A World-Ranked Business School
LUMS is a triple-accredited, world-ranked management school, consistently among the UK's top five. Almost uniquely amongst leading business schools Lancaster combines sustained excellence in research with a student-centred campus, and a full spectrum of programmes at undergraduate, postgraduate, PhD and executive levels. Global leadership programmes for multinational companies and outreach provision for SMEs are of equal importance to our mission.
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 one of our 2009 Open Days now. Choose from 24 January, 18 February or 7 March.
Postgraduate Study
Choose from our world-ranked accredited MBA programmes (22nd in the world’s top 100) or one of the many outstanding specialist and general Masters or doctoral programmes in business, management and related subjects. Join an international community of postgraduate students from countries across the world.
Leadership and Executive Development
LUMS specialises in customising solutions to organisations' needs for leadership, executive and management development in the private and public sectors. International leadership programmes include the Advanced Leadership Programme and IMPM with guru Henry Mintzberg and our international partners. LUMS is also the headquarters of the Northern Leadership Academy.
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.
Business Support
LUMS’ business advice and support activity has assisted more than 1300 small and medium-sized enterprises – both private sector and social enterprises – through the Institute for Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development (IEED).
IEED offers a comprehensive suite of support, which is constantly developed to meet the changing demands of this sector.
Latest News
RAE 2008: LUMS continues to excel at research
Lancaster University Management School's 20-year reputation for research of exceptional quality and international standing has been further enhanced in the latest UK Research Assessment Exercise (RAE, 2008).
Understanding the Credit Crunch
The Credit Crunch was the subject of a lively LUMS research forum on the 28th November. Follow the expert analysis from Kim Kaivanto, Ivan Paya and Ken Peasnell on video.
Developing new ventures through the Lancaster MBA
The New Venture Challenge is the first of three live consulting opportunities that students face on the Lancaster MBA. In this video story, students and their clients describe how each will benefit from the project.
New executive coaching programmes
LUMS has launched an exciting new suite of management coaching programmes, starting in March 2009.
Postgraduate prospectus
If you're interested in applying for a full-time Masters programme starting in 2009, you'll need our new prospectus.
