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The Manchester Briefing on COVID-19 issue 38: Early lessons from the UK response to COVID-19

Thursday, June 17, 2021

As governments and organisations across the world begin to evaluate and report on their response to COVID-19, this week’s Manchester Briefing takes a look at initial learnings from the UK government’s response. >>

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Crisis of capitalism?

Thursday, June 17, 2021

Is capitalism in crisis? Diane Coyle, theme lead for knowledge capital at The Productivity Institute, gave her view at this year’s Grigor McClelland lecture. >>

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BSc Business Accounting students off to a Flying Start

Wednesday, June 16, 2021

As the 2020-21 academic year draws to a close, we reflect on the inaugural year of our new undergraduate programme, BSc Business Accounting. >>

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AMBS’ first PRME report spotlights how School is tackling SDGs

Wednesday, June 16, 2021

This week, AMBS delivered its first-ever PRME (Principles for Responsible Management Education) Progress Report, since committing to PRME’s Six Principles in 2019. >>

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New CABS report highlights AMBS’ commitment to SR

Wednesday, June 16, 2021

This week, The Chartered Association of Business Schools (CABS) published a new report titled: Business Schools and the Public Good, recognising best practice from a diverse range of CABS member schools, including Alliance MBS. >>

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Productivity, skills and devolution

Monday, June 14, 2021

Bank of England Chief Economist Andy Haldane, who has joined Alliance Manchester Business School as an Honorary Professor, discusses how productivity, skills and devolution are key to the levelling up agenda. >>

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MBA consultancy project work with Suicide Bereavement UK

Thursday, June 10, 2021

A group of Full-time MBA students worked with Suicide Bereavement UK for their not-for-profit consultancy project. The client lead and students discuss how the three months working together went. >>

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Alliance MBS alumnus secures Dragons’ Den investment

Wednesday, June 9, 2021

Drew Cockton, Alliance MBS postgraduate alumnus (2009), now Managing Director and Founder of Owen Drew has won a £50,000 investment in his luxury candle business from a top investor from the BBC’s Dragons’ Den. >>

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Full-time MBA students dive into the world of tropical medicine

Tuesday, June 8, 2021

A group of our Full-time MBA students worked on their not-for-profit consultancy project with Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. Find out more about how our MBA students work with clients. >>

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AMBS PhD researcher wins University Making a Difference Award

Monday, June 7, 2021

Congratulations go to Alysha Shivji, AMBS PhD researcher, who has won the 2021 University of Manchester’s Making a Difference award for Outstanding Benefit to Society Through Research. >>

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Business Forum launched to improve productivity across North West

Friday, April 30, 2021

The Productivity Institute's Regional Forums will work to better understand and address the region's issues of productivity and improve the UK’s overall performance.

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Productivity
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Productivity in UK healthcare during and after the Covid-19 pandemic

Monday, March 8, 2021

This working paper from The Productivity Institute identifies the measurement methods applied to public services that explain the measured decline, and also explore the likely impact of changes in hospital practices during the pandemic, including increased use of technology, on healthcare productivity.

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Productivity
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Productivity drop in Q4-2020 largely wiped out gains from previous quarter and faces a tough year ahead

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Prof. Bart van Ark, Managing Director, The Productivity Institute, discusses the key observations for the outlook on productivity for the UK.

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Productivity
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Academics at The Productivity Institute share their take on England’s skills system

Friday, January 22, 2021

Academics at The Productivity Institute share their take on England’s skills system and how reforms might impact productivity levels crucial to boosting the UK’s recovery.

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Productivity, Research
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Summer Recovery in Productivity will be Short Lived

Thursday, November 12, 2020

Prof. Bart van Ark, Managing Director, The Productivity Institute, discusses the key observations for the outlook on productivity.

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Productivity, Research
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