On 15-16 July, academics from Kent Business School, Southampton, Lancaster and from universities and government institutions across Southeast Asia met in a virtual workshop to … Read more
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Milking it: How Our Selfie Year Idea is Shaking Up the Drinks Industry
Soon-to-be final year students Roshini Kaur and Uwais Mahmood launched their milkshake delivery business, Docious, during their Selfie Year, with the help of ASPIRE. Here, … Read more
The MBA Study Tour 2021 in York – a Reet’ Grand Success!
On Monday 28 June our MBA Class of 2021 took to York for their Study Tour to mark the end of a successful year of learning at Kent Business School. The much-awaited trip saw the group … Read more
How an Academic Scholarship Fuelled my First Year of Study
Jordan Pali, 19, has just finished his first year at Kent Business School studying Finance and Investment with a Year in Industry at the Medway … Read more
Kent Business School Staff to Receive Research and Innovation Prizes
Dr Catherine Robinson, Deputy Dean (Accreditations & Medway) and Interim Head of Department for Leadership & Management, and Jessica Cockell, Research and Innovation Manager from … Read more
Constructing a Niche: How an MBA Friendship Inspired our Collaboration
In January 2021 the Research and Innovation Services at the University of Kent launched the Recovery Innovation Fund, this fund aims to support businesses to … Read more
Does being your own boss make you more satisfied with life?
Here, Kent Business School’s George Saridakis, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Small Business and Head of Department of Marketing, Entrepreneurship and International Business (MEIB) explains the … Read more
Dr Robinson wins UofK Research & Innovation Community Prize
Kent Business School’s Deputy Dean (Accreditations & Medway) and Interim Head of Department for Leadership & Management, Dr Catherine Robinson has been awarded the University’s … Read more
Expert Comment: Will Banning Junk Food ads Really Work?
As the Committee of Advertising Practice announces new rules that will ban the advertising of food or drink high in fat, salt or sugar across … Read more
Expert Comment: How the Pandemic hit our Well-being and Productivity
In response to current concerns on the ways health risk related to COVID-19 negatively affects individuals’ mental wellbeing, in turn reducing perceived efficiency at work, Dr Michael … Read more
Dr Zita Stone wins Graduate and Researcher College Prize
Kent Business School’s Dr Zita Stone has been awarded a University of Kent Graduate and Researcher College Prize. She received the 2021 award for her … Read more
Want to Make a Change Today? Apply for a Tomorrow’s World Scholarship
Are you looking to continue your study with a postgraduate course? You could be eligible for one of our new and exciting scholarships. The University … Read more
“I am proud to work at AstraZeneca, because of both their efforts in the pandemic and around sustainability”
Joanne Hilton, from Whitstable, embarked on an MBA with Kent Business School in 2018. After briefly setting up her own consultancy business providing medical writing … Read more
KBS Academic Leads Research on the Techno-economic Feasibility of Hydrogen-fuelled Freight Transport
Dr Ramin Raeesi, interim director of the Centre for Logistics and Heuristic Optimisation (CLHO) and Technology, Innovation Management, and Enterprise (TIME) Research Centre member at KBS has been … Read more
Join our KBS Virtual Postgraduate Applicant Event!
If you have applied to study a postgraduate course at Kent Business School this autumn, we invite you to join our Virtual Postgraduate Applicant Event … Read more
Stay on to Stand Out – Your Next Step With Kent Business School
Whether you aspire to learn the latest Fintech trends, are on the lookout for a role in people management, or hoping to sharpen your social … Read more
Explainer: “Gigafactories” and post-Brexit electric car trade
Leading figures have discussed the idea of establishing “gigafactories” in the UK to provide for the growing electric car industry. But what is a gigafactory … Read more
MBA Alumni Focus: The Business Consultant
Sharleen Liu, from China, studied an MBA full-time for the academic year 2016/2017. Prior to studying her MBA, She was Group Account Director in WE … Read more
Father’s Day – The Importance of Work/life Balance post-Covid-19
Dr Samantha Evans, Senior Lecturer in Human Resource Management at Kent Business School, comments on how work/life balance during the Covid-19 pandemic has led to many … Read more
Explainer: Dr Timothy King on the Cashless Society
In countries such as the UK, the Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated pre-existing trends towards increasingly cashless economies and the digitalisation of money. The Bank of … Read more