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AMBS launches major report on digital pound

Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Britons could be willing to adopt a digital pound – but only if it is well-incentivised and effectively communicated, according to a new report. >>

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AMBS extends 50% funding for Greater Manchester Leaders

Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Alliance Manchester Business School is pleased to announce the extension of its 50% funding initiative for Executive Education short courses, continuing its commitment to widening access and supporting professional development for Greater Manchester-based leaders. >>

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HR Director and Alliance MBS Alumna appointed to Advisory Board

Wednesday, December 10, 2025

We are delighted to announce that Dr Janine-Nicole Desai, Founder and Director of Outside Partner Ltd, has been appointed to the Alliance Manchester Business School Advisory Board. >>

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Remembering Laszlo Czaban

Thursday, December 4, 2025

Tributes have been paid to Laszlo Czaban, a former Senior Lecturer in Organisational Analysis and International Management at AMBS, who has passed away. >>

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Masters students benefit from consultancy project in China

Monday, December 1, 2025

AMBS Masters’ students have taken part in a consultancy project in China in association with Zhejiang University International Business School (ZIBS). Students from both the International Business and Management MSc and the Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship MSc took part in the Global Corporate Consulting Project which looked at how a Chinese mining company could more effectively communicate its ESG strategy. >>

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Professor Gerard P Hodgkinson named as the 2024 Distinguished Scholar by the Managerial and Organizational Cognition Division of the Academy of Management

Tuesday, July 30, 2024

Gerard P Hodgkinson, Professor of Strategic Management and Behavioural Science at AMBS, is to be recognised for his exceptional contribution to research by the Managerial and Organizational Cognition (MOC) Division of the Academy of Management (AOM).

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Research, Research Innovation Management and Policy
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University of Manchester hailed ‘city’s greatest innovation asset’ as part of inaugural Festival of Business

Tuesday, July 2, 2024

The University of Manchester was recently hailed the city’s ‘greatest innovation asset’ at Alliance Manchester Business School’s (AMBS) inaugural ‘Festival of Business’.

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Research, Events, Research Magazine, School
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Accounting academic takes up role on ICAEW board

Thursday, May 23, 2024

Professor of Accounting Javed Siddiqui has been appointed as a member of the Research Advisory Board of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), taking up the role from next month.

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Research, Research Accounting and Finance
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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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Research, Productivity
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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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Research
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