World of Work Institute

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Welcome to the Omniployment Era

3000 full-time professionals told us the key reasons they apply for and stay in a job. Their responses revealed a workforce with split expectations. How do businesses attract and retain talent from this segmented workforce?

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Research at the World of Work Institute

AI and assisted living technology - Henley and Reading Council win £1m grant

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AI and automation

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Menopause has a PR problem

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Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

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Using AI to diagnose arthritis - Professor Weizi Li wins funding

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AI and automation

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Podcast - The Inclusive Exclusive

In our new podcast we explore equity in organisations, bringing powerful insights from academic research together with real-world stories and thought-provoking interviews on topics such as:

What does social mobility in businesses look like?
What does a neurodiverse workplace look like?

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Leading Insights from our academics

World of Work Institute projects

Privacy Ltd.

Henley presents Privacy Ltd., a film exploring the implications of AI and Facial Recognition in society, with input from leading academics and companies. Privacy is core to being human. It enables our rights and freedoms.

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The Equity Effect

On Monday 7 June 2021, Henley Business School published new research into racial equity in UK businesses. Our aim was to understand the reasons racial inequity still exists in British workplaces, and the barriers and challenges to overcoming it.

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