 On his university managerial direction, Lu wrote in a 2019 University of Surrey-published blog post (about the humanities existing to support technological development) that he doesn't think the liberal arts approach of US universities is good, and that students should take degrees that are job-oriented.Though, he does acknowledge in the post that others criticise this view as making students technically qualified, but not educated.Lu has been appointed to the Boards of UKRI, National Physical Laboratory, Universities UK and the Leadership Council of the National Centre for Universities and Business.