FinTech is integral to so much of business and society today, whether it is impacting financial services or the gig economy. PhD candidate Lan Nguyen attended the FinTech for the Good of Society Workshop last week and wrote about the … Read more
Category: Research and impact
Understanding mental health care as a landscape of different professions – and what to do about it to improve its delivery
New research by the University of Bristol Business School and Curtin University (Australia) academics explores how to respond to today’s grand challenges, such as mental health, by working together across different types of organisations and professions. … Professor Daniel Neyland appointed as the new Bristol Digital Futures Institute (BDFI) Co-Director
We’re delighted to announce and congratulate Professor Daniel Neyland on his appointment as the new Co-Director for BDFI (Bristol Digital Futures Institute). Daniel joined the University of Bristol as a social scientist in September 2022, and for over 25 years … Read more
Our top 10 2022 highlights
At the University of Bristol Business School, the research we do tackles the big global issues impacting the economy and society. 2022 has been an exciting year for us and has included some outstanding activity across the school. Here is … Read more
‘Place-based Approaches for Tackling Regional Differences’ – Article by Dr Malu Villela Garcia featured in AXA publication
In the below article, featured in an AXA publication on Building Societal Resilience: The Role of Inclusion in a Fragmented World, Dr Malu Villela Garcia, an AXA Fellow at the University of Bristol Business School, explores how “Place-based” approaches … Read more
What we learnt at the Impact Workshop 2023
On 6 December, the University of Bristol Business School held an in-person Impact and Engagement Workshop dedicated to Business School colleagues with contributions from the Research and Enterprise Division (RED), PolicyBristol and the Public Engagement Office, as well as the … Read more
Congratulations to Dr Anita Mangan who has been appointed Editor of the Journal of Co-operative Studies
We’re delighted to announce that Dr Anita Mangan, Senior Lecturer in Organisation Studies at the University of Bristol Business School has been appointed Editor of the Journal of Co-operative Studies.
Dr Mangan’s research on co-operatives is broadly themed around social … Read more
Are tech companies ‘algorithmically amplifying’ insecurity in the gig economy?
New research published by University of Bristol Business School and Oxford University academics reveals how hundreds of thousands of gig workers regularly experience ‘reputational insecurity’. The study, ‘Platforms disrupting reputation: precarity and recognition struggles in the remote gig economy’ published … Read more
‘The Threat: How Digital Capitalism is Sexist – And How to Resist’
The University of Bristol Business School is delighted to announce the publication of ‘The Threat: How Digital Capitalism is Sexist – And How to Resist’ by Dr Lilia Giugni, Lecturer in Social Innovation and Strategy.
The book explores the tight … Read more
Dr Vanessa Beck awarded £975k ESRC Grant
Dr Vanessa Beck of the University of Bristol Business School has been awarded a grant of £975k from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to study underemployment and the lived experience of underemployed workers. The project is a collaboration … Read more