Leeds University Business School
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Leeds University Business School (LUBS), is the business school of the University of Leeds
, located in Leeds
, West Yorkshire
, England
.
Leeds University Business School is regarded as one of the best in the UK (currently ranking 5th for Accounting and Finance, 12th for Business Studies and 16th for Economics), with its MBA programme ranked among the top 50 in the world. The school's MBA programme was placed at 15th in Europe by The Economist
in 2006. In the Financial Times
' Global MBA ranking for 2008, the Leeds MBA was ranked joint 48th in the World.
, CIPD
and EQUIS
In rankings and assessments, LUBS has been:
International Business at LUBS has been ranked 1st in the world for research, and number 7 for teaching by "Financial Times in League of Their Own" (2008)
Members of the school research across the fields of Business, Management, Accounting, Finance and Economics. Senior staff have held leadership positions and committee membership with, or advised, major policy-making bodies and learned societies. These include the Academy of International Business (Professor Peter Buckley), the Academy of Management (Professor Gerard Hodgkinson), the Economic and Social Research Council's Training and Development and Research Grants Boards and the British Academy of Management (chaired by Professor Richard Thorpe).
, located 1 miles (1.6 km) north of Leeds city centre
. It is within walking distance of both the city centre and Headingley
, where many students live. It occupies the former buildings of Leeds Grammar School
, together with purpose-built new buildings.
The university have also constructed further modern buildings on the business school area of campus including the Leeds University Business School Innovation Hub; costing £9.3m. The building is an award winning three storey building of 4350m² (gross capacity) with the third floor accommodating the Innovation Hub. In 2009, to co-inside with their 125th birthday, the site also saw the construction of the new Marks & Spencer
archive, with the company moving over 60,000 Marks & Spencer artifacts and pieces from London
to Leeds
, the home of the company. The Michael Marks building will also feature a university bookstore.
Further developments on the site of the business school and Western Campus include the development of the new £12m Faculty of Law building, which upon completion will see the transformation from the site housing the business school exclusively, to the new professional campus wing of the university.
CEO and Chairman Peter Jackson, Chairman of Looker Car Dealership
and Unite Student Housing
and former Chairman of National Express
Phil White CBE
, Martin Scicluna FCA
the former Deloitte Chairman, John R Hirst the CEO of The Met Office
, Unilever
former President Ralph Kugler, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Dow Jones & Company
Stephen Daintith, Subir Raha
former Chairman and Managing Director of Indian Oil Corporation
and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
, Jayant Krishna, Principal Consultant of Tata Consultancy Services
, UK CEO of The Carphone Warehouse
Andrew Harrison, Sarah Jones the CEO of Learn Direct and Rashed Al Ansari the CEO of Dubai Industrial City
.
Professor Nick Wilson
University of Leeds
The University of Leeds is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England...
, located in Leeds
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
, West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
Leeds University Business School is regarded as one of the best in the UK (currently ranking 5th for Accounting and Finance, 12th for Business Studies and 16th for Economics), with its MBA programme ranked among the top 50 in the world. The school's MBA programme was placed at 15th in Europe by The Economist
The Economist
The Economist is an English-language weekly news and international affairs publication owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd. and edited in offices in the City of Westminster, London, England. Continuous publication began under founder James Wilson in September 1843...
in 2006. In the Financial Times
Financial Times
The Financial Times is an international business newspaper. It is a morning daily newspaper published in London and printed in 24 cities around the world. Its primary rival is the Wall Street Journal, published in New York City....
' Global MBA ranking for 2008, the Leeds MBA was ranked joint 48th in the World.
Profile and reputation
LUBS courses are accredited by AMBAAssociation of MBAs
The Association of MBAs is a London-based international organization that accredits postgraduate business programs at business schools worldwide. The Association is one of the three main global accreditation bodies in business education and styles itself "the world's impartial authority on...
, CIPD
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development is Europe's largest professional institute for people management and development. It is located in Wimbledon, London, England. The organisation has over 135,000 members across 120 countries, and achieved chartered status in 2000...
and EQUIS
European Quality Improvement System
The European Quality Improvement System is a school accreditation system. It specializes in higher education institutions of management and business administration, run by the European Foundation for Management Development...
In rankings and assessments, LUBS has been:
- Ranked 48th in the world's top 100 business schools (Financial Times Global MBA 2008)
- Ranked 52nd in the world (Which MBA? The Economist 2007)
- Ranked 12th for Business Studies (The IndependentThe IndependentThe Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
The Complete University Guide 2010-11)
International Business at LUBS has been ranked 1st in the world for research, and number 7 for teaching by "Financial Times in League of Their Own" (2008)
Members of the school research across the fields of Business, Management, Accounting, Finance and Economics. Senior staff have held leadership positions and committee membership with, or advised, major policy-making bodies and learned societies. These include the Academy of International Business (Professor Peter Buckley), the Academy of Management (Professor Gerard Hodgkinson), the Economic and Social Research Council's Training and Development and Research Grants Boards and the British Academy of Management (chaired by Professor Richard Thorpe).
Location
The Leeds University Business School (LUBS) building (also known as the Maurice Keyworth Building) is a 19th century renovated building previously belonging to the Leeds Grammar School which is situated on the tip on the Western Campus of the University of LeedsUniversity of Leeds
The University of Leeds is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England...
, located 1 miles (1.6 km) north of Leeds city centre
Leeds City Centre
Leeds city centre is the central business district of Leeds, England. It is within the Leeds Central parliamentary constituency, represented by Hilary Benn as MP since a by-election in 1999...
. It is within walking distance of both the city centre and Headingley
Headingley
Headingley is a suburb of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. It is approximately two miles out of the city centre, to the north west along the A660 road...
, where many students live. It occupies the former buildings of Leeds Grammar School
Leeds Grammar School
Leeds Grammar School was an independent school in Leeds established in 1552. In August 2005 it merged with Leeds Girls' High School to form The Grammar School at Leeds. The two schools physically united in September 2008....
, together with purpose-built new buildings.
The university have also constructed further modern buildings on the business school area of campus including the Leeds University Business School Innovation Hub; costing £9.3m. The building is an award winning three storey building of 4350m² (gross capacity) with the third floor accommodating the Innovation Hub. In 2009, to co-inside with their 125th birthday, the site also saw the construction of the new Marks & Spencer
Marks & Spencer
Marks and Spencer plc is a British retailer headquartered in the City of Westminster, London, with over 700 stores in the United Kingdom and over 300 stores spread across more than 40 countries. It specialises in the selling of clothing and luxury food products...
archive, with the company moving over 60,000 Marks & Spencer artifacts and pieces from London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
to Leeds
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
, the home of the company. The Michael Marks building will also feature a university bookstore.
Further developments on the site of the business school and Western Campus include the development of the new £12m Faculty of Law building, which upon completion will see the transformation from the site housing the business school exclusively, to the new professional campus wing of the university.
Alumni
Notable LUBS alumni include former Kingfisher plcKingfisher plc
Kingfisher plc is a multinational retailing company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the largest home improvement retailer in Europe and the third-largest in the world...
CEO and Chairman Peter Jackson, Chairman of Looker Car Dealership
Lookers
Lookers is a car dealership chain in the United Kingdom with over 90 dealerships turning over in excess of £1bn annually.-Reg Vardy:In January 2006, Lookers offered 875p per share for larger rival Reg Vardy...
and Unite Student Housing
UNITE Group
- History :The Company was founded in 1991 by Nicholas Porter, who at that time of increasing student numbers saw an opportunity to make money based on student accommodation. It was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 2000.-Operations:...
and former Chairman of National Express
National Express Group
National Express Group plc is a British transport group headquartered in Birmingham that operates bus, coach, rail and tram services in the UK, the US and Canada, Spain, Portugal and Morocco and long-distance coach routes across Europe...
Phil White CBE
CBE
CBE and C.B.E. are abbreviations for "Commander of the Order of the British Empire", a grade in the Order of the British Empire.Other uses include:* Chemical and Biochemical Engineering...
, Martin Scicluna FCA
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales was established by a Royal Charter in 1880. It has over 130,000 members. Over 15,000 of these members live and work outside the UK...
the former Deloitte Chairman, John R Hirst the CEO of The Met Office
Met Office
The Met Office , is the United Kingdom's national weather service, and a trading fund of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills...
, Unilever
Unilever
Unilever is a British-Dutch multinational corporation that owns many of the world's consumer product brands in foods, beverages, cleaning agents and personal care products....
former President Ralph Kugler, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Dow Jones & Company
Dow Jones & Company
Dow Jones & Company is an American publishing and financial information firm.The company was founded in 1882 by three reporters: Charles Dow, Edward Jones, and Charles Bergstresser. Like The New York Times and the Washington Post, the company was in recent years publicly traded but privately...
Stephen Daintith, Subir Raha
Subir Raha
Subir Raha a former Director of Indian Oil Corporation and ex chairman and MD of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation received global recognition as Energy Executive of the year 2005, from the Petroleum Economist, London,in September 2006.Born on August 28, 1948, Raha graduated in Electronics &...
former Chairman and Managing Director of Indian Oil Corporation
Indian Oil Corporation
Indian Oil Corporation Limited, or IndianOil, is an Indian state-owned oil and gas corporation with its headquarters are in Mumbai, India. It is India’s largest commercial enterprise, ranked 98th on the Fortune Global 500 list for 2011...
and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited is an Indian state-owned oil and gas company headquartered in New Delhi, India. It is one of the largest Asia-based oil and gas exploration and production companies, and produces around 77% of India's total crude oil production and around 81% of...
, Jayant Krishna, Principal Consultant of Tata Consultancy Services
Tata Consultancy Services
Tata Consultancy Services Limited is a global IT services, business solutions and outsourcing company headquartered in Mumbai, India. It is the largest provider of information technology in Asia and second largest provider of business process outsourcing services in India...
, UK CEO of The Carphone Warehouse
The Carphone Warehouse
Carphone Warehouse Group PLC , known as The Carphone Warehouse, is Europe's largest independent mobile phone retailer, with over 1,700 stores across Europe. It is based in the United Kingdom and is a 50% subsidiary of Best Buy...
Andrew Harrison, Sarah Jones the CEO of Learn Direct and Rashed Al Ansari the CEO of Dubai Industrial City
Dubai Industrial City
Dubai Industrial City is the dedicated industrial city in Dubai, covering an area of 560 million Sq ft. It will be city within a city. When completed the development will include food and beverage zones, base-metal and transportation zones, warehouses and an extensive conservation area. These areas...
.
Current and former notable academics
- David HillierDavid Hillier (academic)Professor David Hillier is Vice-Dean of the Strathclyde Business School in the University of Strathclyde. He has been Centenary Professor and Ziff chair in Financial Markets at the Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds...
- Kevin KeaseyKevin KeaseyKevin Keasey is a professor from Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds and Director of the International Institute of Banking and Financial Services . Professor Kevin has held director and non-executive positions at a hi-tech holding company, a fast growth care company, a venture...
- Yongcheol ShinYongcheol ShinProfessor Yongcheol Shin is a British-Korean economist. He has held positions at leading academic institutions such as University of Cambridge, University of Edinburgh and University of Leeds...
Professor Nick Wilson