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Annual conference at Alliance MBS connects HR students with industry leaders

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS) successfully hosted its annual Human Resource Management Conference on Thursday, March 20th, 2025. >>

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Alliance MBS students manage investment fund with a 25-year vision

Monday, April 14, 2025

Four teams of undergraduate students presented investment proposals to a panel, competing to invest a £25,000 fund with a 25-year holding period. >>

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AMBS researcher gains early access to UK’s most powerful AI supercomputer

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Dr. Eghbal Rahimikia’s 'FinText' has been selected for early access to Isambard-AI — the UK’s most powerful supercomputer dedicated to advancing AI research. >>

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The University of Manchester - Dubai granted Institutional Licensure by Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research UAE (MOHESR)

Friday, April 4, 2025

UAE MOHESR Licensure ensures that the University has an appropriate mission for higher education and the governance structure, resources, academic programmes, faculty and quality assurance measures to achieve it. >>

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Alliance Manchester Business School launches new tool to improve workplace inclusion

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Researchers from Alliance Manchester Business School have launched a new online tool to help staff networks amplify their voices within organisations. The tool has been developed as a response to a lack of research and evidence to the impact and efficacy of staff networks. >>

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Duncan Shaw, Professor of Operational Research and Critical Systems at AMBS

Resilience expert appointed to chair Cabinet Office committee

Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Duncan Shaw, Professor of Operational Research and Critical Systems at AMBS, has been appointed to chair a Cabinet Office committee which forms part of the government’s ongoing assessment of the most serious risks to the UK.

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Research, Recovering from COVID
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National Consortium Team named as finalist in the ESRC Celebrating Impact Prize 2023

Monday, October 2, 2023

Congratulations to Alliance MBS Professor Duncan Shaw, who co-chairs the National Consortium for Societal Resilience [UK+] (NCSR+). This team, including David Powell, Judy Scully and Jenny Moreno, haves been announced as a finalist in the ESRC Celebrating Impact Prize 2023 for their global work on spontaneous volunteers which was central to national responses to COVID-19.

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Recovering from COVID
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AMBS resilience conference attracts delegates from across the UK

Tuesday, April 11, 2023

The National Consortium for Societal Resilience [UK+] has held its first national conference at AMBS with delegates from local resilience partnerships joining senior government figures to discuss societal resilience at a two-day event.

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Covid-19, Events, Recovering from COVID
Dr Simos Chari,Duncan Shaw, Professor of Operational Research and Critical Systems at Alliance Manchester Business School, Dr Kathy Oldham OBE, Chief Resilience Officer for Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Andy Wright, former Chief Executive at Braintree District Council and Issa Kassis, the Mayor of Ramallah.

Transformative change in the wake of Covid-19

Tuesday, November 29, 2022

The quicker decision-making and transformative change seen across the public sector in the wake of Covid-19 needs to be harnessed for the future.

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Covid-19, Recovering from COVID
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Mobilising and managing spontaneous volunteers during national and international emergencies, including COVID-19

Thursday, September 8, 2022

Research conducted at AMBS into mobilising spontaneous volunteers has significantly informed and improved responses to UK and international emergencies, including COVID-19.

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Covid-19, Recovering from COVID, Research
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