ASPIRE is a mentoring initiative to connect students with staff volunteer mentors. While all staff and students can participate in ASPIRE, the scheme particularly encourages staff and students of colour to apply. Business School student Marley Ahmed (BSc Business and…
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Get ahead, get a mentor – introducing the ASPIRE mentoring scheme
Posted in Business School life, Race Equity
Introducing the Race Equity Advocates
The 2020 BAME Ambassador programme involved a group of students who assisted the University towards closing the Awarding Gap and improving the BAME Student experience. The Student Union launched the programme in March 2020 after months of hard work by…
Posted in Business School life, Race Equity
Get started: Three things I wish I’d known – Advice for first year students, part 2
We asked our Student Ambassadors to reflect back on their first year at the Business School, and asked them for three things they wished they’d known or done differently from the outset. Time management, making the most of opportunities and…
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Understanding assessment criteria and applying feedback
Ilina Stanimrova (BA Media and Communications) is a final year student who took part in the recent assessment criteria project at the Business School as a Student Connector. Here she explains how to understand the criteria and apply feedback to…
Posted in Business School life, Study support
Introducing the Student Connectors
Ilina Stanimrova (BA Media and Communications) is a final year student who took part in the recent assessment criteria project at the Business School as a Student Connector. Here she tells us about the work of Student Connectors and how…
Posted in Business School life, Study support
Get started: Three things I wish I’d known – Advice for first year students, part 1
We asked our Student Ambassadors to reflect back on their first year at the Business School, and asked them for three things they wished they’d known or done differently from the outset. Time management, making the most of opportunities and…
Posted in Business School life
Get Settled: Blended learning and how to make the most of online learning from home
Our Business School Student Ambassadors share their recent experiences and advice on how to get the most out of online learning from home.
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Get Ready: Advice to new Business School students – Part 2
We know that the start of the academic year will be different this Autumn from previous years. As a new cohort of students get ready to join the Business School some of our current students who are returning in September…
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Get Ready: Advice to new Business School students – Part 1
We know that the start of the academic year will be different this Autumn from previous years. As a new cohort of students get ready to join the Business School, some of our current students who are returning in September…
Posted in Business School life
Why choose the Business School? Part 2: Applying through Clearing
Many new students have already accepted their places at the Business School, but for some, they may be choosing to study with us through clearing, which takes place on 13 August. We hear from current students about their own and…
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