About my degree: BSc Finance – Kevin Thull

As the first term of my final year comes to an end, I think I can pass on my insight into the life of a Finance student at LUMS, as well as everything I wish I knew before joining the University. Aside from the excellent reputation of LUMS, it was the international and diverse community […]

About my degree: BSc Finance – Yuki Ma

It always makes me happy when someone mentions Lancaster University. To me, the campus is the perfect place for study, research, and quiet contemplation. I am currently studying BSc Finance, which challenges me daily whilst offering a wide variety of opportunities. It is very common for first-year students to not know what they want to […]

About my degree: BSc Finance – Wiktoria Fedak

Hi, my name is Wiktoria and I am from Poland. I am in my third year of BSc in Finance. What I liked about my time on the course, was the flexibility, which meant I could tailor the course to my interests. In my second year, I did 3 optional modules; Data Mining for Direct […]

About my degree – Paula Robezniece – Accounting and Finance

Now, just before graduation, I am reflecting on my time at Lancaster. The actual experience far exceeded my expectations of LUMS. I am an international student studying Accounting and Finance at Lancaster University Management School, also called LUMS. At high school I wasn’t sure yet what exactly I wanted to study, but I was career […]

Free MASH for all!

The best thing about being a student here at Lancaster University Management School is the free mash, without a doubt. Perhaps even better is that it is exclusive to LUMS students, meaning that your flatmates studying English or Politics cannot diminish the chunk of mash available to us Management School students. Now, those of you […]

Guest post: An investment banking spring week at Barclays

Theodoros Georgiadis, a first year student on the Accounting and Finance programme at LUMS, gives an interesting insight into his experiences during his spring week placement at Barclays. I applied for my Spring Week in the middle of my first term at LUMS and I am so glad I did as the experience gave me […]

Guest post: My job application journey so far

Final year LUMS Accounting and Finance student Prithiv Ghosal shares his experiences of the financial services application processes and his journey so far as an international student. He also offers some excellent advice to those seeking employment in this sector. Hi, I am a final year international student in Accounting and Finance at LUMS. I […]

The hunt for an internship

Internships are professional learning experiences that can help build career networks and contacts. Internships are usually aimed at undergraduate or graduate students, the position involves the intern working in an organization for a fixed period, usually three to six months, sometimes without pay, to gain work experience. Typically, an undergraduate student taking a three-year degree […]

Self-discipline

I briefly mentioned in one of my previous blog-posts about budgeting the idea of Adulting. I expressed that University is an opportunity to become independent and begin adulating. The term adulting can be found in the urban dictionary, it is essentially the process of becoming an adult by behaving like an adult, to do the […]

Telephone Interview: Grant Thornton

I recently had my telephone interview with Grant Thornton last Sunday. It was quite nerve-wracking watching the clock and knowing my phone would ring any moment. This was my third telephone interview. I had one last summer with ICAEW to become the campus ambassador and one with PwC, then this one with Grant Thornton. Here […]