February | 2017 | Brighton Business School

Innovation Management Training for Red Cross Innovation Pioneers

CENTRIM – the Centre for Research in Innovation Management – has been asked by the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent to help with the training of their Innovation pioneers in the concepts and practice of innovation management. To that end, Professor Howard Rush flew to Madrid to work with twenty-five of…

CIM Accredited Marketing courses

As a Business School we feel it’s vital to ensure we have good relationships with industry and professional bodies. It ensures that our courses are in-line with industry practice, but also provides membership, resources and access to networking events for our students, and in most cases, exemptions from institutes’ professional papers.

Involvement with professional bodies

Our Logistics and Supply Chain Management MSc is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transportation (CILT) and the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS). These accreditations give students membership. exemptions from examinations from these institutes and access to their online resources, networking opportunities and student conferences – such as the recent CILT Student Conference…

Shelley’s placement helped her gain a part-time job during her studies

We recently met up with Shelley Pestell, a third year Finance and Investment BSc(Hons) student on placement at Chariot House Chartered Accountants. “The placement really helped my future plans. I got a part-time job for my last year at university and it has given me more determination of where I want to go in life.”…

Talking about teaching: using devices for learning

Students tell us they want more contact – what do they do with it? Learners have mobile devices, pen and paper are less visible, but how are the devices being used for learning? Discussions within the university have suggested that students start with more contact to develop skills for more independent learning later in their…

CMI Diploma in Management and Leadership

We have a long-standing relationship with many professional bodies who accredit our courses, providing membership, resources and access to networking events for our students, and in most cases, exemptions from some professional papers. For our Business Management students, we work closely with the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). Successful students will graduate with their degree, a year’s work experience and…

Industrial visits in the Spring Term

Jaguar, Birmingham Every year Logistics and Supply Chain Management MSc students visit the Jaguar factory in Birmingham. Pictures inside the factory aren’t allowed, but you can see the journey and some of the fast food eaten on the way! The visit gives some insights into the complexity of automotive logistics and lean manufacturing in practice….

Ruta Kackauskaite on developing confidence both personally and professionally

Ruta Kackauskaite graduated from Brighton Business School in 2010 with a degree in Business Studies. After graduation, Ruta started working for American Express as a Project Analyst. “Ever since entering Business Studies course back in 2006 I have realised that my life as I know it is about to change. I have learned how to…

OSTC Brighton v Sussex Trading Challenge 2017

The annual OSTC Trading Challenge provides a unique opportunity for our finance students to trade, in a virtual environment, through futures derivatives in a number of products including; commodities, equities and fixed income. The prices, the news, the winning and the losing are real; the positions, profits and losses are imaginary. The Trading Challenge teaches students…

The Annual Law Careers Question Time: 28/02/16 @ 17:30

Don’t miss this year’s BBS Law Careers Question Time! Similar to BBC’s Question Time, each year we hold an event for all Law students, providing them with the opportunity to question Barristers, Solicitors, Judges and other professionals who work within a law-related career. Panel members will answer a range of questions from the audience. This is…