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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

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

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

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

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: 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Latest edition 'Work Psychology: Understanding Human Behaviour in the Workplace' published by Pearson

Loughborough University's Dr Iain Coyne and Professor John Arnold have (along with co-authors Dr Ray Randall and Professor Fiona Patterson) have had their latest edition of 'Work Psychology: Understanding Human Behaviour in the Workplace' published by Pearson.

5 March 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

What is being done to promote Britain’s exporters – and what should be done?

Read Dr Huw Edwards's, Shan Rambukwella's and Tien-Der Jerry Han's take on promoting Britain's exporters.

25 February 2020

Partnership with Wing Yip offers Loughborough students unique opportunity to present projects at Board Director level

A group of first-year students at Loughborough University School of Business and Economics (SBE) have recently completed a module sponsored by the UK’s leading Oriental grocer, Wing Yip, which provides student teams with the opportunity to present project findings to the Wing Yip board.

13 February 2020

Will Brexit Lead to Carmageddon?

Read Professor Jim Saker's take on how Brexit will shape the automotive industry.

10 February 2020

Inspiring Minds: Business & Economics event

On the 29th of January we welcomed Year 12 students for a Business and Economics taster day where they learned more about the options available to them at university. The event was a success and the feedback received was great.

7 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

Msc In Human Resource Management Students Win Prizes

The 2018-2019 overall top-scoring CIPD student on the MSc in Human Resource Management is Mr Naveen Prasad Lognathan. Naveen achieved an overall ‘Distinction’ grade in his MSc, which represented a tremendous achievement.

30 January 2020

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