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Business Management to Head of Marketing

We caught up with Neil Dagger who studied Business Management with Marketing in 1985. He’s now working as Head of Marketing, Planning, Insight and Analysis at Nominet. “I can tell you that I only have happy memories of my time at Brighton. The course was excellent as were all the tutors, from the legendary Mike Barber…

Vanessa O’Shea tells us about her book on workplace culture

Vanessa O’Shea graduated in 1992 with a PG Diploma in Human Resources. Following 2 decades of working in the field of HR, she now works as a Consultant, and has just published a book/guide on how to shape a positive workplace culture. We caught up with her to ask a few questions… What have you been…

Brighton Business School celebrates 25 years of university status!

On 28th April Brighton Business School hosted a 25th anniversary gathering. Over 100 staff, students and alumni attended the event which took place in Mithras House. The day began with a keynote speech by Business Studies with Finance alumna Laura Carlton (Director of Commercial Credit Integration at American Express). Laura reflected on the changes and…

Graduate helps Brighton traders triumph

Each year, Brighton alumnus Sam Baker (Business Administration BA(Hons) 2003), organises a financial trading competition to help business students sharpen their work skills. The annual OSTC Trading Challenge provides a unique opportunity for finance students to trade, in a virtual environment, through futures derivatives in a number of products including; commodities, equities and fixed income. Brighton students…

Turning bad experience into a great business

When alumnus Dmitrijs Seladjins (Finance and Investment BSc(Hons) 2012) arrived in the UK from Latvia with his business partner, Konstantins Afanasjevs in 2008, they were both in search of greater opportunities. They first settled in Luton, where they rented accommodation.

Sam’s career is full of eastern promise

With Chinese New Year looming, we are delighted to share this update from one of our Brighton alumni, Sam Duckett (International Finance and Capital Markets BA(Hons) 2009), who has successfully carved out a career as a radio presenter in China.