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Brighton Business School becomes member of AACSB

Brighton Business School is delighted to announce our membership of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). AACSB is one of the largest and most widely recognised business school accreditations in the world. As a member, Brighton Business School now has access to a global network of Business Education professionals, enabling us to…

Q&A: what is the Tier 1 UK visa Roman Abramovich is trying to renew and why might it be delayed?

Jo Wilding, University of Brighton Roman Abramovich, the wealthy Russian owner of Chelsea Football Club, is awaiting a new UK visa after reports that his application to renew his previous one, which expired, has been delayed. Current high diplomatic tensions between Russia and the UK have led to speculation about the reasons for the delay….

How children can improve urban planning

Children playing the popular computer game Minecraft™ are being enlisted to help build designs for urban planning. University of Brighton students Megan Leckie and Joseph Palmer believe “kids are experts” and don’t always want to keep “blowing themselves up” on computers. The two have launched Block Builders, a Community Interest Company that imports map details…

How to shop smarter this Christmas – tips from our innovation expert

Shutterstock Paul Levy, University of Brighton Record smartphone sales on Black Friday suggest this Christmas is set to be another festival of innovative gadgets for consumers worldwide. Christmas stockings will be overflowing with phones, tablets, laptops, VR headsets, digital assistants, robots, drones and a lot more. But innovation doesn’t just have to be in the…

The promise of pizza

The promise of pizza encouraged University of Brighton students to increase their recycling and to reduce waste by more than 25 percent. Becca Melhuish, the University’s Environmental Officer (Sustainable Behaviour and Engagement), ran a recycling competition in halls of residents and scored students on how well they recycled. The best recyclers were awarded prizes, mainly…

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Campaigns can cut drunken advances

Research by the University of Brighton has shown than publicity campaigns can help combat alcohol-fueled sexual contact. Dr Matthew Wood, our lectures on our Social Marketing PGCert, teamed up with Professor Paurav Shukla from Essex Business School to evaluate a campaign by the alcohol education charity Drinkaware. The charity decided to tackle what is a growing…

Could computer vaccines start a new approach to preventing cyber-attacks?

Shutterstock By Paul Levy, University of Brighton There were 638m attempted ransomware cyber-attacks in 2016, according to one report. And with several high-profile attacks already committed this year, the numbers for 2017 may be even higher. Perhaps it’s time then for a new approach to tackling cyber-attacks, one that focuses not on defending against…

Identifying young people’s social media preferences

On 28 June, our Business e-Learning (BeL) research group held its annual Social Media Showcase at the South East Big Bang Fair. Each year, our stand is manned by students who study business and management degrees at university and Marketing students, giving them to the opportunity to exhibit their Digital Marketing coursework to over 8000 schoolchildren between 9-13 years,…

Developing leaders and leadership development with the DLCC

The 9th annual Developing Leadership Capacity Conference (DLCC) takes place on Thursday 13 and Friday 14 July 2017. In keeping with the Business School’s track record of successfully hosting national and international conferences, this year we will be hosting the annual DLCC conference. This well-established conference benefits from a unique focus upon developing leaders and…

Lecturers judging the Gatwick Diamond Supply Chain Excellence Awards

Gatwick Diamond Supply Chain Awards

The University engages with the local economy in a variety of ways, and this year I (1st left) and Arvind Upadhyay (3rd from left) and Patrick Ballin were involved in judging and presenting the Gatwick Diamond Supply Chain Excellence Awards. Arvind teaches Strategic Purchasing on our Logistics and Supply Chain Management MSc, and has recently returned from…

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