Projects

Browse our academics' research projects.

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Determination of customer water price ceilings in England and Wales for 2020-25 and 2025-30

Anthony Glass and Martina McGuinness are working on water supply, retail services and sewerage services cost models for water companies, whilst industry regulator Ofwat develops its own cost models. After consultation with companies, Ofwat settles on the models to use to set caps on the prices companies can charge.

Read about Anthony and Martina's project

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Attracting and sustaining the screen industry workforce in Yorkshire and the Humber

Don Webber is exploring what attracts and sustains the screen industry workforce in Yorkshire and the Humber.

Read about Don's work

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Ecosystems for impact entrepreneurship in East Africa

This project, led by David Littlewood, examines ecosystems for impact entrepreneurship in East Africa.

Read about David's research

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Scoping the value, reach and potential of social enterprises in the Sheffield City Region

Working with Sheffield Social Enterprise Network (SSEN), this project analyses the state of the social enterprise sector in the Sheffield City Region.

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Beyond Humanitarian Relief: The (Changing) Role of Human Service Organisations during the War in Ukraine

This British Academy-funded project [Grant Number: MFSS24\240036], led by Sergej Ljubownikow, examines Human Service Organisations during the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Read about Sergej's work

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The art of balance: two search dimensions of ambidexterity and spatiality

Thi (Alice) Ngo's study aims to conduct an exploratory investigation into novel knowledge combinations for innovation within high-tech cluster firms.

Read about Alice's work

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How can small firms mobilise and configure resources for better performance?

This project, led by Shuangfa Huang, aims to better understand how small firms may mobilise and configure resources to achieve better performance, building on the resource-based view (RBV) of the firm.

Read about Shuangfa's work