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out how much carbon emissions are being produced from their use of technologies and storage and generation of data,” he adds. “What we have to be cognisant of is the way change in the world is disrupting what our academics and students need to face up to,” concludes Clarke. “The skills they need to have, the way they’re going to apply them and the outcomes they need in order to achieve.” • Leading The Future is a collaborative docuseries project between AMBA & BGA and BlackRook Media. Watch the video in full at: amba-bga.com /business-school- docuseries-season-two
include 3D interactive walls, VR mazes and Proto Hologram technology that allows us to beam people in from across the globe to deliver guest lectures.” Research impact is another focus at the school, as associate dean Crispin Coombs points out. “We want to ensure that our research is making a difference in the real world,” comments Coombs before offering an example of how faculty members at the school are working with policymakers such as the OECD to help incorporate digital decarbonisation into net-zero strategies. “We’re also producing different toolkits for organisations to use so they can work
staff in a way I’ve not felt in any other business school.” Associate dean for education and student experience Justine Wood attests to faculty members’ commitment and the benefits of the Loughborough campus. “We have extremely passionate faculty and meet regularly with students and student- staff liaison committees to ensure that [participants] are co-producers of our programmes and that what they’re studying and experiencing is exciting, while also preparing them for their future careers. “We also have some world-class sporting facilities on campus, as well as our DigiLabs,” Woods continues. “These
From top: Research impact is a major focus at the school, targeting subjects such as digital decarbonisation; school dean Janet Godsell says the business school’s mission is to help students and staff fulfil the wider university’s strategy of creating better futures together BLACKROOK AT WORK BlackRook Media has delivered documentary video content across EMEA, APAC and LatAm since 2011. As well as its work with AMBA & BGA, BlackRook partners with industry leaders such as Pensions Europe, Sustainable Travel International and the World Bioenergy Association. The company’s event TV teams also offer global editorial and technical services, including live streaming for the financial services conference, Sibos
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