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Humanising digital services in the charity sector

Wednesday, August 5, 2026

A project to improve digitalisation in the charity sector led to a rethinking of the entire research process which has wider lessons for academia. >>

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New guidance helps retailers prevent and manage violence against staff

Wednesday, August 5, 2026

AMBS, in collaboration with the Retail Trust, has launched best-practice guidance to help retailers prevent and manage violence and aggression in the workplace – offering a comprehensive, evidence-based framework tailored specifically to retail environments. >>

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National Forum launches report on measuring workplace health and wellbeing

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

The National Forum for Health and Wellbeing at Work, which is based at AMBS, has launched a report on how organisations can more effectively measure health and wellbeing within the workplace. >>

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ITMB students showcase innovative digital transformation solutions in collaboration with Fujitsu

Tuesday, June 9, 2026

On Thursday 28 May, Alliance Manchester Business School hosted the ITMB x Fujitsu Panel, bringing together Year 2 students from the BSc Information Technology Management for Business (ITMB) programme with senior leaders from The University of Manchester and Fujitsu, as part of a unique industry collaboration. >>

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BNY and The University of Manchester launch the Future of Work Alliance, focused on responsible use and application of human-led AI

Thursday, May 21, 2026

BNY, a global financial services company, and The University of Manchester have announced the launch of the Future of Work Alliance, a five year, £5 million initiative focused on advancing how human-led digital transformation can be integrated responsibly into large, data-intensive organisations in the AI era. >>

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Marketing workshop leads to special section in prestigious journal

Monday, June 29, 2020

A workshop at Alliance MBS, which brought together academic experts and businesses to discuss marketing problems and strategies, has led to the publication of a special section, Design and Decision Making for Customer Experience at the Academic-Practitioner Interface, in the prestigious Journal of Business Research.

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Expert commentary, Research, School
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Going ‘phygital’ - pandemic accelerates bank digitalisation

Thursday, June 18, 2020

Professor Markos Zachariadis from Alliance MBS has co-authored a thought-provoking article for the World Economic Forum in which he says the pandemic has accelerated most banks’ digitalisation initiatives.

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Covid-19, Expert commentary, Research
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Time for reflection

Tuesday, June 2, 2020

After dealing with the immediate effects of COVID-19, Mark Healey looks at how minds are now turning to the medium and longer term implications for business.

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Covid-19, Expert commentary, Research
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UK regions miss out on public investment

Monday, June 1, 2020

A new report says that many UK regions have been missing out on £4bn a year in public investment into R&D.

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Productivity, Research
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The reshaping of city transport

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

A major three-year study of how digital mobility platforms are reshaping cities will also look at the huge impact COVID-19 is already having on transport systems.

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Covid-19, Research
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