Loughborough University School Of Business And Economics

The School of Business and Economics at Loughborough University is a leading international player in research and teaching across business, management, decision sciences, finance, information management and economics. The School's mission can be summarised as: 'Advancing and sharing knowledge, impacting practice' * To further knowledge and understanding through internationally recognised research * To provide a high quality, comprehensive educational experience that prepares our graduates for their future lives and the global workplace * To influence the economic and social development of individuals, businesses, the professions and communities * To shape national and international policy and practice Studying at the School of Business and Economics is a fantastic experience. We are consistently rated as a Top-10 UK business school by national league tables and develop well-rounded, highly employable graduates at undergraduate, postgraduate, MBA, executive and doctoral level. In addition, Loughborough is the only University to have been voted 'UK University of the Year' twice, and shortlisted a staggering nine times, by The Times and Sunday Times. Research at the School of Business and Economics is integral to who we are and why we are here: research of the highest level that informs academia and our teaching, but that also helps shape and influence the wider world. In the most recent Research Exercise Framework (REF 2014), the School was assessed at conducting research at the highest level: * 100% of our Information Management research was rated as 'world leading' or 'internationally excellent' * 75% of our Business and Management research was rated as 'world leading' or 'internationally excellent' * We placed 13th out of more than 100 institutions that submitted Business and Management entries, based on ‘research power’ Through our research we aspire to engage with and positively impact our students, our partners and the research community, and through doing so, influence in a profound and significant way our local, national and global communities, working together to achieve our potential.