Today, Queen's Management School is launching a charity partnership with Tayto, the third largest snack manufacturer in the UK, and Marie Curie. As Head of School, I'm very keen to develop socially-responsible students who think about others and look beyond themselves. Our students (and staff) are going to be fundraising over the next few months with the aim of raising substantial funds for Marie Curie to help support their network of nurses caring for those with terminal illness.
My colleague and former PhD student Gareth Campbell has created a website about the British Railway Mania - click here . This episode has been described by the Economist as probably the greatest bubble in human history. Gareth's website provides background on the Mania and posits some explanations for the 'bubble'. In his explanation of why the bubble happened, Gareth places a lot of emphasis on investor myopia regarding future dividends and uncalled capital. His study of investors during the episode does not support the view that this episode was fuelled by naive and irrational investors.