Race and employment during the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond
March 21, 2022
By Dr Luis Torres and Professor Tracey Warren 21 March is the United Nation’s International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Why 21 March? It marks the day in 1960 when the police in Sharpeville, South Africa, opened fire and killed 69 people who were at a peaceful demonstration against apartheid pass laws. Five …
Help to Grow: Show your business some love on Valentine’s Day
February 14, 2022
Business leaders should show staff they are valued this Valentine’s Day to boost business performance, is the advice from management experts. A healthy, happy and valued workforce is key to supercharging your business growth, explains Vincent Traynor, who specialises in leadership and engagement and helped develop the government’s new Help to Grow: Management business course, …
Five reasons why 2022 will be the year when we really do get back to normal
January 17, 2022
For ‘Blue Monday’ 2022, Professor David Paton finds reasons to be cheerful about data on the progress of the Covid-19 pandemic and sees signs of confidence for individuals and businesses. It’s been a tough couple of years with much of our lives having been turned upside down due to Covid-19 itself but also the subsequent …
Help to Grow Management: An executive leadership and management course designed to help SME leaders grow their businesses
December 17, 2021
Modern university business schools are interesting places to work, there’s such a range of things to get involved with. As a university, knowledge is at the heart of what we do and we can make use of this in various ways, for instance conducting research to address current problems, engaging with external stakeholders to collaborate …
How do we reduce domestic servitude risk in the developed world?
December 10, 2021
For Human Rights Day 2021, Dr Caroline Emberson asks: How do we reduce domestic servitude risk in the developed world? According to estimates from the Global Slavery Index, 3.84 million domestic workers worldwide find themselves forced to work against their will in domestic servitude. In this study, the first of its kind, I have been …
Are Human Rights the Business of Business?
To mark Human Rights Day 2021, Dr Lara Bianchi and Professor Rob Caruana ask: Are human rights the business of business? Today the world celebrates Human Rights Day 2021. A few weeks ago, the Financial Times published an article on “Human Rights climb the business school curriculum”, citing NYU Stern and AMBS as pioneers on …
Foodprint – Meet the students fighting food waste in the heart of Nottingham
November 9, 2021
Ahead of Social Enterprise Day on Thursday, we’re shining a spotlight on Foodprint, a community initiative ran by University of Nottingham students. Foodprint is Nottingham’s first social supermarket and a food redistribution network, established in 2017 by a group of students from Enactus Nottingham at the university. Their aim is to tackle food waste and …
Inspiring the creativity of young black children to combat climate action
November 8, 2021
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 13 on Climate Action is one of our priority goals at Nottingham University Business School. We recognise that climate action is a global crisis requiring coordinated actions by all sections of society. As a Business School, we are committed to bringing about change through our research, teaching, operations and external engagement. …
Innovation, SMEs and Life after Covid-19
July 1, 2021
Innovation, SMEs and Life after COVID-19 Remember the days when we thought we knew what a crisis was? Or what a steep learning curve looked like? Well, now we really know. All the talk about agility and resilience is being tested in earnest. The tide has gone out, and we can finally see who’s wearing …
Business School announces Generation Next partnership
May 25, 2021
Nottingham University Business School is delighted to be partnering with East Midlands Chamber’s Generation Next, continuing our work supporting young professionals and the next generation of business leaders in the region. Generation Next is a membership service run by the Chamber, aiming to connect business owners and employees aged between 18 and 35 with like-minded …
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