News Archive - 2018
April
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WBS News WBS in £2m study of the UK's micro-businesses
The Warwick Business School-led Enterprise Research Centre (ERC) has been awarded £500,000 to research up to 10,000 of the UK’s micro-businesses.
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WBS News How organising a case challenge led to a job at GE
MBA graduate Farah AbdulHadi has revealed how organising Warwick Business School’s annual Healthcare Case Challenge landed her a job at GE Healthcare.
March
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WBS News Nick Chater's The Mind is Flat - there is no true self
Nick Chater's new book has confounded and challenged critics as he draws on research to argue there is no subconscious, instead we are literally making ourselves up on the spot.
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WBS News How to halve elderly patient falls in hospitals
April is the WHO's World Health Day so we are focusing on healthcare for the month. Here, Graeme Currie explains how overcoming communication barriers between management and the frontline can save lives.
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WBS News Seven technologies that will revolutionise healthcare
In April it is the WHO's World Health Day, so we are focusing on healthcare for the whole month. Here, Mark Skilton outlines the seven technologies that will revolutionise your hospital.
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WBS News WBS joins forces with ESSEC as part of university deal
The University of Warwick has signed two major collaborations in Paris and Brussels that will see Warwick Business School working with ESSEC Business School.
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WBS News Six reasons why the NHS needs more managers
On April 7 it is World Health Day and for all of April we will be focusing on healthcare. Here Ian Kirkpatrick reveals six reasons why the UK's National Health Service needs more managers not less.
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WBS News Why the NHS can lead the world in AI technology
On April 7 it is World Health Day and for all of April we will be focusing on healthcare. Here Panos Constantinides and Simon Rasalingham explore the emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the potential value it can bring to healthcare.
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WBS News First Bank of England staff celebrate passing WBS course
The first cohort of Bank of England staff have graduated after completing an innovative new course by Warwick Business School.
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WBS News Distance learning MBA ranked the best in the world
Students and staff at Warwick Business School are celebrating after its online MBA was ranked the best in the world by the Financial Times.
February
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WBS News Chances of UK inflation hitting three per cent rise
The WBS Forecasting System (WBSFS) calculates economic growth will most likely be between one and two per cent in both 2018 and 2019.
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WBS News Management consultants worsen NHS services
Millions of pounds are being wasted each year on NHS management consultants who are causing a service already under pressure to be less efficient rather than making things better.
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WBS News Ex-footballer uses MBA to help athletes' life after sport
From professional footballer to binman, Scott Ward reveals how an MBA has helped him find a new life after sport, a life helping other athletes.
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WBS News Why do some firms survive a crisis and others don’t?
An international study of small and medium-sized firms has been launched to find out why some are more resilient than others when a crisis hits.
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WBS News Students celebrate success at Winter Graduation
At our recent Winter graduation ceremony, we caught up with two MSc alumni to see what they have been up to since completing their studies
January
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WBS News WBS maintains its rise up the major rankings
Warwick Business School has continued its rise up the major rankings by climbing three places to 41st in the world and fifth in the UK in the Financial Times’ Global MBA ranking.
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WBS News New online MBA out of London launched
Warwick Business School is launching a new version of its online MBA that will be based out of its WBS London base at The Shard.
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WBS News Dissertation award for MSc Business Analytics student
Yifan Cao, who recently graduated with an MSc Business Analytics, rounded off her Masters with an award-winning dissertation project
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WBS News Develop leadership skills on new course for executives
The Postgraduate Award in Strategic Leadership embraces leadership, change, strategy, and learning from a practitioner perspective.
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WBS News Scholarships to help women break into the boardroom
Revolution Bars director Fiona Regan believes an MBA can help women break down barriers in the boardroom.
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WBS News International Masters students handed visa boost
International students applying to do a year-long Masters will be able to use a new streamlined visa application and gain an extra two months to find a job in the UK.
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WBS News How will the 4th Industrial Revolution affect business?
The Fourth Industrial Revolution will impact every sector and business. Mark Skilton and co-author Felix Hovsepian reveal in a new book just how to survive it.
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WBS News Discover how behavioural science can help you
Warwick Business School is joining forces with the UK Government’s Nudge Unit to teach how behavioural science can improve business and policy.