Lancaster University Management School (LUMS) is a world-ranked international management school, consistently amongst the UK's top four. Equal 1st in the UK for research for nearly two decades, and 1st for student satisfaction in most years, we use our expertise to inspire students on undergraduate, one-year Masters and PhD programs. Business, public and not-for-profit organizations benefit through our custom leadership and executive programs and business-support activities.

LUMS is a triple-accredited, world-ranked management school. 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 programs. Leadership programs for multinational companies and outreach provision for SMEs are of equal importance to our mission.

Since the University’s founding over 40 years ago, LUMS’ faculty and students have worked at the boundaries of knowledge and practice, challenging conventional wisdom and contributing to future best practice. The faculty is rated second to none in the UK, whilst our graduates are influential in every sector and every country around the world.

LUMS is a diverse school, combining both general and specialist undergraduate and postgraduate taught programs in business, management, accounting, finance and economics, with a large doctoral program. We also deliver innovative customized executive and leadership education for large organizations around the world, in addition to bespoke services for SMEs in England’s North West and beyond.

The learning and living environment at Lancaster is excellent. LUMS’ benefited from the completion of the £10m Lancaster Leadership Center in 2005, comprising postgraduate teaching rooms and substantial social and break-out areas for all students, staff and guests, and a focus for out-reach activities. This striking building is part of a £200m transformation of Lancaster’s campus that few UK universities can match.