Birmingham

M&B MD joins university as visiting Professor

Professor Todd will be advising the unique Academy of Multi-Unit Leadership at Birmingham City Business School at Birmingham City University.

University students most creative in Birmingham

They scooped 17 out of 21 awards  - the most awards gained by any of the city’s universities - in the annual B-Hive competition which celebrates the best in up and coming Marketing, PR, Advertising, Graphic Design and Web Design talent.

Aston leads on research on business performance in the recession

Aston research shows that just seven per cent of UK businesses are classed as high-growth in the 2007-10 period, yet they are responsible for creating over half of all new jobs.

Car manufacturer’s marketing expert to share vision

Mr Schlegel, who was previously General Manager for Marketing and Network Development at Aston Martin, will tell the story of the dramatic re-birth of Lotus, the iconic British car manufacturer.
In September, Lotus made headlines after attending the Auto Show 2010 in Paris when it unveiled five brand new models, thus hailing the renaissance of its brand. 

Max Clifford Inspires UK Business School Alumni Network

The audience was made up of special guests and alumni from the following ABS members:

Enterprising Aston takes a Midlands Business Award

Beating four other of the region’s top universities, Aston received the ‘Midlands Enterprising University of the Year’ award at the Midland Business Awards, held on the evening of 28th January at the Hilton Metropole Hotel.

One of the schemes that gained Aston its award was its work with graduate entrepreneurs in the region - through its management of the regional BSEEN (Birmingham Skills for Enterprise and Employability Network) project.

Max Clifford to address new UK Business School Alumni Network

The audience will be made up of over 800 alumni from the following ABS members:
University of Lincoln, University of Exeter, Bath School of Management, Henley Business School, Strathclyde University, Birmingham City Business School, Kingston University Business School, University of Wales Institute Cardiff, University of Nottingham, Ashridge Business School, University of Westminster, University of Hull, University of Leicester, Oxford Brookes University, Queen Mary University London and the ifs School of Finance.

Newly Appointed Professor wins National Personnel Prize

One of Birmingham City University's newest senior appointments, Professor Chris Edger, has scooped a top prize in the Personnel Today Awards.

Tesco’s Sir Terry Leahy to speak in Birmingham

The head of the supermarket giant has been invited to address an audience of business professionals by Birmingham City University’s Professor D Michael Brown, the Chartered Institute of Marketing, the Chartered Management Institute and the Institute of Business Consulting. Sir Terry will be introducing Professor Brown who will be discussing research carried out, in conjunction with Management Today magazine, about corporate reputation. The talk will be taking place on Thursday 10 June, 6-8pm, at Austin Court, near Brindley Place in the city centre.

Birmingham Hospital given coffee boost!

Co-Go Coffee To Go, the innovative coffee business launched by two Aston University graduates, will be setting up their iconic coffee-shaped ‘pod’ outside the Bullring in Birmingham City Centre for the week, donating 20% of all turnover made to the Birmingham Children’s Hospital.

Graduates Simon McCann and Nicolas Holzherr, launched their business in 2009 leading with the concept “morally-conscious coffee with a fair price tag.”

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