Month: February 2026

Exploring Hybrid Work and Childcare

In this blog we introduce an exciting new cross-disciplinary research programme, Effective hybrid work and childcare, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, that will understand how hybrid workers organise childcare, what influences their decisions and the implications of this. It is led by Naomi Finch at the University of York, in collaboration with Katharina Bader, charities Coram Family and Childcare and Working … Continue reading Exploring Hybrid Work and Childcare

Foundations of Managing British Olympics: Institutions through Time

By Alex Gillett and Kevin Tennent What was the British contribution to the development of the Olympic Games as an institution in the nineteenth and early twentieth century? The 18th century concept of a ‘Grand Tour’ to Europe awakened a new interest in classical Greece and Rome, revitalising the concept of the ancient Olympic games … Continue reading Foundations of Managing British Olympics: Institutions through Time