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Our People, our stories - East Asia: April 2021

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us are facing different kinds of challenges and started new ways to deal with them. Starting from February, we will have different alumni from East Asia region to...

Apr. 07

Nanotechnology could enable test for early Alzheimer’s Disease

University of Manchester scientists have discovered previously unseen blood biomarkers which could one day be used to test for Alzheimer’s disease, years before its symptoms appear. The ground-...

Mar. 31

Research helps solar technology become more affordable

Scientists atThe University of Manchesterhave found a way to accelerate the uptake of solar technology, by increasing the environmental safety of perovskite solar cells. Perovskite solar cells have a...

Mar. 30

Helping entrepreneurs in Hong Kong to flourish

I am originally from a small country called Liechtenstein, which is a very attractive location in the heart of Europe on the banks of the Rhine between Switzerland and Austria. I moved to Hong Kong in...

Mar. 30

Airbnb is funding deregulation campaigns in cities around the world

New research has found that online home rental marketplace Airbnb is funding deregulation campaigns in hundreds of cities aroundthe world, as it uses so-called ‘grassroots lobbying’ - appa...

Mar. 26

Global MBA student Bumps it Forward

Karen Brady, a Global Part-time MBA student, recently launched Bump It Forward, a healthcare campaign that will donate the cost of a vaccine to countries in Africa who can’t afford basic PPE to ...

Mar. 11

North West region has "huge part to play" in UK's fintech strategy

An independent review, led by British Entrepreneur Ron Kalifa OBE, that sets out a strategy to put the UK at the top of the global fintech league table has profiled Alliance Manchester Business School...

Mar. 09

AMBS completes innovative KTP with leading law firm

Alliance Manchester Business School has completed a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) with global legal business DWF which has led to the launch of an insurance intelligence tool. The tool, name...

Mar. 05

Our People, our stories - East Asia: March 2021

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us are facing different kinds of challenges and started new ways to deal with them. Starting from February, we will have different alumni from East Asia region to...

Mar. 04

Marketing For The Business Curious: AMBS academics present podcast series

When the first lockdown hit, AMBS marketing academics Alex Gunz and Dawn Holmes realised that there might be an opportunity to have some fun spreading some learning. They thought people might want to ...

Feb. 22