As the Lancaster University Investment and Finance Society navigates the complexities of the financial sector, we consistently seek new ways to identify intersectionalities and explore these in depth. Our newest effort to this end is the development of our Women in Finance initiative, which aims to explore the roles, expectations and experiences of women within […]
Read More Insights from female leaders in investment managementOn February 28th to 29th five students from Lancaster University had the opportunity to participate in the Energy Trading Challenge 2020 hosted by ESCP Business School at the university’s London campus. The Energy Trading Challenge was a competitive team event where students from over 35 universities from around the world organised in 53 teams were […]
Read More Energy Trading Challenge – Isaak GeislerHi, 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 […]
Read More About my degree: BSc Finance – Wiktoria FedakTheodoros 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 […]
Read More Guest post: An investment banking spring week at BarclaysHi everyone, my name is Xuanyin, Hu and I am studying MSc Money, Banking and Finance at LUMS now. I am from China. People always say: “all things are difficult before they are easy.” There was no surprise that, from the perspective of learning, the first week was also challenging, even though I have already […]
Read More The First Week of Lent Term and Prepare for Chinese New Year