School of Business and Law

At the screening of ‘The Mauritanian’ at the University of Brighton on April 28, 2023: Andy Worthington, Law Lecturer Sara Birch, Mohamedou Ould Slahi, Steve Wood, and Lottie Newcombe and Hannah Klein, the two law students who organised the event.

University welcomes former Guantanamo detainee to meet with law students

Former Guantanamo detainee Mohamedou Ould Slahi was welcomed to meet with law students at the University of Brighton. On 28 April 2023, over 100 students and guests attended an event organised by law lecturer Sara Birch and two second year law students, Hannah Klein and Lottie Newcombe (members of the Brighton University Amnesty Society) in…

Documentary: Stories of migrant women of Brighton & Hove

A short documentary based on research by our very own Dr Eugenia Markova celebrates the incredible stories of migrant women living in Brighton & Hove. The documentary was made by Azita Ghassemi, based on a research by Dr Eugenia Markova, course leader on our Business Management with Finance BSc and Business Management with Economics BSc…

Guest lecture and research exchange with leading critical event scholar

The Tourism, Hospitality, and Events Research Excellence Group welcomed Professor David McGillivray from the University of West Scotland to conduct a guest lecture and research exchange on critical event studies. Professor McGillivray is a leading scholar in the field, with extensive expertise in critical event studies. He is the co-editor of the Routledge Critical Event…

Guests laughing at a Women in Leadership event

Women in Leadership series

The Women in Leadership series is an initiative to showcase women leading transformational change. This representation is inspirational and critical to advancing gender equity. Inclusivity This series addresses the identified necessity for visible role models, through guest speakers and training. The Women in Leadership series also strengthens the mission and vision of the School of…

Our Bloomberg trading room

Preparing learners for practice – employability We’ve invested in Bloomberg terminals to get students using the same state-of-the-art software that’s used in industry. Alongside this, we’ve recently changed our teaching to put much more emphasis on development of practical skills, particularly IT and data-handling skills. More about the Bloomberg trading room As part of your…

Staff nomination at the Times Higher Education Awards 2022

Employability: Preparing learners for practice Lyvia Royd-Taylor, Principal Lecturer in Marketing, was nominated for the Most Innovative Teacher of the Year award at the Times Higher Education (THE) Awards 2022. The awards attract hundreds of nominations each year across 20 different categories and are considered among the most prestigious awards in the sector. Lyvia’s THE award…

Camera screen recording a woman in a car

Marketing students’ community drug campaign

In 2020 a team of Marketing Management BSc students worked with Sussex Police on a community drug campaign called ‘What’s In Your Pocket’. Societal impact: Business as a force for good The campaign highlighted the issues of child exploitation, debt bonding, abuse and coercion that are part of the recreational drug supply chain. Inspector Steve…

Three students working together on a laptop in Elm House

Module insight: Developing Practical Professional Knowledge

The Developing Practical Professional Knowledge module (ML315) on our integrated foundation year is set within the context of responsible enterprise. This module supports learners’ professional development by highlighting the practical professional knowledge and understanding needed to succeed in today’s ever-changing world of work. Learners are exposed to a range of contemporary issues – such as…

Module insight: Justice and Practice – Community Legal Clinic

The Justice and Practice – Community Legal Clinic (LW604) module gives learners the opportunity to experience first-hand the world of a legal practitioner. Leaners first attend intensive workshops to build their skills and content knowledge of relevant areas of the law, then apply those skills through the process of interviewing clients, researching areas of law, and…

Module insight: Human Rights and Business

Our Human Rights and Business module (LW516) provides learners with the opportunity to develop a socio-legal awareness of the human rights impact, violations and risks that arise from business conduct. It also develops an understanding of the way in which international human rights law, including the United Nations (UN) guiding principles on business and human…