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COVID is changing the way we work – and for disabled people too

COVID is changing the way we work – and for disabled people too

Posted on 29 January 2021 by Debbie Foster

In our latest post, Professor Debbie Foster and Dr Natasha Hirst draw on their Legally Disabled? research findings to discuss the ways in which the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has enabled employers to be more disability inclusive.

Are LGAs in Germany and the Netherlands making a difference?

Are LGAs in Germany and the Netherlands making a difference?

Posted on 26 January 2021 by Dennis De Widt

In our latest post, Dr Dennis De Widt examines how local government associations in Germany and the Netherlands operate in different institutional contexts to local government associations in England and how this affects the way local government interests are represented and protected by central government in the different countries.

Digital technologies in Wales

Digital technologies in Wales

Posted on 19 January 2021 by Dylan Henderson

In our latest post, Dr Dylan Henderson reflects on the final event of the Superfast Broadband Business Exploitation project, which took place online between from 2-3 December 2020. Digital technologies […]

Creating and capturing value in the circular economy

Creating and capturing value in the circular economy

Posted on 16 December 2020 by Roberta De Angelis

The circular economy doesn’t only address contemporary environmental and societal challenges but also enables companies to achieve competitive advantage by producing innovative products, becoming more resource efficient and enhancing reputation. […]

Access-based consumption: the way towards a more sustainable and circular future?

Access-based consumption: the way towards a more sustainable and circular future?

Posted on 9 November 2020 by Nicole Koenig-Lewis

Results from a recent survey of 1,462 consumers aged 18 -54 years old, revealed around 50% agreed that renting consumer goods could help conserve natural resources and contribute to reducing waste […]

The unexpected consequences of COVID-19

The unexpected consequences of COVID-19

Posted on 5 November 2020 by Catherine Farrell

As a researcher working in the field of Public Management, it is the unexpected consequences of COVID-19 – beyond these economic hits right across the UK – which have interested […]

Sovereign risk after COVID-19: Don’t forget domestic debt

Sovereign risk after COVID-19: Don’t forget domestic debt

Posted on 30 October 2020 by Wojtek Paczos

The sharp reductions in economic output and large-scale government expenditures prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic have led to an enhanced risk of sovereign defaults, especially in emerging economies. In our […]

“Be true to yourself and your dreams”

“Be true to yourself and your dreams”

Posted on 21 October 2020 by Matt Ellis

Bernie Davies is a serial entrepreneur who’s on a mission to inspire individuals to follow their dreams and start businesses by helping them take control of their lives. There will […]

COVID-19 lockdown and the needs of garment workers in Bangalore, India

COVID-19 lockdown and the needs of garment workers in Bangalore, India

Posted on 20 October 2020 by Jean Jenkins

In our latest post, Professor Jean Jenkins explains the work she has been undertaken together with colleagues as part of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)-funded Operationalising Labour Rights […]

Coronavirus could create a lockdown generation in Latin America if governments don’t act

Coronavirus could create a lockdown generation in Latin America if governments don’t act

Posted on 19 October 2020 by Luciana Zorzoli

In our latest post, Dr Luciana Zorzoli, from our Management, Organisation and Employment Section, examines the socioeconomic impact of COVID-19 on young people in Latin America. Coronavirus has hit the […]