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The ethics of trading with Putin

'The moral question of how to limit the funds being siphoned into Vladimir Putin’s war chest should include tougher sanctions and no more Russian gas.'

27 May 2022

REF 2021: 86% of our Business and Management research is ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally-excellent’

The results of the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF), published 12 May, show that 86% of our Business and Management research is now ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally-excellent’.

16 May 2022

Alumna Rene to release workplace toolkit for Black students and professionals

Rene Germain (International Business 2016) is set to release her book, ‘Black and Great: The workplace toolkit, a careers book for Black students and professionals’on 12 May.

13 May 2022

Loughborough student wins targetjobs Black Heritage Undergraduate of the Year Award 2022

Business Analytics student Samuel Ola has been announced as the winner of The Black Heritage Undergraduate of the Year Award 2022, presented by targetjobs.

11 May 2022

Companies may not have to trade-off between efficiency and fairness – research shows

Research pioneered by Dr Nikolaos Argyris of Loughborough University’s School of Business and Economics, has introduced a new approach to support decision making when allocating finances in order to promote fairness whilst limiting the impact on resource efficiency.

10 May 2022

How Putin could use Western sanctions to strengthen his control over Russia

Vladimir Putin could use the impact of Western sanctions to tighten his political grasp on Russia.

28 April 2022

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

Loughborough has once again been rated as the 131st University for Business and Management Studies in the 2022 QS World University Rankings by Subject.

7 April 2022

Important moment for Government to improve immigration policies

As thousands of displaced Ukrainian families arrive in Britain, the Government has an opportunity to improve the way it handles UK borders and refugee resettlements, says Dr Michelle Richey.

7 April 2022

Businesses are being hit by tax hikes and higher energy costs – and it will mostly hurt poorer people

Loughborough Academic Dr Dawid Trzeciakiewicz writes in the Conversation about the impact of the cost of living crisis on businesses.

7 April 2022

Loughborough students reach the final of the Universities Business Challenge 2022

A team of five Loughborough School of Business and Economics students have reached the finals of the Universities Business Challenge

9 March 2022

Alumna Helen Bierton on her inspiring rise to Chief Banking Officer at Starling Bank

Helen Bierton, who graduated from Loughborough University in 1997 with a BSc in Banking and Finance, is now Chief Banking Officer at Starling Bank and recently gave an inspiring masterclass to our students about how she had risen to the top.

8 March 2022

SWIFT: ejecting Russia is largely symbolic - here's why

Loughborough Academic Alistair Milne writes in the Conversation on what impact ejecting Russia from SWIFT will have, if any.

28 February 2022

How 'quiet' cooperation between Unions and Employers is helping behind the scenes.

A study by Loughborough University and Auckland University has found that Trade Union leadership and corporate-level decision-makers find “quiet” ways to interact cooperatively and to benefit mutual interests.

9 February 2022

Celebrating National Apprenticeship Week 2022

This Apprenticeship Week, The School of Business and Economics are celebrating the success of their Senior Leader Apprenticeship programme, with the first cohort of apprentices having graduated over the past year.

7 February 2022

Online tool will help reveal problem hotspots for mental health caused by COVID

A new proof of concept tool that allows the tracking and location of people’s emotions and stresses on social media in real time has been proposed.

2 February 2022

Loughborough Ranked 3rd in Europe for Information Systems Research

The Loughborough University School of Business and Economics has been ranked as 3rd in Europe for Information Systems research, according to the latest Association for Information Systems Research Rankings.

1 February 2022

Rewarding public officials for successful enforcement could cut low-level corruption

Petty corruption such as bribing local police could be reduced by incentivising public officials to enforce the law, according to a new paper.

19 January 2022

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