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The Manchester Full-time MBA recruits its highest % of female students

Thursday, January 20, 2022

We are pleased to announce that our Full-time MBA class of 2023 has recruited its highest number of female students. >>

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What does 2022 have in store?

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Academics from across Alliance Manchester Business School share their views on what we could expect to see in the year ahead. >>

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MBA alumnus commended for vaccine development

Thursday, January 13, 2022

An MBA alumnus of Alliance Manchester Business School has been commended in the Queen’s New Year Honours List for his role in developing the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. >>

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Keeping AMBS in the family

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Mother and son, Carolyn and Charles Wang share their stories about studying at Alliance Manchester Business School. >>

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AMBS team develop innovative AI toolkit

Tuesday, January 11, 2022

Data scientists from AMBS have taken a major step in the development of an innovative AI (Artificial Intelligence) toolkit after securing a place on the Lean Launch programme. >>

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The Manchester Briefing on COVID-19 issue 46: Commemorating COVID: Opportunities for Community Recovery and Resilience

Monday, January 10, 2022

Commemorating the victims of COVID-19 will form a critical aspect of recovery and building the resilience of communities across the world. This month’s Manchester Briefing, which is aimed at those who plan and implement recovery and renewal from the pandemic, considers the subject in more depth >>

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AMBS PhD researcher wins prestigious SPECIES Scholarship award

Tuesday, January 4, 2022

Andreea Avramescu, PhD student in Decision Sciences at the Alliance Manchester Business School has been awarded a prestigious SPECIES Scholarship award. >>

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Two AMBS projects receive Manchester-Melbourne partnership funding

Tuesday, January 4, 2022

The University of Manchester and the University of Melbourne have a joint fund that seeks to deepen and extend collaborative research links between the two universities. >>

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The University of Manchester wins second CIMA Excellence Award

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

The University of Manchester has won two Awards at the second edition of the CIMA Excellence Awards; this year’s virtual ceremony took place on 10 December 2021. >>

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Original Thinking – our top 10 for 2021

Monday, December 20, 2021

In early 2021 we launched a new Original Thinkers’ Blog page on the AMBS website giving our academics, alumni and guests the opportunity to share original thinking, commentary, thought leadership and insights across a vast range of subjects. >>

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Perfect mix for DBA student

Monday, March 22, 2021

Having spent most of her career in the marketing and business data industry Dawn Holmes, who is nearing completion of her Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) at AMBS, now splits her time between studying, teaching and consulting.

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DBA
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DBA studies “invaluable” for Canadian engineer

Tuesday, March 2, 2021

A lot has changed in Alexander White’s life since we last caught up with the Canadian civil engineer and recent Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) graduate.

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DBA
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Marketing For The Business Curious: AMBS academics present podcast series

Tuesday, February 16, 2021

We caught up with AMBS academics, Dr Alex Gunz and Dawn Holmes to discuss the launch of their podcast series: Marketing For The Business Curious.

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DBA, Masters, School, Undergraduate
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Property expert espouses benefits of “extremely rewarding” DBA

Monday, January 18, 2021

As Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the UK and Ireland at global real estate firm JLL Joanne Ormandy is seeing first-hand the huge impact that technology is today having on the sector.

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DBA, PhD, School
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Oil industry engineer sees benefits of DBA

Monday, January 11, 2021

Asked about his job in the oil industry and Scott Wagstaff jokes that he is “an expensive plumber”. But his skills in creating oil wells and providing hardware for oil extraction is one that has taken him all over the world over the past 20 years.

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DBA, Research
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