By Dr Tim King In response to the news that NatWest will refuse to serve business customers who accept cryptocurrencies, Dr Timothy King, Senior Lecturer in … Read more
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Expert View: Is Bitcoin really a threat to the US Dollar?
Billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel courted controversy recently by highlighting Bitcoin’s potential in undermining the US dollar’s position as a global reserve currency. Thiel shared … Read more
Dr Abby Efua Hilson on Access to Finance — Options for Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining
Senior Lecturer in Accounting, Dr Abby Efua Hilson, has published a report for www.planetgold.org titled Access to Finance — Options for Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining. … Read more
Upcoming Business Soundbites Session: SMEs and Access to Finance
The session on SMEs and access to finance, organised in partnership with Santander UK, will look at types of funding available to small and medium-sized … Read more
Dr Michele Bigoni Wins Kent Union Above and Beyond Award
Kent Business School’s Senior Lecturer in Accounting, Dr Michele Bigoni has won the Above and Beyond Award for the third consecutive year. The Above and … Read more
Kent Business School Academic Among Winners of Global Research Award
Two University of Kent academics, Dr Jaideep Oberoi from Kent Business School and Professor Miguel Léon-Ledesma from the School of Economics, are among the winners … Read more
Kent Business School MSc Student Awarded ESRC Scholarship for PhD
Eirini Bersimi, MSc Finance (Kent Business School) graduate was awarded the scholarship by South East Network for Social Sciences (SeNSS). After completing her MSc Finance … Read more
The Operational Research Society Launches £10,000 Master’s Degree Scholarships
The OR Society has announced scholarships to UK National students studying Master’s programmes interested in operational research. Two Master’s degree scholarships of up to £10,000 … Read more
Post-Trump Volatility: The Trouble with Wasps
Does the EU have more to worry about than the US…? The trouble with wasps The election of Donald Trump caused plenty of buzz on … Read more
Kent Business School PhD Marketing Student awarded Postgrad Solutions Study Bursary
Shawaaf Mohammed Alshawaaf, a student studying for his PhD in Marketing at Kent Business School has been awarded a £500 Postgrad Solutions Study Bursary. Many … Read more
Beware of falling COCOs
A tough nut to crack Ideally the regulations in financial markets will emerge from the market participants themselves. Indeed, while a structured investment vehicle … Read more