HR | School of Business and Law

New role championing local businesses for senior lecturer

Senior lecturer Dr Surbhi Sehgal has been appointed as the new course leader for our MBA course and Senior Leader Apprenticeship. Surbhi is also a new expert speaker on the Help to Grow: Management programme, and is looking forward to engaging with professionals who wish to advance their career or grow their business. Successfully completing…

Insights from our joint event with CIPD Sussex

On Tuesday 19 September, we hosted an event in collaboration with the Sussex branch of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). The event in Elm House was attended by more than 30 local CIPD members, Julie Fryatt – Director of people at the University of Brighton, colleagues from the university’s HR department, School…

Invest in Your Future: Advice for final-year students from our industry panel

On Tuesday 7 March we held an event for final-year undergraduate students to connect with alumni, postgraduate course leaders and local businesses. We were joined by an expert industry panel for a discussion about the current skills shortage and how this is impacting the workplace. Our panel was made up of: Alex Winter – Human…

David Foster, fascinated by people, organisations and messy challenges

Our lecturer we’re profiling this week is David Foster. David is the module leader for two of our modules; Creativity in Enterprise and International Strategy. As well as developing our students’ knowledge of academic theory, David uses his own business to bring commercial experience to his teaching – bridging the world of academia with practical application….

Interview with Gary Norris – Personal Facilitator for Online HRM at DPG – by Matt Chappell

Written by Matt Chappell from DPG. Gary Norris, Personal Facilitator at DPG, recently spoke to colleague Matt Chappell, also from DPG – a CIPD approved centre for HR training and courses – about his career and how his Business degree at Brighton Business School first introduced him to the world of HR. Brighton Business School is also a…