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Alumni reunite at MBA wedding 22 Aug 2013 | 01:45 pm
12 Lancaster alumni who graduated in 2009 reunited to join the wedding celebrations of MBA graduate Atsushi Sasaki, at the Togo Shrine in Tokyo.
The Guardian: "Five top tips on preparing for the autumn rush" 21 Aug 2013 | 06:07 pm
In the run-up to some of the busiest months of the year, from September to December, what steps can organisations take to adopt better ways of working? Professor Cary Cooper offers tips in this Guardi...
Lancaster University offers 'comfort blanket' for SME owner-managers 20 Aug 2013 | 08:01 pm
The Lancashire Forum, a new programme developed by Lancaster University Management School, has been designed to tackle the isolation felt by many owner-managers running small and medium-sized business...
Getting a degree still pays an earnings premium 20 Aug 2013 | 02:16 pm
Whatever subject they study, graduates continue to earn more than non-graduates, according to latest research by Professor Ian Walker of the Department of Economics.
The Telegraph: "Hundreds of lives saved by allowing pubs to open later" 19 Aug 2013 | 05:54 pm
The number of crashes on British roads has dropped by more than 16,000 a month since the licensing laws were relaxed in 2005, according to research by LUMS economists reported in The Telegraph.
Lancaster ranked top in the North West for student satisfaction 19 Aug 2013 | 04:52 pm
Students at Lancaster University are among the most satisfied in the UK according to the 2013 National Student Survey.
The Guardian: "Pregnant presenteeism: why women won't take time off" 19 Aug 2013 | 04:27 pm
Dr Caroline Gatrell, writing in the Guardian, argues that mothers and mothers-to-be often refuse to take sick leave when they should, fearful of living up to unfair employer assumptions that they may ...
Fast Company: Is there a scientific definition of 'design'? 2 Aug 2013 | 04:36 pm
Fast Company profiles research by Dr Paul Ralph of Lancaster's Department of Management Science. Ralph argues that exploring the meaning of 'design' can be helpful to designers in many disciplines.
Best Paper award for PhD student at EURAM 2013 29 Jul 2013 | 08:13 pm
LUMS PhD student Shehla Arifeen has come out out on top with a Best Paper award at the EURAM Doctoral Colloquium.
£7.2m 'Boost' for business growth in Lancashire 29 Jul 2013 | 08:10 pm
LUMS embarks on an exciting new partnership with Boost Business Lancashire (Boost) - the new 7.2m pound Lancashire Business Growth Hub developed by the Lancashire Enterprise Partnership (LEP).
