News

News stories

The latest news and research from the Sheffield University Management School.
An old weathered leather book with the text 'Debenham Ltd Workroom Staff (Female) Savings Fund and Pension Fund' on the cover

250 years of Debenhams’ historical records saved and preserved by cross-sector team

Dr Ian Jones is part of a multidisciplinary team which has successfully safeguarded the business archives of the iconic department store chain Debenhams for future reference and research.
A hydrogen-powered bus turning a corner

Green hydrogen drive could backfire without supply chain overhaul, study says

Green hydrogen - the cornerstone of net zero strategies around the world - could fail in becoming a truly sustainable fuel unless countries rapidly decarbonise their energy grids, according to research led by the University of Sheffield.
Three students in front of the courtyard

New Vision for Management Education and Research creates the Sheffield University Management School of the Future

Sheffield University Management School has unveiled a new vision with a bold approach to management education to meet the global challenges of tomorrow.
two men in hi-vis jackets shovel cement which is pouring from a tube

The green steel revolution is creating demand for new approaches to cement production, study finds

The UK’s race to reach net-zero is rapidly transforming two of its most carbon intensive industries – steel and cement. However new research warns that progress in one, could hinder the other with major implications on the nation’s climate strategy.
The Dean and undergraduate Dean's List winners 2025

Celebrating outstanding student achievements and contributions, undergraduate class of 2025

Management School students were celebrated and thanked for their amazing accomplishments, at the School’s annual Summer Prize Giving and Thank You event, held on 23 July at the University’s prestigious Firth Hall.

The research team and Lord John Hendy KC.

Researchers, trade unionists, politicians and policy experts come together to reflect on Centre for Decent Work research

The Centre for Decent Work co-hosted a workshop on the theme 'Work, Employment and Trade Union Organisation in the UK Parcel Delivery Sector: The Challenges for Workplace Regulation'.

Dr Abi O'Connor.

Dr Abi O’Connor joins CRAFiC through the Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship scheme

Abi O’Connor will join Sheffield University Management School’s Centre for Research into Accounting and Finance in Context to research a project titled ‘Following urban assetisation: a comparative theory of local state restructuring’.
Maria speaking at the TEDx event.

Management School and Economics dual student awarded the Chancellor’s Medal

Congratulations to Maria Jose Gordillo, BA Business Management and Economics with Placement Year student, on receiving the Chancellor’s Medal 2025!