Loughborough Business School

01/06/2026

Are you looking to enhance your career and build the essential skills to thrive in a senior leadership role? Our AMBA accredited full-time MBA will allow you to reach your full potential, and make meaningful Progress With Purpose.

Designed to ease financial pressures on students, we also offer an MBA-exclusive scholarship that provides eligible applicants with 50% of the cost of tuition fees.

Find out more and apply today 👉 https://www.lboro.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/masters-degrees/a-z/full-time-mba/

27/05/2026

Congratulations to Professor Jo Silvester, who has been appointed to the UK Government’s Skills College of Experts, recognising her outstanding expertise work in leadership emergence and effectiveness in complex work environments. 👏 🙌

The Government Skills College of Experts is a national network of leading academics and practitioners brought together to provide independent, high-quality advice to Government Skills, part of the Cabinet Office. The College will strengthen the government’s access to cutting-edge research, helping to inform policy, improve leadership capability and ensure that public sector learning and development is grounded in robust evidence.

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Professor Jo Silvester has been appointed to the UK Government’s Skills College of Experts, recognising her outstanding expertise work in leadership emergence and effectiveness in complex work environments.

22/05/2026

Last weekend, Loughborough University welcomed alumni back to campus for a memorable Alumni Reunion Weekend, while graduates across the globe joined in the celebrations through a series of events organised by Global Alumni Ambassadors.

The weekend brought together alumni from across decades, offering the chance to reconnect with friends, revisit favourite places, and rediscover what makes Loughborough special. At the same time, this year marked the first time the celebrations extended across the world, with alumni gatherings taking place in Nigeria, Ghana, India, Singapore, and the USA.

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From 15–17 May 2026, Loughborough University welcomed alumni back to campus for a memorable Alumni Reunion Weekend, while graduates across the globe joined in the celebrations through a series of events organised by Global Alumni Ambassadors.

21/05/2026

Are you interested in the future of supply chains? The Loughborough University UK Supply Chain and Logistics Excellence Centre is bringing together leaders from industry, academia and policy to explore the potential of supply chain innovation at the UK SCALE Centre Symposium 2026.

Join the conversation and become part of a movement for a sustainable future, register today: https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/uk-scale-centre/events/symposium-2026-details/

19/05/2026

Our undergraduate degrees are designed to equip you with the skills for success in your career, while also providing a deep understanding of ethical, sustainable business practice.

From our module content to innovative new classroom technologies and extracurricular access to learning platforms, we are bringing you the future of teaching excellence.

Learn more about our teaching enhancements: https://www.lboro.ac.uk/schools/business-school/study/undergraduate/future-fit-teaching-and-learning/

18/05/2026

Congratulations to Dr Meilan Yan, who was commended at the 2025 Professor Sir Paul Curran Awards for Excellence in Academic Journalism, recognising her impactful contributions to The Conversation UK. 👏 🙌

The annual awards evening celebrates academics who excel at communicating research to a broad public audience, highlighting clarity, engagement and real-world impact.

Dr Yan’s work focuses on climate finance, financial risk and sustainable economics. Her contributions have explored topics including the financial implications of climate change and the evolving risks facing global markets, areas that are increasingly relevant for policymakers, businesses and the public. 🌍 📈

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Dr Meilan Yan, a senior lecturer in financial economics at Loughborough University, has been commended at the 2025 Professor Sir Paul Curran Awards for Excellence in Academic Journalism, recognising her impactful contributions to The Conversation.

15/05/2026

Struggling to make ends meet? Workers who feel financially stressed are more likely to feel exhausted and dissatisfied at work and might even consider quitting their jobs, suggests research led by Loughborough Business School Professor Eva Selenko.

When financial worries increase, people become more emotionally drained, feel treated unfairly by their employer, and are more likely to think about leaving their job.

When those worries ease, these negative effects also improve. Researchers describe financial stress as a ‘domino effect’ problem.

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Workers who feel financially stressed are more likely to feel exhausted and dissatisfied at work and might even consider quitting their jobs, research from Loughborough University suggests.

14/05/2026

We were delighted to welcome alum Rob Keates back to Loughborough Business School for our latest Masterclass talk last week.

Rob shared his compelling career story, spanning over 25 years in leadership roles across management consulting, digital, retail, and operational businesses. He offered our students valuable insights into the world of work, as they consider how best to make Progress with Purpose after graduating.

Thank you to Rob for taking the time to join us, and to everyone who attended! 👏

13/05/2026

This week we're marking Mental Health Awareness Week, and the theme for this year is ‘Action’.

The University has put together a programme of events for both staff and students to enjoy, with the aim of encouraging us all to take meaningful steps towards improving our own wellbeing and supporting others. Whether it’s reaching out for support, learning something new, or starting a conversation, every action counts. 🤝 💬

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This year’s theme for Mental Health Awareness Week is ‘Action’. The University has put together a programme of events for both staff and students to enjoy, with the aim of encouraging us all to take meaningful steps towards improving our own wellbeing and supporting others. Whether it’s reac...

12/05/2026

Digital technology is often described as clean, weightless and frictionless. But every AI query, file stored, cloud service used, model trained and data centre expanded has a footprint.

These activities require energy, infrastructure, hardware, water, networks and supply chains. They generate financial costs, carbon impacts, compliance pressures and resilience risks. As AI adoption accelerates across the economy, these hidden impacts are becoming harder to ignore.

This was the focus of a recent strategic discussion convened by Loughborough University at the House of Lords, hosted by Earl Russell and chaired by Professor Graham Hitchen. The meeting brought together senior expertise from across technology, standards, defence, measurement and industry.

The discussion was attended by Professor Tom Jackson and Professor Ian Hodgkinson, co-leads of Loughborough University’s pioneering work on Digital Decarbonisation, digital decarbonisation research cluster member Dr Nicola Paine, and cluster doctoral researcher Felix Brewerton.

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Briefing following a House of Lords strategic discussion hosted by Earl Russell