Lancaster University Management School

Through innovation, we can create a fairer society across geographies and groups, and in particular places and spaces. Where #innovation happens matters – it can change quality of life. Discover our work in the #NHS, in #Lancashire and our local communities, and with organisations to improve their circumstances. https://lnkd.in/e3r__P2E

Join us on 13 February as we welcome Charlotte Dewhurst, LUMS alumna and Director of Marketing at Matalan, as she shares a candid account of her unconventional career journey, from her first Marketing lecture at Lancaster University to leading marketing at Matalan. Whether you're seeking marketing tips or career advice, Charlotte's story will inspire you to carve your own path. Book your place now for this inspirational session of career insights, professional successes, and lessons learned along the way: https://loom.ly/oaAsMnw 13th February 2025, 5:15pm Lancaster University Management School, LT18

📣 We are proud to announce that our Cyber Security Executive MBA Programme (#CEMBA) has been ‘highly commended’ for the Best Innovation Strategy Award 2025 at this year's Association of MBAs & Business Graduates Association Excellence Awards. As one of only two schools to receive this award from a shortlist of six, we are delighted to have been recognised for the radical thinking, bold innovation, and creative risk-taking behind the CEMBA programme, showcasing its game-changing practices in business education. 🎉 CEMBA is a blended, part-time postgraduate programme, delivered in partnership with Templar Executives, that provides middle and senior leaders with the expertise they need to manage cyber security skilfully in the digital age. 👏 Congratulations to Avril Palmer-Fye, Daniel Prince, Templar Executives, Lancaster University Cyber Security and everyone who has contributed to the success of this programme. This achievement is a testament to your hard work and dedication. Visit https://loom.ly/sJ8VC64 for more information about the Lancaster University CEMBA. #MBA #CyberSecurity #postgraduatecourses

We see more images created by #ArtificialIntelligence every day. Our PhD researcher Mengjun Tao explains the expected and unexpected effects of AI’s rise for the #art community, and what might be done to ensure positive outcomes. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eP-uY_bR

Listening to this podcast can change your shopping habits! Do supermarkets care about the planet? What actions are they taking to reduce waste? How are they changing their packaging to address the plastics problem? The Pentland Centre for Sustainability in Business #TransformingTomorrow team of Jan Bebbington and Paul Turner speak with Katie Gwynne and Jane Routh, from Plastic Packaging in People's Lives project partners Booths, about how the supermarket chain thinks and acts around plastic packaging, and how they are looking to change their own behaviours and those of their customers. #Plastics #PlasticPackaging Listen here: https://lnkd.in/e25HhfNU

The latest issue of the Global Coffee Report covers key research by Dr Saurabh Singhal (Economics) and Professor Finn Tarp from the University of Copenhagen on the link between coffee price volatility and psychological distress among farmers. Read more to find out about how price volatility is influencing the global coffee industry, from page 58 👇 https://loom.ly/FhmNAFg

What can be done to help turn off the #plastics tap? Dr Charlotte Hadley and Professors Alexandros Skandalis and James Cronin of the Plastic Packaging in People's Lives project highlight key issues around #recycling and plastic #packaging. Read more in #FiftyFourDegrees https://lnkd.in/en_UQNaY

Net Zero Investor's latest article features CRUCIAL, the climate risk lab run by a team that includes our Mark Roulston and Kim Kaivanto. Discover why CRUCIAL is attracting attention for its innovative approach to climate risk analytics 👇

📣 We are delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted for the Best Innovation Strategy 2025 award at the AMBA & BGA Excellence Awards 2025 for our Cyber Security Executive MBA programme delivered in partnership with Templar Executives. This prestigious award celebrates innovation and radical thinking in business education delivery and recognises game-changing new practices, risks, and creativity in programmes offered at business schools in the AMBA and BGA networks. 🔗 The award winner will be announced at the AMBA & BGA Gala Dinner this Friday. Click the link to read more about the awards and our nomination. https://loom.ly/lozbWWk

On Monday, we were delighted to welcome Daryl Fielding, the creative genius behind the iconic Dove Real Beauty Campaign, to LUMS. After an insightful keynote talk, Daryl joined colleagues from the Department of Marketing for an insightful panel discussion on how brands today navigate social divisions, including social class, gender, and ethnicity, while defining their stance on social responsibility.