This week, Professor Michael Naef has taken up his appointment as the School’s new Head of the Economics and Finance Department, joining from Royal Holloway’s Department of Economics, where he was Head of Department.

When it comes to their accounting reporting, family-owned businesses are much more conservative than non-family corporate organisations.

As the UK moves out of Covid restrictions and edges towards what approaches normality with theatres, galleries and museums opening it seems appropriate to share an edited version of Postdoctoral Research Associate Aarron Toal’s article from IMPACT magazine. This explains how Durham University, along with other regional partners in Creative Fuse North East has been supporting the creative community during the pandemic.

Susanne Braun, Professor in Leadership, discusses narcissistic leadership in a post-pandemic world: COVID-19 has put our working lives under the microscope: Does my job make a difference? Does it bring me joy?

New research at the Business School has found that 45% of UK firms reduced their research and development (R & D) initiatives during the Covid-19 pandemic, with 18% halting theirs altogether.

David Richter, current Durham MBA (Online) student, shares an update on how the first few months of studying has been alongside work and family life.

On Tuesday 20 July, the School held an online celebration to mark the graduation of MBA students from the Durham full-time and online programmes. This followed the University’s virtual conferral ceremony, due to ongoing Covid restrictions earlier in the month.

A good Google review rating from customers is more important for restaurants, and more likely to draw in customers, than a good health and safety rating, according to new research from the Business School.

A new report investigating the stigma attached to social housing in England has revealed its significant negative impact to residents’ lives and wellbeing. The research, by Dr Mercy Denedo of the School and Dr Amanze Ejiogu of the University of Leicester School of Business, identified the actions of the Government, social housing providers and the media as the key influencers behind such perceptions.

This article is written by Professor Carol Adams of the Business School and Subhash Abhayawansa, Associate Professor in Accounting at the Swinburne University of Technology.

As part of their studies, students on many of our Business School’s postgraduate programmes take part in international study experiences. This includes the Durham MBA (Online), Durham MBA (Full-time) and Durham-EBS Executive MBA as well as those on MSc Management, MSc Finance and Durham DBA at Fudan. While this year, the students could not travel due to Covid-19 restrictions, we provided a virtual alternative, with 136 students taking part.

Professor Gretchen Larsen, Lead for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, shares an update on equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI):