Productivity, Innovation and Employment

A multidisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Sheffield are working to gain greater knowledge of productivity, innovation and employment in the UK. Across a number of projects, academics are contributing to how these efficiencies might grow and change in the future.

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Energy, a powerful resource

Everything needs resources; energy is one of the critical resources. But our growing population and desire to consume is demanding more. At current rates of economic growth and development we’re going to run out of resources, including energy...

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Boosting productivity and wellbeing in the UK workplace

Researchers at the University of Sheffield, along with six further institutions in the UK, have contributed to a new initiative to help boost productivity and wellbeing through supporting the growth of better management practices in the UK.

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The hidden side of retail returns

The rising cost of returned products is a burden on Britain’s retailers and the environment. Sheffield researchers have been working with businesses in the retail supply chain to reduce costs to the company while keeping high-quality products out of landfill.

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