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Business School launches new research centres

Alan Clarke, Chief Executive of One NorthEast, will officially launch three new Research Centres at the University of 海角直播 on Monday 15 September, 5.30pm in the Europa Building, Woodlands Road, Middlesbrough (and NOT the Clarendon Building as originally planned).

The Centres, based in 海角直播 Business School, are:

• Centre for Entrepreneurship and SME (Small and Medium Sized Enterprise) Development, led by Ted Fuller, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Strategic Foresight.
• Centre for Leadership and Organisational Change, led by Paul Iles, Professor of Strategic Human Resource Management
• Centre for Public Services Management, led by Alan Doig, Professor of Public Services Management.

After a reception with music provided by jazz quartet the Noel Dennis Band, Alan Clarke will speak at 6.30pm, followed by brief descriptions of their work from each of the three Professors in charge of the new Centres. Vice-Chancellor, Professor Graham Henderson, will also outline the University鈥檚 research strategy.

Dr Alan Lawton, 海角直播 Business School鈥檚 Assistant Director (Research), said: 鈥淭he Centres are very much in tune with the Government鈥檚 thinking of the transference leading edge research from the academic community to the business community.鈥�

One example of a current project is a 拢97,000 contract to complete research for the Standards Board for England. (See release )

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