News in 2024
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Loughborough-led ethics strategy for UK Government programme
The Technical Working Group for Ethics has completed its mission to develop the foundational ethics strategy for the National Digital Twin Programme (NDTP). This pioneering impact work will enable the creation of digital twins that are ethical, which is a central pillar of the programme and will ensure digital twins can be used and maintained in a sustainable way and evolve over time for the benefit of all.
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Loughborough ranks top 150 in the world for Business and Management Studies for five years running
We're pleased to announce our top 150 ranking for Business and Management Studies in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024.
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How cuts to marginal income tax could boost the UK’s stagnant economic growth
The British prime minister recently claimed the UK economy has “turned a corner”. Rishi Sunak said inflation figures were encouraging, and proclaimed that 2024 would be the year Britain “bounces back”.
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Decoding the digital carbon footprint: exposing the global data challenge
Professors Tom Jackson and Ian Hodgkinson were recently featured in The Chronicle of Higher Education, where they discussed the critical need to minimise carbon emissions and improve how data is created, processed and stored.
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Visiting Professor Colm Kelleher shares insights with students and staff
On 15 March, Visiting Professor Colm Kelleher spent a day in Loughborough sharing his insights on banking developments and crises with students and academics from Loughborough Business School.
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Team Innovate come fourth in the Undergraduate Business Challenge Final
On Friday 22 March, Team Innovate from Loughborough Business School placed fourth of 10 teams in the UBC Worldwide Undergraduate Business Challenge Final!
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Jackson and Hodgkinson invited speakers at ‘UK-India Data Stewardship for Climate’
Professors Tom Jackson and Ian Hodgkinson were invited to present their groundbreaking Digital Decarbonisation research at the ‘UK-India Data Stewardship for Climate’ workshop hosted by the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) and jointly organised with the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Aapti Institute and the Open Data Institute (ODI).
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Team Innovate top the Undergraduate Business Challenge Semi-Final
On Friday 8 March, Team Innovate from Loughborough Business School placed first of 15 teams in the UBC Worldwide Undergraduate Business Challenge Semi-Final!
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Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarships to provide major boost to Digital Decarbonisation research
Loughborough University is launching a new cross-disciplinary doctoral research cluster on Digital Decarbonisation.
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Dr Elena Georgiadou and Dr Tien-Der Jerry Han appear before UK Parliament's Business and Trade Committee
On Tuesday 5 March, Dr Elena Georgiadou and Dr Tien-Der Jerry Han appeared before the UK Parliament's Business and Trade Committee – contributing to their Export-led Growth Inquiry.
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Students pitch new product ideas to The Skinny Food Co
On Wednesday 21 February, second year undergraduate students pitched their new product concepts to The Skinny Food Co.
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Digital Decarbonisation at the World Economic Forum
Professors Tom Jackson and Ian Hodgkinson have joined by invitation the ‘ICT Roundtable Series: The Industry’s Energy Transition’ – a collaboration between the World Economic Forum’s Centre for Energy and Materials, the Forum’s ICT Industry team, and Accenture.
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Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey visits Loughborough
On Monday 12 February, students of Loughborough Business School’s Economics academic group invited students, staff, alumni, partners and the local community to a lecture and Q&A session with Dr Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England.
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AACSB accreditation success
Loughborough Business School (LB) has achieved its accreditation extension from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) for a further five years.
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Professor Tom Jackson appointed Independent Scientific Advisor to The Alan Turing Institute
Professor Tom Jackson has been appointed as an Independent Scientific Advisor (ISA) within the BridgeAI programme at the Alan Turing Institute (ATI).
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Loughborough Business School joins the 2024-2025 cohort of PRME Champions
We have committed to championing responsible management education through thought and action leadership with PRME (Principles for Responsible Management Education).
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Professor Alistair Milne appointed to Bank of England Academic Advisory Group
Alistair Milne, Professor of Financial Economics at Loughborough Business School, has been appointed a member of the newly established Academic Advisory Group to HM Treasury and the Bank of England, providing independent input to the design phase of the digital pound.