The debate over ‘what kind of Brexit?’ seems to be reaching an important tipping point, with the Labour party now joining with pro-European Tories and the Confederation of British Industry in recommending one particular form of ‘soft Brexit’: namely, that the UK should remain in a Customs Union (or something…
Thriving or surviving at work
Recently published article about effective strategies for supporting well-being in late career written by Stanimira Taneva and John Arnold. Check it out here:
Exploration of gender bias in the theatre industry
Dan Sage (School of Business and Economics) and Catherine Rees (School of Arts, English and Drama) are conducting a major study into gender inequality within theatre. It is thought that the study is the first of its kind, looking particularly at why there is a female majority in theatre training and education…
Quantifying long-term costs and benefits of major projects and events
Overview: The main rationale for declining long‑term discount rates results from uncertainty about the future. This uncertainty can be shown to cause declining discount rates over time; the discount rate is estimated for up to 300+ years and it is dropping from 3.5% pa to 1% pa (in 300 years)….
Facilitating town centre consumer behaviour
Currently the UK’s shoppers have not yet deserted their local High Street. However, they no longer achieve what they want in their town centre visits. Therefore, physical business located in town centres will survive as long as consumers enjoy them. Consequently, the main goal of the Customer Experience of Town…
Welsh library standards
In 2012 CyMAL: Museums Archives and Libraries Wales, a division of the Welsh Government, commissioned the first of two projects, which constitute this series of research initiatives, led by Claire Creaser. The first project reviewed a range of existing quality assessment frameworks used in libraries and the public sector, assessed their…
SIMTEGR8 for modelling health service operations
The Research Centre of Service Management at Loughborough University, partnering with Healthwatch Leicestershire and Leicestershire County Council, were awarded an Enterprise Project Grant (EPG) worth £100,000 by the University’s Enterprise Office in‑kind support from the partners for this major study. The outcomes from this research project, led by Professor Stewart Robinson, are…
Digital high street index
This research, led by Dr Fiona Ellis‑Chadwick, is a timely response to the need of improving digital skills on the UK high streets, especially among SMEs, the voluntary community and social enterprise sector. The importance of developing an appropriate Digital High Street Health/Performance Index (DHSPI) has been pointed out, among other priorities,…
Design of efficient visual information systems in the workplace
For a number of years Dr Nicola Bateman has been working on the design of visual information systems that improve company operations. This multidisciplinary research examines the implementation process of visual management boards, also taking into account complex factors such as working environment, the working practices, and the organisational culture. Therefore, these…
Dealing with biosecurity threats
Professors Alberto Franco and Gilberto Montibeller are looking to improve the frameworks underlying threat prioritisation, so that policy makers can respond to disease outbreaks better and faster. In this project a decision support system (DSS) was developed that improved the Emerging Threat Highlight Report (ETHiR) produced monthly by Defra’s Veterinary Risk Group (VRG)….