Original Thinking Podcast

Every Thursday we will release a new podcast recorded at our recent webinars where experts and academic colleagues discuss their latest research and original thinking at Alliance MBS.

Original Thinkers

Launch of National Consortium for Societal Resilience [UK+]

Thursday, October 21, 2021

To mark the official launch of the National Consortium for Societal Resilience [UK+] - which was held on the same day as the UN’s International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction - this special panel debate discusses the reasons behind the launch and hear from members on why it is such an important initiative and what they hope to achieve. >>

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The UK’s productivity disparities – what’s the role of research and development?

Thursday, October 14, 2021

At this Vital Topics event, Richard A.L. Jones, Vice-President for Regional Innovation and Civic Engagement, University of Manchester, discusses the evidence - and the uncertainties – relating to the link between R&D and productivity at a subnational level >>

Travelling through Productivity Land

Thursday, October 7, 2021

This episode is hosted by Bart van Ark, Professor of Productivity Studies & Director of the Productivity Institute at Alliance MBS, a UK-wide organisation which aims to lay the foundations for an era of sustained and inclusive productivity growth by bringing together academic research, policy studies and business engagement. >>

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Are we what we (don’t) consume?

Thursday, September 30, 2021

Emma will draw on a number of her studies related to identity and (dis)tastes. In particular she will focus on a recent paper that explored ‘identity refusal’ in relation to young people who do not drink alcohol, yet refuse to be marked out by their non-participation in what is often an important cultural practice. >>

Organising care around patients, Stories from the frontline of the NHS

Thursday, September 23, 2021

To celebrate the launch of Organising care around patients Manchester University Press and Alliance Manchester Business School hosted a live panel discussion, asking how care can be better organised around the needs of patients. >>