At the beginning of December, Dr Paola Scaparra, who is a Reader in Management Science at the University of Kent Business School, will be sharing … Read more
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CIM accreditation for MSc in Marketing
The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) is the leading professional body for marketers worldwide and exists to develop the marketing profession, maintain professional standards and … Read more
Another KBS paper makes SSRN TOP 10 DOWNLOADS list within days of being uploaded
A recent research paper authored by Ekaterini Panopoulou of Kent Business School (joint with L. Meligkotsidou, I. Vrontos and S. Vrontos) entitled ‘Out-of-sample equity premium … Read more
International Conference on Computational and Financial Econometrics
Dr. Ekaterini Panopoulou is organizing an exciting session on “Recent advances in forecasting financial time series” at the 7th International Conference on Computational and Financial … Read more
Kent Business School academic elected to the board of Methods in International Finance Network
Kent Business School’s Dr. Ekaterini Panopoulou has been elected on the board of Methods in International Finance Network. The Methods in International Finance Network (MIFN) … Read more
KBS paper makes SSRN TOP 10 DOWNLOADS list within days
A recent research paper co-authored by Dr Silvia Stanescu and Prof Radu Tunaru, entitled ‘Investment Strategies with VIX and VSTOXX Futures’ has ranked among the … Read more
The Implant Scheme reveals two diamonds in the rough
Management Science Masters degree students Jennifer and Tarek worked on two separate projects for the De Beers Group, the world’s leading diamond company, as part … Read more
Barbara Harris Scholarship awarded to Medway business student
Congratulations Natalie Eyre on being awarded a £1000 Barbara Harris Scholarship from the University of Kent. The scholarship was set up from a generous donation … Read more
Commonwealth and World Bank Publish KBS Tourism Research
The World Bank and Commonwealth Secretariat have launched new publication that explores how tourism can facilitate growth, create jobs and improve livelihoods in small island … Read more
Strengthening ties with the University of Ingolstadt
As part of the lasting and collaborative partnership between both our universities, the Kent Business School once again welcomed MBA students from the German University … Read more
Relationships make the world go round …
… and are the source of Business Improvement and Growth Can you think of a business that could exist or sustain growth without a set … Read more
Kent finance expert delighted at colleague’s Nobel Prize win
Professor Radu Tunaru at Kent Business School (KBS) has sent his warmest congratulations to Yale University’s Professor Robert Shiller – winner of the 2013 Nobel … Read more
Getting ready to Pitch
With the start of the new academic year, our students are getting ready to Pitch their business and marketing ideas to two very different organisations. … Read more
Students generate ‘light bulb’ moment for Pines Calyx
Student personalities shone through at the latest Pitch It! challenge at the Kent Business School. Thanks to some excellent presentations from two groups of final … Read more
Setting priorities and ambitions for the new building
Following a design competition concluding mid 2013 a workshop was held with representatives from Kent Business School (KBS), School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science … Read more
One Business School, Two Campuses: Pioneering Student Experience
From September 2013 Kent Business School will have two new arrivals. Kent Business School has appointed two Student Experience Assistants who will be focused on … Read more
A ‘RARE’ challenge for a Kent MBA student
As one of the top 100 best NGOs in the world, RARE addresses conservation issues by engaging local communities, governments, and other stakeholders in identifying … Read more
Backpacker Tourism Review in THE
Dr Mark Hampton’s recently published research mongraph, Backpacker Tourism and Economic Development: Perspectives from the Less Developed World (Routledge 2013) has been described as an ‘impressive, … Read more
Enterprise specialists meet PM’s advisor
Enterprise specialists from Kent Business School (KBS) highlighted their success in supporting regional businesses when they met Lord Young, the Prime Minister’s enterprise advisor, at … Read more
The University of Kent’s Business School welcomes a new expert in SMEs
Toby Lindsay has recently joined the research team within the Centre for Employment, Competitiveness and Growth (cECG) at the University of Kent’s Business School. A … Read more

















