Centre for Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Studies: Dr Francesca Giliberto, 3 June 2024 Dr Francesca Giliberto is a Research Fellow in the Management department at Leeds University Business School. Her research interests include: cultural heritage governance; sustainable development; global challenges; urban heritage management; sustainable cities; international frameworks and local implementation. Despite global commitments like...
Lyndon (left) and James, co-founders of We are Social Enterprise Recruitment The founder of a social enterprise that helps disadvantaged people back into work has been recognised in a list of Europe’s top young entrepreneurs. University graduate Lyndon Timings-Thompson has - along with his business partner James McBride - received the honour of being listed...
Over 160 students from 17 countries both undergraduate and post-graduate have taken part in the inaugural LUBS Entrepreneur Award which hosted its finals in Helix this week. The award is sponsored by the International Research Collaboration fund and Pro Dean for International Iain Clacher, and has been led by Rebecca Padgett, Vita Kadile and Richard...
Centre for Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Studies, Dr Peter Gittins and Dr Deema Refai Peter Gittins is a Lecturer in the Centre for Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Studies within the Management Department. Peter’s research interests are centred around agricultural business management, specifically rural entrepreneurship and approaches to strategic management in farming businesses. Deema Refai is an Associate Professor...
Centre for Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Studies, Dr Deema Refai and Ewa Lelontko 11 March 2024 Dr Deema Refai is an Associate Professor in Enterprise and Entrepreneurship in CEES and is currently Joint Editor in Chief of The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Deema’s research focus is developed around constrained entrepreneurship, with a particular interest...
The Centre for Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Studies (CEES) at the Business School held its panel event on 'Entrepreneurial Approaches to Social and Environmental Impact' on 12 March 2024. The event was chaired by Dr Jane Khayesi, Director of the MSc Enterprise and Entrepreneurship programme at the Business School, and attended by students, faculty, CEES ambassadors and a number...
Two young entrepreneurs are forging ahead with business start-ups following backing from the University of Leeds. Graduate Harry Simpson and current student Rosie Musk are Spark scholars. The Spark programme offers free support to enable University of Leeds students and graduates set up their own business. Beekeeping might seem an unlikely way to make a...
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.
