Press Releases
Do leveraged buyouts lead to more jobs being lost? - new research from WBS
Leveraged buyouts do not increase redundancies or lead to the introduction of more insecure forms of work, according to new research by Warwick Business School, Cass Business School, and Imperial College. The findings contradict the widely held view that leveraged buyouts regularly lead to rapid job cuts and greater use of agency staff, fixed-term contracts and external contractors.
Using Instagram to estimate crowd numbers in real time
Crowd sizes could be estimated more quickly and accurately by using social media platform Instagram, scientists from Warwick Business School have found.
'No deal' Brexit could put almost 20 per cent of UK jobs at risk, finds new study
In a new study, experts from Aston Business School, Warwick Business School, and the University of Warwick's Institute for Employment Research have found that a hard Brexit could disproportionately hurt economically weaker regions of the UK and recommend that a post-Brexit regional industrial strategy should focus on sectors where free trade with the EU is less important.
WBS and Bank of England join forces for new course
Warwick Business School and the Bank of England are partnering to launch a new online postgraduate programme - the MSc Global Central Banking and Financial Regulation.
UK Government must provide road map for gas after Brexit, urges new report
March 2018’s ‘Beast from the East’ saw the UK's first gas deficit warning for 8 years. Extra supplies from mainland Europe and liquefied natural gas imports saw off the crisis. But will this be possible after Brexit? A new report from Warwick Business School’s Professor Michael Bradshaw explores the challenges and highlights the key issues that must be addressed in a post-Brexit UK Gas security strategy.
Warwick Business School’s Executive MBA ranked in world's top 10
Warwick Business School’s Executive MBA has been ranked in the world’s top 10 by The Economist, making it second in the UK and fourth in Europe. Satisfaction with the course content was rated fifth best in the world by The Economist, with salary increase after graduating and one year later both the second highest in the world.