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Research4Good podcast

Listen to our Research4Good podcast series, where School of Management academics are interviewed about the positive impact of their work.

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How do home and work intersect?

What makes a good manager? How can your partner boost your workplace creativity? Could you benefit from an ‘idiosyncratic work deal’? Professor Yasin Rofcanin shares his expertise.

What's going wrong with working conditions?

Why don’t modern slavery interventions always result in a happy ending? And why isn’t remote work working for everyone?

In this episode Professor Vivek Soundararajan talks about his research on the garment and software industries in the UK and India.

He shares insights on the aftermath of the Boohoo scandal, the impacts of caste, and his new research on the inequalities affecting how people work from home.

Find out more about Vivek's research

Why do people believe in conspiracy theories?

Dr Tim Hill talks about the factors that make people susceptible to conspiracy theories, as well as the intrigues and tensions that accompany his work in the field.

Find out more about Tim's research

Can AI help people with dementia?

Dr James Fletcher explains about the opportunities that artificial intelligence and other digital technologies can offer to people with dementia – from helping them in the workplace, to offering companionship.

James also cautions about the dangers, including misinformation, paranoia and harm that we need to guard against when looking to our digital futures.

Find out more about James' research

How can we improve transparency in research?

Dr Rossella Salandra shares her work on the pressures put on researchers to show positive results – and how this can lead to selective reporting.

What are the factors that make this bias more likely? And what steps can be taken to improve science for everyone?

Find out more about Rossella's research

Research4Good

Our research is making a positive difference in the lives of people around the world.
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In the School of Management, we want to make a difference. Whether big or small, we think our research should have meaning outside of academia. We aim to affect change in the lives of people across the globe.

To find out how we're doing this, read the profiles accompanying each podcast episode

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The Research4Good podcast series is hosted by Professor David Ellis. David is a behavioural scientist whose research primarily looks at how data and technology are changing the way we live.