Business School researchers nominated for impact awards
Colleagues from across the Business School were celebrated at the University’s 2024 Research Impact and Engagement Awards.
The awards were designed to shine a light on colleagues who exemplify the University’s ambition for maximising positive impact, driving down inequalities and addressing social and economic challenges.
The following Business School researchers were nominated for awards:
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Dr Alessandro Biraglia (with Dr Gulbanu Kaptan, Leeds University Business School; Luca Sabini, School of Civil Engineering; and Claire Dalton-Nobbs, Leeds City Council) - Reuse to reduce food waste: understanding policy barriers preventing food upcycling.
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Dr Francesca Giliberto (with Paloma Guzman, Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage; Mesut Dinler, Polytechnic University of Turin; Joanne McCafferty, Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS); Ian Thomas, British Council; Rothit Jigyasu, International Centre for the Study of Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM); Erlend Gjelsvik, Innlandet County Authority; Martin Budd, Hull City Council; Hannah Preston, Leeds University Business School; and Katy Nandra , Leeds University Business School) - Advancing cultural heritage governance for resilient climate adaptation.
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Dr Maria Hussain (with Adam Jaffer, Leeds City Museums; Shames Maskeen, Leeds Trinity University; and Lorena Molla, Leeds University Business School and Leeds City Museums) - Confronting perceptions of the value of cultural diversity through visual research dissemination; ‘Muslims in the North’; a collaborative research-informed civic engagement project with Leeds City Museum.
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Dr Gulbanu Kaptan (with Huw Jones, Aberystwyth University; Edgar Meyer, University of Birmingham, formerly Leeds University Business School; Joshua Weller, Leeds University Business School, and Baruch Fischhoff, Carnegie Mellon University) - Implementing precision breeding to the food system: barriers and opportunities.
Professor Nick Wilson received a special mention for his project with Marek Kacer (Leeds University Business School) - Business finance forecasting and policy modelling research: debt and equity finance for small and high business growth.
As one of the largest research-intensive universities in the UK, the University of Leeds has the depth and breadth of expertise required to address these social and economic challenges through excellent research – whether that’s by influencing policy, driving economic growth, promoting cultural enrichment, improving health outcomes, building social capital or fostering sustainable development.
By recognising the wide-ranging forms of impact achieved through collaboration and perseverance, it’s hoped these awards inspire others to undertake and engage in equally transformative research.
