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Celebrating 60 Years of Business Education, Research and Impact

In 2025, we proudly celebrate 60 years of shaping business education, driving world-class research, and making a lasting impact on global society.
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Highly-educated CEOs are more likely to tackle carbon emissions

CEOs with high academic qualifications are more likely to pursue corporate decarbonisation than those with lower levels of education, according to research by Durham University Business School.
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The Net Positive mindset: a challenge to business leaders

We need a mindset shift in the next generation of global leaders, a global business leader has said.
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Call for ‘mindset shift’ from business as Waterside facility opened

The Waterside, our new Business School location, has been officially opened, with the keynote speaker Paul Polman calling on business leaders to adopt a ‘net positive’ mindset, focused on exploring what more good they can do.
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We welcome Kieran Fernandes as Executive Dean and bid farewell to Cathy Cassell

We are delighted to welcome Professor Kieran Fernandes as our new Executive Dean, following the retirement of Professor Cathy Cassell.
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Empathetic leaders get the best out of remote workers

Empathetic leaders who show care and concern for their workers’ wellbeing are more likely to boost remote and hybrid staff performance.
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  • Strategic patience is the smartest response to Trump’s tariffs

    By refusing to be drawn into a trade war, Europe can protect itself from further damage and demonstrate the futility of unilateral tariffs, writes Josh Fenton, PhD candidate in marketing at Durham University Business School.
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  • Seven ways to be a successful remote-working manager

    Professor of Management Olga Epitropaki and Associate Professor in Leadership and Organisational Behaviour Anders Friis Marstand cover their research on remote working and how managers should respond to “psychological distance.”
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  • IMPACT magazine - Change and Transformation - Issue 14

    IMPACT 14 - Change and Transformation – takes a deep dive into the dynamics shaping today’s world. It is filled with thought-provoking articles on impactful topics - from the power of engaging with differing viewpoints to inspire meaningful change, to AI's transformative role in human resource management. In addition, it explores the unique challenges of balancing high-powered careers with fulfilling home lives.
    Image of IMPACT magazine issue 14 front cover

Seven ways to be a successful remote-working manager

Professor of Management Olga Epitropaki and Associate Professor in Leadership and Organisational Behaviour Anders Friis Marstand cover their research on remote working and how managers should respond to “psychological distance.”
A woman wearing headphones strokes her cat while sitting in front of a laptop with people's faces

IMPACT magazine - Change and Transformation - Issue 14

IMPACT 14 - Change and Transformation – takes a deep dive into the dynamics shaping today’s world. It is filled with thought-provoking articles on impactful topics - from the power of engaging with differing viewpoints to inspire meaningful change, to AI's transformative role in human resource management. In addition, it explores the unique challenges of balancing high-powered careers with fulfilling home lives.
Image of IMPACT magazine issue 14 front cover

The Net Positive mindset: a challenge to business leaders

We need a mindset shift in the next generation of global leaders, a global business leader has said.
Man speaking to audience, backs of heads in foreground

Call for ‘mindset shift’ from business as Waterside facility opened

The Waterside, our new Business School location, has been officially opened, with the keynote speaker Paul Polman calling on business leaders to adopt a ‘net positive’ mindset, focused on exploring what more good they can do.
Three people standing in front of a plaque, revealed by a pulled curtain

Upcoming events

DREAM Workshop on Matching and Market Design

Thursday 8 May 2025 - Friday 9 May 2025
12:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Durham University Business School, Waterside Building
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Power, Control and Resistance in Organisations - A Durham DBA Module Webinar

Friday 9 May 2025 - Friday 9 May 2025
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Online
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The Durham Online MBA: Programme Overview Webinar

Tuesday 13 May 2025 - Tuesday 13 May 2025
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Online
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QRFE One-Day Workshop on Challenges in Climate Change Modelling

Friday 16 May 2025 - Friday 16 May 2025
10:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Durham University Business School, Waterside Building
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Podcasts

A series of podcasts hosted by Chris Roberts, Engagement Manager with the School’s International, Engagement and Careers team. Listen to career insights from a range of inspirational speakers.

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