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Alliance Manchester Business School’s twice-yearly magazine features interviews and thought leadership from our academics and research students.

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The cover of AMBS Magazine issue 8 Issue 8: Healthier decisions, food retailing, supply chains and social responsibility
alliance manchester business school magazine issue 7 front cover Issue 7: The Productivity Institute Launch, Covid recovery, social entrepreneurship
the illustrated cover of the new ambs magazine Issue 6: North South divide, the future of banking, developing resilience and the value of patents
Alliance Manchester Business School Research Magazine Issue Five Issue 5: Automation and work, Andy Burnham, data visualisation and tackling poverty pay
Alliance Manchester Business School Research Magazine Issue Four Issue 4: Brexit and gender equality, Alan Turing Fellows, the future of audit and research-led teaching
Alliance Manchester Business School Research Magazine Issue Three Issue 3: Business engagement, employee ownership models, global warming and Manchester’s economic transformation.
Alliance Manchester Business School Research Magazine Issue Two Issue 2: Fintech, automation and AI, corporate governance, PFT and well-being
Alliance Manchester Business School Research Magazine Issue One Issue 1: Business and human rights, diversity, Shared Parental Leave, infrastructure and employee gentleness.

Research news

A cityscape of Manchester in the sunset

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. >>

Andreea Avramescu phd student at Alliance Manchester Business School

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. >>

University Green in the sunshine

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. >>

Dr Na Yu Cherry Chia

Dr Na Yu (Cherry) Chia working to develop early detection test for lung cancer

Monday, December 13, 2021

A Manchester scientist is working with the world’s best doctors to develop a ground breaking early detection test for lung cancer. >>

A wave crashing into the shore during high tide and strong winds

What role can communities play in supporting local resilience to climate emergencies?

Friday, November 12, 2021

To coincide with the ongoing COP-26 conference, we are showcasing the video sessions involving all AMBS academics at the Manchester Festival of Climate Action. In this latest film Duncan Shaw, Professor of Operations and Critical Systems at AMBS, was joined by Burcak Basbug from Middle East Technical University and Katia Tynan, Manager of Resilience at the City of Vancouver, to discuss how local communities can become more resilient to the threats posed by climate change. >>

A large windfarm with a huge cloud forming above them

Can greening the economy drive productivity?

Thursday, November 11, 2021

To coincide with the ongoing COP-26 conference, we are showcasing the video sessions involving all AMBS academics at the Manchester Festival of Climate Action, organised by The University of Manchester. In this third film Bart van Ark, Professor of Productivity Studies, and Dr Elvira Uyarra, Professor of Innovation Studies, discussed whether greening the economy can drive productivity. >>

Greta Tintin Eleonora Ernman Thunberg at a climate change rally in Scotland for COP 26

How do you teach accounting to generation Greta?

Wednesday, November 10, 2021

To coincide with the ongoing COP-26 conference, we are showcasing the video sessions involving all AMBS academics at the Manchester Festival of Climate Action, organised by The University of Manchester. In this latest film senior lecturer Jennifer Rose was joined by MBA students Hassan Ahmad, Nkem Igwe and Sian Leake to discuss what climate change means to them and how their current studies will help inform the decisions they make during their own business careers. >>

A park in an urban space

How can accounting save the world?

Tuesday, November 9, 2021

To coincide with the ongoing COP-26 conference, we are showcasing the video sessions involving all AMBS academics at the Manchester Festival of Climate Action, organised by The University of Manchester. In this latest film Paolo Quattrone, Professor of Accounting, Governance and Society, hosted a thought-provoking session discussing the shift to value-added accounting and how environmental impacts can become part of the bottom line. >>

An electric car being charged

What should an effective green recovery look like?

Monday, November 8, 2021

To coincide with the ongoing COP-26 conference, we are showcasing the video sessions involving all AMBS academics at the Manchester Festival of Climate Action, organised by The University of Manchester. In this second film Jonatan Pinkse, Professor of Strategy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, discusses what an effective green recovery should look like. >>

A coal powered power station from above

How do we get from here to net zero?

Friday, November 5, 2021

To coincide with the ongoing COP-26 conference, we are showcasing the video sessions involving all AMBS academics over the coming week. In this first film Frank Geels, Professor of System Innovation and Sustainability, discusses how we get from here to net zero. >>

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