


How Can The Music Industry Help Artists? Bye Bye A Slice Of The Pie
The "Big Three” major recording labels continue to dominate the music industry, to the detriment of most artists. Research points to exploitive contracts, unfair royalty splits, and lack of rights to songs. But recording labels can be successful by being more fair and transparent rather than exploiting artists.

Levelling Up Needs Local Solutions
Too often the "levelling up" debate has revolved around high-profile infrastructure projects, such as High Speed 2, but research shows that effective solutions don't need to be either expensive or complex.

BlueSky Ranking Of University Rankings 2022/23 – Europe
The BlueSky Thinking Ranking of University Rankings 2022/23 - Europe is the first ever compilation of the four major global university rankings - THE, QS, USNews and ARWU Shanghai - to assess the overall performance of the top 50 universities in Europe.

Does Sport Make Violence Socially Acceptable?
Savagery in a pub car park is illegal; on rugby pitches it is a matter of national pride. Rugby, in particular, is characterised by high-speed running and physical collisions. However, […]

10 Ways For Your Business To Do Better in 2023
Want your business to make more than a profit? We've summarised our top 10 lessons from academia this year to help your business do better...

10 Essential Management Lessons From 2022
Business schools have continued to provide a pathway to better management practice throughout 2022. We've summarised our top 10 lessons from research and academia this year for you to reflect on

How To Read Between The Lines Of A LinkedIn Profile
Research reveals 10 ways for recruiters to read between the lines of what they see on applicant's LinkedIn profiles when vetting candidates

Selling Dodgy Goods? Customers Are More Likely To Forgive Family Businesses
Family firms are perceived as more human by consumers, helping to build trust and increase the chance of being forgiven when things go wrong