Neil Lancastle

Neil Lancastle is a Senior Lecturer at De Montfort University, affiliated with the Leicester Castle Business School within the Faculty of Business and Law. He teaches postgraduate courses in Research Methods, Behavioural Finance, and Applied Trading, and has served as module leader for several key programmes. He holds a PhD in Management from the University of Leicester and an MBA in Technology Management from the Open University.

Education:

• PhD in Management, University of Leicester (2015)
• MBA in Technology Management, Open University (2010)
• MA (Cantab), University of Cambridge (1987)

His research focuses on heterodox and post-Keynesian economics, financial market dynamics, and the intersection of technology and finance. Key interests include the carry trade, ETFs, circuit theory, financial stability, and regulatory reform. He has published in journals such as Economics eJournal and contributed to the Encyclopaedia of Central Banking.

The most recent publications reflect a strong trend toward critical analysis of financial models, market efficiency, and the performative role of financial theory in practice—particularly in the development of ETFs and index investing. His work bridges empirical finance with institutional and macroeconomic perspectives, often challenging mainstream assumptions.

Professional Affiliations and Service:

• Association for Heterodox Economics (Committee member 2015–2018, Conference Organiser 2017–18)
• Post Keynesian Study Group (2013–present)
• Re-teaching Economics (2015–present)
• Post-Crash Economics (Trustee, 2015)
• QAA Benchmarking Committee (Economics, 2014–15)
• INET Money Macro Colloquium (2013–2015)

Neil Lancastle actively supervises PhD students and has held leadership roles including Director (2016–18) and Deputy Director (2019–) of the Finance and Banking Research Centre. He has organized major academic events and served as a visiting scholar at the Fields Institute in Toronto. His professional development includes Fellowship of the Higher Education Authority (2017) and extensive training in research supervision, equality, and safeguarding.

Research Labs and Teams:
He is a core member of the Finance and Banking Research Centre at DMU and contributes to the FiBRe research group. His collaborative work spans international networks in heterodox economics and financial reform.