We spoke to Jonathan Mendes, President of the University of Sussex Business Society, to find out more about what the society does and how you can get involved, as well as advice for your wellbeing and staying connected during this…
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Standing in the middle of two spaces: a 2020 blended teaching experience
Dr Youngha Chang, Lecturer in Innovation Management, SPRU, University of Sussex Business School, applied his own innovative thinking to overcoming the initial challenges of moving to a blended teaching environment at the start of semester one 2020. Youngha realised he…
Posted in Business School life
Blended Teaching and Learning: A balancing act
Dr Zahira Jaser, Deputy Director of the Sussex MBA and Assistant Professor in Organisational Behaviour, talks about the move to blended learning during Covid19 and overcoming the challenges that presented.
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Learning through a pandemic: The perfect blend
By Caroline Gentry, MBA 2020 class The pandemic has not stopped the diverse mix of students in this year’s MBA programme from getting together and learning as a group, thanks to the Business School’s blended learning approach.
Posted in Business School life, MBA
Nourish yourself this November – wellbeing at the Business School
This month, the Business School’s Green Team have put together a wonderful wellbeing calendar for the month of November, with links to, and ideas for, plenty of actions to look after yourself and your mental health.
Posted in Business School life, Green Impact
Get ahead, get a mentor – introducing the ASPIRE mentoring scheme
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…
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…
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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…
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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
