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University of Sheffield’s Management School EQUIS re-accreditation places it amongst global elite

The University of Sheffield’s Management School has been awarded EQUIS re-accreditation for a further five years, recognising its world leading excellence in teaching, research and knowledge exchange.
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Leading academics of the Management School share knowledgeable insights at the Festival of Social Sciences

The Management School was involved in a number of events at the 2024 ESRC Festival of Social Sciences. The festival offered the perfect platform for the Management School to share impactful research.
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Event Review: The 2024 London Alumni Network Event and Panel Discussion on AI hosted at the stunning Aviva Offices

It was brilliant to welcome so many alumni from the Management School, School of Law and School of Economics to the 2024 London Alumni Network Event!
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The Green Estate CIC Wins Prestigious National Business Award for Green Innovation

Led by Roz Davies who completed her EMBA at Sheffield University Management School, The Green Estate is honoured with the British Chambers of Commerce Green Innovation Business of the Year Award.
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University of Sheffield ranks in Top 100 of THE World University Rankings 2025

The University of Sheffield has once again cemented its position as a leading global institution, securing a place within the top 100 universities in the prestigious Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025.
Karina Nielsen.

Obituary: Professor Karina Nielsen (1973 - 2024)

A tribute from Carolyn Axtell (Sheffield University Management School), Glorian Sorensen (Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health), Kevin Teoh (Birkbeck, University of London) and Jo Yarker (Affinity Health at Work & Birkbeck, University of London)
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Management School hosts global FSN conference and YSI workshop

We are proud to have hosted the Finance and Society Network (FSN) Conference and a workshop in collaboration with the Institute for New Economic Thinking Young Scholars Initiative (YSI) this September.
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Members of the Institute of Work Psychology launch the Digital Change Toolkit

The Digital Change Toolkit is a freely available online resource. It has been developed to help organisations prepare, design, and evaluate the people and organisational aspects of digital change.
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Research finds that certified companies do not experience any decline in their financial performance compared to non-certified companies if they are predominantly financed by equity

A new paper, Benefit Corporation Certification and Financial Management: Capital Structure Matters, co-written by Ozlem Arikan has been published in European Financial Management.
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New ‘Tasty Spoon’™ will enhance food flavours for people living with dementia

A spoon, designed to enhance the flavour of food for dementia patients experiencing a loss of taste, could help combat high levels of malnutrition.
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Management School students and staff celebrated at the Inspiring Student Worker Awards 2024

Members of the Management School community have been recognised at this year’s Inspiring Student Worker Awards 2024 across a number of categories.