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How to build climate‑resilient transport systems

How can transport networks adapt to future scenarios without disruptions from climate and geopolitical shocks? Erica Ballantyne writes for The Conversation.

Published by The Conversation
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Organisation Studies (OS) at Sheffield works with University of Oxford on an innovative conference format

On July 10-11th Stephen Allen and Sergej Ljubownikow delivered a workshop on ‘Imagining futures for (your) OS researching.’

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COVID PPE failures left healthcare workers and patients at risk – what lessons the government needs to learn for the future

Dr Emilia Vann Yaroson responds to the latest report published as part of the COVID-19 inquiry which finds the UK was not adequately prepared for a pandemic and the lessons that need to be learned in The Conversation.

The Conversation
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Lorry-driver shortages: how retailers are starting to move more goods by train

Dr Erica Ballantyne and Graeme Heron discuss how rail can reduce the reliance on lorries and make moving freight in the UK more environmentally friendly, helping the UK to reach net-zero emission target faster.

| The Conversation
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Too big to jail: why the crackdowns on dodgy finance have been so ineffective

Emeritus Professor Prem Sikka calls for more to be done to hold the world's political and financial elite to account in regards to tax avoidance in the wake of the Pandora Papers.

| The Guardian
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Andrea Ward joins Wharton-QS Reimagine Education Awards 2021 judging panel

Andrea Ward, Senior University Teacher in People Development, Leadership and Change, will be part of the judging panel for the 2021 Wharton-QS Reimagine Education Awards.
Professor Carole Elliott BAM fellowship

Congratulations to Professor Carole Elliott on her election to the British Academy of Management College of Fellows

Sheffield academic elected to the British Academy of Management College of Fellows.
EQUIS re-accreditation secured for a further three years.

Sheffield University Management School successfully gains EQUIS re-accreditation

Sheffield University Management School received EQUIS re-accreditation for a further three years as a recognition of our excellence as a leading management school.