At the Horizons Institute, Dr Stefania Romano of CEES and Dr Gillian Harrison of the Institute for Transport Studies have designed an interdisciplinary project called InExITI.
Reading transforms lives and creates opportunities for children and their communities. Despite this, 1 in 6 adults globally go through childhood without ever learning to read or write. Access to books and literacy programmes are factors that can truly make a difference.
In May and June 2022, Leeds University Business School welcomed students and faculty from the Poole College of Management in North Carolina to help facilitate knowledge sharing and collaboration. Poole School of Management student Jane Burkhart enjoyed memorable activities on her study-abroad experience in Leeds, England: attending events for Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee, hearing Prince William...
On the 19th and 20th of January, the Centre for Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Studies (CEES), in collaboration with the Northern Advanced Research Training Initiative (NARTI), hosted a mini-conference at the Leeds University Business School. Led by Dr Deema Refai and Professor Nick Williams, the two days of talks, workshops, and discussions focused on the theme ‘Engaged Scholarship for the Future of Entrepreneurship.’
At Leeds University Business School we are incredibly lucky to welcome so many talented students to study with us and become part of our network. Kristyna Kroblova gave a Leeds-based SME the chance to progress market-leading ideas and create opportunities for White Label Loyalty to improve their digital marketing strategy. She is now employed by White...
It is one thing to hear about migration across the Mediterranean but another to see this in person.
My visit to Morocco was a welcome return to the African continent. But to North Africa whereas previously I mostly visited Eastern and South Africa. What surprised me most was how much of it was similar in context.
Professor Diane Holt updates us on the first few weeks of her Semester at Sea.
After a busy few weeks of induction activities, lectures, and seminars, our annual ‘Networking and Nibbles’ event was a welcome opportunity to bring enterprise students together form across the university to meet each other and share ideas.
Rebecca Padgett, Facilitator of our Help to Grow: Management course, looks at how SMEs can attract and retain new and diverse talent. The article, titled ‘Business matters: recruiting and retaining talent for SME growth’, discusses the challenges being faced by SMEs to find the right employees for their business. Ms Padgett notes that post-pandemic, the...