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Lancaster UniversityGhosal Investment Fund

01Freshers 2026

Invest in
your future.

Join Lancaster University’s student-run investment fund. No previous experience required, just curiosity, commitment and a willingness to learn.

Ready to start?

Apply

Open to all backgrounds and experience. Applications close on Sunday 11 October 2026.

5 days, 10 hours, and 44 minutes until applications close on Sunday 11 October 2026.

02Members

  • 66%

    of graduating members secured industry roles

  • 44%

    of members secured internships, placements or graduate roles

    Freshers 2026 poster figure

03Experience beyond the lecture hall

  1. Equity sector teams

    Seven equity sector teams cover the portfolio. Recent pitches have come from Technology, Telecoms, Staples, and Power & Utilities.

  2. Quant team

    The quant team sits under the Lancaster Ghosal Fund. It is a separate team and operates on its own.

  3. Thursday investment committee

    During term the fund meets on Thursdays. Each sector team pitches an investment to the rest of the organisation.

04Published results

Each figure keeps the period its source describes.

01Annual report

2024/25

Return relative to the benchmark

7.8%

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Percent, relative to the benchmark

LU Ghosal Investment Fund, October 2025 (opens in a new tab)

02University profile

November 2024 to November 2025

Return versus the benchmark

+17%

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Percent versus the benchmark

Lancaster University Management School, March 2026 (opens in a new tab)
All published figures

05Quant

Research, a backtester, and a realtime trading engine.

quant.ghosal.fund (opens in a new tab)