Moving to a new house is said to be in the top 5 most stressful things you can do, throw in a global pandemic and your stress levels are going to peak. So, when Boris Johnson announced the UK was to go into a lockdown period, my partner Steven and I wondered if we would […]
Read More Moving house during a pandemicStarting a new job is daunting at the best of times. You worry if you’re capable of the role you’ve been hired into, what to wear on the first day, if you’ll get on with your colleagues (and if they’ll get on with you), what to have for lunch and what the office etiquette is. […]
Read More Being a carer during lockdown – Hannah MonaghanAs my time studying at LUMS comes to an end, it is a good time to reflect on what my four years as a Business Management student at Lancaster have been like. When I moved to Lancaster from my home country, Spain, I was happy to find that there is such a big international community! […]
Read More About my degree: Business Management by Sofia Ortega SantosIn this time of the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis, Lancaster MBA alumna JoJo Ramsden (2001) shares her advice and coping strategies, which have developed in part from lessons learned through the MBA programme. We have all watched the Covid-19 situation quickly unfold, and impact upon every single aspect of our lives in an alarming manner. With […]
Read More Covid-19: Coping Strategies – JoJo RamsdenAs our students, colleagues and alumni face a time of unprecedented change and uncertainty, Executive MBA Programme Director, Emma Watton shares an update about the initial response and early-stage adaptions being made for our teaching and community. You can also read an update from our EMBA in Ghana. “We have some challenging months ahead with […]
Read More MBA Programmes Update – April 2020On 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 GeislerIt was halfway through my first Microsoft Teams meeting while working from home that I realised things were not quite going to work in the same way as they had in the office. Working from home when the children are at school, or nursery, is an entirely different proposition from working at home when they […]
Read More Working from home with children – Paul Turner (Research & Engagement Content Manager)Our Full-time and Executive MBA graduates go on to forge successful careers in organisations of all sizes across the world. Congratulations to some of our latest “movers and shakers” on their recent achievements: Brendon Boudville (2019) is now Pathways Operations Manager for Amazon, based in Manchester. Nkechi Ezekwe (2019) is now Account Manager at Hilti […]
Read More MBA Movers and Shakers – April 2020