School of Business and Law

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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…

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George Stead

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…

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rosanna woods

From graduate to Managing Director

Brighton Business School graduate, Rosanna Woods, has been appointed Managing Director UK of Drooms, considered the leading provider of data rooms in Europe. Ms Woods, who was awarded a BA(Hons) in International Business in 2009 and an MSc in Marketing from the University in 2011, joined Drooms in 2015 and prior to her new position,…

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Guest lecture: Improving the social and environmental impact of brands

Nicky Wells, former Unilever Marketing Manager now a marketing consultant, recently co-delivered the marketing and responsibility lecture focusing on working with internal and external stakeholders to improve the social and environmental impact of brands. Nicky shared her experience as Marketing Manager and Brand Manager for leading Unilever brands including the real beauty campaign for Dove,…

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Leon Deakin, Coffin Mew LLP

Client Interviewing: A Professional Insight from Coffin Mew

Our Law LLB students were recently joined by Leon Deakin of Coffin Mew LLP for their second client interviewing workshop. Having studied History as an undergraduate Leon took the Law conversion route to being a solicitor via the PGDL and then LPC at the College of Law London. After some work experience in the larger London firms…

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antique guns

Criminals are using antique weapons due to a loophole in UK law

W. Scott McGill/Shutterstock.com Helen Williamson, University of Brighton Antique guns are increasingly cropping up in violent crimes due to a lack of control around the sale, transfer and ownership of firearms made before 1939. Between 2008 and 2016, four fatalities were linked to the use of antique weapons, while the number of antiques recorded in…

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Head of school joins national council for business schools

We’re delighted to announce that Professor Toni Hilton, our head of school, has been elected to serve on the Chartered Association of Business Schools’ (Chartered ABS) Council. Chartered ABS acts as the voice of the UK’s business and management education sector by supporting “members to maintain world-class standards of teaching and research, and help shape…

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