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Wednesday 30th January 2013

Kraft/Cadbury Takeover: Does National Ownership Matter?

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Three years after the controversial take-over of British chocolate giant, Cadbury, Sir Dominic Cadbury, Chancellor of the University of Birmingham, reflects on the impact of Kraft's acquisition.
Date:
Wednesday 30th January 2013
Categories:
Alumni, Social Sciences, Students
Tuesday 15th January 2013

Schools must offer compulsory qualifications in good manners and self control

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Priestly Lecture: Schools should offer compulsory qualifications in good manners and self control according to Dr Anthony Seldon, Britain's best known Headmaster and the acclaimed biographer of recent prime ministers.
Date:
Tuesday 15th January 2013
Categories:
Social Sciences
Tuesday 8th January 2013

Perceived benefits of joint commissioning lag behind reality, new study shows

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A major new report on joint commissioning in health and social care has found the perceived benefits of collaborative working, such as efficiency savings and improvements to services, often lagged behind the reality.
Date:
Tuesday 8th January 2013
Categories:
Research, Social Sciences
Friday 28th December 2012

Living close to a rubbish tip reduces house prices by 2.6%, research shows

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Living close to an active landfill site reduces house prices by 2.6% and the cost to home owners can still be counted two decades after the facility has shut, new research shows.
Date:
Friday 28th December 2012
Categories:
Social Sciences
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