Postgraduate

ABS response to the Postgraduate Education Enquiry

The ABS welcomes the innovative solutions laid out in the HE Commission Postgraduate Education Enquiry

We argued that:

“Access to funding for individuals and incentives for businesses to develop their staff is very important. Initiatives such as tax breaks for businesses and community finance schemes may help plug the gap left by high street banking pulling out of the postgraduate finance area.”

Business Schools and the 2012 Olympics

*Click here* to read case studies from ABS Members on working towards the Games

The London 2012 Games are and will be creating jobs and business opportunities and are benefiting culture, sport and regeneration in the capital and throughout the UK as a whole.Minister for the Olympics the Rt Hon Tessa Jowell MP sets the scene:

“In 2012 the spotlight of the world will be on the UK as we host the biggest ever Olympic Games.

Data & Surveys

ABS analyses a number of data sources to provide the latest market intelligence to our members. Slides and data on the latest information are available through the below links. Passwords for the 'members only' spreadsheets have been emailed to our contacts at member institutions.

We are now also able to offer bespoke data analysis for members - please get in touch for more details.

For any queries relating to data or surveys please contact Joe Clark on jclark@the-abs.org.uk or 020 7388 0007.

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Scotland’s First MSc in Social Enterprise launched by GCU

Glasgow Caledonian University’s work in Social Enterprise was recently shortlisted for a national Social Enterprise Award in the Social Enterprise Partner of the Year category.

The MSc is the only postgraduate degree in Scotland designed specifically for the social enterprise sector - a reflection of its growing size and importance. The development of the MSc programme follows the success of the Postgraduate Certificate in Social Enterprise and a demand for more in-depth study around the sector.

Sweet success for University of East Anglia students

 The university joined forces with Hotel Chocolat to look for creativity and innovation through its EUREKA business plan competition, with a top prize of an all expenses paid internship at Hotel Chocolat’s Rabot Estate in St Lucia.

Undergraduate and postgraduate students from the university and its Norwich Research Park partners were invited to submit their ideas - from developing scientific research, to not-for-profit social enterprises, eco-friendly inventions, lifestyle businesses or simply new ways of doing old business.

Entrepreneurs share secrets of success at Cranfield

Now in its fourth year, Cranfield VentureDay is the region’s leading event for those interested or experienced in cutting-edge entrepreneurial performance.  The day will include presentations from a number of renowned entrepreneurs including former media tycoon and serial entrepreneur Eddy Shah; and Harry Clarke, Commercial Director for Cobalt Telephone Technologies.  As well as being an excellent networking opportunity, conference delegates also benefit from exposure to Cranfield’s latest pioneering research and insights on entrepreneurial issues.
 

Human Resources Capability Less of a Priority for 2011 - Yet Overall People Development More Important Than Ever

The startling finding is reported in the Corporate Learning Priorities Survey 2011 carried out by Henley Business School’s Corporate Development team.

ABS Response to the UK Border Agency student immigration consultation

Prof. Angus Laing, Chairman of the ABS and Dean of Business and Economics at Loughborough University says:

Business is booming as cutting-edge new university building is unveiled

The University of Lincoln has completed the £6m conversion of a former office block into the new base for its Faculty of Business and Law. The move means it now offers some of the most cutting-edge facilities for business and law students anywhere in the UK.
 

New Cranfield course challenges conventional approach to project leadership

That is the conclusion of experts at Cranfield School of Management, home to the International Centre for Programme Management (ICPM) which boasts Europe’s largest specialist faculty in the field of programme and project management.

A new two-day course from Cranfield ‘Leading Successful Projects and Programmes in Fast Changing Environments’ aims to combat this issue by combining the very latest thinking about the behaviours that underpin effectiveness in global project and programme management, especially those in complex environments, with real life examples.

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