New tools to measure real-time systemic risk and financial uncertainty
Based on a new model developed by Dr Michael Ellington that views links between businesses and sectors as a network, Dr Mattia Bevilacqua shows how we can detect industries with the greatest impact on the real economy.
Posted on: 12 September 2024
Using machine learning to predict football transfer fees
Using advanced performance metrics and machine learning, researchers from the Centre for Sports Business have developed new models to predict transfer fees for professional footballers with greater precision.
Posted on: 16 August 2024
For the next prime minister to solve the UK’s productivity problem, they must attract more foreign investment – here’s how
Ahead of the next general election, Professor Costas Milas explains why addressing the UK's productivity problems must be at the top of the next government's agenda, and the steps to attract foreign investment.
Posted on: 18 June 2024
From Stonewall to Academia: Towards Queer(er) Modes of Organising in Business and Management Schools
On Pride Month, PhD student Ebru Calin reflects on the role of academia in moving towards queer(er) modes of organising in business and management schools.
Posted on: 11 June 2024
The link between adhering to gender norms and career outcomes
Professor Ian Burn’s research uses a novel measure of gender typicality to explore whether conforming to gender norms impacts career opportunities, especially form men.
Posted on: 3 June 2024
Do environmental management systems enhance eco-innovation and environmental performance?
Research by Professor Jordi Surroca provides evidence of the positive impact green patents have on environmental performance, but results dispute the idea that environmental management systems (EMSs), such as the ISO 14001 standard, always foster the development of green knowledge and technological capabilities.
Posted on: 1 May 2024
EARTH DAY: Tackling the challenges of producing more sustainable plastic packaging
With plastic pollution as the focus of this year's Earth Day, we take a closer look at a three-year multi-disciplinary project by our Operations and Supply Chain Management (OSCM) experts, aimed at addressing the challenges of producing more sustainable plastic packaging for fast moving consumer goods (FMCG).
Posted on: 22 April 2024
What Ben Bernanke’s review might change in the Bank of England’s forecasting models
Professor Costas Milas makes suggestions of what the Bernanke Review should include, ahead of the publication of Ben Bernanke's review of the Bank of England’s forecasting models.
Posted on: 4 April 2024
National Single Parents Day: Reflecting on single parents and employment
On National Single Parents Day, Dr Laura Radcliffe reflects on how we can attract, support and retain single parents in the workplace, with an emphasis on the added pressure faced by single mothers.
Posted on: 21 March 2024