School of Business and Law

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Ground-breaking research project between universities deemed ‘Euro-visionary’

School of Business and Law lecturer, Dr Barbara Grabher, has recently contributed to a research project, commissioned by the British Council, that explores the impact of Eurovision 2023. The ‘ground-breaking research’ was lead by the University of Hull, in collaboration with the University of Brighton, the University of Glasgow, and Royal Holloway (University of London)….

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Elm House during the accreditation visit

Celebrating the success of our SCDTP-funded PhD students

In October 2023, the School of Business and Law welcomed an exceptional cohort of four South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership (SCDTP)-funded PhD students: Niamh Burns, Kezia Pugh, Sadie Rockcliffe, and Barbara Sherriff. The University of Brighton is part of a Doctoral Training Partnership that includes Southampton, and Portsmouth. SCDTP funding is the only way for…

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Celebrating one year of Help to Grow: Management at the University of Brighton

Happy Birthday Help to Grow: Management!  It’s been one year since our first cohort of SME (small and medium enterprise) business leaders graduated from our Help to Grow: Management programme, and we’ve just celebrated our fifth cohort graduating. The numbers tell of a success story for the programme and the businesses that have grown with…

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AACSB accredited

University of Brighton recognised as among world’s leading business schools

University of Brighton has been recognised as among the leading business schools worldwide after receiving accreditation from the world’s largest business education alliance.  Currently fewer than 6% of business schools are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). By gaining AACSB accreditation, the University has achieved its ambition to join a…

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Eden Project

Lecturer invited to speak at Eden Sessions

Last month, senior lecturer Dr Catherine Kelly was invited to speak at Eden Sessions – a series of live outdoor music concerts and day talks held at the Eden Project in Cornwall. Catherine was invited to speak on 18 June, alongside American music legends The War on Drugs and indie favourite Beth Orton. She spoke…

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Documentary: Stories of migrant women of Brighton & Hove

A short documentary based on research by our very own Dr Eugenia Markova celebrates the incredible stories of migrant women living in Brighton & Hove. The documentary was made by Azita Ghassemi, based on a research by Dr Eugenia Markova, course leader on our Business Management with Finance BSc and Business Management with Economics BSc…

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Elm House in the sunshine

Guest lectures for students on topical legal and social issues

In the last few years our Law, Society and Justice Research and Enterprise Group (LawSoJust REG) hosted a number of guest lectures for students and staff across the University of Brighton.  LawSoJust REG brings together academics and student researchers from law and other related social science disciplines who are active in the fields of social…

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Hedging when it matters

The determinants of when producers, consumers and other merchant participants use futures and options Having a well-oiled risk management system is widely accepted as critical to modern business and enterprise. But a recent study found that the rationle for firms to manage exposure to markets, such energy prices, prices of industrial metals and the prices…

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Energy crisis: creating lots of small suppliers was always a bad idea – now taxpayers will foot the bill

Lawrence Haar, University of Brighton A handful of small energy suppliers in the UK have collapsed in recent weeks because they have been caught out by the massive rise in wholesale gas and electricity prices – and dozens more are in danger of going the same way. If they fail, the government is hoping that…

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