{"id":1301,"date":"2017-12-15T12:04:14","date_gmt":"2017-12-15T12:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bristolbusinessschoolblog.com\/?p=1246"},"modified":"2017-12-15T12:04:14","modified_gmt":"2017-12-15T12:04:14","slug":"bristol-business-school-2017-round-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/bristol-business-school\/bristol-business-school-2017-round-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Bristol Business School 2017 round up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align:justify\">As 2017 comes to a close we want to share with you some of our highlights from the past year:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">Back in January we <a href=\"https:\/\/bristolbusinessschoolblog.com\/2017\/01\/27\/the-faculty-of-business-and-law-launch-new-research-centres-and-groups\/\">launched<\/a> our new Research Centres and groups.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">In February, we helped alumnus Jeremiah Daliel\u2019s launch his first book, inspired by his <a href=\"https:\/\/bristolbusinessschoolblog.com\/2017\/02\/23\/bristol-law-school-helps-celebrate-alumnus-jeremiah-daliels-first-book-inspired-by-his-real-life-experiences\/\">real life experiences\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_506\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-506\" style=\"width: 378px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-506\" src=\"https:\/\/uwebusinessschool.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/03\/tom_sparey_uwe_talent_2017-153.jpg\" alt=\"tom_sparey_uwe_talent_2017-153\" width=\"378\" height=\"252\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-506\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bristol Business School and Bristol Law School students at the UWE Talent awards<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">At the <a href=\"https:\/\/bristolbusinessschoolblog.com\/2017\/03\/01\/bristol-business-school-students-win-big-at-uwe-talent-awards\/\">UWE Talent awards<\/a> in March, students from the Bristol Business School and Bristol Law School won 5 categories and were runners up in 5 categories.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">In April, we opened the doors to our <a href=\"https:\/\/bristolbusinessschoolblog.com\/2017\/04\/24\/new-55-million-building-will-change-how-uwe-bristol-does-business\/\">\u00a355 million new building<\/a> which is now home to the Bristol Business School and Bristol Law School.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_781\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-781\" style=\"width: 388px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-781 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uwe.ac.uk\/bristol-business-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/05\/nb3.jpg\" alt=\"nb3\" width=\"388\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/bristol-business-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/05\/nb3.jpg 1199w, https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/bristol-business-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/05\/nb3-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/bristol-business-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/05\/nb3-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/bristol-business-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/05\/nb3-1024x765.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 388px) 85vw, 388px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-781\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bristol Business School<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">We invited our alumni to be some of the first to visit the building at a <a href=\"https:\/\/bristolbusinessschoolblog.com\/2017\/06\/08\/bristol-business-school-and-bristol-law-school-host-alumni-networking-event-in-their-new-building\/\">networking event<\/a> in May.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">In June, we announced our 5 year partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/bristolbusinessschoolblog.com\/2017\/06\/01\/uwe-bristol-links-up-with-glastonbury-festival-to-promote-sustainability\/\">Glastonbury Festival<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_830\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-830\" style=\"width: 388px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-830 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uwe.ac.uk\/bristol-business-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/06\/glasto-pic.jpg\" alt=\"Glasto pic\" width=\"388\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/bristol-business-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/06\/glasto-pic.jpg 3236w, https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/bristol-business-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/06\/glasto-pic-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/bristol-business-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/06\/glasto-pic-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/bristol-business-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/06\/glasto-pic-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/bristol-business-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/06\/glasto-pic-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 388px) 85vw, 388px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-830\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Steve West and Fiona Jordan at Glastonbury Festival<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">July saw us celebrate our student success at our Graduation ceremonies. The ceremonies in July included the <a href=\"https:\/\/bristolbusinessschoolblog.com\/2017\/08\/01\/villa-college-mba-students-celebrate-their-graduation-in-bristol\/\">first cohort of students<\/a> from our partnership University, Villa College in the Maldives.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1007\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1007\" style=\"width: 451px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-1007 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uwe.ac.uk\/bristol-business-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/08\/villa-college-students-graduation.jpg\" alt=\"Villa College students graduation\" width=\"451\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/bristol-business-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/08\/villa-college-students-graduation.jpg 620w, https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/bristol-business-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/08\/villa-college-students-graduation-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 451px) 85vw, 451px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1007\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our Villa College students at Graduation\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">Bristol Business School academic Svetlana Cicmil was awarded the <a href=\"https:\/\/bristolbusinessschoolblog.com\/2017\/08\/01\/svetlana-cicmil-received-the-lifetime-achievement-award-for-research\/\">Lifetime Achievement Award for Research<\/a> in August.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1015\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1015\" style=\"width: 287px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-1015 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uwe.ac.uk\/bristol-business-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/08\/research-achievement-award.png\" alt=\"Research Achievement Award\" width=\"287\" height=\"290\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1015\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Svetlana Cicmil<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">In September, the Times Higher Education awards shortlisted the Bristol Business School as <a href=\"https:\/\/bristolbusinessschoolblog.com\/2017\/09\/11\/bristol-business-school-shortlisted-for-business-school-of-the-year\/\">Business School of the Year.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1082\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1082\" style=\"width: 421px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-1082 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uwe.ac.uk\/bristol-business-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/09\/fbl_building_2_ts-01.jpg\" alt=\"FBL_Building_2_TS-01\" width=\"421\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/bristol-business-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/09\/fbl_building_2_ts-01.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/bristol-business-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/09\/fbl_building_2_ts-01-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/bristol-business-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/09\/fbl_building_2_ts-01-768x447.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/bristol-business-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/09\/fbl_building_2_ts-01-1024x596.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/bristol-business-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/09\/fbl_building_2_ts-01-1200x699.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 421px) 85vw, 421px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1082\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bristol Business School nominated for Business School of the Year<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">October saw our first cohort from the Hire Association Europe and Event Hire Association finish their ILM Level 5 in Leadership and Management. Read about how the Bristol Business School helped them develop a qualification for the industry in this <a href=\"https:\/\/bristolbusinessschoolblog.com\/2017\/10\/12\/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\/\">case study<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">In November, we announced our partnership with the Aldridge Foundation with a <a href=\"https:\/\/bristolbusinessschoolblog.com\/2017\/11\/17\/guest-blog-post-sir-rod-aldridge-from-the-aldridge-foundation-and-bristol-business-school-announcement\/\">guest blog from Sir Rod Aldridge<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1216\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1216\" style=\"width: 443px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-1216 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uwe.ac.uk\/bristol-business-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/11\/sir-rod-aldridge-17.jpg\" alt=\"Sir Rod Aldridge-17\" width=\"443\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/bristol-business-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/11\/sir-rod-aldridge-17.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/bristol-business-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/11\/sir-rod-aldridge-17-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/bristol-business-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/11\/sir-rod-aldridge-17-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 443px) 85vw, 443px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1216\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sir Rod Aldridge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">Finally, in December one of our students was named <a href=\"https:\/\/bristolbusinessschoolblog.com\/2017\/11\/28\/bristol-business-school-student-named-cipd-west-of-england-branch-student-of-the-year\/\">CIPD West of England Branch Student of the Year<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1235\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1235\" style=\"width: 309px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-1235 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uwe.ac.uk\/bristol-business-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/11\/kelly-pic-e1511867833694.jpg\" alt=\"Kelly pic\" width=\"309\" height=\"323\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1235\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">CIPD Student of the Year\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">To see more of our highlights from 2017 visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/bristolbusinessschoolblog.com\/\">blog<\/a>. Roll on 2018!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As 2017 comes to a close we want to share with you some of our highlights from the past year: Back in January we launched our new Research Centres and groups. 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