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Our blog features opinion*, analysis and case studies from across the business school sector, plus contributions from the Chartered ABS and external commentators. Each blog has a comments box on it so you can post your comments.

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Partnering with the Not-for-Profit Sector to develop experiential learning

Experiential learning offers an effective and valuable pedagogical approach to preparing students for the challenges of work. This blog explores how the concept of experiential…

Managing international student arrivals: the value of week ‘minus-1’

University academic calendars typically start at week 0, usually sometime in September or October, marked by a university-wide induction week before teaching commences in week 1.…

Bringing AI into the classroom: experimenting with approach

No educator can be unaware of the potential for AI to reshape teaching, learning and assessment.  The rapid evolution of Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT present…

Introducing immersive virtual reality into an MSc Management programme

Business curriculums are increasingly using new technologies in the classroom to enhance student learning experiences and  prepare students for the future workplace where…

Sticking together: How glue guys work in education

In North American sports they are known as ‘glue guys’. They are not the ultimate stars of the team so their names are less familiar than those of LeBron James, Sidney Crosby…

Can UK business schools justifiably claim to be engines of social mobility?

At a time when the most disadvantaged are disproportionately affected by the cost-of-living crisis, the continued fall out from Covid-19 and deepening inequalities across multiple…

Knowledge Exchange in business schools: Do we measure it enough? 

A recent study funded by the Chartered Association of Business Schools reveals that business schools’ attitude to Knowledge Exchange (KE) varies significantly in the UK, and that…

Undergraduate job searching: how can we build student resilience? 

Today’s graduate job market is a challenging one. Whether students are seeking industry placements or their first graduate role, they are facing extensive, complex, and lengthy…

Creating international opportunities and enhancing all students’ sense of belonging to a global community

Most UK business schools identify themselves as ‘international’, contributing to their local and international communities in numerous ways. Recently, conversations on…

AI in (higher) education: A call for sector-wide collaboration

Image Source: Created using AI tool DALL-E 2 using the prompt ‘educators and students in higher education of mixed race collaborating with AI’. Artificial Intelligence (AI)…

Using assessments to foster self-regulated learning among students

Educators strive to achieve a pivotal objective: nurturing students into autonomous learners capable of orchestrating, overseeing, assessing, and adapting their own learning…

Decolonisation and diversification of the curriculum in UK business schools

Rachael Carden, Professor Sally Everett and Dr Kenisha Linton   If you have still to complete this survey on behalf of your business school, you can do so by clicking here. …

Dynamic Conversations: Is cocreation genuinely achievable? Lessons from Bristol Business School

Sara Bird, Director of Learning and Teaching, University of the West of England Reflecting on conversations with Bristol Business School's current Student Curriculum Consultant…

Dynamic Conversations: Pushing over Arenstein’s ladder: Rethinking partnership

Dr Cathy Minett-Smith, Dean of Learning and Teaching, University of the West of England Arnstein's ladder of citizen participation is a well referenced and tested partnership…

Dynamic Conversations: Student partnership for enhancement – tokenism or meaningful disruptor?

Professor Susan Smith, Deputy Director (student experience), UCL School of Management Student partnership work has been criticised for being ‘tokenistic’ (Patrick 2022) and…

Dynamic Conversations: Listening to hidden voices: creating meaningful and sustainable partnerships between marginalised groups and their universities.

Helen Collins, Senior Lecturer, Human Resource Management; Patricia Jolliffe, Senior Lecturer, Human Resource Management; Ruby Smith, Romany-Gypsy, final year journalism; Alexandra…

Dynamic Conversations: Stepping back to get forward: Enhancing student & staff partnerships for higher level degree learners

Dr Marc Duffy, Helen McKenna and Paul Mellon, Ulster University Business School, Business Engagement Unit, Belfast. Our role as educators has been to teach. We provide our…

Business schools in the generative AI era: the six keys to success

The rapid evolution of generative AI technologies has fuelled competitive races in many sectors. However, many organisations are struggling to harness their value, leaving them…

Are academics GAI-ready?

Almost a year ago, Dr Toral and Dr Chapain launched the Birmingham Business School (BBS) journey at the University of Birmingham (UoB) focused on developing the pedagogical…

Translating our employability service

Dr Claudia Bordogna and Chris Harwood both work at NTU in Nottingham Business School as part of the Personalisation and Experiential Learning team. They recently travelled to the…