Fairness and Flexibility: Towards an Equitable Energy Future Loughborough London Campus, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park March 19th 2018 (10am-3:30pm). Registration is free: here The EnTraNTS/FlexiNET conference brings together a network of stakeholders with a shared vision of exploring non-traditional energy services and innovative transactions (EnTraNTS) and their potential for improving the welfare and…
Case Studies and Events
Huw Edwards: Should the UK remain in a Customs Union?
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:
SBE wins the Enterprise Impact from Research award 2017!
At the 2017 Loughborough University Enterprise Award ceremony, held on 18th May, Prof Gilberto Montibeller and Prof Alberto Franco were announced the winners of the Impact from Research category for the work they have done on managing bio-security threats. For more info visit the Enterprise Awards website.
Discussing a sustainable future for regional Growth Hubs
Fiona Ellis-Chadwick, the Director of Impact@SBE has been invited to speak at this event which will take place on Thursday 11th May. The early successes and challenges faced in delivering effective business support through regional growth hubs will be discussed, with input from both the private sector and key stakeholders….
Spotlight on Parking 2017
Impact@SBE’s Director, Fiona Ellis-Chadwick, is to speak at the Spotlight on Parking event on Tuesday 9th May. This invitation only event is an annual half-day seminar with four to five key speakers focusing on current parking issues.
Social Media Training workshop
On Wednesday, 3rd May, the Impact@SBE hosted a workshop on Social Media training for research impact in collaboration with the Centre for Academic Practice (CAP) and Loughborough University Research Staff Association (LURSA). The session was run by Professor Mark Reed from Newcastle University. The workshop covered: Why use social media to create…
Workshop: Evidence-based policy making regarding internet access in public libraries
There are currently no formal UK wide guidelines for the provision of public internet and wifi access in terms of issues such as managing acceptable use, content filtering and blocking, and monitoring technologies. Research by Dr Louise Cooke from the School of Business and Economics and her team has shown…
Enterprise awards 2017
Loughborough University’s Enterprise Awards are now open for voting. A project being conducted by the School of Business and Enterprise staff on managing bio-security threats is one of four finals. The awards will be decided by a public vote which closes on 15th May. To find out more about this project,…
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…