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Why I chose Supply Chain Management at Brighton

Ibrahim Ali Awatid, from Saudi Arabia, is currently studying our Logistics and Supply Chain Management MSc, we caught up with him to find out what why he chose this course and what he’s enjoying during his time at Brighton. Why I chose logistics and supply chain management at the University of Brighton “One of the reasons I…

The Hidden Racism in Economics: a guest lecture with Professor John Komlos

Recently students and staff welcomed Professor John Komlos via Zoom on the topic of Hidden Racism in Economics. The talk was not just focused on economics, but looked at how discrimination harms people’s livelihoods and economies, and how freeing the world of bias would help address many challenges to society and the global economy. Professor Komlos…

Pioneering Brighton alumna returns to Brighton

Dr Madeleine Orr is to host a research seminar on her work in Sport Ecology, which has seen Forbes list her among the leading young people in sport for 2021. After graduating in 2015 with a Masters in Event Management from the University of Brighton, Dr Orr did a PhD at the University of Minnesota. She then…

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Arts for community development – curating art in support of La, Ghana

On Saturday 12 December, Lorenzelli Gallery (Milan, Italy) presented ‘Exit through the gift of life’, by Serge Attukwei Clottey’s (1985 – Accra, Ghana). The collection, curated by Professor Marina Novelli, our Professor of Tourism and International Development and Academic Lead for Responsible Futures Research and Enterprise Agenda, was Clottey’s first photographic exhibition. ‘Exit through the gift of life’ addresses two…

Welcome to the new faces of Brighton Business School

We have two new members of teaching staff who have joined the school in December we welcome them to the school and hopefully will meet them in person as soon as is possible. Chantal Frindall joined our Law School in December 2020 as a Lecturer in Law. Previously, Chantal worked as Law tutor in Land,…

University of Brighton student work placements continue to shine in the face of COVID-19

Employers are continuing to benefit from successful work placements with University of Brighton students, despite the huge disruption caused by COVID-19. Over 300 employers across the region have approached the university regarding placements for undergraduate and postgraduate students studying at its highly-regarded Brighton Business School – ranked in the UK’s Top 5 for the impact…

The secret weapons of success

On all our courses we work with external guest lecturers so that students can learn first-hand about the challenges different roles, industries and businesses face, supporting them in developing skills used in the real world and giving them insight into what careers are really like. Earlier this month, Helen Tuddenham, Executive Coach and Development Consultant,…

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The Business School pro bono Law Clinic provides successful advice

In November, our pro bono legal clinic was asked to give emergency legal advice to a northern city-based Tree Defenders Residents Group. The group were peacefully gathering, with Covid safe measures in place, around mature trees in the city. The residents were knitting, exercising and trying to stop the council contractors from felling the trees…

Dr Ioannis Pantelidis joins Be Inclusive Hospitality advisory board

Dr Ioannis Pantelidis, Principal Lecturer on our International Events and Tourism courses, was recently invited to join the Advisory Board of Be Inclusive Hospitality. Be Inclusive Hospitality is a not-for-profit organisation founded by Lorraine Copes in November 2019 and incorporated in July 2020. The organisation promotes Inclusivity in one of the largest industries of the service…

COVID-safe tour for logistics students at Shoreham Port

On 4 November just before the second lockdown some of our Logistics and Supply Chain Management MSc students visited Shoreham Port for a COVID-safe tour, accompanied by tutors Peter McCullen, Clare Millington and Despoina Kanellou. Engineering Manager Brian Rousell started the tour showing a recently completed commercial building. He explained that there are three main income…