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28 October 2021 Launch of the Birmingham Economic Review 2021 On 21 October 2021, a launch event was held for the Birmingham Economic Review 2021.
26 October 2021 Covid-19 Recovery Planning, Partnership Working and the Role of Universities in City-Regions Dr Abigail Taylor summarises findings from a recent WMREDI research project examining partnership working during the pandemic.
25 October 2021 Carbon accounting madness makes a mockery of the UK's Net Zero plans, says University of Birmingham academic Government targets to make the UK carbon neutral by 2050 could be worthless if current carbon accounting systems aren't radically reformed, warns a leading academic.
21 October 2021 City on threshold of exciting growth opportunities - says report The annual Birmingham Economic Review is produced by the University of Birmingham's City-REDI and the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce
18 October 2021 Birmingham Business School climbs THE World University Rankings in Business and Economics We are delighted to announce that the Business School has been ranked 101-125 for subject areas Business and Economics in the latest Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings by Subject 2022.
05 October 2021 Our people interviewed for Frontline IB: Conversations with IB Scholars Department of Strategy and International Business staff were interviewed for Frontline IB: Conversations with IB Scholars.
28 September 2021 The furlough scheme has minimised household financial distress says new study New study says the government designed scheme preserves a worker's job during the COVID-19 pandemic but it provokes substantial decline of their monthly income that may trigger financial distress.
27 September 2021 Zero waste: the future of the weekly shop? By Dr Sarah Montano and Dr Inci Toral, Department of Marketing.
23 September 2021 University of Birmingham partners with UAE Ministry UAE national policymakers are joining the University of Birmingham in a major new research and evaluation partnership that will harness the University's expertise supporting the economic growth of the West Midlands.
22 September 2021 Hidden Potential? The Role of Universities in the Development of Space-Related Innovation Clusters Professor Simon Collinson outlines the important role of universities as both R&D producers and skills developers within the development of space-related innovation clusters in the West Midlands region.
22 September 2021 Good news for workers – wage increases ahead By Professor Stan Siebert, Professor of Labour Economics.
17 September 2021 West Midlands Weekly Economic Impact Monitor – 17th September 2021 The West Midlands Weekly Economic Monitor - 17th September 2021, provides an up-to-date monitor of the current COVID-19 economic impacts.