Funded projects
Implementation of AI-based tools for Financial Crime Compliance: barriers and enablers.
This research project aims to provide a broad understanding of the specific use-cases of AI-enabled solutions across the compliance functions in the financial sector, providing an overview of their drawbacks and the regulatory and technical barriers that are limiting or impacting their implementation, or conversely, necessitating or favouring it.
Involved: Borja Alvaro Alvarez
Digital Objects of Desire in the Metaverse: From Legal to Illegal Human-Object Interactions
The project focuses on online market spaces for digital objects-exploring a wide variety of human-object relationships, analysing the blurred boundaries between legal and illegal activity, and the market drivers.
Involved: Diāna Bērziņa
The role of small brands in the future of ethical UK manufacturing and fair working conditions
Small brands and companies tend to be overlooked in efforts to address labour exploitation in the garment manufacturing sector. This research helps to address this gap by engaging with small brands and assessing their needs and challenges when addressing exploitation in their supply chains and networks.
Involved: Jon Davies
A multi-disciplinary, multi-institution research project examining how counter fraud is currently delivered within the NHS in England and how this provision could be strengthened.
Involved: Nicholas Lord, Katie Benson, Diana Bociga
Impact assessment of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) frameworks within organisations
A collaborative project between UoM, Heidelberg University, VU Amsterdam, and Leiden University to examine the role and potential future trajectories of corporate due diligence and ESG (environmental, social, governance) frameworks.
Involved: Jon Davies, Tom Diviák, Nicholas Lord, Katie Benson,
Review of Greater Manchester’s partnership approach to modern slavery and human trafficking
This review mapped out the strengths and limitations of collaboration between partners in the Greater Manchester MSHT space, identifying in part that a stronger role for companies and the private sector is needed to address MSHT.
Involved: Jon Davies, Tom Diviák
Facilitating Crimes for Financial Gains: Understanding the Dynamics of the Online Market for Shell Companies
This research sheds light on the emergent online market for the sale of shell companies. These companies, though legal in creation, are central to the organisation of illicit finances associated with serious crimes.
Involved: Nicholas Lord, Tom Diviák
JustFish: Understanding and Preventing Fisheries Crime in Norway
JustFish investigates how fisheries crime can be prevented, and examines the drivers and motivations for breaking regulations, as well as how the use of sanctions and penalties can contribute to increased compliance.
Involved: Nicholas Lord