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The latest news and research from the ¾«¶«Ó°ÒµUniversity Management School.
Erica Ballantyne and colleagues at the panel event.

Dr Erica Ballantyne takes part in panel at UKREiiF

Dr Erica Ballantyne spoke in a panel, organised by South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority, at the UK's Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF).
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New research proves first for ¾«¶«Ó°Òµin the evolution of the modern game of football

A new research paper, written by Dr John Wilson and colleagues, has been published in The International Journal of the History of Sport, showing evidence that key elements of the modern game of football first took place in Sheffield.
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Success at the Global Masters Challenge 2025, hosted at the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ

Two teams of students from ¾«¶«Ó°ÒµUniversity Management School achieved a top 10 finish in the Global Masters Challenge 2025, out of 60 teams.
Yasith Gedara at the Undergraduate of the Year Awards.

Management School student named a Top 10 Management Undergraduate in the UK

Yasith Gedara, BA Accounting and Financial Management student, has been listed in targetjobs’ Top 10 Management Undergraduates of the Year.
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¾«¶«Ó°Òµ ranks in Top 100 of THE World University Rankings 2025

The ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ 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.
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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.
Karina Nielsen.

Obituary: Professor Karina Nielsen (1973 - 2024)

A tribute from Carolyn Axtell (¾«¶«Ó°ÒµUniversity 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)
A man using a tablet device to control machinery.

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.