Our interdisciplinary academic research is guided by the ethos “Research in to Action”, the cross-cutting theme of “Futures” and six interlocking research themes.
A strong theme running through the Faculty of Business Marketing Stream is digital marketing, and the capacity to embrace new trends in marketing; this is reflected in our mix of full time, part time, and online offerings. Current research areas include mobile marketing, social media, eWOM, crowd funding, on-line retailing, and value co-creation in the digital space. Opportunities are continuously available to participate in these research areas, with expert supervision. Strong linkages with local organisations have allowed the development of graduates and current learners through placement opportunities.
This group is for people interested in the latest research findings regarding innovation and entrepreneurship. We are a team of multidisciplinary researchers who focus on leading innovation and exploring entrepreneurial futures. We are actively working to identify and exploit new opportunities by connecting academics, creative individuals, entrepreneurs, businesses, investors, educators and government agencies. We host regular presentations and discussions with local and visiting international scholars. This research group explores a wide range of topics including: creativity; innovation networks; alliances and teams; innovation policy design; new business development; social entrepreneurship; family-owned enterprises; and entrepreneurial ecosystems. We are active participants in the Erasmus + and Postgraduate research programmes which focus on building entrepreneurial capacity in our region.
Human performance today has many facets and pervades a range of areas, from our everyday lifestyle and working environments to high performance in fitness and sports activities. Our specialists are in wide range of areas such as exercise physiology, sports nutrition, physical education, health & fitness promotion, coaching practice and leadership. Our research agenda is also significantly supported by our high performance gym and Performance Lab called SportsLab which brings together the best technologies and methodologies for testing and evaluating human performance in all facets of human activities. This promotes and encourages the trajectory of performing to optimum levels and at a sustainable level across all walks of life. We have established extensive links both within the Northwest region and beyond, both nationally and internationally, with numerous stakeholders aligned to our key research themes. These longstanding links with external stakeholders within both the performance sport environment and education sector provide students with placement opportunities, inform teaching and develop research capacity, and ultimately provide very tangible and transformative impacts to our stakeholders and partners.
Across a broad range of disciplines, transferable skills are our key graduate attributes and this is reflected in our experiential teaching, culture of reflective practice and work-based-learning dissertations which embody a rich and diverse range of reflective, action-research led topics. We develop cross-sectoral pedagogical research within our postgraduate Learning and Teaching programme which enables action learning, taking creativity from classroom to lecture hall and back again, led by our team of Educationalists We lead the design and development of micro-accredited professional development in making a commitment to professional development and reflective practice, developed in collaboration with international experts to be delivered to colleagues nationally. We host expert-led seminars, enhancing professional development of those who teach and enhancing our community of reflective practice.
The domain of Operations and Supply Chain (OSC) covers the management and optimisation of all processes from product/ service development to the planning, control of production and delivery, as well as quality and sustainability aspects. Developing innovative business models that harness the potential of Industry 4.0, can support and enhance competitiveness. Using lean processes, companies can reduce their operational risk and increase their profitability. Engaging with industry and research partners, we aim to identify research gaps and develop innovative solutions that companies can implement in order to stay competitive.
We harness the opportunity to develop legal knowledge as a tool for social change through our innovative suite of clinical legal modules such as Street Law, thus building capacity, community and belief within the community. We are at the cutting edge in leading national funded teaching and learning collaborative projects with a focus public legal education projects, civic engagement and experiential learning in real-life community settings.
