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Rob Law CEO Trunki: Unpacking leadership and innovation

On Thursday 7th February, Rob Law CEO MBE Trunki gave an inspirational guest lecture at the Bristol Business School. Rob ...
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Facebook Usage and Mental Health

Originally posted on the Bristol Leadership and Change Centre blog here. Dr Guru Prabhakar’s co-authored paper has been published in ...
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Functional Spaces for Team Working

Bristol Business School academics Dr Harriet Shortt and Dr Selen Kars recently spoke to Moon Consulting as part of their ...
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Bristol Business School host 6th form conference for the Lighthouse School Partnership

On Friday 19 January, Bristol Business School hosted the Lighthouse Schools Partnership for their first 6th form joint conference. 200 ...
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UWE Alumni raise over £5.5k for Help Bristol’s Homeless Charity

Three alumni from UWE Bristol’s Team Entrepreneurship course have raised over £5.5k for local charity, Help Bristol Homeless. Help Bristol’s ...
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Think tank praises Ofsted’s changes but says more can be done

Written by Jeremy Allen Members of a pioneering institute set up to shape national education policy on enterprise skills has ...
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Alumni Case Study: Samira Abokor

When Samira started out her International Business degree at UWE Bristol, she resolved to take on all the opportunities she ...
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Kick start your 2019 with an Executive Education short course from UWE Bristol

Looking for a new challenge in 2019? Or simply want to learn something new? As a new year’s treat, we ...
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Case Study: Empowering women through mentoring

Over the next few weeks we will be sharing some case studies of our academic research from across the Bristol ...
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Guest blog post: A student representatives’ perspective of the Times Higher Education awards ceremony

Guest author: Mia Collins, 3rd Year Business and Management Student Currently in my final year of studying Business and Management, ...
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Scale up scheme to offer businesses in the West funding and support from leading experts

S4G (Scale Up 4 Growth), a brand new programme that launched mid-November, brings together experts from the University of the ...
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Case study: Eliminating Uncertainties and Improving Productivity in Mega Projects using Big Data and Artificial Intelligence

Over the next few weeks we will be sharing some case studies of our academic research from across the Bristol ...
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Case study: Shaping minimum wage policy

Over the next few weeks we will be sharing some case studies of our academic research from across the Bristol ...
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Case study: Healthcare manufacture brought closer to home

Over the next few weeks we will be sharing some case studies of our academic research from across the Bristol ...
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Case study: Claiming back our data

Over the next few weeks we will be sharing some case studies of our academic research from across the Bristol ...
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Global network celebration dinner in Kuala Lumpur

On Friday 5th October, the UWE Bristol International Office organised an appreciation dinner in Kuala Lumpur to celebrate our global ...
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Bristol Business School staff named as part of Bristol’s BME Powerlist

Earlier this week Bristol 24/7 announced the inaugural BME Powerlist which showcases the city’s 100 most inspiring, successful and influential black ...
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Professor Peter Case’s work on addressing organisational challenges to improve malaria health care in southern Africa

Article taken from the Chartered Association of Business Schools: Work conducted by Professor Peter Case on organisational systems in malaria ...
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Bristol Distinguished Address Series announces autumn speakers

UWE Bristol is pleased to announce the latest programme of speakers for the forthcoming Bristol Distinguished Address Series. The lecture series ...
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Student event: Start of the Year Careers Forum

After a summer filled with sunshine, we're holding a welcome back careers event as part of induction week. The forum ...
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Bristol Business School shortlisted for Times Higher ‘Business School of the Year’ award

The Bristol Business School has been shortlisted for 'Business School of the Year' at the Times Higher Education awards. This ...
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Introducing the Trailblazer programme: Free CPD for Bristol Business School alumni

Bristol Business School are offering our alumni a pioneering and exclusive complimentary professional development programme, relevant across disciplines, regardless of ...
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UWE Bristol moves into top 10 in UK for student satisfaction

The University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) has climbed into the top 10 universities in the UK for ...
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Future Impact Webinar Series: Social Media and Body Image: Finding the positives

The Bristol Business Engagement Centre (BBEC) in conjunction with Bristol Business School is proud to launch our Future Impact Webinar ...
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Tenth Developing Leadership Capacity Conference (DLCC)

In mid July, the Bristol Business School hosted the tenth Developing Leadership Capacity Conference (DLCC). The two day conference was attended ...
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Honorary degree awarded to Kalpna Woolf

UWE Bristol awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Business Administration to Kalpna Woolf in recognition of her contribution and ...
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Honorary degree awarded to Vanessa Moon

UWE Bristol awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Business Administration to Vanessa Moon in recognition of her contribution and ...
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Honorary degree awarded to Rob Law MBE

UWE Bristol awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Business Administration to Rob Law MBE, in recognition of his contribution ...
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Honorary degree awarded to John Pullinger

UWE Bristol has awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science to John Pullinger in recognition of his contribution to ...
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Tips for being a good mentor

At the early stages of my career, I had a mentor who would always give me time whenever I had ...
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Starting the conversation: what to say to your potential online mentor

It can seem daunting to be the person that makes the first move – even when we’re talking about online ...
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BA Accounting and Finance student receives prize from Grant Thornton

Cherily Lim, a BA Accounting and Finance student, has been awarded a prize by chartered accountants Grant Thornton for scoring ...
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IoD relocates regional headquarters to UWE Bristol

The South West Institute of Directors is relocating its regional headquarters to the Bristol Business School at the University of ...
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‘Becoming Enterprising’: A collaborative workshop

On Monday 11 June, the Bristol Leadership and Change Centre (BLCC) hosted a collaborative workshop on how to get enterprise ...
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Institute of Directors award for Bristol Business School Executive Dean

Donna Whitehead, Executive Dean of UWE Bristol's Bristol Business School and Bristol Law School, was named New Director of the ...
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South Glos Expo at the Bristol Business School

On Wednesday 6th June, the Bristol Business School hosted the South Glos Expo. The Expo saw businesses from across the ...
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UWE Bristol rated GOLD in Government assessment

The University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) has been awarded gold status in the latest Government rankings for ...
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UWE Bristol climbs into top 40 in latest Guardian league table

The University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) has climbed to its highest ever position in the Guardian university league ...
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Dr Zainab Khan wins at the Bristol Diversity Awards 2018

Dr Zainab Khan picked up the award for Positive Role Model (Race / Ethnicity) at the 2nd Bristol Diversity Awards ...
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City Council to use UWE Bristol student ideas for city’s Sugar Smart campaign

Bristol City Council is to use digital marketing plans submitted by final year marketing students at UWE Bristol as part ...
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What’s happening in the world of research?

Originally posted on Business Leader. Professor Glenn Parry of Bristol Business School talks about his research on business model Innovation ...
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HRH The Duke of York speaking to Team Entrepreneurship Students

The Duke of York opens Bristol Business School

The University of the West of England's flagship £55 million business building has been officially opened by The Duke of ...
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International Women's Day at UWE Bristol

International Women’s Day 2018 at the Bristol Business School

On Thursday 8 March, Bristol Business School hosted several events and workshops to celebrate International Women’s Day. The day was ...
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Bristol City Community Trust named South West Checkatrade Community club of the year

Bristol City Community Trust, who joint run the BA Sports Business and Entrepreneurship degree with UWE Bristol, will be recognised and ...
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International Women’s Day at UWE Bristol

Come help us celebrate the entrepreneurial, political, social and cultural achievements of women, and their acts of courage and determination ...
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UWE Teampreneurs take part in Team 4 Learning event in Finland

At the end of January, 25 of our Teampreneurs (Team Entrepreneur Students) and 2 team coaches visited Jyväskylä, Finland to ...
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Lloyds Banks host Digital Know How event with Google at the Bristol Business School

On Wednesday 31 January, the Bristol Business School hosted a Digital Know How event in collaboration with Lloyds Bank and ...
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Chartered Institute of Marketing: What next? Your Personal Career Plan Conference

On Wednesday 31 January, the Chartered Institute of Marketing hosted their "Personal Career Plan Conference" at the Bristol Business School ...
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Wandering about Bristol

Throughout 2015 – 2017, Senior Lecturer Pam Seanor has been working on the Wandering about Bristol project. Wandering about Bristol ...
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2nd Gelism-UWE International Conference on Economics, Finance and Management: “Challenges of the 21st Century in Economics, Finance and Management” – Call for papers

University of the West of England and Gelisim University, Turkey are going to jointly host the 2nd Gelisim-UWE International Conference ...
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Bristol Business School 2017 round up

As 2017 comes to a close we want to share with you some of our highlights from the past year: ...
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Organisation and Leadership Development for Malaria Elimination in Zimbabwe

Professor Peter Case returned recently from Zimbabwe where he and Professor Jonathan Gosling have been progressing a project to assist ...
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Bristol Business School student named CIPD West of England Branch Student of the Year

On Thursday 23 November, Kelly Smallcombe, a PG International Human Resource Management student, was awarded the CIPD West of England ...
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“The chancellor is out of ideas. Today’s budget is one to forget” Associate Professor Dr Jo Michell comments on the budget

Associate Professor in Economics Dr Jo Michell provides comment on today's budget: It is unlikely that UK Chancellor Phillip Hammond ...
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David Hong Tsung Lan to receive honorary degree for government role

Professor Dr David Hong Tsung Lan is to be awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Business Administration by the ...
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Journalist to receive honorary degree for contribution to business engagement

Andrew Lynch is to be awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Business Administration by the University of the West ...
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Bristol Business School at the Personal Finance Society Festival of Finance

In early November, as part of the developing relationship between the Bristol Business School and the Chartered Institute of Insurers, ...
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Guest blog post for Global Entrepreneurship Week: Sir Rod Aldridge, Founder and Chair of the Aldridge Foundation

The Aldridge Foundation and Bristol Business School are delighted to announce their partnership to create the Aldridge Institute for Enterprise ...
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New collaboration opportunity in entrepreneurship and innovation research with Vietnam

Dr. Dzung Vi Ngo, Assistant Professor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Head of International Cooperation and Development from the Hanoi ...
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Five things businesses can do to become digitally savvy

Author: Tim Hughes, Professor of Applied Marketing In recent years, digital marketing has fundamentally changed the nature of communication with ...
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UWE Bristol and the BLCC (Bristol Leadership and Change Centre) in the USA-Mexican borderlands as part of a research project

As part of a research project lead by Dr Hugo Gaggiotti (UWE FBL BLCC) titled “Organising in the borderlands: applying research ...
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First cohort of Bristol Business School students graduate from Villa College

On Saturday 7th October, Professor Steve West CBE, Vice-Chancellor, President and Chief Executive Officer and Fiona Jordan, Associate Dean External ...
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Case Study: UWE Bristol work with the Hire Association Europe and Event Hire Association in developing the ILM Level 5 in Leadership and Management qualification for the industry

The Hire Association Europe and Event Hire Association (HAE, EHA) selected UWE Bristol for a partnership to help develop the ...
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Professor Lukumon Oyedele gives Keynote Speech at CIMA Regional Conference

Professor Lukumon Oyedele was invited to give the Keynote Speech at the CIMA Regional Conference: "Reflect, re-plan and respond" which was ...
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Bristol Business School and Bristol Law School Research Showcase

Bristol Business School and Bristol Law School invite you to their Research Showcase on Wednesday 11 October at the Bristol ...
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Institute of Directors’ prize awarded to Bristol Business School student for second successive year

A student who launched an innovative healthy meals delivery service while studying at the University of the West of England ...
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UWE Bristol moves up three places in the Times Good University Guide

The University of the West of England has risen three places to 57th position in the Times Good University Guide ...
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Internships at UWE – ‘The past 10 weeks have been wonderful’

UWE Bristol offer a number of opportunities for their students. Candie Walters, a third year Business and Management student, has just ...
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Top UWE Bristol marketing graduate to explore new markets for award-winning engineering firm.

A graduate from the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) who worked on the Bloodhound Supersonic Car project ...
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Bristol Business School shortlisted for Business School of the Year

Bristol Business School has been shortlisted for Business School of the Year category of the Times Higher Education Awards 2017 ...
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Third rise in student satisfaction as UWE Bristol moves top in South West

Student satisfaction has risen for a third consecutive year at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol), figures ...
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UWE Student’s ‘Memories will last forever’ after volunteering in Fiji.

Volunteering abroad can be an invaluable experience. You are able to experience new cultures and ways of life; when you ...
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UWE Academics attend UWE Graduation at the National Economics University in Vietnam

Patricia Voaden and Ray Priest represented the Bristol Business School at the UWE Graduation held at National Economics University (NEU) ...
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Professional development courses: 30% alumni discount

To welcome our alumni to our brand new, state of the art Bristol Business School building, we’re offering a 30% ...
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Who am I? Leadership seen through the lens of language and identity

A great, thought-provoking piece by Associate Professor Dr Doris Schedlitzki. http://people.uwe.ac.uk/Pages/person.aspx?accountname=campus\d-schedlitzki As a German national, I have always been both ...
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Zainab Kahn’s Visit to Amman Jordan

Dr Zainab Kahn is UWE’s Leader for Continuous Enhancement (Law) and works closely with overseas partner institutions to engage international ...
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Svetlana Cicmil received the Lifetime Achievement Award for Research

At UWE Bristol there is a significant amount of research that is carried out by both students and academics. Academic ...
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Villa College MBA students celebrate their graduation in Bristol

UWE have a number of partnership universities across the world; which they work closely with to provide students opportunities to ...
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Accounting and Finance student awarded the CICM Prize for Excellence in Credit Risk: Analysis and Management

Accounting and Finance student Simeon Smith was awarded the CICM Prize for Excellence in Credit Risk: Analysis and Management and ...
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UWE Bristol Business and Management Student Year Abroad in Mexico

The students at UWE Bristol have the opportunity to study abroad as part of, or alongside, their studies. This can ...
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Laying the foundations for a solid client-agency relationship by setting the ground rules early

Blog post originally posted on Small Business Charter article. In an increasingly competitive world in which marketing agencies are prolific, how ...
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Honorary Degree awarded to Gillian Camm for commitment to UWE Bristol

Gillian Camm is to be awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of the University (Hon DUniv) by the University of ...
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Honorary Degree for Peaches Golding OBE

Peaches Golding OBE is to be awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of the University (Hon DUniv) by the University ...
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Entrepreneur Luke Johnson to be awarded Honorary Degree

Luke Johnson is to be awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Business Administration (HON DBA) by the University of ...
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Stephen Robertson awarded Honorary Degree for contribution to Bristol Business

Stephen Robertson is to be awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Business Administration (HON DBA) by the University of ...
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UWE’s Distinguished Address series prepares to receive 100th guest speaker

Adapted from South West Business article written by David Clensy. The Bristol Distinguished Address Series (BDAS) will receive its 100th guest ...
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UWE Bristol appoints new Director for Bristol Business Engagement

Dr Noordin Shehabuddeen has been appointed Director of the newly created Bristol Business Engagement Centre at the University of the ...
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The Hire Association Europe and Event Hire Association work with UWE Bristol on developing an ILM Leadership and Management qualification for the industry

The Hire Association Europe and Event Hire Association (HAE, EHA) have selected UWE Bristol for a partnership to help them ...
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Svetlana Cicmil to receive lifetime achievement award for research

Svetlana Cicmil, Director of Doctoral Research in the Bristol Business School and Bristol Law School is to receive a lifetime ...
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Bristol Business School and Bristol Law School host alumni networking event in their new building

In late May, the Bristol Business School and Bristol Law School hosted an alumni networking event in their new building ...
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Hugo Gaggiotti completes successful research, partnership and recruitment trip to South America and Jordan

In early May, Bristol MBA Programme Director Hugo Gaggiotti visited South America and Jordan as part of a research and ...
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UWE Bristol links up with Glastonbury Festival to promote sustainability

The University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) has agreed a formal partnership with Glastonbury Festival building on existing ...
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Successful first year for the Bristol Business School and Bristol Law School pro bono Business Advice Clinic

The pro bono Business Advice Clinic has had a successful first year of operation. Since October 2016 until the last ...
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Help the Bristol Business School with a research project on wellbeing and space with a collective walk

As part of a research project titled “Thinking urban spaces differently: Articulating and contesting ‘green’ imageries of Bristol as an ...
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Alumni networking event at the new Bristol Business School – 31st May 2017

The new Bristol Business School, a £55 million pound state of the art building which home the Bristol Business School ...
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Team Entrepreneurship student wins TARGETjobs undergraduate student of the year award

Oliver Haddon, a third year student studying Team Entrepreneurship at Bristol Business School, has won The Future Leader in Business ...
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Professor Peter Case working on “Improving Program Management for Malaria Elimination in Southern Africa” project

Professor Peter Case, Professor of Organisation studies at the Bristol Business School, has been working on a Malaria Elimination Project ...
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UWE Bristol new Business School building contractor wins gold at the National Considerate Constructors Awards

ISG, the contractor for the new Bristol Business School, recently won Gold at the National Considerate Constructors Awards. The Considerate ...
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New £55 million building will change how UWE Bristol does business

Staff and students working and studying at Bristol Business School (BBS) and Bristol Law School (BLS) at the University of ...
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Relational coordination mechanisms for sustainable food supply chains: the role of farmer cooperatives in Brazil (British Academy and Newton Fund project)

Associate Professor in Enterprise Operations Management Vikas Kumar is working with Brazilian researchers from University of Fortaleza to investigate the ...
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£400m and 8,200 jobs: UWE Bristol’s contribution to regional economy

The scale of the contribution the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) makes to the regional economy has ...
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Team Entrepreneurship students host “Celebrating Female Entrepreneurs” event as part of International Women’s Day

As part of International Women's day 2017, the Female Entrepreneurs Team from the BA (Hons) Team Entrepreneurship programme, chose to host ...
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Grant Thornton, Chartered Accountants help final year students with their online audit simulations

As part of their "Auditing and Audit and Corporate Governance" final year Accounting and Finance students use an online audit ...
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Cake in the Office – health hazard or edible symbols of collegiality and teamwork?

Guest blog: By Dr Harriet Shortt, Senior Lecturer in Organisation Studies, Bristol Business School I am sure many of us are ...
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CIMA Presents: Finance Business Partnering: The Conversations that Count

On Thurs 23rd Feb, CIMA President Andrew Miskin FCMA CGMA visited UWE to present CIMA research on the changing role ...
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‘Replete with folly and injustice’ – Hammond follows in Osborne’s footsteps

Author Jo Michell, Senior Lecturer in Economics The media response to the Budget is always reliably low on content and ...
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The Distinguished Professorial Address: Professor Sylvia Walby -“Gender and the crisis”, March 30th

The Bristol Business School invites you to Professor Sylvia Walby's Distinguished Professorial Address at UWE Bristol on Thursday 30 March. Register ...
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Bristol Business School and Bristol Law School Students win big at UWE Talent Awards

Every year, UWE Bristol celebrates their students and alumni with the Celebrating UWE Talent Awards. This year, the Bristol Business ...
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Students from partnership University in Malaysia visit UWE Bristol

UWE Bristol has partnerships with several Universities across the globe, including Taylor's University in Malaysia, which enables students across the ...
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Bristol Business School and Bristol Law School helps celebrate alumnus Jeremiah Daliel’s first book, inspired by his real life experiences

On Thursday 16th February, Bristol Business and the Bristol Law School invited alumnus Jeremiah Daliel back to UWE to help ...
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Students gain “real world” presentation feedback from Robert Half Employment Consultants

This term students in the final year of the BA Accounting and Finance degree work on an audit of a ...
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Alumnus Jeremiah Daliel Launches his book at UWE Bristol – Thurs 16 February

Jeremiah Daliel became an internet sensation when he stood for the first time in five years at his UWE Bristol ...
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Equipping Line Managers for People Management: A Leading Edge Workshop, 5th April 2017

Author: Debbie Bishop, Lecturer, Human Resource Management, Bristol Business School "I am very lucky, my line manager is Assoc. Professor Sue ...
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The Faculty of Business and Law launch new Research Centres and Groups

A ‘soft launch’ of the new research centres and groups was held on 25th January 2017 at the Executive Conference ...
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UWE Student Conference: Final call for abstracts

Organised jointly by staff and students, the inaugural UWE Student Conference will celebrate research/enquiry/evidence-based practice from undergraduate and postgraduate taught ...
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The Bristol Business School Alumni networking drinks and panel discussion on the entrepreneurial mindset

Back in December, the Bristol Business School hosted an alumni networking event at the Arnolfini which included a panel discussion ...
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“Life after UWE – different jobs and options” Panel event – Weds 25 January

The Faculty of Business and Law are hosting a panel event on Wednesday 25 January to highlight some different career ...
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UWE Women Researchers Mentoring Scheme: Applications open for mentors and mentees until 13 January 2017

The Women Researchers Mentoring Scheme (WRMS) aims to promote and facilitate professional development for women researchers working at UWE Bristol, ...
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BME networking event for Business and Law students

The Bristol Business School and the Bristol Law School celebrated Black History Month 2016 with a fantastic professional networking evening ...
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Business skills for a vibrant economy – are you equipped for the post-Brexit world?

Expert Panel Discussion and Q&A with Hilary Lindsay, National President ICAEW Friday 25th November, 12:00 - 14:00 , 2S704 Frenchay Campus ...
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Team Entrepreneurs Respond to Anchor Society Challenge

As part of their degree studies, our Team Entrepreneur students were set the challenge to develop proposals for extensions to ...
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UWE Bristol re-launches the International Talent Scheme

In response to the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education’s report on ‘Supporting and Enhancing the Experience of International Students ...
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Festival of Leadership Speaker Profile: “When it comes to leadership, self-knowledge is vital” – Riverford boss Guy Watson

In the run up to the Festival of Leadership this month, we will be sharing profiles from the speakers taking ...
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Donna Whitehead Invites Business Alumni to Join New Bristol Business School Celebrations

“Here at Bristol Business School, we are proud to have such a vibrant community of alumni underpinning our success and ...
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Two Books by Authors from Bristol Leadership and Change Centre Shortlisted for CMI Management Book of the Year Award

Two books by members of Bristol Leadership and Change Centre at Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, ...
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Help the Bristol Business School with a research project on wellbeing and space with a collective walk

As part of a research project titled “Thinking urban spaces differently: Articulating and contesting ‘green’ imageries of Bristol as an ...
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Students from The British College, Nepal graduate with UWE Bristol awarded degrees

In September Associate Dean in External Engagement Fiona Jordan visited our partner college, The British College (TBC), in Kathmandu, Nepal ...
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UWE Bristol helps Airbus address industry skills shortages

Author: Debbie Bishop, Human Resource Lecturer, Bristol Business School On Wednesday evening the Bristol Business School hosted Mark Stewart, GM and HR Director ...
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