A number of top UK universities are adding or expanding their business programs. UCL recently announced the launch of a new business school, KCL acquired Bush House to house its new business school, LBS acquired Marylebone Town Hall that reportedly will allow them to grow by 70%, and it’s rumored that LSE is looking seriously at establishing a business school. Add the existing business schools at Imperial, Cambridge, and Oxford to the mix and we’ll soon have a very crowded field for business education at the top end of UK league tables.
So where will this leave Warwick? I know Warwick recently opened satellite offices within the Shard, but this is a pretty small-scale presence in London. Aside from location, Warwick doesn’t have the research power, reputation, or endowment of these other universities. As the business schools continue to grow, will Warwick be able to compete?