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£1.5m gift from Sir Terry Leahy to boost research into regional inequality

Thursday, May 16, 2024

The University of Manchester has received a £1.5 million donation from business leader and alumnus Sir Terry Leahy to fund research into regional economic disparities and the impact of policies aimed at rejuvenating and rebalancing the productivity and prosperity of the UK’s cities and regions. >>

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Festival of Business at Alliance Manchester Business School - June 2024

Friday, May 10, 2024

As the University of Manchester celebrates its 200th anniversary, Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS) is holding a Festival of Business, an opportunity for learning, discussion, and inspiration from the best of AMBS and global business. >>

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£4.7 million investment in AI and trust capability

Thursday, May 9, 2024

The Faculty of Humanities at The University of Manchester has been awarded £2.73 million to enhance its research and teaching capabilities over the next five years in the critical areas of AI, trust and society. >>

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Poster and Pitch showcase success

Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Congratulations to our MSc Digital Marketing students for demonstrating their marketing, pitching and poster crafting prowess at Alliance Manchester Business School’s inaugural Poster and Pitch showcase. >>

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Celebrating 200 years of learning with professional development opportunities

Monday, April 29, 2024

As we celebrate two centuries of learning, research, innovation, societal impact, and academic excellence as part of the University of Manchester’s bicentenary, we reflect on the positive impact professional development provides, and the catalyst it creates for career advancement and personal growth. >>

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Productivity in UK healthcare during and after the Covid-19 pandemic

Monday, March 8, 2021

This working paper from The Productivity Institute identifies the measurement methods applied to public services that explain the measured decline, and also explore the likely impact of changes in hospital practices during the pandemic, including increased use of technology, on healthcare productivity.

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Productivity
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Productivity drop in Q4-2020 largely wiped out gains from previous quarter and faces a tough year ahead

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Prof. Bart van Ark, Managing Director, The Productivity Institute, discusses the key observations for the outlook on productivity for the UK.

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Productivity
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Academics at The Productivity Institute share their take on England’s skills system

Friday, January 22, 2021

Academics at The Productivity Institute share their take on England’s skills system and how reforms might impact productivity levels crucial to boosting the UK’s recovery.

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Productivity, Research
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Summer Recovery in Productivity will be Short Lived

Thursday, November 12, 2020

Prof. Bart van Ark, Managing Director, The Productivity Institute, discusses the key observations for the outlook on productivity.

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Productivity, Research
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Alliance MBS hosts new £32m Productivity Institute

Friday, August 21, 2020

Alliance MBS will host a new institute funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to make the UK economy more productive.

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Productivity
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