Our views on the balance and effectiveness of research and innovation spending.
Wither research integrity? Framing the issues Professor Denis Fischbacher-Smith, University of Glasgow Most academic visitors to the Chartered ABS…
Training influenced by research from Southampton Business School now saves a typical hair salon £5,300 a year.
Strathclyde Business School develops a high-tech solution for effective group decision making.
Read our full response to the second Research Excellence Framework consultation.
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Reflecting on 2022-23 and planning for next academic year CMBE Community Meeting 14:00-15:30, 6 June, online In this meeting we will reflect on the…
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Executive Education Symposium Meeting client needs in a changing world 14 June, London The Spring Executive Education Symposium will bring together…
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The yearly gathering of Deans and leadership teams of UK business schools Early Bird and Group Booking Discounts available Each November the Chartered ABS Annual Conference brings…
This year’s edition of the Chartered ABS’ annual report on student enrolments by domicile looks at the academic year 2021/22. Our analysis presents a number of significant…
The Chartered ABS has responded to the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) consultation on changes to the criteria for mandatory qualifications in…
The Chartered Association of Business Schools has today published its analysis of the third edition of the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) ‘Graduate Outcomes’ survey.…
Institution: Manchester Metropolitan University Business School; The Centre for Enterprise Leading Academics: Dr. Graeme Heyes and Chris Taylor Introduction The magnitude of the…
The Chartered ABS has responded to the Higher Education Strategic Planners Association’s (HESPA) recent consultation on the methodology used to calculate student : staff ratios…
The Chartered ABS has responded to the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education’s (QAA) consultation on revised subject benchmark statements for business and management…
The 2022 edition of our membership survey covers important issues including student and staff recruitment, strategic priorities, finances and investment, and equality, diversity…
The Chartered ABS has published an in-depth study into the different operating models for professional services teams in UK business schools. The report is the product of a…
The Chartered ABS has responded to the Office for Students’ consultation on potential changes to the National student Survey based on input from our Council and members of our…
The Chartered ABS is pleased to present our analysis of the 2022 National Student Survey (NSS) results for Law. This year’s results were published by the Office for Students…
The 2022 edition of the Chartered ABS’ annual report on research income for UK business schools reveals that total research income in 2020/21 increased for the fifth consecutive…
The Chartered ABS is pleased to present our analysis of the 2022 National Student Survey (NSS) results for Business & Management Studies. This year’s results were published…
The Chartered ABS Research Committee commissioned a research project to identify the key characteristics and components of research leadership roles in UK business schools and how…
The Chartered ABS has published its third annual briefing on research income in the field of Law. This analysis covers the period of 2014/15 to 2019/20 and is based on data from…
Download the report: Research Excellence Framework 2021: Analysis of results for business & management The results from the latest national census of research activity have now…
Project Background Foreign direct investment (FDI) and the related activities of multinationals companies (MNCs) have an important part to play in sustainable development,…
The Chartered ABS has responded to the consultation from UKRI on the future of research assessment following the last REF exercise. We were pleased to work closely with BAM on our…
The Chartered ABS has responded to UKRI’s technical consultation on options for the next Knowledge Exchange Framework, aimed at improving the underlying methodology used in the…
The Chartered ABS has responded to the OfS consultation on regulating student outcomes which forms part of the OfS’s policy of ensuring that students of all backgrounds…
The Chartered ABS has responded to UKRI’s consultation on its Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) strategy. The strategy is the UKRI’s first of its kind and details its…
The Chartered ABS has responded to the OfS consultation on the future of the TEF, aimed at incentivising higher education providers in the UK to achieve excellence in teaching,…
Our latest analysis of student enrolments in the UK reveals strong growth in demand for Business & Management Studies among both domestic and international students. Using…
The four UK higher education funding bodies have opened a consultation on the future UK-wide research assessment system. The consultation is part of the Future Research Assessment…
Project background UK town centres are experiencing a period of turbulent change. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centre for Retail Research (CRR) forecast the closure of…
Learning, Teaching & Student Experience (LTSE) 2021 once again took place virtually, with the conference exploring a range of topics across a variety of themes: Innovations in…
The Chartered ABS has carried out an analysis of the second wave of results on graduates from ‘Business & Administrative Studies’ under the HESA ‘Graduate…
The Chartered ABS is pleased to publish the third and final report under the series of projects funded by our scholarships programme. The programme offers funding opportunities for…
The Chartered ABS has responded to the second OfS consultation on its approach to regulating quality and standards in higher education. We also responded to the preliminary…
ALL WELCOME A guide to inclusive, accessible and sustainable events BAM and the Chartered ABS are committed to promoting equality, diversity,…
The Chartered ABS is pleased to publish the second report under our series of projects funded by our scholarships programme. The programme offers funding opportunities for…
This year’s edition of the survey covers critical topics affecting the UK business school sector including student recruitment, staff planning, strategic priorities and finances,…
The Chartered ABS has submitted a response to the IfATE’s consultation on its proposals for changes to existing policies that affect the development, approval and delivery of…
The new edition of our annual publication on research income for UK business schools shows that total income has grown for the fourth consecutive year and reached a record high in…
We are pleased to publish our analysis of the 2021 National Student Survey (NSS) results for the subject of Law. This year’s results were published on 15 July 2021. The NSS is…
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) has opened a consultation on its proposals for changes to existing policies that affect the development, approval…
We are pleased to publish our analysis of the 2021 National Student Survey (NSS) results for Business & Management Studies. This year’s results were published on 15 July…
The Guide outlines the range, subject matter and relative quality of journals in which business and management academics publish their research.
The Chartered ABS is proud to publish our Taskforce report on 'Business Schools and the Public Good'. The Taskforce is Co-Chaired by Tom Levitt, an author on business…
The Chartered ABS is pleased to publish the first in a series of reports from projects that were funded under our scholarships programme. The programme offers funding opportunities…
The Chartered ABS has responded to the OfS consultation on regulating quality and standards in HE. Our members are in agreement with the approach of setting minimum requirements…
The Chartered ABS has produced its first ever analysis of the UCAS end of cycle data based on applicant acceptances of offers for full-time undergraduate programmes in the subject…
This year’s survey focused on how business schools have responded to the unprecedented challenges posed by the pandemic. The results reveal that at the start of this academic…
The Chartered ABS has published its second annual briefing on research income in the field of Law. This analysis covers the period of 2013/14 to 2018/19 and is based on data from…
The ESRC Review of the PhD in the Social Sciences aims to ensure PhD training is fit for the future, supports a diverse population of students and remains internationally…
The Chartered ABS has submitted a response to the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) consultation on the UK’s Research & Development Roadmap.
The Chartered ABS has submitted a response to the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) consultation on the UK’s Research & Development Roadmap. If…
Background The Chartered ABS has published a new report on ‘Trends in the provision and popularity of business school programmes’ based on qualitative research with senior…
The Chartered ABS has carried out an analysis of graduates from ‘Business & Administrative Studies’ under the first wave of results from the new HESA ‘Graduate…
The results for the 2020 National Student Survey were published on 15 July 2020. The survey consists of 27 questions where students are asked to rate their institution on a number…
Our analysis of the results of the 2020 National Student Survey results for Business and Management Studies.
The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has published the government's Research & Development (R&D) roadmap which articulates the UK's vision and…
Dr Grigorios Theodosopoulos, Senior Lecturer in Accounting, and Sue Hardman, Senior Lecturer in Financial Accounting & Auditing, Brunel Business School
Evolving into cosmopolitan learning communities has, in recent years, become a norm across business schools, challenging them to innovate, anticipate, and cater for the…
Read our full analysis of the 2018/19 HESA data on business and management research income.
This report looks at academic and non-academic staff by salary range, gender and ethnicity, based on 2018-19 HESA data.
Background Addressing modern slavery is becoming a business-critical issue – essential for the credibility and legitimacy of a business in the eyes of all its stakeholders. On…
Our analysis of the newly released HESA student enrolment dataset for 2018/19 highlights the latest trends in enrolments for Business & Administrative Studies courses.
The Chartered ABS has responded to a consultation by Universities UK, GuildHE and the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education on the possible scope and future form of a…
Dr. Berry O’Donovan, Principal Lecturer Student Experience, and Birgit den Outer, Lecturer, Oxford Brookes University Business School
What does "intellectual challenge" mean in modern HE, and how can business pedagogy legitimise it?
How business schools can teach undergraduates employability skills using the 'authentic learning' pedagogical approach.
We analyse the priorities and areas of attention facing the UK's business schools for the year ahead.
Read and download our full response to the consultation on Higher Technical Education
Read and download our full response to the consultation on Research Leadership in the Social Sciences
Our first of a kind report provides detailed insights into postgraduate provision within the fields of Business and Management.
A business school used high-tech digital modelling to help improve social policy-making in Tanzania.
Find out how the Internet of Things is improving management of green spaces.
A high-tech solution helps improve the allocation of healthcare services.
National Student Survey 2019: Results for Law The results from the 2019 National Student Survey were released to the general public on 3 July 2019.…
The team from Manchester Metropolitan University Business School take on challenges in recruiting domiciliary care workers.
Background There is significant expert disagreement on how the distant future should be valued relative to the present. In general, people have a strong preference to consume now…
Our analysis of the results of the 2019 National Student Survey.
By request, we analyse the HESA data on Research Income for the Law subjects from 2013 to 2018.
Find out how research into labour market policies has improved access to work.
Business and Management funding rose over 2017/18, but did not keep pace with inflation.
The changing shape of business education provision analyses a range of new and alternative business education providers, and explores how a range of external influences may disrupt…
Read and download our full response to the KEF Consultation
The Chartered ABS and its members believes that the Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF) has the potential to offer additional tools to universities to measure and evaluate elements…
Read and download our response to the Independent Review of Subject-Level TEF
Business and management research creates new tools for analysing match fixing, leading to real policy change
Research from the University of Liverpool Management School results in an innovate new Index for assessing patent strength
Research connects providers to bring efficiency and dignity to palliative care
A new procurement model developed by business academics transforms the social housing sector
Our latest report, “The Path to Becoming a Vice-Chancellor”, analyses the low representation of business school Deans among VCs and offers advice for those hoping to make the…
The University of Birmingham’s Enterprise and Diversity Alliance uses expertise to tackle the issues BAME entrepreneurs have in accessing finance.
Degree Apprenticeships Resources and Guidance for Business Schools These resources are intended to illuminate and illustrate best practice for…
We respond to the published draft assessment criteria and guidelines for making submissions to Ref 2021
We present the case for a competitive and accessible post-study visa regime for international students.
The UK’s four higher education funding bodies published for consultation the draft guidance on making submissions to the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 and the draft…
Designed to help Deans and Heads of Schools develop business models to support their business schools to operate and grow.
Assessing key sector priorities for the year ahead
This white paper will be valuable for business schools looking to build and grow their executive education provision.
A team of Scottish researchers shed light on barriers to higher education with a rigorous evidence-based approach.
Teaching a sustainable, regional approach to management empowers local health groups.
Training influenced by research from Southampton Business School now saves a typical hair salon £5,300 a year.
Strathclyde Business School develops a high-tech solution for effective group decision making.
This report focuses on the results for graduates in Business & Administrative studies from the annual Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) survey.
Our analysis of the results of the 2018 National Student Survey.
Cardiff's demand led approach to research enables policymakers to access and apply research evidence that improves policy making and delivery.
Producing intelligence on SME growth and performance for UK and international policymakers and practitioners.
Dr Anders Wappling, Newcastle Business School examines the challenges and opportunities of dual degrees for business schools.
Ofqual has asked for feedback on its proposed guidance on the regulation of end-point assessments. The Chartered ABS is concerned that Ofqual’s proposed guidance makes no…
This Department for Education (DfE) consultation was used to gather views from relevant stakeholders on how TEF at subject-level could be introduced in a manner that is both…
The Chartered ABS has published its response to the subject-level TEF consultation. We recognise that subject-level TEF has the potential to generate valuable data that could be…
UK funding for business and management research in decline whilst funding from EU sources increase
The Guide outlines the range, subject matter and relative quality of journals in which business and management academics publish their research.
We are pleased to publish our report on ‘The Impact of Executive Education: A Review of Current Practice & Trends’. The report explores how the outcomes of UK business…
The Chartered ABS Professional Managers’ Committee has produced this Professional Development Matrix, which shows the range of competencies and skills required to be…
In November 2016 the Prime Minister announced that HM Treasury would lead a review designed to strengthen growing innovative firms within the UK. The review explores long-term…
Our analysis of business schools across the UK.
On the 23rd of August, Chartered ABS carried out a survey measuring how reforms to the apprenticeship system are affecting social mobility amongst disadvantaged young people. This…
Our analysis of the results of the 2017 National Student Survey.
How can business schools support sessional staff to realise their full potential and, in turn, improve the student experience?
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Our response to the Governments Green Paper "Building our Industrial Strategy".
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Our response to HEFCE's consultation on the NewDLHE
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Our annual report on research income for UK Business & Management
Read our full response to the second Research Excellence Framework consultation.
Our response to the Governement's Draft strategic guidance for Institute for Apprenticeships consultation.
Our report, based on DfE and HESA data, on how Business and Administrative studies students fare after graduation draws promising conclusions in regards to their employment…
Edinburgh Napier University has developed an innovative growth accelerator programme in response to the Fife Economic Strategy 2013-2023 which aspires to ‘develop a more…
The EDA is a unique grouping of public and private sector organisations dedicated to promoting diversity and enterprise.
Learn more about the Business, Improvement and Growth (BIG) programme, designed to identify the drivers of growth and performance for SMEs in their local context and to help…
Find out how Strathclyde Business School put their belief, in knowledge co-production and research excellence, into practice through active engagement with practitioners.
Find out more about the Cass Entrepreneurship Fund which is a £10 million venture capital fund, providing growth equity to early stage companies.
This three-year initiative, led by CIBEP researcher, Dr Geoff Simmons and Professor Andrew Fearne (University of East Anglia) is focused on supporting Northern Ireland food…
Annual snapshot of the trends and challenges in UK business schools
Dr Monika Foster explores the benefits of international student mobility on the overall student experience.
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How business schools contribute to local and regional growth and productivity
Our response to the Skills Funding Agency consultation.
NSS results for 2016 showed that courses in business and administrative studies are highly regarded by the student body.
Our response to HESA's consultation on changes to the DLHE survey
Chartered ABS response to the consultation on teaching funding to support widening access and successful student outcomes.
Following a consultation with our members, we have submitted a formal response to the Teaching Excellence Framework Technical Consultation. We recorded the support of members in…
Following a consultation with our members, we have submitted a formal response to Lord Stern's review of the Research Excellence Framework. In our view the Stern Review needs to…
This report provides analysis of research income in the field of Business and Management for the years 2010/11 to 2013/14. The report tracks funding from a variety of sources and…
The Government’s current student visa policy is having detrimental effects on universities and the economy. This report focuses on recruitment trends of international students…
Following a consultation with our members, we have submitted a formal response to BIS as part of the consultation process on the Government's Higher Education Green Paper -…
This report provides insights into the motivations, expectations, and challenges of university-based business school deans.
Chartered ABS Annual Membership Survey 2015 This report provides an annual snapshot and insights into some of the key challenges and trends in the UK business school sector.
This impact case study is based on research concerning the estimation of regional economic impacts through input-output models (IO models) and spatial econometrics.
Research by Birmingham Business School academics has contributed to the successful use of XBRL as the standard for mandatory on-line filing of company statutory accounts and tax…
Research from Francisco Ascui and Craig MacKenzie, Centre for Business and Climate Change Centre at Edinburgh Business School has improved the international practice of carbon…
Growing Your Small Business A report published with the Chartered Management Institute which looks at how SMEs can work with business schools and professional bodies to improve…
The Chartered ABS provides a spreadsheet which ranks the survey results of students studying business and management at 130 institutions.
BU researchers, Professor John Fletcher and Professor Adam Blake, have developed and pioneered new approaches to estimate the economic impacts of tourism activities.
Research conducted by Dr. Philip Alford at Bournemouth University is transforming small owner-managed enterprises into more entrepreneurial and innovative businesses, enabled by…
Research by Dr Steve French has influenced UK employment law and changed how policy makers and practitioners think about vulnerable employment.
Research led by Professor Paul Nightingale has been involved in working with policy-makers to evaluate the most effective schemes to provide finance and other support for SMEs.
Professor John O. S. Wilson's research has sought to understand the growth, development, scale, scope, governance and performance of credit unions in different countries.
Research conducted by the Centre for Research on Socio-Cultural Change (CRESC) at Manchester Business School has been used to develop a new approach to economic regeneration.
Dr Joanne Cook at the University of Hull and Dr Jon Burchell from the University of Sheffield led a research project on Employee Sponsored Volunteering (ESV).
This Guide offers a practical framework to help individuals in business schools make informed and transparent decisions and communicate ethical choices to others.
Research conducted by Professor John Wildman at Newcastle University Business School highlighted the issues with data and calculations used to understand the relationship between…
Dr Paul Cashian, Faculty Director of Learning and Teaching, Coventry University with Prof. Julia Clarke, Pro-Dean for Student Education, Leeds University Business School; and Mark Richardson, Head of Worcester Business School
Is it time to move the employability debate on?
Research undertaken by the Birkbeck Sport Business Centre on the broader sports sector has been used to improve governance practices across national governing bodies of sport.
The Guide outlines the range, subject matter and relative quality of journals in which business and management academics publish their research.
Professor Cooper was appointed lead scientist on the Mental Capital and Wellbeing Foresight project, commissioned by the UK Government Office for Science to inform its vision and…
Academics from Cass Business School have created a better model for calculating compensation which has resulted in fairer compensation for people making claims in the civil or…
The research of Cardiff Business School’s Professor Peter Turnbull has been central to port employers, trade unions and governments meeting challenges and has helped to establish…
Dr David Forrest, Dr Ian McHale and Dr Rob Simmons
Two academics from Salford Business School provide solid contributions in sports business through their research on sports integrity.
Research findings from Middlesex University Business School have influenced how government measures the size of the social enterprise sector and the supply of social investment…
Kingston University Business School's Professor Giampiero Favato joined and contributed to a multidisciplinary research programme (BEST), aimed to demonstrate the…
This impact case study profiles research to build the capacity of smaller ports to perform economically and grow more sustainably through interfacing the knowledge and skills of…
This research by Sheffield University Management School into supply chain resource modelling has had economic and environmental impact, helping businesses adapt operations to…
The research has been undertaken in an economic and political context in which issues of workplace conflict resolution and downsizing have been central to public policy concerns
Professor Sara Carter and Professor Eleanor Shaw
This research demonstrates that women entrepreneurs make important contributions to economic development, but are disadvantaged by initial under-capitalisation.
This research focused on the defense industry investigated how the power structures underpinning particular buyer-supplier relationships affected the supplier’s willingness to…
Professor Susan Vinnicombe
Our research highlights the business case for women on boards, as well as seeking a better understanding of the reasons for lack of progress.
Mass car production is the world’s largest manufacturing sector, yet its historical development is poorly understood.
This case study focuses on research led by Professor Richard Thorpe and Ossie Jones on management learning and leadership in small and medium‐sized enterprises.
Professor Robin Mason
We showcase some of the very best examples of “impact” coming from business schools across the UK in this publication.
This series of thought pieces observes the challenges and trends of leadership in business schools through contributions generated from our second annual ‘business school…
In September 2014, the association outlined its key pledges for the incoming government of the next general election in areas concerning STEMM, business education funding and…
This joint report with the Chartered Management Institute and Quality Assurance Agency highlights the gap in the collaboration between employers and business schools. It suggests…
This instalment provides a series of brief ‘perspectives’ on challenging learning and teaching issues authored by members of the Association of Business Schools' Learning,…
This report identifies opportunities for practical action to increase the impact of British business schools on innovation and growth in the United Kingdom economy. It provides…
This publication, which emerged from the 2013 ABS Policy Network meetings discusses current business and management education policy matters besides latest government opinion on…
Introduction Business and management studies are a central component of the learning, teaching, research, enterprise and administrative work of nearly all universities in the…
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This edition of the Pillars report focuses on sustainable economy and provides an account of the organisations’ finance for the year ending 2010
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Details for the Academic Journal Quality Guide 2008
This edition of the Pillars report focuses on sustainable economy and provides an account of the organisations’ finance for the year ending 2007.
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