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Brighton graduate Jill McDonald appointed CEO of Costa Coffee

Jill’s ‘Americano’ appointment

A University of Brighton graduate has been appointed CEO of the US-owned coffeehouse chain Costa Coffee. Jill McDonald, who graduated in 1986 with a first in Business Studies BA(Hons), has enjoyed a meteoric career rise: she was Chief Executive of McDonald’s fast food chain, Head of Global Marketing for British Airways, Chief Executive of Halfords…

Watch graduation 2019 live

It’s nearly time for the final University of Brighton graduation ceremony for our amazing Brighton Business School graduates, the hall is bustling with activity and there are some incredibly proud family and friends in the audience. But if you couldn’t make it and want to watch the ceremony live then you can still watch…

Enterprising students pitch business ideas at ethical showcase

We challenged first-year business students to come up with ideas for new products/services with an ethical or sustainability element. Our business students embraced the opportunity and endeavoured to pioneer new business ideas that would make a difference to society and the environment. In teams, students developed their ideas as part of an extended project, conducting…

SAP Frank Omare at Brighton Business School

Make a difference: Make your business purpose-driven

Frank Omare challenged the assembled body of students, academics and visitors to change our mindset and embrace ‘procurement with purpose’. Organisations have a duty to ensure their supply chains are ethical and sustainable, the business case is strong and new technologies are rapidly increasing transparency and visibility all along the chain. ‘Procurement with purpose is…

Black and in Business is BACK!!!

Brighton Business School alumni, Marvin Okai and Denzil Lawrence, are back at university to talk about their journey to becoming Chartered Accountants and why they developed their blog Black and in Business to share their experience. After graduation, they created the blog with the aim of providing students with insight into their journey to work….

Maximising Your University Experience

You know the saying, “you don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone”? This is the feeling I fear after finishing university. I don’t want to look back on my time at university, facing the competitive job market, and regret not utilising the resources that were available to me. I’ve seen friends graduate in Summer…

Capturing Team Synergy: Effective Teamwork at University

Working in a group for a university project doesn’t always go as smoothly as you would like. For someone like myself who is a firm believer of: ‘if you want something done, do it yourself’, I always found it challenging collaborating with others and loosening the reins of my controlling nature. I can’t even count…

Business School students meet Caroline Lucas

Student-researchers secure meeting with local MP

A group of final year Business students managed to secure a consultative meeting with Caroline Lucas M.P. as part of their research into social finance and its potential application in Brighton and Hove. This student ‘Client Group’ is one amongst 40 groups of final year students carrying out business, research and development projects for charities,…

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