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Business school induction should start with flourishing, not retention

Business school induction should be about more than retaining students. In this opinion piece, Andrew Doyle MBA, CMBE, Associate Dean of Education & Student Experience, challenges universities to look beyond continuation metrics and consider how induction can help students flourish.

14th October 2026

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Chartered ABS Annual Conference 2026

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9th - 10th November 2026 London
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Opinion Student Recruitment

Business school induction should start with flourishing, not retention

Business school induction should be about more than retaining students. In this opinion piece, Andrew Doyle MBA, CMBE, Associate Dean of Education & Student Experience, challenges universities to look beyond continuation metrics and consider how induction can help students flourish.

14th October 2026
Opinion International

Beyond Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL): Building capacity for global curricula

Afzal explores how universities can move beyond individual international initiatives such as COIL towards building the institutional capacity needed for meaningful, inclusive and sustainable internationalised curricula.

12th October 2026
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Inclusive Assessments: Are we on the right track?

Professor Geethanjali Selvaretnam & Dr Lovleen Kushwah explore the myths and pitfalls around inclusive assessment, challenging assumptions about diversity, authenticity and standardisation. They consider how greater flexibility, student agency and co-creation can help create more inclusive assessment practices and learning ecosystems.

7th October 2026

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