Rankings and awards
Highest salary rise for London Business School's MBA
The quality and student experience of London Business School's full-time MBA programme has again been recognised, in the Financial Times' annual global ranking.
The School's programme ranked fourth in the Global MBA Rankings 2012, in the top five with Stanford (1), Harvard (2), Wharton (3) and Columbia (5). The rankings are calculated from data going back three years.
30 Jan 2013
London Business School four in Thinkers 50
Gratton, Hamel, Kumar and Markides in definitive list Four London Business School professors have achieved the impressive feat of being placed in this year's Thinkers50 list, the definitive global ranking of management thinkers.
Professor Gratton was voted as the 12th most influential management academic in the world 0 improving on the 18th ranking she achieved two years ago 0 and is one of four professors at the School to be included.
18 Nov 2011
Top ten finish for London Business School's EMBAs in FT rankings
Two of London Business School's Executive MBA (EMBA) programmes have featured in the top ten of the Financial Times' annual EMBA rankings, a feat which no other school has achieved.
In the year which saw the School's EMBA Global with Columbia Business School celebrate its tenth anniversary, the programme finished third. The School's EMBA, with streams in London and Dubai, was placed tenth.
24 Oct 2011
London Business School tops Forbes international MBA rankings
London Business School has retained its position at the top of a table listing the most successful institutions offering two-year full-time MBA programmes.
The School beat Manchester and IESE, based at the University of Navarra in Barcelona and Madrid, to hold on to its top ranking in Forbes' two-year international (non-US) category.
05 Aug 2011
FT ranks London Business School's Masters in Finance No1 in world
London Business School's Masters in Finance has been ranked Number 1 globally by the Financial Times for post-experience programmes.
The Financial Times' inaugural rankings were split into pre- and post-experience programme, and London Business School is the only leading business school to have made it into this year's post-experience ranking - 11 institutions were shortlisted but only three were directly comparable in terms of the type of programme offered.
20 Jun 2011
School gets Latin American approval
The School's ranking, based on the quality of its MBA courses, has consistently featured in the top ten, steadily improving on its position year-on-year.
Expansion and AmericaEconomia examined the best business schools outside of Latin America, with an emphasis on the relevance of schools to a Latin American student.
10 May 2011
London Business School tops finance research league
London Business School has topped a table which examines financial research contributions by Europe's leading institutions.
The research relates to the output of 22 finance journals, with the Author Affiliation Index (AAI) calculating the number of authors from top-ranked business schools which contributed financial research.
18 Apr 2011
More rankings success for London Business School
London Business School is the second best business school in the world, behind Harvard, according to Expansión, Mexico's leading business magazine.
The School's ranking, based on the quality of its MBA courses, has consistently featured in the top ten, steadily improving on its position year-on-year.
11 Feb 2011
Hat trick for London Business School as it tops FT MBA ranking
London Business School's MBA programme has been ranked number one in the world for the third year running in the annual Financial Times MBA ranking published on 31 January 2011.
The School has been in the top ten since the ranking was launched in 1999 and shares the top spot this year with University of Pennsylvania: Wharton.
31 Jan 2011
London Business School gains in Financial Times Executive MBA rankings
In the Financial Times Executive MBA ranking, published today, London Business School is the only leading business school in the world to be ranked twice in the top ten.
The School's EMBA-Global programme, run in partnership with Columbia Business School, has been ranked number two in the world, up one place from last year and the Executive MBA, with its London and Dubai intakes, is ranked number six in the world, up two places from 2009.
25 Oct 2010
London Business School ranked top b-school outside US
The creator of BusinessWeek's influential MBA rankings has named London Business School as the best business school in the world outside the US, in his new set of rankings.
John A. Byrne, editor-in-chief of business school community website Poets & Quants, cited the "stellar quality" of London Business School's faculty and students, and how it has "smartly leveraged its location" in the financial centre of Europe.
25 Aug 2010
London Business School is now in a Class of One
In the annual rankings from the Financial Times, London Business School's full-time MBA programme has once again achieved the top position in the Global MBA Rankings for 2010.
In 2009, the full-time MBA programme was ranked joint number one in the world alongside the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and first in Europe. This year's rankings saw a further improvement in the School's position to claiming sole possession of the top ranking.
Read the full rankings on the FT website
25 Jan 2010
London Business School places first in Forbes ranking
Full-time MBA ranked number one two-year programme outside the US.
The biennial Forbes survey, compiled in terms of gain on expenses, questioned alumni from the class of 2004 to determine the results and saw London Business School move up from number two in 2007 to re-capture the top spot which it also held in 2005.
06 Aug 2009
EFMD Excellence in Practice Award
London Business School and Lufthansa's School of Business scoop top prize.
At the EFMD Annual Conference this month, London Business School's Centre of Management Development (CMD) and Lufthansa's School of Business beat 24 other entries to win the Excellence in Practice Award for their innovative executive programme.
23 Jun 2009
Top 10 for London Business School in FT Executive Education Rankings
London Business School's Executive Education programmes moved up seven places to the number nine spot in the 2009 Financial Times rankings.
13 May 2009
School Professor wins accounting literature award
Associate Professor of Accounting, Irem Tuna's co-authored research Accrual reliability, earnings persistence and stock prices has won this year's AICPA/AAA Notable Contributions to the Accounting Literature Award.
13 May 2009
London Business School students win
first prize at MBA Odyssey competition at Columbia
Students bring home first place in new student competition testing expertise in strategy, negotiation and entrepreneurship.
Teams from the world's top business schools competed in a triathlon of business management contests in a new competition at Columbia Business School last week.
03 Apr 2009
European Case Awards 2009
London Business School wins three awards at European Case Awards 2009.
London Business School has been recognised for its excellence in producing case studies, winning three out of out of nine categories at the ecch (formerly European Case Clearing House) European Case Awards.
05 Mar 2009
'Double First' in Financial Times rankings
In the annual rankings from the Financial Times, ranked number one in the world.
In January 2009, London Business School's MBA programme was ranked joint number one in the world alongside University of Pennsylvania: Wharton and first in Europe. London Business School is one of only three schools to have held the number one spot since the rankings began a decade ago. In particular, the report highlighted the global nature of the School with specific reference to the high proportion of international students (91%) and international faculty (84%).
25 Jan 2009
London Business School rated a 'world-leader' in faculty research
London Business School excelled in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE). The RAE is conducted jointly by the higher education councils for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The purpose of the assessment is to produce a quality profile for the research activity of all participating UK universities. All the research submitted to the RAE is rated 4* (world-leading), 3* (internationally excellent), 2* (internationally recognised), 1* (nationally recognised) or 0 (sub-standard).
55% of the School's research received the top 4* "world-leading" rating. This was the highest percentage achieved by any university in the UK in the business and management sector. Our three closest competitors were a full 20% behind us in this top classification, with Cambridge University, Imperial College and Cardiff University each achieving a 35% 4* rating.
Our quality profile highlights across-the-board excellence in our research activities. As well as achieving the highest 4* (world-leading) rating, 30% of our research was rated internationally excellent, 10% was internationally recognised and 5% was nationally recognised.
18 Dec 2008
London Business School celebrates BusinessWeek ranking success
BusinessWeek place London Business School fifth in their ranking of International MBA programmes and first for intellectual capital.
London Business School has been placed fifth in BusinessWeek's ranking of International MBA programmes, published yesterday. The School excelled in a number of key areas. We were ranked number one for the quality of our intellectual capital. We had the highest number of alumni reporting job offers at graduation with 96.9% versus an average of 85.2% amongst the other top ten schools. We received an A+ grade from recruiters for our general management and analysis, and an A+ from students for our career development.
14 Nov 2008
Annual Private Equity Awards 2008
Over 30 students from the MBA, MiF and Sloan programmes, under the guidance of James Ray, Director, Blackrock Inc., supported the Private Equity Institute in the preparations for the Annual Private Equity Awards 2008.
Co-presented by Real Deals, the awards recognise the best achievements of individuals and firms working in venture capital and private equity.
Students spent several months conducting research and surveys to identify the qualifying nominees and interviewing the recommended finalists. They presented their findings to the judging panel that took their recommendations into account.
A gala dinner on Thursday, 24 April 2008, was held at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London, where the winners were announced. The students attended the ceremony and the School and the Private Equity Institute was thanked and commended several times during the evening.
Find out more about the Private Equity Awards 2008
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