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Faculty of Humanities @uomhums.bsky.social · 5h

🌟 Meet Dr Darcy Luke, Research Associate, @productivity.bsky.social.

🗣️ "My research looks at how different UK governments have approached the regulation and promotion of AI, especially in relation to industrial strategy and efforts to reform how industries are governed."

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Alliance Manchester Business School @alliancembs.bsky.social · 1d

Join us on Tuesday 4 November (17:30 – 19:00) for the Annual Teddy Chester Lecture 📅

We’re delighted to welcome Professor Henrietta Hughes OBE, England’s inaugural Patient Safety Commissioner, as this year’s distinguished speaker.

🔗 Book your place: https://ow.ly/rZC650X5tWb

Promotional graphic for the Teddy Chester Lecture featuring Professor Henrietta Hughes OBE on patient safety, scheduled for 4 November 2025, 17:30-19:00.

Alliance Manchester Business School @alliancembs.bsky.social · 7d

Sustainable Thinking 🌍🌱

Last year we welcomed our first cohort of students on our MSc in Sustainable Business.

In the latest issue of our research magazine, Andrew McMeekin and Sally Gee explain the rationale for the new course and their reflections on the first year.

🔗 tinyurl.com/yz5rs22r

Alliance MBS entrance with students walking in and out.

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The University of Manchester @manchester.ac.uk · 12d

Celebrating 60 years of @alliancembs.bsky.social!

Since 1965, AMBS has tackled global challenges in sustainability, productivity, digital & health, nurtured entrepreneurs, and built a global alumni network.

60 years on, it’s driving innovation & change.

🔗 www.manchester.ac.uk/about/magazi...

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Alliance Manchester Business School @alliancembs.bsky.social · 13d

You will hear from world-leading academics, be part of cutting-edge accounting discussions, hear the latest accounting research in this fascinating area and network with academics and businesses working in our field.

To submit a paper or book your place, visit: ow.ly/lCfk50X1XM2

8th Alternative Accounts Europe (AAE) Conference 2026 | Alliance MBS

Join leading scholars at the 8th Alternative Accounts Europe Conference 2026 to explore critical, interdisciplinary perspectives on accounting.

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Alliance Manchester Business School @alliancembs.bsky.social · 13d

We’re proud to be hosting the 8th Annual Alternative Accounts Europe (AAE) Conference with co-hosts BAFA Interdisciplinary Perspectives SIG and Centre for the Analysis of Investment Risk.

8 January 2026 | AMBS

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Manchester Institute of Innovation Research @mioir.bsky.social · 16d

⏳ Just over a week to go – final spaces left!

The programme is now live for the RSA 60th Anniversary Workshop: Inclusive Innovation for Regional Futures (30 Sept, Manchester).

👉 Register free: www.regionalstudies.org/events/rsa60...
@regstud.bsky.social, @alliancembs.bsky.social

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Carol Ann Whitehead FRSA CMgr CCMI @zebracaz.bsky.social · 20d

Women Leading in Business – September 2025 🌟
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We had the honour of listening to Professor Dawn Edge, Professor of Mental Health & Inclusivity at #TheUniversityofManchester and the institution’s first Black woman professor.

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Faculty of Humanities @uomhums.bsky.social · 27d

🛏️ Bad reviews = big rethink?

Research shows Airbnb hosts often switch property categories after negative feedback, turning “lofts” into “apartments” to match guest expectations better.

🔗 www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/b...

#UoMResearch @alliancembs.bsky.social @manchester.ac.uk

Bad reviews push Airbnb hosts to rethink their positioning, study finds

A new study from The University of Manchester has revealed that bad reviews often push Airbnb hosts to change the way they position their properties, sometimes with surprising results.The research, ca...

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Alliance Manchester Business School @alliancembs.bsky.social · Sep 5

Initially the company is looking at how it can train staff in ‘virtual’ situations which mimic a typical bar environment, creating digital twins of real assets and premises.

Find out more: ow.ly/nC0q50WRKcc

Asahi and AMBS launch innovative VR training collaboration | Alliance MBS

Asahi partners with AMBS Data Visualisation Observatory to explore VR and AR training, creating digital twins to enhance staff learning and optimise operations.

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Alliance Manchester Business School @alliancembs.bsky.social · Sep 5

Asahi and AMBS Launch Innovative VR Training Collaboration 💡

Japanese beverage company, Asahi, has begun a major research project with the Data Visualisation Observatory at AMBS to explore the potential of using Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality systems to help train staff.

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Alliance Manchester Business School @alliancembs.bsky.social · Aug 29

In collaboration with partners across Europe, the project investigates how universities can drive local climate innovation, scale up green policies, and support mission-oriented change.

📖 Read more: www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/original-thi...

Knowledge catalyst | Alliance MBS

AMBS is a partner in a major project exploring the role that universities and research institutions in helping achieve net zero goals.

www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk

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Alliance Manchester Business School @alliancembs.bsky.social · Aug 29

🌍 How can universities become catalysts for climate action?

AMBS researchers are part of a major project exploring how knowledge institutions can help cities achieve net zero goals.

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Faculty of Humanities @uomhums.bsky.social · Aug 28

📣 We're hiring!

The Productivity Institute (@productivity.bsky.social) is hiring Country Analysts for a 3-month, remote consultancy on a global project with the International Labour Organization (@ilo.org). 🧵

Opportunity: Country Analysts – productivity & decent work policies - The Productivity Institute

The Productivity Institute is seeking Country Analysts to contribute to a study, “Bridging Policies for Productivity and Decent Work”, which explores how national productivity policies align with dece...

www.productivity.ac.uk

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The Productivity Institute @productivity.bsky.social · Aug 20

📊 Productivity is a strategic advantage.
Join @bartvanark.bsky.social (TPI and @alliancembs.bsky.social) on 17 September for a free, 60-min lunchtime webinar on turning productivity into growth.
Includes tools, examples & Q&A.

🔗 Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/strategic-...

Strategic Productivity: How leaders turn productivity into growth

Join Professor Bart van Ark for an online session that explains how to make productivity a strategic advantage for your business.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Alliance Manchester Business School @alliancembs.bsky.social · Aug 19

Aurore reflects on:
-The power of experiential learning
-Why entrepreneurship isn’t just for business students
-How researchers across disciplines can turn ideas into real-world solutions
-Her vision for a more inclusive, agile, and impactful entrepreneurial ecosystem

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Entrepreneurship for all | Alliance MBS

Aurore Hochard shares her journey and vision for inclusive, impact-driven entrepreneurship at Manchester, where innovation thrives across all disciplines.

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Alliance Manchester Business School @alliancembs.bsky.social · Aug 19

Entrepreneurship belongs to everyone - and it starts with inclusion, innovation and impact.

In an article in our 60th anniversary research magazine, Aurore Hochard, Director of Entrepreneurship at MEC, shares her journey from first-generation student to startup founder and strategic leader. 💡

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The University of Manchester @manchester.ac.uk · Aug 7

Big news! We’re celebrating three new national awards for teaching excellence from Advance HE

🏅 2 National Teaching Fellowships (NTFs)
🤝 1 Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence (CATE)

#HigherEd #TeachingExcellence #UoM

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Alliance Manchester Business School @alliancembs.bsky.social · Aug 5

Responsible genomes: How can we foster responsible innovation in synthetic genomics? 🧬

MIOIR researchers, Paolo Corsico and Philip Shapira explore what responsibility means in synthetic genomics in their latest paper in the Journal of Responsible Innovation.

Read the paper: ow.ly/fuFp50WzWNQ

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Faculty of Humanities @uomhums.bsky.social · Jul 23

🚨Just published: A Blueprint to improve Social Welfare Legal advice services + a deep dive into Rochdale’s community support networks

Work led by Dr @Sara Closs-Davies, @alliancembs.bsky.social

🔗 www.nuffieldfoundation.org/project/soci...

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Alliance Manchester Business School @alliancembs.bsky.social · Jul 23

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Professor Timothy Devinney elected as a Fellow of the British Academy | Alliance MBS

Professor Timothy Devinney of AMBS is elected Fellow of the British Academy for his work on ethics, strategy, and corporate responsibility in business.

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Alliance Manchester Business School @alliancembs.bsky.social · Jul 23

We’re proud to share that Professor Timothy Devinney, Chair of International Business at AMBS, has been elected as a Fellow of The British Academy.

This prestigious honour recognises Professor Devinney’s outstanding contributions to research, teaching & public engagement in international business.

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Alliance Manchester Business School @alliancembs.bsky.social · Jul 3

📢 New research from The Productivity Institute: the effects of low-carbon transitions on labour productivity.

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The Productivity Institute @productivity.bsky.social · Jul 3

Smart climate policy is smart economic policy. New research shows clean energy cuts costs and boosts productivity, but savings must reach consumers.
📄 www.productivity.ac.uk/research/the...

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#ClimatePolicy #GreenEconomy #Productivity

The effects of low-carbon transitions on labour productivity: analysing UK electricity, heat, and mobility with a techno-economic simulation model - The Productivity Institute

The green transition will boost productivity across the UK economy.

www.productivity.ac.uk

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Alliance Manchester Business School @alliancembs.bsky.social · Jul 3

No one left behind: Supporting disadvantaged groups to adopt electric vehicles 🚗

While electric vehicle sales continue to rise, EV ownership remains inaccessible to large portions of the population.

Research by Helen Zheng and Dr Arijit De addresses this in a recent article: ow.ly/w93M50Wkf7P

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The University of Manchester @manchester.ac.uk · Jun 19

Fantastic news! Congratulations Professor Sir Cary Cooper ⭐

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Faculty of Humanities @uomhums.bsky.social · Jun 19

👏 Huge congratulations to Prof Sir Cary Cooper CBE on being appointed as one of the first Honorary Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences, in recognition of their contributions to the promotion of social science. @profcarycooper.bsky.social

www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/a...

Academy of Social Sciences awards inaugural Honorary Fellowship to leading psychologist

We are delighted to announce that Professor Sir Cary Cooper CBE from The University of Manchester’s Alliance Manchester Business School has been appointed one of the first Honorary Fellows of the Acad...

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