Nottingham Business School is committed to excellent research which combines academic rigour with beneficial impact on social, economic and societal welfare, as well as informing the design and delivery of the School’s degree programmes.
From innovation and knowledge transfer to consumer and organisational behaviour, we collaborate with universities and commercial partners globally to deliver innovative solutions and make a positive impact on communities world-wide.
NBS continues to underpin its strong and positive trajectory in research capacity and performance by further strengthening its infrastructure of support for researchers at all levels. This is a school where researchers can reach their full potential and where the alignment of individual and collective success is fostered and celebrated.
We continue to invest in the recruitment of internationally-recognised scholars and to develop distinctive areas of research excellence as we build beyond the 2021 Research Excellence Framework.
Research Centres
The School has nine designated research centres. Working with the University’s Research Office to secure external research funding, Nottingham Business School seeks to build on the success of recent bids, which has seen awards from a range of sources, including Horizon 2020, DfID and the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development.
Responsible and Sustainable Business Lab
Founded in 2015 with the goal of supporting income generation, publication and business impact within the business school and across disciplines at NTU.
Centre for Economics, Policy and Public Management
The centre brings together research on economic and policy issues and public management across the whole public sector at international, national, regional and local scales.
Centre for People, Work and Organizational Practice
The research within the Centre explores the ways in which leadership and HR practices influence employees’ attitudes and behaviours at work.
Centre for International Business Strategy and Decisions
The Centre for IBSD investigates research phenomena of international importance for individuals, groups, organisations, cultures, and nations.
Work, Informalisation and Place Research Centre
Providing innovative, interdisciplinary studies focusing on the spatial dimensions of contemporary work and employment in sectors such as hand car washes, nail bars, and small-scale garment manufacturing.
Centre for Behavioural Sciences
Research at this centre employs methods from various disciplines to gain deeper insights into human behaviour and decision making.
Centre for Finance, Technology and Society
The Centre for Finance, Technology and Society offers insights into current and emerging innovations in financial services facilitated by digital technologies, big data and AI, including Open, Decentralised, and Crypto Finance; and related implications for practice, policy and society.
CBIT - Centre for Business and Industry Transformation
Conducting world-leading & high-impact research in business transformation, building ventures to transform industries, empowering disruptive entrepreneurs through personalised education.
Marketing and Consumer Studies Research Centre
Marketing and Consumer Studies Research Centre (MACS) includes academics with a wide range of interests and expertise across consumer behaviour, branding and brand identity, services research, and tourism experiences, amongst others.
Research Groups
Nottingham Business School has two research groups in which colleagues and collaborators are undertaking dedicated academic research.
Accounting and Finance Research Group
The Accounting and Finance Research Group undertakes research across a broad spectrum of accounting and finance related disciplines and across a range of sectors and geographical boundaries.
Innovation, Digitization, Entrepreneurship and Operations Research Group
Bringing together academia and practice in the areas of digital innovation; innovation, organization and strategy; operations and supply chain management; and entrepreneurship and small business management.
Research Projects
Nottingham Business School's research community work with universities and organisations globally to find innovative solutions to some of the most significant global challenges facing societies around the world. Search the full list of our Research Projects here.
COVID-19 and VCSE organisations responses
Find out more about the new project from the Centre for People, Work and Organisational Practice at Nottingham Business School. It focuses on the impact of COVID-19 on voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations.
Smart-BEEjS | Human-Centric Energy Districts
Smart-BEEjS aims to boost knowledge sharing across stakeholders, exploiting a human-centric and systemic approach to designing Positive Energy Districts (PEDs) for sustainable living for all.
Emergency Services
This project has two overlapping groups and communities of interest. The Police and Criminal Justice team under the direction of Professor Harry Barton and the Fire and Rescue Services team led by Peter Murphy.
Research Degrees
Nottingham Business School offers a robust research-led doctoral programme that is embedded in a highly dynamic and supportive research environment for our large and diverse doctoral community. As a PhD candidate you will have the opportunity to pursue original research and make a significant contribution to your chosen field.
Our PhD Programme offers a bespoke Doctoral Training Course (consisting of two levels: introductory and advanced) and monthly research workshops that offer unique opportunities to engage in specialised training and development to help you advance in your area of interest and topic. You will have the opportunity to grow and develop as a researcher in an inclusive and supportive environment and receive feedback from peers and subject experts during your doctoral journey. In addition, we recognize the importance and significance of having a doctoral community one can belong to, and we are pleased to have a large, vibrant, international PhD community which meets regularly, and where new candidates will feel very welcomed.
Our Research Community
Alistair Bruce
Associate Dean for Research
Nottingham Business School
Mollie Painter
Professor
Nottingham Business School
Thorsten Chmura
Professor
Nottingham Business School
Robert Ackrill
Professor
Nottingham Business School
Ursula F. Ott
Professor
Nottingham Business School
Ian Clark
Professor
Nottingham Business School
Helen Shipton
Professor
Nottingham Business School
Peter Murphy
Professor
Nottingham Business School
Research Reimagined
To us, research is about more than writing papers and proposing new ideas. By daring to think differently, we’re disrupting the research landscape and finding the answers to the questions that really matter. From ethics, innovation and entrepreneurship to behavioural science, we’re inspiring the brightest minds to rise up and find solutions to some of the most significant global challenges facing society.