Contensis: http://www.contentmanagement.co.uk http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/news/index.aspx?SyndicationType=2 2013-05-21T16:16:14Z Nathan Johnson

Birmingham Business School Dean, Professor Simon Collinson was invited to present at the British American Business Council's Annual Conference (BABC) in Birmingham, May 16. The conference was part of a three-day conference comprising the Transatlantic Business Conference and the British American Group of Lawyers (BAGOL).

2013-05-21T11:30:00Z 2013-05-21T11:16:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/news/2013/may/american-business-councils-annual-conference.aspx Nathan Johnson

We are delighted to have been selected as the first University in the UK that Saasu has granted a licence to. Saasu is a commercially available cloud-based accounting software package used worldwide in Small and Medium sized enterprises.

2013-05-15T10:59:00Z 2013-05-17T11:10:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/Accounting-Finance/news/2013/may/saasu-collaboration.aspx David Morris

Video: Students and academics discuss the suite of BSc Business Management programmes on offer at Birmingham Business School.

2013-05-10T14:01:00Z 2013-05-13T13:59:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/management/news/2013/may/bsc-business-management-programmes-at-birmingham-business-school.aspx David Morris

The University of Birmingham has been ranked 10th in a rich list for producing the richest graduates and ranked number one for the most self-made millionaires.

2013-05-09T09:54:00Z 2013-05-09T10:43:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/news/2013/may/university-of-birmingham-ranked-10th-for-producing-the-richest-graduates.aspx David Morris

The University of Birmingham has been ranked 11th place in the Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey 2013 and 17th out of 124 UK universities in The Complete University Guide for 2014.

2013-05-07T16:11:00Z 2013-05-08T14:36:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/news/2013/may/university-of-birmingham-strengthens-its-top-20-league-table-position.aspx David Morris

Dr Siddhartha Bandyopadhyay of the Department of Economics discusses "The paradox of falling crime rates in a recession" in a Birmingham Perspective.

2013-04-30T14:54:00Z 2013-04-30T14:43:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/economics/news/2013/april/the-paradox-of-falling-crime-rates-in-a-recession.aspx David Morris

On Thursday 25th April a collaborative event with The Confederation of Indian Industry, UK Trade and Investment and the University of Birmingham examined the current environment for 'doing business in India'.

2013-04-29T15:02:00Z 2013-04-29T16:21:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/news/2013/april/doing-business-in-india-the-university-of-birmingham-hosts-an-event-to-highlight-opportunities-for-bilateral-trade.aspx David Morris

Birmingham Business School's partner in Singapore, the Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) were recently awarded top honours at the AsiaOne People's Choice Awards.

2013-04-29T13:18:00Z 2013-04-29T13:19:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/management/news/2013/april/birmingham-business-schools-partner-in-singapore-wins-top-awards.aspx David Morris

Over the coming two weeks there are many events talking place at Birmingham Business School covering diverse topics such as 'The Financial Wellbeing of the Birmingham Community' and 'Doing Business in India'.

2013-04-19T11:00:00Z 2013-04-19T11:20:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/news/2013/april/upcoming-events-at-birmingham-business-school.aspx David Morris

Birmingham Business School has its own dedicated Alumni team who create many opportunities for you to stay involved with the School and offers many benefits and services to help assist you with life after University.

2013-04-18T10:41:00Z 2013-04-18T11:31:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/news/2013/april/birmingham-business-school-alumni.aspx David Morris

The University of Birmingham has a major economic impact on the city and region as an educator, employer, research leader and international gateway.

2013-04-16T13:57:00Z 2013-04-16T13:56:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/university/about/our-economic-impact.aspx David Morris

Joseph Morris graduated with BSc Hons in Money, Banking and Finance from the University of Birmingham. Joseph is currently working as the Chief Operating Officer for The Grad Diary in London. Find out about his time at Birmingham Business School.

2013-04-15T12:09:00Z 2013-04-15T11:55:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/alumni/alumni-profiles/joseph-morris-money-banking-and-finance-bsc-hons-2011.aspx David Morris

The Global Value Chain (GVC) Research Group focuses on the consequences of increased globalisation and outsourcing on business performance, employment, labour conditions and worker productivity.

2013-04-12T11:24:00Z 2013-04-12T11:18:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/news/2013/april/global-value-chains-research-group.aspx David Morris

Lord Young, Adviser to the Prime Minister on small business and enterprise, paid a visit to Birmingham Business School to discuss the School's role in supporting small firms in the region.

2013-04-11T14:55:00Z 2013-04-11T14:11:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/news/2013/april/adviser-to-the-prime-minister-on-small-business-and-enterprise-visits-birmingham-business-school.aspx David Morris

The Birmingham MBA Recruitment and Admissions Officer will be attending two upcoming MBA fairs to answer any questions you may have about studying an MBA at Birmingham Business School.

2013-04-11T09:53:00Z 2013-04-11T09:59:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/mba/news/2013/april/the-birmingham-mba-upcoming-mba-fairs.aspx David Morris

Will Phelan graduated with BSc Hons in Business Management from the University of Birmingham in 2012. He is now working on the Barclays Future Leaders Programme. Find out about his time at Birmingham Business School.

2013-04-10T11:23:00Z 2013-04-10T11:31:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/alumni/alumni-profiles/will-phelan-business-management-2012.aspx David Morris

The Distinguished Leaders Series of guest speakers at Birmingham Business School featured a number of high profile leaders from a range of industries across the world, reflecting on their personal journeys and discussing the qualities of a great leader.

2013-04-04T11:15:00Z 2013-04-05T11:12:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/news/2013/april/distinguished-leaders-series-highlights-2012-13.aspx David Morris

A PhD student from the Accounting and Finance department has been selected to participate at a European Doctoral Student Consortium.

2013-03-25T14:20:00Z 2013-03-25T14:12:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/Accounting-Finance/news/2013/march/phd-student-selected-to-participate-at-the-2013-financial-management-consortium.aspx David Morris

The Department of Management's Professor Kiran Trehan, Birmingham Business School expert in leadership and enterprise development, recently took part in the University's Birmingham Heroes campaign to discuss driving economic growth.

2013-03-22T10:12:00Z 2013-03-22T10:18:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/management/news/2013/march/hear-professor-kiran-trehan-discuss-driving-economic-growth.aspx David Morris

Andy Lymer from the Department of Accounting & Finance discusses the state of the British economy and possible changes to the remit for the Bank of England ahead of the 2013 Budget.

2013-03-20T10:55:00Z 2013-04-12T16:37:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/Accounting-Finance/news/2013/march/department-of-accounting-finance-and-university-academics-offer-their-thoughts-on-the-2013-budget.aspx David Morris

John Fender from the Department of Economics discusses the state of the British economy and possible changes to the remit for the Bank of England ahead of the 2013 Budget.

2013-03-20T10:27:00Z 2013-03-20T10:18:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/economics/news/2013/march/department-of-economics-and-university-academics-offer-their-thoughts-on-the-2013-budget.aspx David Morris

Isabelle Szmigin from the Department of Marketing discusses the state of the British economy and possible changes to the remit for the Bank of England ahead of the 2013 Budget.

2013-03-20T10:25:00Z 2013-03-20T10:17:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/marketing/news/2013/march/department-of-marketing-and-university-academics-offer-their-thoughts-on-the-2013-budget.aspx David Morris

Two acedmics from the Department of Management offered their thoughts on the 2013 Budget; Gill Bentley discusses the impact of the Budget on British industry and John Bryson offers nine suggestions for boosting economic growth.

2013-03-20T09:50:00Z 2013-03-20T10:18:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/management/news/2013/march/department-of-management-and-university-academics-offer-their-thoughts-on-the-2013-budget.aspx David Morris

Professor Isabelle Szmigin featured on The Guardian website this week discussing how minimum alcohol pricing could just work and that it should be given a chance.

2013-03-14T10:33:00Z 2013-03-14T12:13:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/marketing/news/2013/march/minimum-alcohol-pricing-could-just-work-says-professor-isabelle-szmigin.aspx David Morris

After being the first to host a catwalk show on top of London's Tower Bridge and gaining a reputation as one of the most unique fashion show organisers in the world, Birmingham Business School Alumna Jessica Minh Anh has now started her own internship programme.

2013-03-11T15:01:00Z 2013-03-11T14:48:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/marketing/news/2013/march/business-school-alumna-who-turns-iconic-venues-into-phenomenal-catwalks-launches-internship-programme.aspx David Morris

On Wednesday 20th February 2013, Chief Executive of Balfour Beatty and University of Birmingham alumnus Ian Tyler delivered a guest lecture as part of our Distinguished Leaders Series of guest speakers.

2013-03-05T20:18:00Z 2013-03-05T11:38:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/mba/news/2013/march/chief-executive-of-balfour-beatty-gives-distinguished-leaders-guest-lecture.aspx David Morris

The Health Services Management Centre and Birmingham Business School have been selected to support the NHS to deliver the largest and most comprehensive programme of leadership development, ever undertaken in the NHS.

2013-03-01T20:53:00Z 2013-03-06T10:04:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/news/2013/march/transformational-healthcare-leadership-for-the-nhs.aspx David Morris

Can the corporate world stop inflicting severe environmental damage without legislation? Will the majority of businesses be inspired by examples of best practice? These are just two of the questions which will be tackled at an upcoming event at Birmingham Business School

2013-03-01T10:46:00Z 2013-03-01T11:02:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/management/news/2013/march/partnership-for-the-planet-legal-wisdom-and-business-innovation-guest-speaker-event.aspx David Morris

The British Federation of Women Graduates scholarships are for women who will be in their third year of doctoral studies or part time equivalent at the time when the awards are given out.

2013-02-25T10:45:00Z 2013-02-25T10:21:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/news/2013/February/british-federation-of-women-graduates-bfwg-scholarships-2013.aspx Kabir Ganguly

The controversy over food fraud appears to be intensifying. New cases of horsemeat and other "rogue" ingredients are now being discovered on the shelves of the major supermarkets almost every day. The question is where does the true responsibility lie?

2013-02-20T09:51:00Z 2013-02-20T09:18:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/news/2013/February/horsing-around-with-the-food-chain-counting-cost-of-cheap-meat.aspx David Morris

Students discuss Professor Al Roth's lecture at the University of Birmingham and how having guest speakers adds to the student experience.

2013-02-15T16:13:00Z 2013-02-15T14:15:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/economics/news/2013/february/students-discuss-professor-al-roths-lecture-at-the-university-of-birmingham.aspx David Morris

A number of graduates from the Department of Marketing were awarded at their graduations last year.

2013-02-14T10:02:00Z 2013-02-14T09:45:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/marketing/news/2013/February/awards-for-2011-12-marketing-graduates.aspx David Morris

Two Accounting and Finance PhD students, Ms Dan Zhou and Mr Wasim Ahmad, have been selected to participate at the Merton H. Miller European Financial Management Doctoral Colloquium.

2013-02-12T09:34:00Z 2013-02-12T10:40:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/Accounting-Finance/news/2013/february/two-birmingham-business-school-phd-students-selected-to-participate-at-competitive-event.aspx David Morris

Douglas Johnson-Poensgen, the Managing Director of Barclays to You, visited Birmingham Business School as part of the Distinguished Leaders Series.

2013-02-07T16:53:00Z 2013-02-07T16:07:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/mba/news/2013/february/students-question-managing-director-at-barclays-in-latest-distinguished-leader-series.aspx David Morris

The BBC and the Financial Times were both present at Birmingham Business School's high profile debate last week on whether maintaining a degree of national ownership of home-grown companies is important.

2013-02-06T10:06:00Z 2013-02-06T12:00:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/news/2013/February/bbc-covers-business-school-debate.aspx David Morris

The Department of Economics welcomed Nobel Prize winner Professor Al Roth to the University of Birmingham on 4th February 2013.

2013-02-05T16:48:00Z 2013-03-07T10:07:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/economics/news/2013/february/nobel-prize-winner-professor-al-roth-guest-lectures-at-the-university-of-birmingham.aspx David Morris

Professor Al Roth visits University of Birmingham ahead of his Economics guest lecture.

2013-02-04T17:39:00Z 2013-02-04T16:26:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/economics/news/2013/february/professor-al-roth-at-the-university-of-birmingham.aspx David Morris

David Smith, Economics Editor of the Sunday Times gave a guest lecture at Birmingham Business School.

2013-02-04T17:37:00Z 2013-02-11T11:08:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/economics/news/2013/february/david-smith-economics-editor-of-the-sunday-times-guest-lecture.aspx David Morris

Dr Pat Hanlon discusses the HS2 Rail Proposal as part of 'The Birmingham Brief'.

2013-01-31T15:36:00Z 2013-01-31T17:08:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/economics/news/2013/january/the-hs2-rail-proposal---a-difficult-political-decision.aspx David Morris

On 17th January 2013, Deborah Cadbury attended Birmingham Business School as part of GRAB – the Great Read at Birmingham initiative – which this year centred around Deborah's book Chocolate Wars.

2013-01-25T12:24:00Z 2013-01-28T14:34:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/news/2013/January/deborah-cadbury-grab-guest-lecture.aspx David Morris

In October last year, we announced that the Management Consultancy firm One Point Three Consulting had moved headquarters to Birmingham, with a plan to develop even closer links with Birmingham Business School.

2013-01-21T13:02:00Z 2013-01-21T12:19:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/news/2013/January/What-the-Business-Leader-Said-to-the-MBA.aspx David Morris

Opportunities for companies looking to benefit from the research, business development or market investigation work that an experienced professional MBA student can provide.

2013-01-21T13:00:00Z 2013-01-21T16:15:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/mba/news/2013/mba-company-consultancy-summer-work.aspx David Morris

There will be a Service in Remembrance of Professor Tony Fielding who was a member of the Department of Economics.

2013-01-16T12:05:00Z 2013-02-14T16:23:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/economics/news/2013/january/professor-tony-fielding.aspx David Morris

Last week Birmingham Business School launched its new Twitter account; @UoB_Business.

2013-01-15T14:54:00Z 2013-01-21T12:06:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/news/2013/January/birmingham-business-school-twitter-account-launches.aspx Kabir Ganguly

The University of Birmingham has been selected for the Tullow Group Scholarship Scheme for the 2013 -2014 academic year.

2013-01-14T15:12:00Z 2013-01-14T15:10:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/events/2013/january/tullow-scholarship.aspx David Morris

The Business School common room has had a refurbishment, with a new look and new name, following feedback from students.

2013-01-07T16:40:00Z 2013-01-21T12:06:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/news/2013/January/the-business-lounge.aspx David Morris

Living close to an active landfill site reduces house prices by 2.6% and the cost to home owners can still be counted two decades after the facility has shut, new research shows.

2013-01-04T10:58:00Z 2013-01-08T13:34:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/economics/news/2013/january/living-close-to-a-rubbish-tip-reduces-house-price.aspx David Morris

A number of academics from across the University have offered their predictions for 2013, including the Business School's Dr James Reade from the Department of Economics.

2012-12-21T11:47:00Z 2013-01-29T11:05:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/news/2012/december/predictions-for-2013-from-university-of-birmingham-academics.aspx Kabir Ganguly

Wyatt International, Birmingham's longest established independent PR and marketing communications consultancy, has recruited the two most recent winners of a prestigious marketing award...

2012-12-20T12:07:00Z 2012-12-20T11:56:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/marketing/news/2012/december/win-win-partnership-creates-jobs.aspx David Morris

Professor Isabelle Szmigin discusses the threat to the High Street from the growth of online shopping.

2012-12-17T13:51:00Z 2013-01-16T15:31:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/marketing/news/2012/december/as-christmas-clicks-in-on-line-is-any-festive-cheer-left.aspx Nathan Johnson

Students from the UK and around the world will have free access to some of the country's top universities thanks to FutureLearn Ltd, an entirely new company being launched by The Open University (OU). The universities of Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, East Anglia, Exeter, King's College London, Lancaster, Leeds, Southampton, St Andrews and Warwick have all signed up to join FutureLearn.

2012-12-14T15:21:00Z 2012-12-14T15:16:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/news/2012/december/free-open-online-future-of-higher-education.aspx Kabir Ganguly

Recent Nobel Prize Winner, Professor Al Roth provides an open, guest lecture for the University of Birmingham's College of Social Sciences on Monday 4th February 2013.

2012-12-13T11:59:00Z 2012-12-13T11:39:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/news/2012/december/guest-lecture-from-nobel-prize-winner-announced.aspx David Morris

Ahead of the government's Autumn Statement on Wednesday December 5, the university asked six leading academics what they hoped would be included.

2012-12-06T15:03:00Z 2012-12-07T09:23:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/news/2012/december/autumn-statement-2012.aspx Kabir Ganguly

Professor Indra Ray has just completed a project titled "Mediation in Environmental Games" funded by the British Academy.

2012-12-04T10:58:00Z 2012-12-04T11:11:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/economics/news/2012/december/indra-ray-completes-mediation-in-environmental-games.aspx Kabir Ganguly

Information on Financial Times European 2012 Rankings

2012-12-03T21:14:00Z 2012-12-03T18:18:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/mba/news/2012/december/ft-european-2012-rankings.aspx David Morris

Ian Cranna, the Vice President of Marketing of Starbucks, visited Birmingham Business School and we caught up with him to ask what he thought the School would gain from his visit.

2012-12-03T13:53:00Z 2013-03-15T14:01:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/marketing/news/2012/november/vp-marketing-of-starbucks-visits.aspx Kabir Ganguly

Boots International has opted to promote their new International Graduate Scheme exclusively to BSc Business Management students at Birmingham Business School.

2012-11-28T12:08:00Z 2012-11-28T11:50:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/management/news/2012/november/boots-boosts-student-employment-at-birmingham-business-school.aspx David Morris

November saw a number of senior academic faculty from University of Birmingham, and its Business School, fly out to Singapore to attend the graduation ceremonies of those students who studied Birmingham Business School's programmes at the Singapore Institute of Management (SIM).

2012-11-28T11:28:00Z 2012-11-29T11:09:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/mba/news/2012/november/sim-graduation-and-presentation-2012.aspx David Morris

The University of Birmingham welcomed alumnus Sarah Cox to the Business School as part of the Distinguished Leaders Series of guest speakers. Sarah's most recent role was as Head of Business Planning for the London 2012 Olympic Organising Committee.

2012-11-23T13:21:00Z 2012-11-23T13:55:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/mba/news/2012/november/sarah-cox-distinguished-leaders-series.aspx Kabir Ganguly

Information on Advisory Board 2012

2012-11-22T11:49:00Z 2012-11-22T14:45:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/news/2012/november/advisory-board-2012.aspx David Morris

Our next open day is Saturday 24th November where you can join us on campus to find out all about studying at Birmingham Business School and the University as a whole, as well as information about life as a student.

2012-11-19T10:57:00Z 2012-11-19T10:42:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/news/2012/november/2013-entry-open-day-this-saturday.aspx Kabir Ganguly

The 2012 Birmingham Business School Annual Advisory Board Lecture was given by board member Anji Hunter, former gate-keeper to Tony Blair, and her husband, Sky News Political Editor Adam Boulton. Their talk, "Murdoch marries Blair", has sparked wide debate on how Politics, Business and the Media should learn to understand each other better. Hazel Westwood reports.

2012-11-16T09:29:00Z 2012-11-16T09:21:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/news/2012/november/murdoch-marries-blair.aspx David Morris

Students worldwide believe the UK is the safest place to study, an international survey has found.

2012-11-14T10:43:00Z 2012-11-15T10:52:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/news/2012/november/students-rate-uk-as-the-safest-place-to-study-as-concerns-over-security-abroad-grow.aspx David Morris

Matthew Key, Chairman and CEO of Telefonica Digital, returned to Birmingham Business School on 8 November 2012 to discuss "The digital economy – how it can transform society".

2012-11-09T14:20:00Z 2012-12-04T10:23:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/news/2012/november/matthew-key-the-digital-economy-how-it-can-transform-society.aspx David Morris

Stef Kranendijk, CEO of Desso and world leader in the Circular Economy in Practice, visited Birmingham Business School to talk about how the practice of Cradle to Cradle® manufacturing can not only boost innovation and profitability in the short-term, but also help businesses prepare a more resilient business model for the long-term.

2012-11-06T10:53:00Z 2012-11-06T15:10:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/economics/news/2012/november/stef-kranendijk.aspx David Morris

Birmingham Business School will see two alumni return to campus this week with the next in the Distinguished Leaders Series, Valarie Hughes D'Aeth, Group HR Director of Amey speaking on Wednesday and Matthew Key, CEO of O2 talking about the digital economy on Thursday.

2012-11-05T10:43:00Z 2012-11-05T11:25:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/news/2012/november/returning-alumni-to-birmingham-business-school-this-week.aspx Kabir Ganguly

During Induction Week Marketing students pitched their business-to business communications strategy to industry experts in the hope of having their campaign selected as the winner and implemented by the agency.

2012-11-01T11:27:00Z 2012-11-01T11:24:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/marketing/news/2012/november/students-meet-big-cat-agency.aspx David Morris

"We've recruited a body of consultants from the School's internationally acclaimed MBA programme which really does produce top performers."

2012-10-30T09:59:00Z 2012-10-31T09:01:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/news/2012/october/niche-consultancy-firm-benefits-from-closer-proximity-to-birmingham-business-school.aspx David Morris

Group Commercial Director, Sainsbury's - Mike Coupe arrived at Birmingham Business School to meet students as part of the Distinguished Leaders Series

2012-10-26T16:28:00Z 2012-10-29T14:40:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/mba/news/2012/october/mike-coupe-distinguished-leaders-series.aspx Kabir Ganguly

Business School alumnus David Gill has been appointed Vice Chairman of the Football Association.

2012-10-26T16:18:00Z 2012-10-29T16:24:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/economics/news/2012/october/david-gill.aspx Kabir Ganguly

Nick Humby, Finance Director of the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) speaking on "The Business of Entertainment"

2012-10-22T17:08:00Z 2012-10-22T17:10:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/mba/news/2012/october/nick-humby-distinguished-leaders-series.aspx Kabir Ganguly

We have achieved enviable ranking positions in comparison to competitor Business Schools within the UK and Europe, having achieved ranking places of 12th in the UK and 19th in Europe.

2012-10-12T15:26:00Z 2012-10-12T14:51:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/mba/news/2012/october/the-economists-2012-which-mba-global-rankings.aspx Kabir Ganguly

We are delighted to welcome Professor Simon Collinson as Dean of Birmingham Business School and Professor of International Business and Innovation.

2012-10-12T12:05:00Z 2012-10-12T11:54:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/news/2012/october/welcome-professor-simon-collinson.aspx Kabir Ganguly

Land Rover's visit to Birmingham Business School has given students the opportunity to engage directly with a global brand as it innovatively reaches new markets.

2012-10-10T09:59:00Z 2012-10-10T18:23:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/marketing/news/2012/october/global-marketing-success.aspx Kabir Ganguly

Birmingham Business School welcomes a new cohort of accountancy students this term as part of a prestigious partnership with KPMG's ground-breaking school leavers' programme.

2012-10-09T12:43:00Z 2012-10-09T12:10:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/Accounting-Finance/news/2012/october/business-school-welcomes-new-kpmg-class.aspx Kabir Ganguly

A major analysis of referee's decisions in the Premier League has shown that officials are around 15% more likely to book foreign players who are from the same background as the most sizable ethnic minority groups in the UK.

2012-10-08T13:30:00Z 2012-10-08T13:18:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/economics/news/2012/october/premiership-referees-more-likely-to-book-foreign-ethnic-minority-players.aspx Kabir Ganguly

Alin Dobrea an MSc Strategic Marketing and Consulting student (2011 – 12) was one of the 69 participants selected by the Korean Government to participate and represent the University of Birmingham at The National Council of Youth Organizations in Korea, an annual gathering of youth leaders from around the globe.

2012-10-04T17:28:00Z 2012-10-10T13:03:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/marketing/news/2012/october/marketing-students-selected-by-north-korean-government.aspx Kabir Ganguly

The University Graduate School is pleased to announce that it has ten Doctoral Elite Researcher Scholarships which will commence in the 2013-2014 academic year.

2012-10-02T11:18:00Z 2012-10-02T11:04:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/news/2012/october/elite-doctoral-researcher-scholarships-2013-2014.aspx Kabir Ganguly

The University of Birmingham has been shortlisted as University of the Year in The Sunday Times University Guide 2013 and ranked at 13th overall in the UK, a rise of 12 places.

2012-10-02T10:50:00Z 2012-10-02T18:35:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/news/2012/october/impressive-league-table-rise.aspx Kabir Ganguly

Birmingham Business School Alumni Relations team is delighted to announce the launch of the Distinguished Leaders series.

2012-09-18T17:29:00Z 2012-09-18T16:53:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/mba/news/2012/september/distinguished-leaders-series.aspx Kabir Ganguly

Meet MBA admissions officers from Birmingham University at this free online fair.

2012-08-24T10:06:00Z 2012-08-24T09:54:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/mba/news/2012/september/economists-which-mba.aspx Kabir Ganguly

The Accounting and Finance department are delighted to have achieved the gold standard of recognition as a Centre of Excellence in the provision of finance teaching by The Chartered Institute for Securities and Investments (CISI)

2012-08-02T09:48:00Z 2012-08-15T15:44:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/Accounting-Finance/news/2012/august/cisi-accounting-finance-centre-of-excellence.aspx Kabir Ganguly

Given that social media are increasingly used to gather consumer insights and theorise consumer behaviour, the aim of this pilot research entails turning our gaze to research practice.

2012-07-25T14:11:00Z 2012-07-25T13:13:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/marketing/news/2012/july/are-consumers-aware-of-how-they-are-being-researched.aspx Kabir Ganguly

Congratulations to Prof. Andrew Lymer – Head of our Department who has recently been promoted into the interim position of Head of Birmingham Business School.

2012-06-29T13:25:00Z 2012-06-29T13:20:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/Accounting-Finance/news/2012/june/professor-andy-lymer-promotion.aspx Kabir Ganguly

This month our undergraduate students embarked on an entirely new and unique experience: the University and Capgemini Challenge. Global consultancy firm Capgemini is a top-flight graduate recruiter, based in 40 countries around the world. Choosing to work exclusively with the University of Birmingham

2012-06-28T11:21:00Z 2012-07-25T10:24:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/news/2012/june/students-rise-to-Capgeminis-exclusive-challenge.aspx Kabir Ganguly

Prof. Shenkar shows how savvy imitators generate huge profits. They save not only on R&D costs but also on marketing and advertising investments made by first movers.

2012-06-15T17:21:00Z 2012-06-15T16:50:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/management/news/2012/june/copycats-how-smart-companies-use-imitation-to-gain-a-strategic-edge.aspx Kabir Ganguly

Five doctoral researchers from the Business School along with the Programme Director attended the the first annual Universitas 21 DRC in April 2012. Universitas 21 is an international network of 23 leading research-intensive universities in fifteen countries

2012-06-11T15:29:00Z 2012-06-11T15:36:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/news/2012/june/First-annual-Universitas-21-Doctoral-Research-Consortium.aspx Kabir Ganguly

The Department of Marketing were delighted to welcome highly acclaimed academic Professor George Day to Birmingham Business School to deliver a guest lecture based on his prize winning book 'Strategy From The Outside In'

2012-06-07T17:29:00Z 2012-06-07T17:17:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/marketing/news/2012/june/george-day-guest-lecture.aspx Kabir Ganguly

Dan Taylor graduated in 2010 with a degree in Business Management and Communications. He spared us five minutes out of his busy day to let us know what he's up to now.

2012-06-06T15:04:00Z 2012-06-06T14:58:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/management/news/2012/june/taylor-made-success.aspx Nathan Johnson

June is an exciting month for the Business School, as we welcome Deloitte back for the second year of the intensive MBA Deloitte Consultancy Challenge and launch the brand new Undergraduate Capgemini Community Challenge. Both are week-long programmes, kicking off at the Business School Monday 11th June, designed exclusively for the University of Birmingham.

2012-05-28T14:32:00Z 2012-05-28T14:11:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/mba/news/2012/may/exclusive-consultancy-challenges-for-undergraduate-and-mba-students.aspx Kabir Ganguly

Business School students Matej Urban, Andrius Juozapaitis, Evelina Zujute and Nerijus Cerniauskas recently competed in the 'Peak Time 2012' international student business competition in Riga, Latvia.

2012-05-23T15:03:00Z 2012-05-23T14:42:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/news/2012/may/business-students-compete-in-peak-time.aspx David Morris

The Birmingham MBA is a transformational experience. Recognised by the FT for career progression and value for money.

2012-05-18T12:10:00Z 2013-02-15T15:29:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/mba/news/2012/may/from-consultancy-to-banking.aspx Kabir Ganguly

Karen Rowlingson recently chaired the afternoon session at the 'Working Together to Promote Financial Inclusion and Tackle Isolation' event held in London.

2012-05-16T17:19:00Z 2012-05-23T17:25:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/news/2012/may/working-together-to-promote-financial-inclusion.aspx Kabir Ganguly

Laura King describes her experience of studying a masters degree in Marketing Communications during her recent graduation.

2012-05-16T16:51:00Z 2012-05-16T15:20:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/marketing/news/2012/may/msc-marketing-communications-student-testimonial.aspx Kabir Ganguly

The University has joined forces with KPMG to offer a compelling alternative to the traditional route into accounting. Our vision is to inspire today's brightest students and we work hard to provide you with the best possible teaching, research facilities and support services to ensure that you will reach your full potential.

2012-05-16T11:02:00Z 2012-05-16T11:06:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/Accounting-Finance/news/2012/may/KPMG-accountancy-career.aspx Kabir Ganguly

The authors analyse referees' decisions in the 2007-08 and 2008-09 English football's Premier League seasons using an extensive in-match dataset collected by OPTA Sportsdata.

2012-05-15T16:36:00Z 2012-05-18T12:19:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/economics/news/2012/may/punishing-the-foreigner.aspx Kabir Ganguly

Sohaib Ahmed describes life as an undergraduate student studying Economics and tells us what sets him apart as graduate of Economics at Birmingham Business School.

2012-05-10T11:18:00Z 2012-05-10T11:17:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/economics/news/2012/may/economics-undergraduate-testimonial.aspx Kabir Ganguly

Our partner in Singapore , Singapore Institute of Management has just passed the Singapore Council for Private Education's EduTrust Site Assessment.

2012-04-26T16:35:00Z 2012-04-26T16:53:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/news/2012/april/singapore-institute-of-management.aspx Kabir Ganguly

Sam Adams describes his experience of studying a masters degree in Marketing during his recent graduation.

2012-04-25T15:18:00Z 2012-04-25T15:06:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/marketing/news/2012/april/student-testimonial-sam-adams.aspx Kabir Ganguly

Simon Evans visited Birmingham Business School to meet the MSc Marketing Suite Programme Director, Dr Sheena Leek and students who had received one of his scholarships.

2012-04-25T10:34:00Z 2012-04-25T10:46:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/marketing/news/2012/april/simon-evans-visits.aspx Kabir Ganguly

The Management Undergraduate of the Year Award went to Grace Gimson who is studying Business Management at Birmingham Business School.

2012-04-20T09:32:00Z 2012-04-26T09:33:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/news/2012/april/Business-Management-Undergraduate-of-the-year.aspx William Fallows

Almut Koester co-authors new Cambridge University Press courses.

2012-04-13T11:01:00Z 2013-03-09T15:22:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/edacs/departments/english/news/2012/business-advantage.aspx Kabir Ganguly

Yogesh Dewan, CEO of Hassium Asset Management, was invited by BBS' Economics (EconSoc) and Investments Societies to speak with current and former students on his experiences working in the financial sector.

2012-04-04T11:07:00Z 2012-04-04T11:16:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/economics/news/2012/april/yogesh-dewan-visits.aspx Kabir Ganguly

Six scholarships a year will be awarded, on a competitive basis, for three years of PhD study at the University of Birmingham to include tuition fees and living costs.

2012-03-29T09:36:00Z 2012-03-29T09:47:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/news/2012/March-/li-siguang-phd-scholarship.aspx Kabir Ganguly

Following the success of the last AMBA Cluster Event in November, we are hosting another event joint with Aston Business School on Thursday 19th April in the University of Birmingham's Business School.

2012-03-28T16:11:00Z 2012-03-28T15:59:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/mba/news/2012/march/mba-graduate-optimise-your-career.aspx Kabir Ganguly

The Birmingham Business School (BBS) Alumni Relations team is delighted to inform you that we have now secured access to EBSCO Business Source exclusively for our MBA alumni as part of our ongoing commitment to your progression. This service gives you access to the full text of business magazines and journals, trade publications, country economic reports, industry reports, market research reports and company profiles.

2012-03-28T14:06:00Z 2012-04-05T15:13:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/mba/news/2012/march/new-access-to-market-intelligence-e-resources-for-mba-alumni.aspx Kabir Ganguly

The Birmingham Business School Alumni Relations team is very excited to launch our new podcast service which allows you to access the discussion and presentation slides from our visiting speakers, starting with Dr James Chu, Managing Director, Incapital Europe.

2012-03-28T13:29:00Z 2012-03-28T15:53:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/mba/news/2012/march/james-chu-distinguished-speakers-series.aspx Kabir Ganguly

Accenture are pleased to sponsor the 'Accenture Strategy (Commerce) Award' and the 'Accenture Strategy (STEM) Award'. Dr Rehan ul-Haq, Birmingham Business School, welcomes the 12th year of sponsorship of these awards for academic excellence by the Strategic Management undergraduate students.

2012-03-16T09:06:00Z 2012-03-15T15:54:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/marketing/news/2012/march/accenture-award.aspx Kabir Ganguly

The University of Birmingham has been rated among the top 10 UK universities for producing millionaires.

2012-02-22T11:30:00Z 2012-02-22T11:40:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/news/2012/february/top-10-uk-universities-millionaires.aspx David Morris

The University of Birmingham's Business School and the Women's Business Development Agency have formed a partnership to create the UK's first academic centre devoted to women's enterprise and leadership.

2012-02-20T10:09:00Z 2012-11-13T13:50:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/management/news/2012/february/academic-centre-womens-enterprise-leadership-(CWEL).aspx Kabir Ganguly

Susan Marlow discusses The Myth of the failing female entrepreneur in the Birmingham Brief. Professor Susan Marlow is Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Birmingham Business School

2012-02-17T15:02:00Z 2012-02-17T14:57:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/management/news/2012/february/the-myth-of-the-failing-female-entrepreneur.aspx Kabir Ganguly

The MBA Global Banking and Finance Speakers Series, an integral part of the programme, has been designed to allow global players from within the banking and finance industry to share their expertise further enhancing the MBA experience at Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham.

2012-02-17T12:22:00Z 2012-02-17T12:18:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/mba/news/2012/february/global-banking-finance-mba-speakers-series.aspx Kabir Ganguly

Helping to understand how we behave online: In recent years, online Social Networking Sites have proved to be remarkably popular.

2012-02-14T10:43:00Z 2012-02-14T11:01:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/marketing/news/2012/february/highlighted-profile-doga-istanbulluoglu.aspx Kabir Ganguly

Audrey had the pick of the crop from the variety of degree choices but she gravitated towards a UK-based degree with the University of Birmingham (UoB), attracted by its reputation.

2012-02-10T17:35:00Z 2012-02-10T17:39:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/management/news/2012/february/audrey-wong.aspx Kabir Ganguly

We are delighted that we have climbed 11 places within the Expansion MBA 2012 Rankings.

2012-02-07T09:35:00Z 2012-02-07T09:30:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/mba/news/2012/february/birmingham-mba-climbs-expansion-rankings.aspx Kabir Ganguly

Dr Mark Palmer is leading a new research project which aims to investigate the role of loyalty card programme workshop insights in the practice of market strategising. Over the next two years the project, in conjunction with Dr Geoff Simmons from the University of Ulster and Professor Andrew Fearne from the University of Kent, will seek to understand how database insights – Tesco's loyalty Clubcard data – informs and ascribes meaning to the market strategies of producers and suppliers across the UK.

2012-02-03T10:07:00Z 2012-02-03T10:20:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/marketing/news/2012/february/revealing-hidden-sales-trends-management-practice-supermarket-loyalty-card-technologies.aspx Kabir Ganguly

The Careers and Employability Centre offer a range of award schemes for students from a range of backgrounds that are looking to undertake a variety of work experience placements and internships.

2012-01-31T18:24:00Z 2012-02-06T11:40:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/news/2012/january/student-funding-work-placements-research-internships.aspx Kabir Ganguly

Victorio Vardaro graduated from the Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme at the University of Birmingham (UoB) Business School in 2004; he is currently employed as a Senior Planning Manager for the Inland Revenue in Buenos Aires, Argentina. We recently caught up with Victorio to find out the impact the MBA is having on his life and career.

2012-01-31T11:58:00Z 2012-01-31T12:31:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/mba/news/2012/january/Highlighted-alumni-mba-profile-Victorio-Vardaro.aspx Kabir Ganguly

A global recession, increased fees, and uncertainty in the jobs market, and yet "now is a great time to be studying business" - that's the message from Birmingham Business School Advisory Board Member Jane Lodge. The Birmingham alumnus, who was Deloitte's first female board member, has some timely advice for A level students making choices as she reflects on her own 35 year career and the way forward.

2012-01-30T11:29:00Z 2012-01-30T11:21:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/news/2012/january/now-is-a-great-time-to-be-studying-business.aspx Kabir Ganguly

The 2012 Global Financial Times MBA Rankings have confirmed Birmingham Business School in the top 100 with a place of 86th and as one of the top UK and European MBA'S. The Birmingham MBA has maintained their UK and European position in the FT ranked 11th in the UK and 20th in Europe.

2012-01-30T10:05:00Z 2012-01-30T09:59:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/mba/news/2012/january/2012-financial-times-mba-rankings.aspx Kabir Ganguly

Our Careers and Employability team are happy to announce their win at the National Placement and Internship Awards 2012

2012-01-27T16:59:00Z 2012-02-06T11:40:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/news/2012/january/employability-award.aspx Kabir Ganguly

Information on Business Management Year in Industry Profile

2012-01-27T10:41:00Z 2012-01-27T10:21:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/management/news/2012/business-management-year-in-industry-profile.aspx Kabir Ganguly

The Birmingham MBA team are happy to announce the introduction of a new series of scholarships supporting MBA students

2012-01-26T16:04:00Z 2012-01-26T16:00:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/mba/news/2012/january/scholarships.aspx Kabir Ganguly

Birmingham Business School students entered the Dragons' Den when they took on a social media challenge set by industry experts.

2012-01-18T19:14:00Z 2012-01-18T19:07:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/news/2012/january/students-impress-social-media-dragons.aspx Kabir Ganguly

International Business Times spoke to Professor Cillian Ryan, an expert on Ireland to discuss the present crisis and how it differs from previous periods of economic hardship on the Emerald Isle.

2012-01-18T09:27:00Z 2013-02-07T14:17:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/economics/news/2012/january/ireland-banks-crisis.aspx Kabir Ganguly

Chuka Umunna MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, today launched, "Fulfilling the Promise of British Enterprise" - the interim report from the Labour Party's Small Business Taskforce, which looks at how government can shape the business environment so that it is as conducive as possible to entrepreneurship and small business growth.

2012-01-13T16:08:00Z 2012-01-13T16:30:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/news/2012/january/launch-labours-business-taskforce-interim-report.aspx Kabir Ganguly

Our next Postgraduate Open Day will be held on Tuesday 07 February 2012.The Postgraduate Open Day gives you the opportunity to talk to the experts and find out more about the wide portfolio of taught and research opportunities available to you at the University of Birmingham. Whatever stage you are at with your career, a visit to the Postgraduate Open Day will clarify your options and help you plan your next step.

2011-12-19T12:57:00Z 2012-02-06T11:39:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/news/2011/december/postgraduate-open-day.aspx Kabir Ganguly

"Understanding the Eurozone Crisis on one level is relatively easy. Put simply, many households are facing a similar situation. Households facing credit card bills and rising interest rates, and not earning enough to pay their bills, are essentially in a debt and deficit situation, like Eurozone states."

2011-12-19T12:12:00Z 2011-12-19T12:09:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/management/news/2011/eurozone-crisis.aspx Kabir Ganguly

Robert Chote, Chairman of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), explored this fundamental question for understanding the nation's public finances, when he presented the Royal Economic Society's annual public lecture at the University of Birmingham on Wednesday 14 December.

2011-12-19T11:28:00Z 2011-12-19T11:34:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/economics/news/2011/britains-public-finances-past-present-future.aspx Kabir Ganguly

The University Graduate School is pleased to announce that it has ten Elite Doctoral Researcher Scholarships available for the 2012-2013 academic year.

2011-12-01T16:56:00Z 2011-12-09T15:17:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/marketing/news/doctoral-researcher-scholarships.aspx Kabir Ganguly

On Friday 11th November, Professor Edward Peck, Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Head of College of Social Sciences and Professor Lee Kwok Cheong, CEO of SIM Global Education, hosted the first degree presentation ceremony in Singapore. The presentation ceremony, jointly organised by the Singapore Institute of Management and the University of Birmingham, was attended by students from our current MBA and Undergraduate Business programmes both taught in Singapore, as well as alumni who were not able to attend their graduation ceremonies at the time of graduation.

2011-12-01T13:09:00Z 2011-12-01T13:08:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/mba/news/2011/SIM-Graduation-and-Presentation.aspx Kabir Ganguly

In January and February 2012 the Business School will be hosting two careers in procurement events, bringing together students with an interest in pursuing a career in purchasing and supply management with major employers looking for talented graduates.

2011-11-25T15:26:00Z 2011-11-25T15:24:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/mba/news/careers-in-procurement.aspx Kabir Ganguly

Together with Association of MBAs as part of its MBA Links programme of networking and learning events, this event provided an invaluable opportunity for those interested in extending their MBA knowledge to learn about the latest developments in leadership theory and practice.

2011-11-25T15:21:00Z 2011-11-25T15:43:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/mba/news/amba-leadership-learning-networking-event.aspx Kabir Ganguly

This was Matthew's first trip back to the University of Birmingham since graduating, and following a tour of the campus, he joined a group of five student competition winners for a 'Meet the Speaker' roundtable discussion. The group, which was made up of undergraduate and postgraduate Business School students, put questions to Matthew on his background, the iPhone deal, his leadership and management styles, and his career development.

2011-11-22T16:11:00Z 2011-12-01T15:47:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/economics/news/the-story-of-o2.aspx Kabir Ganguly

Birmingham Business School introduce a new approach to engage with business firms and policy makers to see how they can apply their knowledge to meet business needs.

2011-11-21T19:02:00Z 2012-08-16T11:35:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/Accounting-Finance/news/breakfast-briefing.aspx Kabir Ganguly

The University Graduate School is pleased to announce that it has ten Elite Doctoral Researcher Scholarships available for the 2012-2013 academic year. This includes the departments of Accounting and Finance, Economics, Management and Marketing

2011-11-07T10:59:00Z 2012-02-06T11:38:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/news/2011/november/doctoral-researcher-scholarships.aspx Kabir Ganguly

A total of sixty students from the MSc Strategic Marketing and Consulting and MSc Marketing Communications programmes took part in their very own Dragons' Den challenge this month as they pitched social media strategies to industry experts in the hope of having their campaign selected as the winner.

2011-11-02T17:39:00Z 2011-12-01T16:51:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/marketing/news/marketing-students-develop-winning-social-media-strategy.aspx Kabir Ganguly

International Herald Tribune rank University of Birmingham 55th in world in their Global Employability Rankings.

2011-11-02T16:58:00Z 2011-12-01T16:55:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/news/global-employability-rankings.aspx Kabir Ganguly

Postgraduate Scholarships Available at Birmingham Business School for departments Accounting and Finance, Economics, Management and Marketing

2011-11-02T13:17:00Z 2012-02-06T11:38:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/news/2011/november/Business-School-Scholarships.aspx Kabir Ganguly

Information on Birmingham Brief - What has the EU ever done for us...?

2011-10-31T10:51:00Z 2011-11-22T16:18:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/economics/news/what-has-the-eu-ever-done-for-us.aspx Kabir Ganguly

Professor Jim Love, Chair of International Business at Birmingham Business School in the department of Management, has been elected to membership of the Academy of Social Sciences, the principal professional body for social sciences in the UK.

2011-10-19T09:50:00Z 2011-12-09T15:17:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/management/news/jim-love-academy-of-social-sciences.aspx Kabir Ganguly

The Department of Economics will have at least two fully funded ESRC scholarships.

2011-10-18T12:19:00Z 2011-11-22T16:18:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/economics/news/economics-scholarships.aspx Kabir Ganguly

Information on The Economist Ranks The Birmingham MBA Within Top 10 UK Schools

2011-10-17T12:02:00Z 2011-10-17T12:03:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/mba/news/top-10-birmingham-mba.aspx Kabir Ganguly

We are delighted to announce that Professor Paul Edwards from the Department of Management will be the next Editor-in-Chief of Human Relations, starting January 2012 after Professor Stephen Deery's term finishes at the end of December 2011.

2011-09-01T10:46:00Z 2011-12-01T16:38:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/management/news/paul-edwards-new-editor-in-chief.aspx Kabir Ganguly

Professor Stan Siebert appeared on the 'You and Yours' programme on BBC Radio 4 to discuss family businesses.

2011-08-16T16:47:00Z 2011-12-09T16:52:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/Accounting-Finance/news/stan-siebert-radio4.aspx Kabir Ganguly

A 2nd year BSc Economics student has scooped a top prize in the C Rajagopalachari Essay Competition, a national essay competition named after the last Governor-General of India and prominent liberal politician, Chakravarti Rajagopalachari.

2011-08-04T15:21:00Z 2011-08-05T09:50:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/economics/news/student-wins-prize.aspx Kabir Ganguly

I hoped that the campus would provide a strong sense of community, which it most definitely did. I also hoped for a busy and exciting city, with places to get involved in the action or to relax. Birmingham offered all of these, and I loved it so much I'm still here!

2011-07-28T14:43:00Z 2011-07-28T10:54:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/events/midlands-mba-fair-2011/news/emma-packham-alumni.aspx Kabir Ganguly

Since its inauguration in 2005, the Human Resource Management MSc programme at Birmingham Business School (BBS) has grown from strength to strength, incorporating a highly successful and diverse international student body and alumni.

2011-07-28T14:43:00Z 2011-07-28T10:54:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/events/midlands-mba-fair-2011/news/management-alumni-grows.aspx Kabir Ganguly

Read Cillian Ryan, Jean Monnet Chair in European Economics, in The Birmingham Brief - intelligent thought on policy issues: Blame the banks and the Irish Government, not the Euro, for Ireland's woes

2011-07-24T20:11:00Z 2011-06-17T15:07:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/economics/news/blame-the-banks.aspx Kabir Ganguly

Simon Evans visited Birmingham Business School on 4th May to meet with the MSc Marketing Suite Programme Directors and the students who had received one of his scholarships.

2011-07-24T20:10:00Z 2011-12-01T11:06:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/marketing/news/scholarship-visit.aspx Kabir Ganguly

I hoped that the campus would provide a strong sense of community, which it most definitely did. I also hoped for a busy and exciting city, with places to get involved in the action or to relax. Birmingham offered all of these, and I loved it so much I'm still here!

2011-07-24T20:10:00Z 2011-12-01T16:41:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/management/news/emma-packham-alumni.aspx Kabir Ganguly

"Peering into the Minds of Managers: Interpersonal Mentalizing, Empathy, and Machiavellianism" - Department of Marketing seminar

2011-07-24T20:10:00Z 2011-12-01T16:47:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/marketing/news/bagozzi-lecture.aspx Kabir Ganguly

University of Birmingham Chancellor and Business School Advisory Board Vice-Chairman, Sir Dominic Cadbury has delivered a keynote lecture on the controversial take over of Cadbury by American Food giant Kraft.

2011-07-24T20:10:00Z 2011-12-09T15:16:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/news/cadbury-lecture.aspx Kabir Ganguly

Since its inauguration in 2005, the Human Resource Management MSc programme at Birmingham Business School (BBS) has grown from strength to strength, incorporating a highly successful and diverse international student body and alumni.

2011-07-24T20:10:00Z 2011-12-01T16:45:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/management/news/management-alumni-grows.aspx Kabir Ganguly

In these financially difficult times, we have some good news for those of you trying to persuade your employer to fund your MBA programme or those paying their own fees.

2011-07-24T20:09:00Z 2011-06-03T10:21:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/mba/news/mba-pay-as-you-go.aspx Kabir Ganguly

We are very pleased to announce the launch of the part-time MBA Public Service, which will be receiving its first intake of students in October 2011.

2011-07-24T20:09:00Z 2011-07-25T13:51:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/mba/news/mba-public-service.aspx Kabir Ganguly

Alumni Profile - David Linley - BSc Business Studies (Year in Industry)Employers are looking for graduates who have both academic abilities and practical experience in a real business environment. This degrees programme offers you the opportunity to gain an in depth knowledge of a range of business topics combined with a year in industry putting into practice what you have learned.

2011-07-24T20:08:00Z 2011-06-02T20:29:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/news/2011/january/highlighted-alumni-david-linley.aspx Kabir Ganguly

We are delighted to announce that the 2011 Global Financial Times MBA rankings has positioned Birmingham Business School's MBA at 68th in the world, 20th in Europe and 11th in the UK.

2011-07-24T20:08:00Z 2011-06-03T10:21:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/mba/news/mba-ft-rankings.aspx Kabir Ganguly

Information on KPMG offer complete package for students pursuing an Accounting career

2011-07-24T20:08:00Z 2011-05-31T12:18:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/news/2011/march/kpmg-accounting-finance.aspx Kabir Ganguly

BSc Money, Banking and Finance to Head of Finance at Aston Villa FCMark Fairbrother is a graduate of the University of Birmingham Business School. He received an honours degree in BSc Money, Banking and Finance in 2001 and has progressed to the position of Head of Finance at Aston Villa football club.

2011-07-24T20:08:00Z 2011-08-05T10:00:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/economics/news/alumni-profile-mark-fairbrother.aspx Kabir Ganguly

Highlighted alumni profile - Chris Morgan.Degree and year of graduation - BSocSc Economics, 1997

2011-07-24T20:08:00Z 2011-06-02T21:22:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/departments/economics/news/alumni-profile-chris-morgan.aspx Kabir Ganguly

Information on Steve Kempster joins the Birmingham MBA

2011-01-12T00:00:00Z 2011-06-03T10:21:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/business/mba/news/new-mba-director.aspx