Lancs management school opens new building

LANCASTER University Management School has officially opened its new £10m Charles Carter building.

The facility is named after the economist Professor Sir Charles Carter who was one of the university’s founding fathers.

The 40,000 sq ft building gives the school extra academic space, a lecture theatre and meeting rooms. It was opened by the founding chancellor of the university Princess Alexandra.

She said: “I have vivid memories of Lancaster University going back many years and I’m immensely proud that I have this connection with the university. There’s a wonderful spirit here which is almost tangible on my visits.”
The 4,000sq m building, named after the founding Vice-Chancellor, provides additional academic facilities for Lancaster University Management School.

Vice chancellor Professor Paul Wellings said: “This is an opportunity to reflect on how far we’ve come in 46 years and to pay tribute to Professor Sir Charles Carter.

“Lancaster University’s position in the top one per cent of international league tables and in the top five management schools nationally is testimony to his vision.”

Sir Charles, who died in 2002, was the university’s vice chancellor from 1963 to 1979. He was instrumental in ensuring that the university included management subjects at a time when they were still new to most universities.
 
It was designed by Manchester architects John McAslan & Partners and built by Galliford Try.