Opinion Learning & Teaching

Pathways, not pipelines: Social mobility in business schools

True social mobility is more than just access, suggests Dr Pratibha Ram, SFHEA, CMBE, Assistant Professor (Lecturer) in Marketing, King’s College London, it is about ensuring all students have the conditions to truly thrive.

6th November 2025

Working Groups

From time to time, we create working groups to work on specific issues. These working groups are often appointed for a specific period of time until the work has been completed.

Race Equality Action Group

The purpose of the Race Equality Actions Group is to:

  • Discuss issues around race equality with regards to business schools and the Chartered ABS;

  • Identify and agree key themes;

  • Propose actions that the Chartered ABS might take to bring about equality;

  • Develop an implementation plan for identified actions;

  • Agree actions with the EDI Committee, and help the Chartered ABS take those actions;

  • Measure - monitoring and evaluation of initiatives;

  • Determine the impact and contribution of actions

Members

  • Dr Kathlyn Wilson, University of Hertfordshire (Chair) 

  • Dr Sola Adesola, Oxford Brookes Business School (Vice-Chair)

  • Dr Kendi Guantai, Leeds University Business School

  • Dr Cynthia Akwei, Liverpool Business School

  • Professor Fatima Annan-Diab, Kingston University

  • Rachael Carden, Brighton Business School

  • Professor Ratula Chakraborty, Norwich Business School

  • Professor Sally Everett, Kings Business School

  • Dr Vanessa Iwowo, Birkbeck School of Business, Economics and Informatics

  • Dr Aylin Kunter, Essex Business School

  • Dr Stefanos Nachmias, Nottingham Business School

  • Dr Jennifer O'Connor, Middlesex University

  • Dr Jummy Okoya, University of East London

  • Dr Jenny Rodriguez, Alliance Manchester Business School

  • Professor Sukanlaya Sawang, Coventry University

  • Dr Maria Yassim, University of Greenwich

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6th November 2025
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Reassessing the essay: Relevance, realism, and resilience in the age of AI

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News

Notice of the Chartered ABS Annual General Meeting - Monday 10 November 2025 at 16:50

The 2025 Annual General Meeting of the Chartered Association of Business Schools will be held on 10 November in the County Suite, Etc Venue, County Hall, London at 16:50.

24th October 2025