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GEM UK report 2023_2024 launched
The latest Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) UK report, in partnership with NatWest has been launched today an event at the Aston University Enterprise Hub. The report this year highlights significant progress and enduring challenges in the UK’s entrepreneurial landscape over the past 25 years. Reflecting on a quarter-century of entrepreneurial activity, the report contextualises the… Read more
Mental health training for line managers linked to better business performance, says new study
Mental health training for line managers is strongly linked to better business performance, and it could save companies millions of pounds in lost sick days every year, according to new research led by experts at the University of Nottingham, carried out as a part of a larger programme of work on mental health and productivity… Read more
Workplace Wellbeing, Mental Health and Productivity event
On 20th May we held a joint event with the PrOPEL Hub on Workplace Wellbeing, Mental Health and Productivity to share some insights from some of the latest research funded by the ESRC. The first presentation of the day was by ERC Research Fellow Maria Wishart. Maria gave an overview of the emerging findings from… Read more
What can we learn from Swedish approaches to workplace mental health?
In a recent speech, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said that work is good for those with anxiety and milder depression and has signalled that benefits may be removed from some mental health sufferers as part of a reform of the benefits system. But his assertion has provoked an outcry from mental health charities including Mind,… Read more
Evidence Day _ Scale Up week
ERC Deputy Director Mark Hart is an invited speaker at a Virtual Evidence Day session on Monday 17th June during Scale Up Week on: “Scaleup & growth programs: what works and doesn’t work, and under what conditions?” ScaleUp Week will showcase the latest scaling practices and celebrate the potential of scaleups across Canada. Discover the… Read more
Building relationships between Britain and Greece: Science Parks and Agri-Tech
ERC Research Fellow Panagiotis Kyriakopoulos is organising an event in Athens which aims to facilitate the establishment of new partnerships and foster meaningful interactions among managers and owners of science parks in both Greece and the UK. It will be a hybrid event with the objective of strengthening connections between stakeholders within the entrepreneurial ecosystem… Read more
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