News Archive 2011
22 December 2011: £60,000 sponsorship for Bath doctoral research scholar
A Doctoral Research Scholar at the University of Bath School of Management has been awarded a corporate scholarship worth £60,000 over three years by Axco Insurance Information Services, based in the City of London.
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22 December 2011: Professor Ian Tonks argued that bankers' bonuses didn't cause the global financial crisis on BBC4 Today this morning
20 December 2011: MBA and MSc graduates celebrate in style at Bath's historic Guildhall
Following their formal graduation award ceremony on 14th December 2011, Bath MBA and Master’s graduates enjoyed mulled wine and canapés with family, friends and School of Management staff and alumni in Bath’s historic Guildhall Banqueting Room.
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9 December 2011: MSc Management graduate recognised at Garden Media Guild Journalism Awards
Philip Turvil, an MSc Management graduate from the School of Management, has been named as a finalist in the Journalist of the Year category at the Garden Media Guild Journalism Awards 2011.
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6 December 2011: Multi-disciplinary research team awarded University Seed Funding for Future Water Laboratory
5 December 2011: Prof Geoff Whitty awarded CBE
28 November 2011: European Award Nomination for BBA Graduates
A company co-founded by two Bath BBA graduates was nominated for an award at this year’s prestigious Europas, the European Tech Startup Awards, held on 17th November in London.
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25 November 2011: Visiting Professor, Roger King, featured in THES
7 November 2011: Rob Briner comments on well-paid, stressed-out CEOs Guardian
4 November 2011: School of Management launches Afghan scholarship
The University of Bath School of Management is delighted to announce a new, fully-funded scholarship for an outstanding Afghan student to study a taught Master’sprogramme in the School of Management.
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3 November 2011: : School of Management welcomes Stephen Pavelin as Director of CBOS
24 October 2011: Rajani Naidoo gives closing plenary address at UKFIET Conference
Dr Rajani Naidoo gave the closing plenary address at the United Kingdom Forum for Education and Training at the University of Oxford on 15 September 2011.
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24 October 2011: Professor Andrew Graves talks about job losses at AgustaWestland
19 October 2011: MBA graduate paves the way for more social enterprises to deliver public services
17 October 2011: School of Management welcomes new students
The School of Management has welcomed its new intake of BSc and MSc students for 2011 with a series of induction activities and events. The annual Big Team Challenge ran for a third year, and students also got to enjoy the cultural World Café Event as well as undergraduate and postgraduate evening drinks receptions.
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14 October 2011: Bath excels in The Economist's Which MBA ranking
In The Economist’s Which MBA? annual ranking of the world’s top 100 MBA programmes the Bath MBA has one again seen a sharp rise in its position, now ranked overall 2nd in the UK, it has also taken 1st place in the UK for increase in salary.
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13 October 2011: Applying psychology to managing ethnic diversity at work
Rob Briner, Professor of Organizational Psychology at University of Bath School of Management, spoke at a conference in London organized by the British Psychological Society’s Ethnic Diversity at Work Group.
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12 October 2011: MBA graduate praises Bath’s excellent career opportunities
11 October 2011: MBA alum launches new financial solution initiative to benefit charities
Helping people to choose the right financial solutions at the same time as giving to charity is the aim of a new fundraising initiative set up by a University of Bath MBA graduate.
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6 October 2011: Prof Rob Briner praises Bath's 'highly beneficial' placements scheme THE
29 September 2011: School of Management welcomes Shandong University
The School of Management welcomed academics and MBA students from Shandong University on Tuesday 27th September.
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26 September 2011: Manufacturing companies needed for global research project
23 September 2011: Roger King - Funding reforms pose a threat to quality regulation
22 September 2011: Stephen Wilkins' research featured in THE article
21 September 2011: Stephen Wilkins recognised for Excellence in Research
Stephen Wilkins, a PhD student at the School of Management’s International Centre for Higher Education Management, had his research recognised at the annual European Association for International Education conference this month.
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20 September 2011: MSc ranked in global elite
The University of Bath is once again ranked amongst the global elite in the Financial Times’ annual ranking of masters in management programmes.
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19 September 2011: Prof Rob Briner launches new Evidence-Based HR report
Rob Briner, Professor of Organizational Psychology at the University of Bath School of Management, helped launch his co-written research report ‘Evidence-based HR: From Fads to Facts?’ at a conference in London on 7th September.
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6 September 2011: Recent awards for Alistair Brandon-Jones and Jens Roehrich
Dr Jens Roehrich and Dr Alistair Brandon-Jones from the School of Management’s Information, Decision and Operations Group (IDO) both received awards at the recent EurOMA conference in Cambridge.
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5 September 2011: Yiannis Gabriel discusses the psychology of insults GulfNews
23 August 2011: How Christians can fall prey to consumerism - Dr Avi Shankar
23 August 2011: Impressive National Student Survey results for the School of Management
The most recent National Student Survey (NSS), published on August 17th, has shown that the overall satisfaction level of University of Bath students is now higher than ever before, having increased by 5% from 86% in 2010 to 91% in 2011. This is eight per cent higher than the UK national average of 83% and puts Bath sixth in the national table in terms of student satisfaction.
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23 August 2011: The 20th Cranfield MBA Regatta
The University of Bath School of Management entered two crews of students and alumni from the Bath MBA to compete in the recent 20th Cranfield MBA Regatta, which took place over the weekend of 22nd- 24th July on the Solent.
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11 August 2011: 'Business and Management courses with great career prospects' - The Telegraph
4 August 2011: Bath Doctoral scholar secures Wharton School scholarship
Ola Olaosebekan, Reinsurance Group of America (RGA) Doctoral Scholar at the Centre for Strategic Risk at the University of Bath School of Management, has been awarded a visitation scholarship of approximately US$20,000 from the Marsh Group to visit the prestigious ivy-league Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, USA.
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4 August 2011: Visiting professor Roger King comments on HE White paper THE
2 August 2011: First graduating EngD students
This summer’s graduation ceremonies saw the first four students graduate from the joint EngD doctorate programme. This course is run jointly by the University of Bath School of Management, in collaboration with The Industrial Doctorate Centre (IDC) at the University of Bristol and sponsored by the EPSRC (Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council).
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2 August 2011: BBA alumnus wins Barclays new business competition with nitro ice cream idea
BSc in Business Administration alumnus Charlie Francis, has won a £50,000 investment for his liquid nitrogen custom ice cream parlour, after winning the South West final of the Barclay’s One Small Step Competition.
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21 July: BBA alum offers start-up tips following a successful year in business
21 July: Heart monitor device wins first prize in Bath MBA Entrepreneurship in Action competition
Students on the Bath MBA showcased their business ideas for a panel of judges recently, in the culmination of this year’s Entrepreneurship in Action project, an integral part of the Bath MBA programme.
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21 July: What makes a successful business: Don’t throw the baby out with the bath water!
15 July: School awards highest number of prizes at this year's Graduation Prizegiving
The School of Management held its annual Graduation Prizegiving Ceremony on July 6th, a few hours before the official graduation ceremony took place at historic Bath Abbey.
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8 July: Mike Adams awarded the Professor Kenneth Black Jr. Distinguished Service Award
Professor Mike Adams, Chair in Strategic Risk Management at the School of Management, has been awarded the Professor Kenneth Black Jr. Distinguished Service Award at the 47th Annual Meeting of the International Insurance Society (IIS) in Toronto, Canada, 19-22 June, 2011.
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4 July: MSc in Management students awarded Bryman and Bell Prize for their research
The Oxford University Press has awarded the Bryman and Bell Prize 2011 for outstanding research work to two MSc in Management students, Adam Gayton and Stefan Schneider.
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29 June: Moog Inc extends its MBA Scholarship funding
23 June: School of Management excels in Times Good University Guide 2012
In The Times Good University Guide 2012, we are ranked 3rd in the UK for Accounting and Finance and 5th for Business Studies. The University of Bath is placed 12th in the UK overall.
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23 June: PhD alum Helen Edwards wins PPA Columnist of the Year
23 June: New Essentials of Operations Management book launched
We are pleased to announce the launch of Essentials of Operations Management, a brand new concise version of the market-leading text Operations Management, authored by Alistair Brandon-Jones, Lecturer in Operations and Supply Management, and member of the School of Management’s IDO Group. The book was co-authored with Nigel Slack and Robert Johnston of Warwick Business School.
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20 June: Entrepreneurial BBA alum, Dave Kelly, destined for success - BBC
20 June: Students enjoy inaugural School of Management Postgraduate Ball
Last week, postgraduate students from the School of Management gathered to enjoy the first ever School of Management Postgraduate Ball, held in the grandeur of the city’s Roman Baths and Pump Rooms.
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20 June: School of Management alumnus Justin King awarded CBE
Sainsbury’s CEO Justin King, an alumnus of our highly-ranked BSc in Business Administration programme, has been awarded a CBE for his services to retail in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2011.
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20 June: Bath ranked in Financial Times’ Masters in Finance ranking
The University of Bath School of Management has been ranked in the Financial Times' inaugural Global Masters in Finance ranking. This new ranking rates the top 30 programmes from around the world which provide a pre-experience (i.e before a student has embarked on their career) Masters in Finance programme.
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15 June: PC3 programme receives further funding from LGID
The Procuring and Commissioning from the Third Sector (PC3) Programme has received further funding from Local Government Improvement and Development (LGID).
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10 June: The rise in responsible careers, research by Svenja Tams - FT
10 June: BBA alum Stuart Rhodes among 'next generation of rising star fund managers' - FT
7 June: Research engineers present their work at the 2nd Annual IDC in Systems Conference
Research Engineers from the EngD in Systems attended the 2nd Annual IDC in Systems Conference on 24-25th May, which took place at the University of Bristol. The EngD programme is a doctoral programme run jointly between the University of Bristol and the University of Bath.
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Andrew Graves speaks about Honda and the future of the car industry, BBC Radio Wiltshire
BBA students Marie and Rebecca win Star Awards while on placement with Accenture
Two third-year BSc in Business Administration students, Marie Parker and Rebecca Parslow, have each been awarded an Accenture Star Award while on their second work placement.
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1 June 2011: BBA alum Stuart Rhodes among 'top 5 rising stars of investing world'
31 May: Prof Andrew Graves hosts key industrial and academic players at CBI dinner
The annual CBI Dinner took place last week at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London. Professor Andrew Graves, Professorial Fellow in Technology Management at the School of Management was host to a table of key industrial and academic players.
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31 May: Bath MBA alum joins the board of Air Malta
26 May: Richard Fairchild edits new book: Entrepreneurship: Motivation, Performance and Risk
Dr Richard Fairchild, Lecturer in Corporate Finance at the School of Management, has edited a book for Nova Publishers entitled Entrepreneurship: Motivation, Performance and Risk.
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24 May: Peter Reason awarded Emeritus Professor status
Peter Reason, Professor in Organisational Behaviour, has been awarded the title of Emeritus Professor by the University of Bath in recognition of the distinguished contribution he has made to the University over the past 33 years.
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23 May: Alistair Brandon-Jones wins Mary Tasker Award for Excellence in Teaching
Dr Alistair Brandon-Jones, Lecturer in Operations & Supply Management, has been presented with the Mary Tasker Award for excellence in teaching.
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18 May: 'I feel there's a job out there' Yiannis Gabriel in the Sunday Times
16 May: IMML alum appointed CFO at SkyCity Group
16 May: Bath MBA alum appointed Cambridge Airport Manager
6 May 2011: Richard Fairchild receives 'Highly Commended' in Emerald Literati Awards
Dr Richard Fairchild, Lecturer in Corporate Finance, has been selected for a Highly Commended Award in the Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2011.
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3 May 2011: MSc in Innovation and Technology Management students visit 3M
A visit to Corporate Partner 3M’s Innovation Centre in Bracknell was organised for the MSc in Innovation and Technology Management students on the 13th April, by Professor Andrew Graves and Dr Steve Cayzer.
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21 April 2011: MBA and MSc students celebrate end of semester at the Roman Baths
To mark the end of the semester, students of the Bath MBA and MSc programmes celebrated together last week in the beautiful setting of the city’s Roman Baths.
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19 April 2011: The Complete University Guide 2012: Bath ranked 1st for Accounting & Finance, 5th for Business Studies
The School of Management is pleased to announce that The Complete University Guide 2012, published today, has ranked the School of Management 1st for Accounting and Finance, a rise from 3rd place last year, and 5th place for Business Studies.
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18 April 2011: Prof Yiannis Gabriel presents Inaugural Lecture
Yiannis Gabriel, Professor of Organizational Theory at the University of Bath School of Management, presented his inaugural lecture on Tuesday 12th April.
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14 April 2011: MBA students gather for presentation of BP Prize for Managing Operational Processes
On Monday evening, the full time Bath MBA cohort along with faculty and staff, gathered for the presentation of the BP Prize for Best Team in Managing Operational Processes.
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14 April: Professor Gabriel on how Managers cope with unemployment at 50
12 April: BBA alum's company Tribold goes from strength to strength
7 April 2011: Klaus Meyer publishes new book on International Business
Professor Klaus Meyer, Professor of Strategy and International Business at the School of Management, is pleased to announce the publication of his new textbook, International Business. This new book, co-authored with Professor Mike Peng of the University of Texas, provides a foundation of international aspects of business for students from undergraduate to MBA courses.
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6 April 2011: BBA student wins national competition and an internship with PwC
Two University of Bath students have taken first prize in the Business Champions competition, organised jointly by PwC and student organisation Bright Futures. Pitched as ‘the ultimate live business game’, the duo beat off other student teams from all over the UK.
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31 March: Christian Stadler on how business leaders can learn from the Renaissance - Fortune
30 March: BBA student wins PWC internship in national business competition
30 March: BBA's web consultancy picks up Chairman's Business Award
30 March: What smart companies can learn from Apple's supply chain woes
18 March: Removing compulsion will not affect annuity sales says Ian Tonks - FT
18 March 2011: Mehdi Boussebaa presents his research on conflict and politics in multinationals at Imperial College
Dr Mehdi Boussebaa, Lecturer in Organisation Studies at the School of Management, was invited to present his research at an international symposium held at Imperial College London earlier this month.
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18 March 2011: School of Management awarded Accredited Doctoral Training Centre status by ESRC
The University of Bath has been named as an accredited Doctoral Training Centre by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
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14 March 2011: IMML student wins prize for business plan, judged by Deloitte
12 March 2011: How British business schools could boost their success by using sustainability - The Guardian
12 March 2011: Ian Tonks on helping people make better retirement choices
10 March 2011: Dr Alan Butt-Philip awarded Honorary Readership by University of Bath
Dr Alan Butt-Philip has been awarded an Honorary Readership by the University of Bath. Alan retired from a Readership at the University last year after 35 years of service.
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09 March 2011: 5 ways to keep your company alive' Christian Stadler in Fortune magazine
07 March 2011: Bath MBA alum Caroline O'Brien appointed CCO of HiWave Technologies plc
07 March 2011: School of Management launches new dual degree with Florida’s Chapman Graduate School of Business
The School of Management is pleased to announce a new dual degree with the College of Business Administration at Florida International University.
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22 February 2011: School of Management opens new dedicated student
On the 8th February, the School of Management officially opened its new student centre, which offers undergraduate and MSc students a dedicated area for both study and socialising.
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22 February 2011: Mike Beverland on authentic brands: 'Quality, heritage and sincerity deliver higher margins'
22 February 2011: Bath MBA ranked 4th in the UK in CNN Expansión ranking 2011
The Bath MBA has once again been recognised as one of the leading MBAs in the world in this international ranking of the top MBAs for Mexican Executives.
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22 Febuary 2011: Ian Tonks appointed to REF panel for Business and Management Studies
Ian Tonks, Professor of Finance at the School of Management, has been appointed to one of HEFCE’s Research Excellence Framework (REF) sub-panels.
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22 February 2011: Christian Stadler publishes new book on how companies can succeed for 100 years
Dr Christian Stadler, Lecturer in Strategy at the University of Bath School of Management, has published a new book, 'Enduring Success. What We Can Learn From The History Of Outstanding Corporations'.
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21 February 2011: BBA graduate's company picks up Best New Business Award
18 February 2011: Students network with recruiters and receive sound advice from alumni
Last week, final year undergraduates and MSc students from the School of Management came together at Bath’s Guildhall for a special networking event with alumni, corporate partners and other graduate recruiters.
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9 February 2011: Rajani Naidoo presents her research to government of Mexico City
Dr Rajani Naidoo, Senior Lecturer and Director of the DBA in Higher Education Management (HEM), was invited recently by the Government of Mexico City to present her research at the 3rd International Congress on Upper Secondary and Higher Education, entitled ‘‘Building Knowledge Societies for a Sustainable Future’.
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7 February 2011: BBA project group are first ever to have research published in leading journal
A group of final year BSc in Business Administration students, working on their Final Year Project, have had their findings published in a leading academic journal. The Final Year Project is an integral part of the BSc in Business Administration degree and holds the equivalent status of a dissertation.
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7 February 2011: Pete Nuttall on music as a marker of teen identity - The Guardian
7 February 2011: Mike Beverland kicks off lecture series at Birmingham City
4 February 2011: Jens Roehrich wins Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Award
Dr Jens Roehrich, Lecturer in Operations and Supply Management, has been named the winner of the 2010 Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Award in the Operations and Production Management category for his research, “The Dynamics of Inter-organisational Governance: Contractual and Relational Mechanisms in Public-Private Supply Arrangements”.
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27 January 2011: School of Management receives art donation
The School of Management has received an anonymous donation of eight lithographies by German artist Lutz Labes. The lithographies are displayed in the School’s classrooms on the third floor of 8W. The classrooms have recently been renovated to incorporate latest technologies for presentation and interactive learning; the artworks now contribute to an atmosphere of creativity and reflection.
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20 January 2011: School of Management excels in 2011 New Year's Honours List
The University of Bath, and in particular the School of Management, has been highly successful in this year’s Honours List, with several alumni, staff and honorary graduates receiving awards.
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20 January 2011: BBA student Sami Hamdani wins essay contest at Economist conference in Japan
Final year BSc Business Administration student Sami Hamdani, currently on an exchange at Rikkyo University in Tokyo, has won an award for an essay he submitted to The Economist’s Japan Summit 2010 Essay Contest - Asia-Pacific.
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18 January 2011: BBA graduate heads to British judo trials
7 January 2011: CARPP researchers conduct major study into school meals
5 January 2011: Bath MBA alum and Advisory Board member awarded MBE
4 January 2011: MBA and MSc graduates celebrate in style at Bath's historic Guildhall
Following their formal graduation award ceremony on December 15th 2010, Bath MBA and Master’s graduates enjoyed bubbly and canapés with family, friends and School of Management staff and alumni in Bath’s historic Guildhall Banqueting Room.
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