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This week, AMBS delivered its first-ever PRME (Principles for Responsible Management Education) Progress Report, since committing to PRME’s Six Principles in 2019. PRME Sharing Information on Progress Report Further demonstrating Alliance MBS’ commitment to delivering public good through research, teaching and wider activities, in 2019, the School became an advanced signatory of the Principles of …

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A group of Manchester Full-time MBA students recently worked with Suicide Bereavement UK (SBUK) during their first consultancy project. The group was briefed to help the organisation develop a marketing and sales strategy. SBUK’s work includes research into suicide bereavement, providing care for those bereaved by suicide, and developing and delivering evidence-based suicide bereavement training. It …

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Drew Cockton, Alliance MBS postgraduate alumnus (2009), now Managing Director and Founder of Owen Drew has won a £50,000 investment in his luxury candle business. Launching his multi award-winning luxury fragrance and lifestyle brand just five years ago, Drew is building on his success with the backing of a top investor from the BBC’s Dragons’ …

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The University of Manchester has been named the world’s 27th best university, according to the latest edition of the QS World University Rankings. This means Manchester maintains its highest ever position in the rankings for a third consecutive year. The University also holds its place as the 6th best institution in the United Kingdom. This year is …

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Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) recently worked with our Full-time MBA class of 2022 during their first consultancy project, not-for profit. LSTM are the world’s oldest and first institute dedicated to tropical medicine and global health research. It is a registered charity in the UK focused on breaking the cycle on poor health and …

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Congratulations go to Alysha Shivji, AMBS PhD researcher, who has won the 2021 University of Manchester’s Making a Difference award for Outstanding Benefit to Society Through Research. The Making a Difference Awards recognise the extensive range of social responsibility initiatives our staff, students, alumni and external partners are involved in, and covered categories such as …

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A team of accounting students from Alliance MBS have produced a submission to the Financial Reporting Council’s (FRC) Future of Corporate Reporting Project. The FRC’s initiative was set up to challenge existing thinking about corporate reporting and consider how companies should better meet the information needs of shareholders and other stakeholders and called for responses …

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The Pankhurst Trust recently worked with our Full-time MBA students as a not-for-profit consultancy project client. In this article Francesca Raine, Fundraising and Development Manager shares her experience of working with the MBA students. Francesca works across both sides of the organisation looking at everything from the development of the charity to outreach work in …

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Tarun, Rohit and Kayus all graduated from the Full-time MBA in 2012. Alongside their professional careers, they enjoy dabbling in the world of podcasts and have recently put together a podcast series to try and use their experiences and skills to help others on their MBA journey. Tarun said, “The MBA Perspectives podcast was driven …

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A group of students from the Full-time MBA class of 2021 recently had a report of their findings from their work on the Commercial Business Project (CBP) published. CBP clients can come from any business area or sector. It is one of three live consultancy projects that our Full-time MBAs complete as part of the …

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