Centre for Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Studies: Dr Peter Gittins and Dr Deema Refai Dr Peter Gittins and Dr Deema Refai discuss their research on constrained rural entrepreneurship. They talk about the constraints and opportunities farmers are facing post-Brexit, and also discuss how other entrepreneurs work within constraints to achieve positive changes. Leeds University Business School · Examining...
Professor Diane Holt’s piece on the social impact on global university rankings was recently published in The Conversation. In the piece, Professor Holt notes that the performance of African universities has improved despite it’s low ranking in the 2024 World University Rankings. Professor Holt also highlights the recent welcome addition of ‘Impact ratings’ which are assessed against...
Professor Diane Holt is visiting South Africa this month to attend, and contribute to, two groundbreaking workshop programmes in association with partner universities of Pretoria and Cape Town.
Centre for Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Studies: Professor Diane Holt Friday 27 October 2023 Annika Surmeier, Senior Lecturer, University of Cape Town; Alex Bignotti, Senior lecturer in Social Entrepreneurship, University of Pretoria; Bob Doherty, Professor of Marketing and Chair of Agrifood, University of York; David Littlewood, Senior Lecturer in Strategic Management, University of Sheffield; Phyllis Awor,...
Written in association with Dr Deema Refai, the piece discusses the Leeds research project ‘Supporting UK farmers transitioning towards ELMs & Net-Zero agriculture’. The project looks at complexities faced by farmers in England during their transition away from the basic payment scheme (BPS) - the largest rural payment scheme providing financial support to the farming...
It has been a busy few months for our Chair in Entrepreneurship, Professor Diane Holt. Representing CEES at a range of conferences and events, Professor Holt has had the opportunity to showcase her expertise, as well as working alongside other leading figures in the world of business studies. In March, she gave one of the...
HELIX: Empowering Student Entrepreneurship and Driving Innovation at the University of Leeds Opening in the Summer of 2023 on level 7 of the EC Stoner building, HELIX is a cutting-edge new facility situated at the heart of the University of Leeds campus, supporting the next stage in the university's commitment to nurturing student entrepreneurship, fostering...
The first ever Student Enterprise Week 2023 was launched by Leeds Entrepreneurs Society, sponsored and supported by the University of Leeds SPARK, Leeds University Union (LUU) and the Centre for Enterprise and Entrepreneurship (CEES) was a great success. This action-packed week was filled with talks, informative workshops, and a showcase of student businesses that left...
CEES are excited to welcome Sam Taylor and Emma Woods MBE as our two new Enterprise Ambassadors.
The advantages of digital transformation have allowed many enterprises to flourish, but SMEs are often found to benefit less than larger firms.
