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Research links financial strain and poor health

Dr Eva Selenko, of Loughborough University's School of Business and Economics, has found, along with others, that economic vulnerability has psychological consequences in relation to health.

15 November 2021

Lords told that Brexit was affecting UK trade as far back as 2015

Dr Huw Edwards, of Loughborough University’s School of Business and Economics, and Dr Mustapha Douch, of the Edinburgh University Business School, have submitted written evidence to the Lords’ committee following the launch of an inquiry into trade in goods between Great Britain and the EU.

15 November 2021

Academics urged to come forward to support environmental innovation in UK manufacturing

Loughborough’s Professor Jan Godsell will co-director a new network that will encourage academics to research the social and economic factors that will help UK manufacturing achieve ‘net zero’ by 2050.

8 November 2021

Research into Emerging Health Threat Management wins top award

Loughborough academics have been awarded the prestigious EURO Excellence in Practice Award for their research looking at the improvement of global risk management for emerging health threats.

18 October 2021

It's so fake - how management pressure undermines the potential benefits of people analytics in HR

Latest research has found significant differences between the desired impact of people analytics and the reality of the work produced.

18 October 2021

Brexit fears started hitting UK trade as early as 2015 – Loughborough Academic finds

18 October 2021

Digital Platforms and Social Media in Health Applications

Loughborough Academics have been working towards ground-breaking research on social media analytics in public health.

6 October 2021

Loughborough academic wins top award for research that has transformed health and social care in Leicestershire

The Operational Research Society Awards President's Medal to Dr. Tako for her modelling to improve health and social care services

29 September 2021

Loughborough ranked in the top 15 for Business Graduate's Prospects

Loughborough ranked as one of the UK’s leading business schools for graduate employability in latest Times rankings

20 September 2021

Loughborough academics contribute to the Ten Point Plan for Green Growth in the Midlands Engine

Loughborough academics played a key role in preparing a plan that aims to accelerate the Midlands and the UK’s path to net zero.

18 August 2021

AMBA re-accreditation confirms world-class status of The Loughborough MBA

Loughborough University School of Business and Economics officially received re-accreditation from the Association of MBAs (AMBA) for five years. This is the maximum an institution can be re-accredited for, demonstrating its continuing commitment to excellence in management education.

3 August 2021

How to minimise the chances of a terror attack at the Olympic Games

Counter-terrorism experts - led by Loughborough's Professor Gilberto Montibeller - have proposed a method for minimising the chances of a terrorist attack at this summer’s Olympic Games.

27 July 2021

New report aims to help business schools engage better with SMEs

Academics from across the UK, including Dr. Tzameret H. Rubin from Loughborough’s School of Business & Economics have come together to produce a guide on how business schools can develop staff to engage with Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs).

16 July 2021

Loughborough ranked 2nd university in England for overall student satisfaction in national survey

Loughborough is the second highest ranked university in England for overall student satisfaction, according to the latest National Student Survey (NSS), published today.

16 July 2021

New report highlights huge potential of refugee entrepreneurs and calls for national roll-out of tailored business support programmes

A new report by Loughborough School of Business & Economics has recommended establishing a national programme to support aspiring entrepreneurial refugees.

15 June 2021

Dominic Cummings evidence: five key questions that must be investigated

Former chief adviser to the PM Dominic Cummings gave evidence for seven hours... but now what? Our researchers highlight the key questions that need to be addressed.

2 June 2021

Alumnus donates £2 million to support student access and success at Loughborough

Business school alumnus Chris Gill has donated £2 million to the University to enable it to help more students from under-represented groups access and succeed in higher education.

26 May 2021

Loughborough alumni win Queen’s Award for International Trade for the second year running

Alumni from the School of Business & Economics have picked up a prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade for the second year in a row

18 May 2021

Professor Mat Hughes wins the 2020 Schulze Publication Award

Professor Mat Hughes has received the 2020 Schulze Publication Award for his work on how family businesses have adapted to COVID-19.

18 May 2021

Business student raises almost £1,000 for India appeal

Krishna Prakash Jethwa a student in Accounting & Finance has raised almost £1,000 in a giant fund-raising event to support the huge battle against coronavirus being fought in India.

10 May 2021

A Second School of Business and Economics Academic appointed to the REF 2021 Panel

Alok Choudhary, Reader in Supply Chain Management has been appointed to serve on Sub-panel 17: Business and Management Studies in the assessment phase of the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021.

5 February 2021

Professor Janet Godsell appointed Dean of Loughborough’s School of Business and Economics

Professor Janet Godsell has been appointed as the new Dean of Loughborough University’s School of Business and Economics.

5 May 2021

Loughborough welcomes two world-leading figures in sustainability

Loughborough University’s School of Business and Economics has appointed two new Honorary Visiting Professors to strengthen both its research and practice in sustainability.

5 May 2021

Centre for Information Management to support the Future of Policing

The Centre for Information Management (CIM) at Loughborough University is working in partnership with The Police Foundation as they host a special seminar about policing innovation on the 19th of May 2021.

4 May 2021

SUSTAIN – A structured approach to managing sustainability objectives

Dr Alok Choudhary has developed a data-driven, sustainability toolkit for manufacturing, freight transportation and logistics organisations.

4 May 2021

Loughborough professor tasked with tackling BAME and gender issues in the UK motor industry

Emeritus Professor Jim Saker will investigate ways to improve diversity in the UK motor industry as the head of a new national taskforce

23 March 2021

Loughborough rated among Top-150 in the world for Business and Management Studies

Loughborough has once again been rated among the world’s Top-150 universities for Business and Management Studies in the 2021 QS World University Rankings by Subject – 22nd out of those listed from the United Kingdom.

22 March 2021

Research shows how female leaders are held back by receiving less actionable developmental feedback than men

Researchers have found that differences in developmental feedback can direct women along different — and less effective — leadership pathways than men, creating long-lasting gender inequities.

8 March 2021

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