Clare Prust

Brighton Business School students dominate Santander Ideas Competition

A new online platform that helps researchers to plan, conduct and analyse research has scooped a £1,500 prize. The Santander University of Brighton Ideas Competition was won by Robert Otim, a recent Product Design graduate. Robert’s idea ‘Pipette’ was developed while working in the data and analytics industry. In second place was our very own Brighton Business School student, Mathew Dixon…

Mentoring opportunities

“Mentoring is a one-to-one, non-judgemental relationship in which an individual voluntarily gives time to support and encourage another. This relationship is typically developed at a time of transition in the mentee’s life and lasts for a period of time” At the University of Brighton we offer a range of mentoring opportunities to help you get…

Meet the Brighton SU officer team

BSU President Calvin Jude Jansz, Vice President Activities Suzie Douglas and Vice President Education Ramy Badrie discuss their priorities and look ahead to graduation. They also talk about why they decided to campaign in the first place, their backgrounds and what it’s like studying at the University. Sadly Onyinye Okonkwo, Vice President Welfare, was unable…

Student’s business bonanza

Many students find jobs to help finance their university courses but one student’s enterprise has earned a little more than most – £60,000 in one month to be precise. Naglis Stankaitis, in his final year of his BSc(Hons) Business Management course at the University of Brighton, has discovered a business payload after years of trial…

Increasing business acumen with a Brighton MBA: Andrea Masala

We recently caught up with Andrea Masala, a Product Manager for Dover Precision Components, who studied a part-time MBA with us, graduating in 2017. As a skilled engineer, Andrea talks us through how the MBA helped him obtain a broader organisational understanding to help gain his current role and has also provided some top tips for…

Harley-Davidson and Identity visit discuss event branding

Students from the Brighton Business School and the School of Sport and Service Management and the (based on the university’s Eastbourne campus) were visited by Harley-Davidson, including motorbikes, and Identity group. The afternoon provided an opportunity to meet key figures from both organisations and gain an insight into the importance of events for high-profile brands. Identity…

Marketing student shortlisted for the Sussex Sports Awards 2018 Young Volunteer of the Year

One of our current Marketing Management with Placement Year students was recently nominated as a finalist for the Sussex Sports Awards 2018 Young Volunteer of the Year. Tom Amber, a final-year Business School marketing student, was shortlisted for the award because of his involvement with Woodingdean Wanderers and his volunteer work associated with the University…

Business Management students enter the Dragon’s Den

Last week twenty groups (with 4/5 students per group) of Business Management BSc(Hons) and International Business Management BSc(Hons) students pitched their ideas to twenty members of the Brighton & Hove Chamber of Commerce to pitch their Business Start-up ideas. Students worked together in teams; to construct their own business start-up ideas. They thought creatively and…

The influences on the increase of upper degrees

A research report on grade inflation authored by economist Dr Ray Bachan from Brighton Business School and commissioned by Universities UK on behalf of the UK Standing Committee for Quality Assessment (UKSCQA) has been published on the Universities UK website along-side a UK-wide consultation document. Ray is also our course leader for our Finance and Investment BSc(Hons). The…

George Stead, alumnus visit: top tips on the journey to becoming a lawyer

George Stead, Associate, Commercial Lawyer at Teacher Stern LLP graduated from Brighton Business School with a first in Law in Business LLB(Hons) in 2014. George completed his training contract at Gannons, London, now a successful Commercial lawyer for London firm Teacher Stern LLP, George came back on 12 November to speak to our Law students…