Will Brexit Lead to Carmageddon? Read Professor Jim Saker's take on how Brexit will shape the automotive industry. 10 February 2020
What’s next for the UK’s trading relationship with the EU? Professor David Llewellyn summarises the options for the UK's trading relationship with the EU 31 January 2020
The potential economic impacts of Coronavirus Watch Dr Huw Edwards share his insights into the potential economic impacts of Coronavirus, speaking on TRT news. 3 March 2020
Controlling the spread of coronavirus without shutting down society Taking no action to curb the spread of COVID-19 would lead to an uncontrolled outbreak but completely isolating people would have a devasting impact on the economy. 16 March 2020
Improvisational skills are key for UK Exporters now the UK has left the EU Now the UK has left the EU, what is the key for UK exporters over the coming years? In a blog article written for the Department for International Trade East Midlands Monthly News Bulletin, expert in export marketing Professor Anne Souchon shares her thoughts on the key to exporting success in today’s business environment. 20 March 2020
Coronavirus: what are the measures the government is taking to help workers and businesses? Watch Dr Huw Edwards react to UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak announcing extraordinary measures to help workers and companies through the COVID-19 pandemic. 23 March 2020
Boris is right… Don’t panic buy, but do plan your shopping to reduce the chance of infection by up to 99% Dr Jon Seaton is an economist and is an expert in business and consumer behaviour. Here he explains why panic buying is bad... but infrequent shopping is essential for minimising the risk of catching coronavirus. 24 March 2020
Retrospective insurance could save UK businesses, but only if employers continue to pay staff during the coronavirus pandemic Wetherspoons’ decision not to pay its 43,000 staff during the coronavirus crisis reveals a major gap in the government’s pandemic response, according to an expert in financial economics. 26 March 2020
Alumnus delivers guest lecture at School of Business and Economics Steve Kelly recently returned to campus to speak to 40 students on the MBA and Executive MBA course in the School of Business and Economics. 27 March 2020
Loughborough University’s CALIBRE Awards celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion The theme of this round of Awards was Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), and a total of 1,660 votes were cast to decide the winners. 27 March 2020
Alumni entrepreneurs bring innovation to global pandemic Alumni Charlie Baron and Forrest Skerman-Stevenson, Co-Founders of ChargedUp, have been working on CleanedUp – an adaptation of the company’s current phone charging stations – to dispense hand sanitiser in public places. 2 April 2020
The coronavirus ‘Doomsday’ clock: How close are we to midnight? Britain has only just begun its battle with COVID-19, according to a new coronavirus clock which shows the various stages of pandemic faced by countries around the globe. 7 April 2020
The coronavirus ‘Doomsday’ clock: Are we approaching a period of new hope? Britain has now moved past 1pm on the coronavirus clock. 7 April 2020
The coronavirus 'Doomsday' clock: Level of recovery after three weeks For the last three weeks, Dr Jon Seaton, of Loughborough's School of Business and Economics, has been illustrating, via a Doomsday-style clock, where the world is in relation to eradicating the coronavirus pandemic. He writes... 27 April 2020
Economic recovery will come with high levels of unemployment: how should governments respond? Two key factors distinguish the economic consequences of coronavirus from those of previous crises. 5 May 2020
Lockdown life: Top tips for creating workspaces at home that boost productivity and creativity For some of us, it has almost been a month since we packed up our desks and set up shop at home as a result of the global health pandemic. 6 May 2020
Key workers and vulnerable people struggled to buy basic goods when restrictions and panic buying hit supermarkets – new survey People have shared their experiences of supermarket shopping following the recent phase of panic-buying and subsequent restrictions, with many reporting problems buying basic goods. 27 May 2020
Collaborating with the competition to cope with COVID-19: How Businesses are surviving the pandemic Businesses around the world have had to collaborate with competitors in order to survive the coronavirus pandemic - in some cases they have grown – but sharing excessive amounts of information with rivals comes with risks. 8 June 2020
Loughborough climbs to sixth in The Complete University Guide 2021 Loughborough has climbed two places to sixth in the Complete University Guide 2021 and remains the only University in the Midlands to feature in the top ten. 9 June 2020
Dr Michelle Richey, Professor M. N. Ravishankar and colleagues awarded The SAMS-BAM Research and Capacity Building grant Dr Michelle Richey, Professor M. N. Ravishankar and colleagues from Aston University and the University of Sheffield were successfully awarded The Society for the Advancement of Management Studies (SAMS) and British Academy of Management (BAM) Collaborative Research and Capacity Building Grant to research refugee entrepreneurship in Kenya. 15 June 2020
Loughborough crowned ‘University of the Year’ at the 2020 WhatUni Student Choice Awards Yesterday (8 July), Loughborough University was named ‘University of the Year’ at the 2020 WhatUni Student Choice Awards (WUSCAs). 9 July 2020
How employers can support their workers returning to work after COVID-19 Workers who return to work having recovered from COVID-19 may need to be supported by their employers for months afterwards. This is because the experience of COVID-19 may be traumatic and trigger a reassessment of priorities and what work means for their self-identity. It may also result in impaired physical capabilities or a debilitating post-illness fatigue that lasts for months after the virus has left them. 13 July 2020
Coronavirus resurgence has hit working age people but second blow is expected for the elderly People aged between 20 and 29 have been hit the worst by a resurgence in COVID-19 but there is a second wave expected for older people soon. 14 September 2020
Loughborough ranked in top ten again in Guardian University Guide Loughborough has again demonstrated it is a Top-10 business school in the 2021 Guardian University Guide. 11 September 2020
Researchers use Facebook to learn more about people’s experiences of working from home during lockdown Researchers, including Loughborough's Dr. Cheryl Travers have used Facebook to gather information about people’s experiences of working from home to learn more about the work-life balance of lockdown. 19 August 2020
‘The uncertainty of COVID-19 gives us a glimpse into the life of a refugee - and we need to do more to support them’, says lead of new entrepreneurship project “The uncertainty of the coronavirus can give us a small glimpse into what it’s like to be a refugee – we’re experiencing restrictions on travel, non-secure housing, job uncertainty and so on”, says Dr Michelle Richey, of Loughborough University’s School of Business and Economics. 3 August 2020
Loughborough experts awarded UKRI funding to explore and enhance local-level responses to COVID-19 Loughborough experts awarded UKRI funding to explore and enhance local-level responses to COVID-19 27 July 2020
Professor Jim Saker appointed as new President of The Institute of the Motor Industry Professor Jim Saker was named the Institute of the Motor Industry’s (IMI) new president at their Annual General Meetijavascript:;ng on 27 October. 2 November 2020
Twitter analysis shows Trump on course to win US election – but is bot activity skewing results? In depth analysis of US public emotion on twitter has revealed that Trump looks set to win the Presidential Election – but the impact of bot activity cannot be ignored. 2 November 2020