Author Archive: ronaitken

Research with NMS shows the value of after hours events

Museums have moved away from their traditional role as collectors and conservators of artefacts of historical importance to become more audience-focused visitor attractions. It’s a position that reflects an increasingly competitive tourism environment  – and their reliance on public sector…
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Festival learning

Since 2017, Edinburgh Napier University has enjoyed a research link with the university at Avignon, in France, and in June Professors’ Jane Ali-Knight and Paul Lynch spent a week visiting Avignon on a research trip. Both cities share a long…
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Give young people a voice and a role

The Business School exterior

Youth work which helps young people play a part in Scotland’s economic prosperity has been unrecognised and underfunded, a new study has found. Researchers also called for the younger generation to be given a greater voice in framing the policies…
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Business School Post-Graduate Research Conference

Research poster prizewinner 2019

The Business School ran its twelfth annual research conference in May. This year the key note was provided by Professor Peter Murphy, Nottingham Trent University and a REF panel member. The conference was well supported by our doctoral community from…
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Leadership – are the traditional models serving us well?

Brian Howieson

The skills and attributes that business leaders need to apply will need to evolve, if they are to lead businesses successfully through the challenges of the next decade.