University Management School has maintained its business accreditation by AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. AACSB is one part of LUMS' triple accreditation, which places the School in the top 2% of business schools worldwide.
Students show their flair at the 2013 Red Rose Business Weekend
Published 26 March 2013
Students from across the University came head to head last month at Lancaster University Management School in the annual Red Rose Business Weekend, impressing the judges from IBM and Saatchi & Saatchi with the quality and ingenuity of their ideas.
Bangladesh airline appoints Lancaster MBA to CEO position
Published 18 March 2013
Lancaster MBA graduate Kevin Steele has been appointed MD and CEO of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, the national airline of Bangladesh. Steele was formerly general manager at British Airways.
Students and alumni enjoy networking opportunity in London
Published 13 March 2013
Lancaster University Management School (LUMS) alumni and placement students explored the value of networking at a recent event in London organised by the Management School's Careers, Alumni and Employer Relations team.
Lancaster MBA graduate featured in Graduate Prospects MBA Directory
Published 7 March 2013
Lancaster's Husameldin Elnasri, who won the MBA Student of the Year award in 2012, is featured in a case study in the Graduate Prospects MBA Directory.
LUMS Global Career Development Programme - Focus Asia
Published 6 March 2013
Over 100 Asian students from LUMS attended Lancaster University Management School's unique Focus Asia careers event on 23 February. Focus Asia is designed to help Asian students in their exploration of careers opportunities in Asia and the UK.
The Independent: 'The challenges of taking an MBA as an African'
Published 28 February 2013
Lancaster MBA graduate Husam Elnasri writes in The Independent about his experience attending AMBA's Global Leadership Conference hosted by the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa recently.
LUMS partners with Higher School of Economics in Moscow
Published 22 February 2013
Moscow-based LUMS alumni met up with applicants to the Management School at an event held in partnership with the Higher School of Economics in Moscow on 9 February 2013.
Paul Sloane: 'Lateral leadership'
Published 11 February 2013
Paul Sloane kicked off the Lancaster MBA guest speaker series for 2013 on Thursday 10 January. He challenged students and guests to revisit the way they see things and to re-examine their thought processes.
The Black Farmer: 'The importance of jeopardy in business'
Published 7 November 2012
Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones, the 'Black Farmer', was guest speaker on the Lancaster MBA on 1 November. Wilfred spoke on what he calls the 'importance of jeopardy in business'.
Industry Insights - the criticality of communications
Published 2 November 2012
Sally Sykes, Director of External Affairs at EEF, The Manufacturers Organisation, was the first guest speaker in the Lancaster MBA Industry Insights series this year.
