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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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New research into motherhood pay gap highlights inequality

New research into motherhood pay gap highlights inequality

Friday, March 6, 2015

A new report released to coincide with International Women’s Day finds that mothers who work face a widening pay gap compared to women without children, which expands even further for every child they go on to have.

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Research, Work and Equalities
Launch of Manchester’s new Synthetic Biology Research Centre

Launch of Manchester’s new Synthetic Biology Research Centre

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

MBS is playing a key role in the launch of a new centre into the study of synthetic biology in Manchester.

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Research
Lesbian, gay & bisexual employees twice as likely to experience bullying and discrimination at work

Lesbian, gay & bisexual employees twice as likely to experience bullying and discrimination at work

Thursday, January 30, 2014

A national study into workplace experiences of lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) employees by Manchester Business School and Plymouth University has found that LGBs are more than twice as likely to experience bullying in the workplace as their heterosexual counterparts.

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Research
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Improving the diversity and inclusion of reading lists

An initiative to promote more equality, diversity and inclusion in the business curriculum by increasing the proportion of key literature sources and research articles by women and by BME authors has been completed by the Work and Equalities Institute.

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Research
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