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Karel Williams comments on the UK Government’s 10-point industrial strategy

Monday, January 23, 2017

In reaction to the news that Theresa May has launched a new industrial strategy for the UK, Karel Williams, Professor of Accounting and Political Economy, commented: “This is a very traditional kind of industrial policy, focussed on high tech sectors of the future. It ignores most of British manufacturing which is much more mundane; the largest sector by employment is food manufacturing, for example.

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Car repair startup secures £1M in funding

Friday, January 20, 2017

UK-based startup ClickMechanic, an online based marketplace for car mechanics, has announced it has closed a $1m funding round. The oversubscribed round was led by leading early stage VC studio Forward Partners, along with 500 Startups, and a number of renowned angel investors, including Klaus Nyengaard (former CEO of JustEat and Chairman of Treatwell).

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Alliance Manchester Business School named in ‘global elite’ in QS Business Schools Report 2017

Friday, January 20, 2017

One of the world’s premier university ranking bodies, Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), has named Alliance Manchester Business School as a ‘Global Elite School’ when it comes to employability and research excellence.

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The annual Grigor McClelland Lecture

Thursday, January 5, 2017

Torsten Bell, Director, Resolution Foundation: Renewing the Intergenerational Contract: age and 21st Century inequality Thursday 9 February

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The Business and Human Rights Catalyst

Sunday, January 1, 2017

Torsten Bell, Director, Resolution Foundation: Renewing the Intergenerational Contract: age and 21st Century inequality Thursday 9 February

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