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Find the Master's that fits you at AMBS

Friday, September 26, 2025

Studying at Alliance Manchester Business School means choosing to study at a world-class business school with a reputation for diversity and excellence. Over the next few months, there will be several opportunities to explore the range of globally recognised master’s programmes we have on offer, from management to finance to sustainability. >>

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AMBS Advisory Board appoints business leader

Wednesday, September 17, 2025

We are delighted to announce that Alison Rodwell has been appointed to the Alliance Manchester Business School Advisory Board. Alison is currently the Director of Impact the Future Ltd, which works to promote good governance, and a Non-Executive Director at Sellafield in the nuclear industry, both based in the North West. >>

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AMBS retains leading position in QS Rankings for Masters programmes

Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Alliance Manchester Business School has retained its position as one of the UK's leading business schools in the QS Global MBA Rankings 2026 and the Business Master's Rankings 2026. >>

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Professor Gerard Hodgkinson receives lifetime achievement award from British Academy of Management

Tuesday, September 9, 2025

Gerard P. Hodgkinson, Professor of Strategic Management and Behavioural Science at AMBS, has been awarded the Richard Whipp Lifetime Achievement Award by the British Academy of Management (BAM) in recognition of his various contributions to the field and management research. >>

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Asahi and AMBS Launch Innovative VR Training Collaboration

Thursday, September 4, 2025

Japanese beverage company Asahi has begun a major research project with the Data Visualisation Observatory at AMBS to explore the potential of using Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) systems to help train staff. >>

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Professor Richard Allmendinger from AMBS and David Walters from North-West based fund manager River Capital joined Chair Jim Pendrill from AMBS

AMBS launches 2023 Original Thinking Podcast series with debate on Artificial Intelligence

Monday, February 20, 2023

Advances in data, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and analytics are completely changing the way we think about and do business. In our first podcast of 2023, which was also filmed in our new podcast suite, Professor Richard Allmendinger from AMBS and David Walters from North-West based fund manager River Capital joined Chair Jim Pendrill from AMBS to discuss the issue.

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Ken Lever has been appointed as the next Chair of the AMBS Advisory Board

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

He will take up his position on 1 August 2023. Ken is a UMIST alumnus with a degree in Management Sciences and has been a valuable member of the Advisory Board since 2017.

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Professor Jakob Edler appointed into German Council for Science & Humanities

Friday, February 3, 2023

Professor of Innovation Policy and Strategy and member of Manchester Institute of Innovation Research, Professor Jakob Edler has been appointed into the German Council for Science and Humanities (Wissenschaftsrat) by President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

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AMBS Professor advises North’s first dedicated AI fund

Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Richard Allmendinger, Professor of Applied Artificial Intelligence (AI) at AMBS, and Fellow of the Alan Turing Institute, has joined the advisory board of the North’s first dedicated AI fund.

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Sacha Sadan

Global ESG leader appointed Honorary Professor at AMBS

Tuesday, January 17, 2023

A leading figure in the global ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) movement has been appointed as an Honorary Professor at Alliance Manchester Business School.

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