Past Events

June 2013


IIMP Seminar - Doing Qualitative Discourse Analysis: Introducing Critical and Multimodal Approaches

Organised by the Institute for International Management Practice - (IIMP)

Speakers: Prof Chris Ivory and Dr Will Turner
Date: Monday 10 June 2013
Time: 2.30-3.30
Venue: Sawyers Building, Chelmsford Campus
Room: Saw 003

All staff and students of Anglia Ruskin are welcome to attend.

Discourse Analysis comes in many forms; it is anything but a unified field of enquiry. That can sometimes make it difficult to know how to make the most out of qualitative data. Whether we analyse interviews, surveys, media texts or some other form of representation, there are invariably social, political and ideological stories to tell. The critical question is of course how to access and appreciate those hidden stories.

Professor Ivory and Dr Turner will present an overview of some established approaches to that question. They will give practical and down to earth insights into how to undertake and organise qualitative research in ways that combine subtlety, rigour and effectiveness.

For more information, please contact Katalin Horvath - katalin.horvath@anglia.ac.uk


IIMP Seminar - Assessing the value of university regional engagement

Organised by the Institute for International Management Practice

'Assessing the value of university regional engagement'

Date: Monday 10 June 2013
Time: 12.30
Venue: Cambridge, HEL 114
Speaker: Professor David Charles, European Policies Research Centre, School of Government and Public Policy, University of Strathclyde

There is considerable interest at present in assessing university engagement and knowledge exchange including its incorporation in various ranking approaches. This presentation examines various approaches to the measurement of engagement and identifies a number of challenges arising from the diversity of forms of engagement and its nature as a shared activity with external partners. It will be argued that whilst we can measure specific forms of engagement, and examples will be provided, ranking of universities on such measures is fundamentally flawed. Instead data can be used in benchmarking which allows the development of university engagement strategies and a process of mutual learning between universities. An example of a tool for such learning processes will be presented.

For more information about the IIMP seminar, please contact Katalin Horvath - katalin.horvath@anglia.ac.uk

HR Breakfast Forum

Organised in conjunction with Prettys Solicitors


'Navigating stormy waters - how to stay on course in a turbulent business environment'

Date: Tuesday 4 June 2013
Time: 8:00 - 11:00 am
Location: Lord Ashcroft Building, Chelmsford Campus
Room: Corporate Suite

The contemporary business environment is in a constant state of flux - staying on course has become a matter of organisational survival. Dr Jon Salkeld, Director of Corporate Education at Lord Ashcroft International Business School will explore how we can develop an awareness of the turbulent business environment, and set clear objectives for the future.

In addition, Chelmsford based Matthew Cole, Partner and Specialist in Employment Law with Prettys Solicitors will bring us up to speed with recent legal developments which have significant impact for business organisations.

For more information about this event, please contact our Business Development Manager, Carol Tighe - carol.tighe@anglia.ac.uk

GoGreen Symposium


Date: Monday 3 June 2013
Time: 16:00 - 18:00
Location: Lord Ashcroft Building, Cambridge Campus
Room: LAB 005 - LAB 002

During the last ten years Anglia Ruskin University has been developing a number of initiatives regarding environmental practices and sustainability. Sustainability and employability are key aspects of our Corporate Plan and our Learning and Teaching Strategy. In developing these principles, GoGreen Pilot'12 is developing a model of action learning opportunities for students to improve their skills and compete in the green economy, while supporting processes of change in organisations.

During the symposium, we will be celebrating the achievements of organisations and the students, while presenting the main results, challenges and opportunities of the GoGreen Pilot'12 and share our experiences.

For more information about the GoGreen Movement, please visit the GoGreen Website.

May 2013

Guest Lecture by Prof Paul Fudulu - Revisiting the Fundamental Methodological Principles of Economic Research: Failures and Achievements


Speaker: Prof Paul Fudulu, Professor of Economics at University of Bucharest
Date: Friday 24 May 2013
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Location: Cambridge Campus
Room: HEL 310

All staff and PhD students of Anglia Ruskin University are welcome to attend.

There is in economic science a bizarre parallelism. On one hand, after about two and a half centuries of economic research fundamental problems are still waiting for solutions: We know so little about how human objectives are formed and evolve that an economist so influential as Frank Knight once said that they are "the most obstinately unknown of all unknowns" in economic science; We know so little about how preferences are formed that Becker's achievement in generalizing economic behavior had to be based on the unnatural assumption of stable fundamental preferences across time and individuals; We still know so little about the nature of institutions and how they evolve that the economist who contributed so much to this field, Douglass North, was relatively lately complaining that he did not know enough; And the list of failures can be extended.

On the other hand, economists claim for their field methodological principles that defy the methodological principles of the very successful natural sciences: Man's indetermination or his paradoxical nature; Variability or the existence of things that do not "stay put" and as such that are not amenable to scientific description; Complexity that precludes the existence and identification of relevant causal principles; Economic laws and principles that are in no way related to the more general laws revealed by other sciences.

Then is it the case of a special nature of the economic province or is it the case of a flawed perspective that looks for cover up in peculiar features of its field? And if the economic science adopts methodological principles that natural sciences have never abandoned, how far can we get?

For more information about this event, please contact Dr Ioana Negru - ioana.negru@anglia.ac.uk

17th SCEME Seminar in Economics Methodology

Organised by the Scottish Centre for Economic Methodology (SCEME) jointly with Lord Ashcroft International Business School, Anglia Ruskin University


Date: 24 and 25 May 2013 (two-day seminar)
Venue: Lord Ashcroft International Business School, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge Campus
Title: Coding Economics? Professional Conduct and Scholarly Values after the Crisis

This is an open event - everyone is welcome to attend

Keynote Speaker:

We are very pleased to announce that Professor George DeMartino of the University of Denver, author of The Economist's Oath, has agreed to act as the keynote speaker for the event.

For more details about this event, please contact Dr Ioana Negru - ioana.negru@anglia.ac.uk

Guest Lecture by Prof Paul Fudulu - Understanding the Phenomenon of Culture and its Economic Consequences based on the Anti-Entropic Formation of Human Ends


Speaker: Prof Paul Fudulu, Professor of Economics at University of Bucharest
Date: Thursday 23 May 2013
Time: 11:00 - 13:00
Location: Cambridge Campus
Room: HEL 251

All staff of Anglia Ruskin University are welcome to attend.

However optimistic a stance one takes in assessing our understanding of the phenomenon of culture and its economic impact, sad conclusions are unavoidable. Despite the fact that there have been many attempts to define this relationship, the conclusions made do not make economic sense, and as such are unworkable. Also, there is no sound theory explaining how cultures are formed and evolve, and no solid, comprehensive theoretical basis to relate culture to economic performance. Finally, there are no quantitative studies of the economic impact of culture that impart more than mixed results.

The way out of this plight is not tinkering but constructing anew. The current orthodox economic theory is simply not fit to deal with trans-cultural aspects - this is what is needed. Therefore, we should start from redefining the relationship in a non-tautological manner, finding sound explanations for concepts and phenomena that are intimately related to culture: preferences, rules, institutions, the emergence of preferences and rules through processes that do not assume human design, and - primarily - the nature and formation of human ends, which trigger all human actions and their consequences.

For more information about this event, please contact Dr Ioana Negru - ioana.negru@anglia.ac.uk

Talk by Prof Simon Down - "How to write and publish quality journal articles based on qualitative data"


Organised by the Institute for International Management Practice - (IIMP)

"How to write and publish quality journal articles based on qualitative data"

Speaker: Prof Simon Down
Date: 21 May 2013
Time: 11:00am, followed by lunch
Venue: Lord Ashcroft Building, Chelmsford campus
Room: MAB 112

All staff and students of Anglia Ruskin are welcome to attend.

Many scholars see publishing journal articles with qualitative data as difficult and problematic, especially in terms of higher quality journals. At root, this is often a result of basic misconceptions about the underlying philosophical purpose of interpretively-based research, how best to present the data, and how the data illustrates or supports the argument your paper is making. Prof Down will talk about how to approach and present qualitative data to best effect in journal articles, and on why being defensive about the limitations of qualitative data is a tactical mistake. His talk will offer basic, practical advice on how to improve your article.

For more information, please contact Katalin Horvath - katalin.horvath@anglia.ac.uk

23rd Audit & Assurance Conference


Date: 16-17 May 2013 (two-day conference)
Venue: Lord Ashcroft Building, Anglia Ruskin University
Location: Cambridge, UK

All students and staff at Anglia Ruskin are welcome to attend.

The 23rd Audit & Assurance Conference, organised annually by the Auditing Special Interest Group (ASIG) of the British Accounting & Finance Association (BAFA), will be held at the Anglia Ruskin University, Lord Ashcroft International Business School, in central Cambridge, UK on the 16 and 17 May 2013.

The conference offers a unique mix of distinguished expert speakers in the areas of auditing and assurance (incl. audit education) and it provides highlights of the latest unpublished academic research on auditing and assurance. The conference also addresses critical auditing issues arising from the recent discussions and developments by various regulatory bodies.

The conference is sponsored by the Lord Ashcroft International Business School at Anglia Ruskin University, ICAEW, and ICAS. The conference organisation is also supported by Aston University Business School.


Keynote speakers:

The following distinguished and influential speakers have agreed to address the conference:

  • The Rt Hon Lady Margaret Hodge MBE MP, Chair of the Public Accounts Committee, UK Parliament
  • Caroline Gardner, Auditor General, Audit Scotland
  • Jon Grant, former Executive Director Auditing Practices Board and UK representative on IAASB Board
  • Nick Land, FRC Board member, Chairman of the Audit & Assurance Council, and non-executive director of - - - Vodafone Group plc, Alliance Boots GmbH, BBA Aviation plc and Ashmore Group plc
  • David Wood, Executive Director, ICAS
  • Paul George, Executive Director Conduct, FRC

For more information regarding the conference, please see the conference announcement.
For more information, please contact Mohamed Eldaly: mohamed.eldaly@anglia.ac.uk

April 2013

IIMP Economic Seminar

Organised by the
Institute for International Management Practice

'Capability, transaction and scale-scope: Rival or complementary explanations of organisational boundaries?'

Guest speaker: Professor Mario Morroni author of 'Knowledge, Scale and Transactions in the Theory of the Firm'
Date: Monday 29th April 2013
Time: 12:30pm, starting with light lunch
Location: Lord Ashcroft Building, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge Campus
Room: LAB 309

The growth of a firm is the consequence of managerial ability to set a strategy that exploits the organisational coordination of capabilities while limiting errors due to cognitive inertia and myopia.

In his talk Professor Morroni will discuss the main factors determining organisational boundaries. He will argue that they are key to explain a firm's performance and growth under uncertainty, when cognitive competence is limited and some relevant knowledge is tacit (i.e., non-transmittable and characterised by set-up processes with high fixed costs). With the spread of the knowledge-based economy these conditions are becoming increasingly important and understanding them has become essential for researchers today.

Professor Emanuele Giovannetti, professor of Economics at the IIMP will also give a talk at this event.

Building Business Success - How your company can achieve business growth with Anglia Ruskin University


Date: Wednesday 24th April 2013
Venue: Lord Ashcroft Building, Chelmsford Campus
Room: Main Auditorium
Time: 16:00 - 18:00 (with networking drinks and canapé reception until 19:30)

Main Speakers:

Michelle Mone OBE: High-profile entrepreneur and founder of successful international lingerie brand, Ultimo.

Lord Mitchell: Successful businessman and Shadow Business Minister in the House of Lords.

'Building Business Success' offers businesses the unique opportunity to find out how knowledge transfer, executive coaching and strategic management can help them take the faster route to business growth.

We will be providing bespoke solutions to your business challenges and providing the best ways to make your business more successful. Delegates will hear from our business experts who have proven track records in helping companies accelerate and sustain growth. They're people who've started, managed and supported highly successful businesses in a wide range of market sectors.

For more information about this event, please visit our Business Services pages or email Nicola Cefai - knowledge@anglia.ac.uk

Guest Lecture - Social media: You do have time for this! Tools and tips for building an online reputation quickly

Organised by the Institute for International Management Practice

Speaker: Dr Lorraine Warren
Date: 24 April 2013
Time: 11.00 starting with lunch
Venue: Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge Campus,
Room: HEL 217

It's official - the ESRC are recommending the use of Twitter for impact. As they say, "Twitter can be a very effective tool for increasing the visibility of your research, networking and keeping up-to-date with subjects that are relevant to you. It provides a quick and easy way to communicate with a large number of people". That's only part of the story though - thinking strategically about your online reputation is essential for academics today: believing in your work, getting an audience for it, and building the recognition you deserve. In this seminar, I demonstrate from my own experience how to use tools such as Twitter, Facebook, WordPress (blogging) and LinkedIn to your advantage.

Guest Lecture

'Building Customer Journey Maps'

Date: Tuesday 23 April 2013
Venue: Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford Campus
Room: QUE 101
Time: 13:00 - 14:00
Guest Speaker: Gerry Conroy, Group head of sales operations - e2v Ltd
Also speaking, three graduate employees of e2v Ltd: Emily Ramsden, Sarah Turnbull, Chris Rivers

This session will show how e2v takes customer feedback and builds a Customer Journey Map that allows actions to be driven throughout the company that focus directly on what our customers tell us we can do better. The speakers will discuss how the Journey Map is built and how it is communicated throughout the Global e2v community to show all employees how their actions can improve the customers experience.

About e2v:

e2v is a Chelmsford based global technology company that apply its expertise to create innovative solutions for high performance systems; designing, developing and manufacturing inspirational solutions for the most exacting requirements of global systems companies. e2v is globally recognised for more than 60 years of commitment and technological breakthroughs in the provision of high reliability solutions, sub-systems and components to the most demanding of professional markets.

For more information about e2v, please visit the company's website.

The use of Reference Management Softwares for academic research

Organised by the Institute for International Management Practice

Guest speaker: Dr Andrea Moro - University of Leicester
Date: Wednesday 17 April 2013
Time: 12:30pm, starting with light lunch
Location: Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge Campus
Room: HEL 223

All students and staff of ARU are welcome to attend.

In this event Dr Andrea Moro will explain how to use EndNote (and other similar software packages) to save time when working on literature reviews and research publications. Reference management software are typically used to save time in formatting the list of references according to the specific style of a journal or book. However, they can also be used as tools for speeding up the process of writing the literature review section of articles and to support the process of searching for and analysing literature. The presentation focuses less on how to use a specific software package, than on demonstrating the advantages and shortcomings of reference management software in the everyday practice of academic research.

About the presenter:


Dr Andrea Moro is Lecturer in Finance at the University of Leicester - School of Management. His research addresses the intersection of entrepreneurship and finance, in particular the role of trust in financial relationships. Dr Moro has published extensively in high-ranking journals (e.g. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Journal of Banking and Finance) and uses EndNote to manage his literature reviews.

For more information, please contact Katalin Horvath - katalin.horvath@anglia.ac.uk

Open Lecture - Whole Person Learning (WPL)


Date: Tuesday 16 April 2013
Venue: Lord Ashcroft Building, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge Campus
Room: LAB 006
Time: 17:00 - 19:00
Guest Speaker: Nick Ellerby from Oasis Human Relations.

Drinks will be served and possibility to win a prize

This is an open event - Everyone is welcome to attend.

Oasis Human Relations

Oasis Human Relations is a peer-based learning organisation inspiring and developing 21st century relationships for meaningful, responsible and sustainable action. Their customers: Taylors of Harrogate, Yorkshire Tea and St John Ambulance just to name a few.

Nick Ellerby works alongside a range of individuals and organisations focusing on leadership, developing freedom and responsibility, team processes, mentoring and organisational development.

About Whole Person Learning (WPL)

Whole Person Learning (WPL) is a radical educational approach developed by Oasis, and supported by global partners.With a basis in the human potential movement, it seeks to enable people to bring more of themselves to their lives, work and communities.Most approaches to learning rely on the cognitive acquisition of knowledge. They do not take account of experiential, practical, affective and imaginal ways of learning.

Whole Person Learning recognises that human beings exist in a network of relationships and interdependent systems. It puts the same value on our spiritual and imaginal worlds as our intellect and physicality. Whole Person Learning allows learners to discover more of their inner dimension, to learn from first-hand experience and to understand the consequences of the decisions they make. It enhances personal responsibility, autonomy and wellbeing.

Core to the approach is the ability of the person to know themselves and to learn how to know themselves.
This offers an opportunity for greater self-management and efficacy, and access to authentic personal power and authority. By extension, this greater autonomy can then translate into a richer contribution to one's work, personal relationships, community and ultimately to the planet. This methodology is rigorous, grounded in extensive, on going action research, and applicable to all life-work contexts.

For more information, please contact Charline Collard - charline.collard@anglia.ac.uk

March 2013

22 March 2013

Stephen Bloomfield speaks at Essex Book Festival

The State of the Nation: the state of the UK today and tomorrow


Date: 22 March 2013
Time: 19:00
Venue: Lord Ashcroft International Business School - Main Auditorium

Faced with financial crisis, globalisation and climate change, the UK is at a pivotal moment. Four distinguished speakers discuss these hugely important issues:

  • Simon Burns, MP for Chelmsford and Minister of State for Transport;
  • Polly Toynbee, Guardian columnist and author of Dogma v Disarray: Cameron at Half-Time;
  • Tony Juniper, who until recently was executive director of Friends of the Earth and wrote What Has Nature Ever Done For Us?; and
  • Stephen Bloomfield, Director of the Corporate Governance Unit at Anglia Ruskin University's Lord Ashcroft International Business School.

Chair Eduardo Reyes is features editor of The Law Gazette.

Guest Lecture by Simon New

Title: ' The changing face of travel'

Cambridge Campus


Speaker: Simon New
Date: Wednesday 13 March 2013
Venue: Lord Ashcroft Building, Cambridge
Room: LAB 003
Time: 14:00 - 16:00

Simon New is the Commercial Director - Travel of Inntel, the Meetings and Travel Management Company, established in 1984 and one of the country's first Hotel Booking Agents.

'The changing face of Travel' explains how the Business Travel industry has been reinventing itself over the last 15 years, with an insight into challenges still to come. The lecture will draw on Simon's 35-years career in Sales, Marketing and Account Management for the Travel industry, Aviation and later Business Travel.

The lecture should be of interest to anyone wishing to get insight into the business travel sector and the challenges and opportunities brought about by technological, social and economic changes in recent years.

For more information and to book a place, please contact Dr Ilaria Pappalepore - ilaria.pappalepore@anglia.ac.uk

Official Launch of the Institute for International Management Practice


Date: 6 March 2013
Time: 17:45 - 19:15
Venue: Ground Floor, Lord Ashcroft Building, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge Campus

Guest Speaker: Charles Leadbeater
Title: 'The new economy, digital technologies and the changing global innovation landscape: the role of university research.'

Charles Leadbeater is a leading authority on innovation and creativity. He has advised companies, cities and governments around the world on innovation strategy and drawn on that experience in writing his book We-think: mass innovation not mass production.

Charles has been ranked as one of the top management thinkers in the world by Accenture and the Financial Times described him as the outstanding innovation expert in the UK. Charles was key adviser to Tony Blair's policy team and the department of Trade and Industry, specialising in the impact of the Internet and the knowledge driven economy and helping to shape government policy across a number of fronts. He also drafted the UK Government's White Paper - Our Competitive Future: Building the Knowledge Driven Economy, one of the first in the world to argue that advanced economies would become increasingly dependent upon innovation and growth.

For more information about Charles Leadbeater, please visit www.charlesleadbeater.net/home.aspx

For more information about the Institute for International Management Practice, please visit the IIMP website

Talk: How to write and publish quality journal articles based on quantitative data


"How to write and publish quality journal articles based on quantitative data"

Speakers: Prof Teemu Kautonen and Dr Emanuele Giovannetti
Date: 5 March 2013
Time: 12.30 (starting with lunch)
Venue: Lord Ashcroft Building, Cambridge Campus
Room: LAB 006

In this event Professors Emanuele Giovanetti (economics) and Teemu Kautonen (entrepreneurship/management) will discuss the tricks of the trade of preparing journal articles that apply statistical methods. The purpose of the talk is to highlight critical issues that are specific for quantitatively oriented articles and discuss good practices for overcoming typical pitfalls. Writing good quantitative papers is not witchcraft - but developing tacit knowledge of the rules of the game makes your writing more efficient, increases your chances of success in high-quality journals and lets you focus most of your energy on the academic content rather than on how to translate it into a good paper.

For more information about the Institute for International Management Practice, please visit the IIMP website.

February 2013

Keynote Presentation

'A Touch of Branson'

Chelmsford Campus


Speaker: Mike Southon
Date: Thursday 28 February 2013
Venue: Lord Ashcroft Building, Chelmsford
Room: Corporate Suite
Time: 18:30

Mike Southon is one of the world's top business speakers. He presents at events throughout the world to every type of audience, from start-ups to multinational corporations, his talks are informative, entertaining and engaging. A 'Touch of Branson' is based on Mike's extensive research, along with five on-stage interviews with Sir Richard Branson, and explores how the UK's most famous entrepreneur built the Virgin Group.

The lecture would interest entrepreneurs looking to start and grow their businesses, those looking to replicate the Virgin magic in large organisations and anyone interested in a 'behind the curtain' look at one of the most successful companies in the world.

This event is at invitation only

Seminar - "Three Layers of Subreption"

Speaker: Alexander Dunlap - Independent Scholar at Sussex University Global Studies
Date: Wednesday 20 February 2013
Venue: Lord Ashcroft Building, Cambridge
Room: LAB 309
Time: 17:00

This is an open event - everyone is welcome to attend.

Subreption: The act or process of deception through illusion - a misleading representation. Described further, the way an individual's values can be corrupted to serve another's through a creeping process of fraud and illusion.

This seminar seeks to take you through the idea of subreption and its integration into social science that began with Thorstein Veblen. Presenting work that advocates subreption as the third approach within institutional economics as with institutional subreption, which then elaborates on this concept to transcend the institutional arrangement and then question the ontology of "modern" society in regard to the natural environment with ownership subreption and disorientation subreption. These three layers of subreption rely on the work of Immanuel Kant, Thorstein Veblen, Michel Foucault, Robert Romanyshyn, and many more.

For more information about this event, please contact Dr Ioana Negru.























For more information about The BIG Pitch, please visit the www.anglia.ac.uk/cedar

Talk by Prof Simon Down


Organised by the Institute for International Management Practice - (IIMP)

"How to write and publish quality journal articles based on qualitative data"

Speaker: Prof Simon Down
Date: 07 February 2013
Time: 12:30pm, starting with lunch
Venue: Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge Campus
Room: COS 108

Many scholars see publishing journal articles with qualitative data as difficult and problematic, especially in terms of higher quality journals. At root, this is often a result of basic misconceptions about the underlying philosophical purpose of interpretively-based research, how best to present the data, and how the data illustrates or supports the argument your paper is making. Prof Down will talk about how to approach and present qualitative data to best effect in journal articles, and on why being defensive about the limitations of qualitative data is a tactical mistake. His talk will offer basic, practical advice on how to improve your article.





















For more information about The Big Pitch, please visit www.anglia.ac.uk/cedar.

January 2013

HR Forum Meeting

Organised in conjunction with Prettys Solicitors and Reed Employment at Anglia Ruskin University.



Date: Thursday 24 January 2013
Venue: Lord Ashcroft Building, Chelmsford
Room: MAB 404 - Corporate Suite
Time: 09:30

This is an open event - everyone is welcome to attend.

These forums are aimed at providing an information and networking opportunity for senior HR professionals working or living in the area.

Following the outstanding success of TeamGB at the Paralympics this summer and the emphasis on legacy, the topic for this Forum will be "Developing Disability Inclusivity in your Organisation's HR Strategy".

Guest speakers :

Tab Ahmad, Founder and Managing Director of EmployAbility. EmployAbility was established in 2006 as a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to assisting students and graduates with all disabilities, including dyslexia or long term health conditions, into employment. Tab will be speaking about the benefits and importance of valuing diversity in the workplace and outlining the strong business case for employing people with disabilities. EmployAbility partner with many leading blue-chip as well as public sector organisations.
Fran Williamson, a Paralympic Medal winner from the 2004 Athens and 2008 Beijing Games and an alumnus of Anglia Ruskin University, completing a first-class degree in Social Policy in 2009. Fran is excited about this opportunity to share her unique knowledge and experiences to raise the profile of disability issues confronting jobseekers.

The forum will be opened by Dr Hesham Al-Sabbahy, Head of Department of HRM, Organisational Behaviour and Tourism at the Lord Ashcroft International Business School. Matthew Cole, Partner at Prettys, will be our last speaker. Matthew will cover recent legal issues and trends relating to equality and diversity in the workplace.

Seminar

Organised by the Institute for International Management Practice - (IIMP)

'Realising and increasing impact and engagement: through creativity, interdisciplinarity and co-creation at the front end of innovation'

Speaker: Dr Lorraine Warren
Date: 22 January 2013
Time: 12.30 starting with lunch
Venue: Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge Campus
Room: HEL 114

This seminar is open to all staff and students of Anglia Ruskin University.

This seminar shows how to increase impact and engagement for university researchers through the use of interdisciplinary 'creative sandpits' which can be developed as a new mechanism for rapid knowledge exchange between academia, business and the surrounding community, particularly for Digital Media, where entry barriers to innovation can be low. The notion of the creative sandpit is drawn from the 'barcamp', 'unconference' and 'hackfest' cultures that have emerged in the US, and is linked here to the 'front-end' of innovation, an area which remains under theorised, and methodologically weak.

Traditional technology transfer processes tend to follow the rather linear 'valley of death' model where funding is sought to develop a limited number of potential products. While this model has achieved some success during the last decade through Science Enterprise Challenge (SEC) and Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF), this is limited, and the UK still struggles to realise the full impact of its research base. Complementing this model through mechanisms which are easy to access and at relatively low cost is shown to increase visibility and energise engagement, and following on from that, research impact. In doing so, concepts of open innovation, co-creation and lead-user involvement are embraced with a view to developing better management processes for such engagement in the university context. In addition, it is suggested that the concept of emergence be developed to provide richer theoretical underpinning for the front end of innovation.

Public Event - Guest Lecture

Responding to the downturn - Where will the growth come from?
Plotting Essex's route out of recession

Video available at: http://mycapture.anglia.ac.uk/ess/echo/presentation/95ceee87-5b8f-4d31-b506-ba4a91e7f60d

Business, political and academic figures will be discussing financial crisis

Date: Wednesday 16 January 2013
Venue: Lord Ashcroft Building, Chelmsford
Room: MAB 221 - Main Auditorium
Time: 18:00 (starting with drinks reception)

This is a free public event. Everyone is welcome to attend.

The collapse of Lehman Brothers led to the near melt down of the financial (and capitalist) system in September 2008. The effects of the financial crisis have seen the deepest post war recession in many countries and changes to social security systems as governments struggle with meeting the burden of their debts.

Keith Attwood (Chief Executive, e2v, the Chelmsford based global technology company), Councillor Kevin Bentley (Essex County Council Cabinet Member on Economic Growth, Waste & Recycling) and Dr Trevor Bolton (Dean, Lord Ashcroft International Business School) will share their views on the role that each of their groups and sectors have in enabling future economic growth. They will also consider both the short term and long term requirements that will enable the economy to return to stable growth together with the vital roles that each of their groups can play in this process.







Dr Trevor Bolton

Dean of Anglia Ruskin's Lord Ashcroft International Business School

The current crisis will not just affect all of us, but probably also our children and grandchildren - it is that big. We are in the worst possible type of recession and the only solution is that we can grow our way out of the current predicament.

The human cost of the financial crisis that began in 2007 has already been huge. The things that we took for granted up to that point, such as growth, credit and prosperity, are now in short supply. With UK output around 3% below its pre-recession levels this is the longest downturn in UK history.

In Essex we are lucky to have relatively low unemployment but for long-term stable growth we continue to need an educated and trained workforce, and the appetite for self-improvement and risk taking needs to be encouraged.

Hopefully this event will help people to understand why we are in this situation and provide an insight into what the future might hold for businesses and consumers in Essex.


December 2012

GRLI Open Lecture


Date: Monday 10 December 2012
Venue: Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge Campus
Room: Cos 402
Time: 16:00-18:00

Everyone is welcome to attend

GRLI is a global coalition of businesses and business schools working at the cutting edge of sustainability and leadership development focused on creating a new generation of globally responsible business leaders.

Main Speakers:

Mark Drewell: Mark Drewell is a thought leader and practitioner of global systemic change at the interface between business and society. He is the CEO of the Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative, a worldwide partnership of companies and business schools taking action to develop the next generation of globally responsible leaders and is also Chairman of the Swedish-based World's Children's Prize for the Rights of the Child Foundation. His perspectives encompass business, human progress, the pursuit of meaning, the cutting edge of deep sustainability and an infectious appreciation for the journey of life itself.

Charline Collard: Charline is one of the winners in the latest GRLI competition. She represented the University as a GRLI Young Ambassador at the GRLI General Assembly 2012, which was held on 18-21 November 2012 in Stellenbosch, South Africa.

November 2012

Guest Lecture by Robert Woods CBE
'Shipping and its effect on World Trade'

Date: Wednesday 28 November 2012
Venue: Lord Ashcroft Building, Cambridge
Room: LAB 307
Time: 13:00-14:00

This event is by invitation only and places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.

Born in 1946, Robert Woods graduated in economics and history from Cambridge University in 1968. He then joined P&O General Cargo Division in 1971 and was then seconded to J Swire & Sons, Tokyo to manage liner services operating between Japan and the Middle East Gulf. From 1974-77 he was Trade Manager for General Cargo Division?s Red Sea and Indian services prior to his appointment as General Manager for Container Development.

In 1980 he transferred to Overseas Containers Limited (later P&O Containers Limited), heading the Company's Gulf headquarters in Dubai. Returning to the UK in 1984, he was appointed General Manager of the Far East Trade and, two years later, became Trade Director of the Australia/New Zealand Service.

In 1989 he was appointed Joint Managing Director assuming responsibilities for agency affairs, both in the UK and on the Continent, ports and associated companies, and Group overheads. A year later he became sole Managing Director of P&O Containers Limited as well as Chairman of Tilbury Container Services (TCS) and Southampton Container Terminal (SCT).

In January 1996, he was appointed to the Board of the P&O Steam Navigation Company and, in September that year, he was appointed Managing Director of P&O Nedlloyd Limited on the merger of P&O Containers Limited and Nedlloyd Lines BV, which became operational on 1 January 1997.

In May 2000 he was not only appointed Group Managing Director of P&O Nedlloyd Limited, but also Chairman of P&O Ports Limited and a Non-Executive Director of John Swire and Sons Limited. In October 2002 he was appointed President of the Chamber of Shipping for an extended term of eighteen months and in January 2004 he was appointed Chief Executive of P&O Steam Navigation Co. Following the takeover of P&O by DP World in March 2006, he remained as co-Chief Executive with DP World CEO, Mohammed Sharaf, until September 2006 when he retired from his executive role.

He remains Chairman of P&O Ferries, Southampton Container Terminal and Tilbury Container Services and is a special advisor to DP World's parent company, P&F World FZE. He is also a non-executive director on the boards of John Swire & Sons and Cathay Pacific Airways.

He was awarded the CBE in 2003 and is an Honorary Captain in the Royal Naval Reserve. He has been a Trustee of The Mission to Seafarers since 1998 and was appointed its Chairman in 2007

Guest Lecture by Jerome Booth
'Today's Central Bank Decisions & Tomorrow's Global Stability...or Not'

Date: Wednesday 7 November 2012
Venue: Lord Ashcroft Building, Chelmsford
Room: MAB 221
Time: 18:00

Jerome is Head of Research for the Ashmore Group plc, a world-leading emerging markets investments company. He is a member of the Investment Committee and the 'public face' of the company, regularly contributing to and quoted by the world's financial press. Between 1991 and 1994, Jerome was Strategic Planning Officer, then Senior Strategic Planning Officer with the Inter-American Development Bank, Washington. From 1994-99, he worked for ANZ Grindlays and was part of the team that built ANZ Investment Bank. He was then part of the buy-out team of ANZ Emerging Markets Fund Management Limited, later re-named Ashmore, which manages US$63.7 billion in pooled funds (as of 30/6/12) and is headquartered in London. Jerome is also the majority shareholder of CBC UK Limited, an independent Lloyd's insurance broker in London. He is a trustee of the Fitzwilliam Museum Development Trust, and a board member of the Britten Sinfonia.

October 2012

October 2012

Talk: Welcome to the Chartered Secretary profession

Date: Tuesday 30 October 2012
Room: MAB 103
Time: 12:00 -13:00

Want a fast-track your way to the boardroom with a diverse and challenging career?
Want a chance to earn £160,000?
Becoming a Chartered Secretary is what you want!

Miranda Craig, Deputy Company Secretary at Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings plc will explain what a Company Secretary does, how to qualify as one and various career opportunities available with this profession.

Guest Lecture by Dido Harding

Date: Monday 29 October 2012
Venue: Lord Ashcroft Building, Chelmsford
Room: MAB 221
Time: 12:00

Dido Harding was appointed CEO of TalkTalk Group in March 2010. Prior to joining TalkTalk, Dido was Sainsbury's convenience director. She joined Sainsbury's from Tesco PLC where she held a variety of senior roles both in the UK and international businesses. She was appointed as a non-executive director of The British Land Company PLC in January 2010.

For more information, please contact Robin Gowers.

Guest Lecture by Kate Baker
'What's wrong with economic policy?'

Date: Monday 22 October
Venue: Lord Ashcroft Building, Chelmsford
Room: MAB 221
Time: 12:00

Kate Barker was an external member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee from June 2001 to May 2010. Among other activities she is presently a senior adviser at Credit Suisse, a non-executive director of the Yorkshire Building Society and a board member of the Homes and Communities Agency. She was until recently Chair of Governors at Anglia Ruskin University.

Prior to being appointed to the Monetary Policy Committee in 2001, Kate was Chief Economic Adviser at the CBI, and before that worked as Chief European Economist for the Ford Motor Company. She was also a member of the HM Treasury's Panel of Independent Economic Advisers (1996-97). Kate was commissioned by the Government in April 2003 to conduct an independent review of UK Housing Supply. In 2006 she conducted an independent review of Land Use Planning and was awarded a CBE in the same year for services to social housing.

LAIBS 2012 Leavers' Ball

Date: Friday 12 October 2012
Venue: The Crowne Plaza, Downing Street, Cambridge, UK
Last booking date: 5th October 2012


The Dean and staff of Lord Ashcroft International Business School invite LAIBS Graduating students to our 2012 Leavers' Ball.
We invite you to dress up in all your finery in order to commemorate the end of your journey with us, and to celebrate the past, present and future with friends, family and faculty staff.

Festivities begin at 19:00 with a wine and handmade chocolate canapé reception.

If you are a LAIBS student graduating in October 2012 you are entitled to a FREE Leavers' Ball ticket - all other guests need to pay £10.

For more information, please contact Allison Beaumont.

A chance to change the world

Students at Anglia Ruskin University are being offered a chance to bid for a share of a £35,000 fund to help them develop or set up a new social enterprise. The funding, which comes partly from government, and partly from the university itself, is intended to support university staff or students with a business idea which aims to tackle a social issue as well as make money.

Students or staff with an idea for a social venture, or those who just want to learn more, can register their interest at the first of a series of training seminars covering all aspects of starting a business. After completing the seminar series (total 7 seminars), applicants will be able to bid for funding to cover time, capital outlay, and other start-up costs.

The seminars are open to all students and staff and will take place as follows:

Chelmsford


Date: Tuesday, 09 October 2012
Room: MAB 221
Time: 17:30 - 19:30

Cambridge:


Date: Thursday, 11 October 2012
Room: LAB 003
Time: 17:30 - 19:30

Open a world of opportunities with ACCA

Date: Monday, 08 October 2012
Room: MAB 002A
Time: 14:00 -15:00

This presentation is open to all students and will include an overview of the accounting market in 2012/13, the ACCA qualification, the different roles in the sector and what you will need to do to ensure you get the job you want.

Students will gain knowledge about 'standing out from the crowd' about the accounting profession and the differences between ACCA, CIMA and ICAEW.

September 2012

Social Enterprise Conference for 2012 - Business as Mutual

Leading designer Wayne Hemingway MBE has been among the speakers when Anglia Ruskin University played host to more than 300 delegates from charities, social enterprises and the private and public sector on Wednesday, 12 September.

With 2012 named the United Nations' International Year of the Co-operative, the Business as Mutual conference took place on Anglia Ruskin's Cambridge campus discussing the increasing focus on co-operatives and mutuals as vehicles for delivering public services.

The conference was organised by 3rd Sector Futures, based at Anglia Ruskin's Lord Ashcroft International Business School, which works with leaders and managers of charities and social enterprises. It builds on the success of 3rd Sector Futures over the last four years, during which time Anglia Ruskin has gained a reputation as one of the leading universities in the UK for engagement with the third sector, combining innovative learning programmes with research projects and knowledge exchange.

A number of workshops will be run during the conference examining a range of topics including starting a social enterprise, mutuals and public service delivery, engaging stakeholders in fundraising, and leadership in the third sector.

June 2012

HR Forum: Leadership in times of change

Thursday, 21 June, 8:30 to 11:00, Corporate Suite (4th Floor), Lord Ashcroft Building, Chelmsford, CM1 1SQ

Prettys and Reed Specialist Recruitment in partnership with Lord Ashcroft International Business School invite you to this breakfast HR Forum. Attendance is free and a light breakfast will be provided.

2012 Annual MBA Network Dinner - Early booking discount until end of April!

Following on from our annual MBA get-together at the Royal Overseas League in London at the beginning of August, some alumni expressed a wish for the 2012 dinner to be held on campus in Cambridge so they could have a tour of the developments, with some asking for the dinner to be held earlier in the year.

We appreciate your feedback, and are therefore pleased to announce that our annual MBA Network Dinner will be held on Tuesday, 19 June 2012 on our Cambridge campus.

You may book tickets via our online store and find more details on our LinkedIn group Anglia Ruskin MBA Network.

We hope you can join us!

May 2012

Spirituality and Business

An open lecture by Professor Laszlo Zsolnai, Director of Business Ethics Center, Corvinus University of Budapest, and Visiting Fellow at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford

Monday, 14 May, 16:30 to 18:00, Lord Ashcroft Building Cambridge (LAB 216)

Professor Zsolnai will be discussing his latest book on spirituality in business - The Palgrave Handbook of Spirituality and Business, 2011, and will be identifying some of the current issues, thoughts and challenges with regards to spirituality in business.

Social enterprises need a 'business brain'

Anglia Ruskin to stage free one-day workshop at its Cambridge campus

Thursday, 10 May 2012, 10:00 to 16:00, Cambridge campus, venue tbc

Social enterprises from across the East of England are being given the chance to become more business-minded at a free event at Anglia Ruskin University on Thursday, 10 May.

The workshop, being held on Anglia Ruskin's Cambridge campus, will provide current and prospective social enterprise leaders and managers with the tools and inspiration to help them build effective business plans.

Run by Professor Roger Mumby-Croft of Anglia Ruskin, Martin Clark of Cambridge-based Future Business, and businessman and marketing consultant James Cashmore, the day will cover the 'why, what and how' of business planning through a combination of taught sessions and group work.

Professor Roger Mumby-Croft

Professor of Enterprise Development, Lord Ashcroft International Business School

Business planning is a vital tool for social enterprises and indeed all businesses. It assists navigation through a fast-changing world, and keeps the business on course towards its long-term goals. This workshop has been specifically designed for leaders and managers in social enterprises and values-driven businesses - from start-ups to established community businesses. This includes companies, co-operatives, and charitable trading arms - in fact all organisations that trade for a purpose beyond profit.

April 2012

Cultural Olympiads and the creative sector: moving beyond a quantitative approach to legacy. Experiences from Torino 2006 and London 2012

A presentation by Dr Ilaria Pappalepore

Wednesday, 2 May, 18:00 to 19:00, Lord Ashcroft Building Cambridge (room tbc)

The development of entrepreneurship and local talent in the host region is usually considered as an important outcome of organizing mega events such as Olympic Games, World Expos or European Capital of Culture. However, increasingly large-scale cultural events tend to involve internationally recognised artists rather than local ones, in order to extend the scope of the event, attract international visitors and enhance media attention. A track record of the benefits for local cultural firms is rarely kept, and - when collected - data generally only comprises measurements of increased audiences, funding and production. This IOC funded research focused instead on softer impacts (such as improved contacts, effects on creative inspiration and informal learning) by exploring local creative industry professionals' perceptions and feelings towards the Cultural Olympiad in Turin (2006) and London (2008-2012).

Fit for Purpose: Olympian or Business Leader

The need for Globally Fit Leadership to tackle the 'wicked problems' faced by humanity

A lecture by John Rayment

Monday, 30 April, 18:00 to 20:00, Lord Ashcroft Building Chelmsford (MAB 221)

John Rayment looks at how roles of government, business and their leaders in helping ensure a just and fulfilling presence on the planet, and the need for them to consider physical, mental and spiritual aspects of both the role of their organisations and in leading their staff. Approaches adopted by modern athletes and their concern for an holistic approach to training and performance. The GB Women's Volleyball Team, who overcame withdrawal of their financing to become even more determined to be successful and leave a legacy.

Shadows and Darkness, Silence and Secrets: The Poetics of Organisational Space

A talk by Dr Andrew Armitage

Thursday, 26 April 2012, 15:00 to 16:00, Lord Ashcroft Building Cambridge (LAB 214)

Gaston Bachelard's poetics and reveries is a rejection of rationalist thinking and enquiry, and the genesis of pedagogical practices that centre the individual as a free, moral, and authentic agent in coming to know the world. This was also central to the Critical Pedagogy of Paulo Freire, one of the greatest adult educators of the 20th century.

This talk will synthesize for the first time Gaston Bachelard's and Paulo Freire's approaches to understand the world through alternative realities, where nothing is stable and everything is in flux, and authentic reality and truth can only be grasped through dialogue.

Visiting Students Farewell Lunch

If you are coming towards the end of your journey with LAIBS at Anglia Ruskin University, we would like to invite you to our Visiting Students Farewell Lunch:

Wednesday, 25 April 2012, 13:00 to 14:00, Lord Ashcroft Building Chelmsford (MAB 109)

Guest lecture and seminar on business culture and intercultural conflicts in international organisations in Hungary

Presented by Dr Klara Falk-Bánó

Guest lecture: (Business) culture and intercultural conflicts in international organisations
Wednesday, 25 April 16:00 to 17:00, HEL 223

Guest seminar: Intercultural case studies and managerial styles in today's business world
Wednesday, 25 April 17:00 to 18:00, HEL 223

In today's dynamic world where globalisation is the key issue, we can see, paradoxically, the importance of increasing cultural diversity at the same time - especially in Europe, where there are so many very different cultures. It is not by accident that the GLOBE project has 10 cultural clusters in the world, out of which there five are in Europe.

Dr Klára Falk-Bánó's (visiting lecturer from Budapest Business School) lecture focuses on the (business) cultural characteristics of East Central European cultures through the example of Hungary. It gives some general information on the country briefly, specifies the cultural profile of Hungary but the main focus is on how to do business in Hungary and what are the cultural characteristics which may cause conflicts in international organisations based in Hungary. The analysis is based on Klara's research in mainly British-Hungarian and American-Hungarian international organisations, quoting from some 450 deep interviews made with British, American and Hungarian managers and employees in the last 18 years.

LAIBS Employment Fair

In conjunction with Student Services

Tuesday, 24 April, 13:00 to 16:00, Corporate Suite (4th floor), Lord Ashcroft Building Chelmsford (MAB)

This event is open to all LAIBS students and is the perfect opportunity for you to meet employers and agencies who are looking to recruitment permanent staff and part-time, temporary workers. There will be professional bodies attending too.

If you have any questions, please email employability@anglia.ac.uk.

March 2012

Sport Relief Raffle - win amazing prices

Tuesday, 20 March 2012

This year's Sport Relief Weekend kicks off on Friday 23 March, but it's never too early to start fundraising. So we have organised a sports raffle giving you the chance to win amazing prizes:

1 Signed Essex County Cricket Club Bat
2 Ipswich Town FC Tickets to see a match against Leicester City
2 Fitness First Memberships
2 Fitness First Goodie Bags
Zumba sessions at Mildmay Gym
Free Day Passes to Fitness First
Free Family Swimming Session at the Riverside Leisure Centre
Water Bottles

Each Sport Relief raffle strip costs just £1 and all proceeds go to the charity, so watch out for our people selling the tickets over the next few weeks.

Out of the crisis: The malaise of the UK higher education system

A talk held by Dr Andy Armitage

Wednesday, 14 March 2012, 13:00 to 14:00, Lord Ashcroft Building Chelmsford (MAB 015)

This talk challenges the notion that contemporary management has not adopted what might be termed a 'critical stance' towards its practices. It will be argued that it is trapped within the modernist target setting culture, and that the current malaise of management thinking is a consequence of an elitist education system. In responding to these concerns, this talk will advance a response to be found within Paulo Freire's critical pedagogy. It is argued that critical pedagogy, dialogue, and reflexive learning environments are central to the pursuit of individual liberty and freedom in education, requiring educators to have hightened awareness of reflective and reflexive pedagogical practices, which can only emerge if learning environments are infused with the dialogue, which supports human freedom and an ethics of respect.

This talk is open to all staff and students from all disciplines. Places are allocated on a first come, first served basis.

Good Academic Practice Workshops for Undergraduate LAIBS students

12 March 2012

Year 1 - 11:00 to 12:00, Lord Ashcroft Building Chelmsford (MAB 117)
Year 2 - 13:00 to 14:00, Lord Ashcroft Building Chelmsford (MAR 001)
Year 3 - 10:00 to 11:00, Lord Ashcroft Building Chelmsford (MAB 117)

In the two sessions you will be given advice and guidance on how to avoid plagiarising your assignments. There will also be a drop in session at the end of the semester where you will be able to talk through your assignments with the two session leaders. The drop-in sessions are taking place on 30 April from 12:00 to 13:00 in MAB 117 and from 15:00 to 16:00 in MAR001 and are for all year groups.

Postgraduate students are welcome to join in with any of the sessions listed.


Winners and Losers from Globalisation

A guest talk by John Birchall

Thursday, 1 March 2012, 18:00 to 19:30, Lord Ashcroft Building Chelmsford (MAB 008)

What are the problems?

"Anyone who believes exponential growth can go forever in a finite world is either a madman or an economist."

Kenneth Boulding, Economist

"Man talks of a battle with nature, forgetting that if he won the battle, he would find himself on the losing side."

E F Schumacher (1971), 'Small is Beautiful'


February 2012

Tour of the Houses of Parliament

Dr Robin Gowers has organised a behind the scenes guided tour of the Houses of Parliament.

Taking place on 29 February, the trip will be a unique opportunity for students to view this stunning and historical building and to get a glimpse into the workings of Westminster.

What you will see:

  • Norman Porch
  • Robing Room
  • Royal Gallery
  • Prince's Chamber
  • Lord's Chamber
  • Peers Lobby
  • Central Lobby
  • Members' Lobby
  • Commons' Chamber
  • St Stephen's Hall
  • Westminster Hall
You will also have an opportunity to visit the Jewel Tower, one of only two buildings from the medieval palace of Westminster to survive to the present day.

Guest lecture on Ethnography

Presented by Dr Martijn Koster

Thursday, 23 February, 16:00 to 18:00, Lord Ashcroft Building (LAB311/MAB209), Cambridge and Chelmsford campus

Ethnography has gained a small but steady presence in Management and Organisation Studies. Ethnography seeks to understand the local dynamics of a particular research site and sets out to answer the question 'What's going on here?'. Its methodological stance is especially useful in cross-cultural settings.

Dr Martijn Koster will discuss the principles of ethnography and its roots in anthropology and sociology and its particular relation to social theory. He will present examples of his own research and discuss some of its practical and ethical implications as well as ethnography constructs alternatives to mainstream theories and policies.

Dr Martijn Koster, a lecturer and researcher at the Utrecht School of Governance, Utrecht University (NL), will be visiting us in the context of the ERASMUS agreement from 20-23 February. Martijn holds a degree in Development Sociology from Wageningen University (NL) and has conducted ethnographic research in the Netherlands, Brazil and Bolovia. His PhD thesis, In Fear of Abandonment: Slum Life, Community Leaders and Politics in Recife Brazil, deals with issues like local slum leadership, politics, local organisations, slum upgrading, and citizenship. Currently, Martijn is involved in a research project on citizenship, youth and urban renewal in Overvecht, an underprivileged neighbourhood in Utrecht. Martijn lectures on subjects such as organisational culture, change and the athropology of organisations.

Getting that job - succeed in Marketing and Business Management

What is it really like to be a manager of a private company?
What skills do I need to get the job I want?
What are the employers really looking for?

Practical no-nonsense advice from Natalia McDonagh, Marketing Manager, Cornelius Group plc

Tuesday 21 February 2012, 14:00 to 15:00, Lord Ashcroft Building Chelmsford (MAB 007)

Natalia joined a leading European distributor of chemical ingredients Cornelius Group plc back in 2007, and is responsible for developing and implementing Cornelius' global marketing strategy. Natalia is a Chartered Marketer (CIM) and Chartered Manager (CMI). She is also on the Marketing Committee of the Chemical Business Association (CBA), the leading body of the UK chemical supply chain.

Natalia's areas of expertise: Business development/ Customer Insight Strategy/ CRM/ Brand Development/ Industrial Marketing/ International Strategic Marketing/ Strategic Business Plans/ Change Management/ Product Portfolio Management

This talk is open to all staff and students from all disciplines. There is no need to book, but places are allocated on a first come, first served basis.

Leavers' Lunch for all final year UG students

Tuesday 21 February 2012, 12:00 to 13:30, Sawyers Building Chelmsford (SAW 004)

The lunch will be joined by some of the LAIBS lecturers as well as Sharon Wuyts from the Alumni Team and Sarah White from the Employability Team to speak to the students about staying in touch once they have graduated and for help with finding a job.

We understand it is quite early for a Leavers' Lunch, but we thought we would hold it now before our students get too busy with their assignments and major projects.

There are only 25 places available. If you are third year undergraduate student and would like to attend, please email Hannah Myatt, your Student Experience Co-ordinator in Chelmsford.

Shadows and Darkness, Silence and Secrets: The Poetics of Organisational Change

A talk held by Dr Andy Armitage

Wednesday, 15 February 2012, 13:00 to 14:00, Lord Ashcroft Building Chelmsford (MAB 008)

Gaston Bachelard's poetics and reveries is a rejection of rationalist thinking and enquiry, and the genesis of pedagogical practices that centre the individual as a free, moral, and authentic agent in coming to know the world. This was also central to the Critical Pedagogy of Paulo Freire, one of the greatest adult educators of the 20th century.

This talk will synthesize for the first time, Gaston Bachelard's and Paulo Freire's approaches to understand the world through alternative realities, where nothing is stable and everything is in flux, and authentic reality and truth can only be grasped through dialogue.

This talk is open to all staff and students from all disciplines. Places are allocated on a first come, first served basis.

Find out more about the ACCA qualification

Tuesday, 7 February 2012, 15:00 - 16:00, Lord Ashcroft Building (MAB 007), Chelmsford campus

ACCA (the global body for professional accountants) offers a future that is diverse, challenging and full of opportunity. The breadth of the ACCA qualification makes it the perfect platform to launch any business career. You can acquire the technical skills that employers are demanding in the current climate, without pigeon-holing yourself for the future. Our qualification gives you the transferable skills you need, so that in the long-term you can apply for finance roles in any sector. An ACCA representative will be visiting our University to explain more about the qualification and will be on hand to answer any questions.

This talk is open to all. There is no need to book, but places are allocated on a first come, first served basis. For further information, please contact Hannah Myatt.

November 2011

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Tiger Farms and Business Ethics

A talk by Simon Evans

Tuesday, 29 November 2011, 13:00 to 14:00, Lord Ashcroft Building (MAB 002A)

Tigers are one of the most endangered species on the planet, threatened by such activities as habitat loss due to rapidly expanding human populations and persecution as they come into increasing contact with human populations. Efforts to protect this charismatic species have failed to arrest the ongoing decline of tiger numbers. In response, a range of business solutions have been proposed. One of the most controversial of these surrounds the introduction of tiger farms in China.

This talk will develop the argument for and against such market-based response to countering species decline.

This talk is open to all staff and students. There is no need to book a place, but spaces are allocated on a first come, first served basis.

Guest lecture Series 2011: Karen Hester on her role as Operations Director of Adnams plc

Wednesday, 23 November 2011, 17:00 to 19:00, Lord Ashcroft Building Cambridge (LAB 006)

As Operations Director, Karen Hester manages 100 employees at Adnams, a famous brewery, and is responsible for maintaining Adnam's beer quality, from production right through to delivery.

Karen Hester first joined Adnams 20 years ago as an office cleaner. However, her background as a lorry and ambulance driver in the Army quickly brought her to the attention of Andy Wood, now Managing Director of Adnams, who was Head of Logistics for Adnams at the time. He saw that Karen's expertise with the Logistical Corps was perfectly transferable to the brewery's logistics division.

Aside from working in the transport and customer service departments, Karen Hester also played a significant role in the development of Adnam's award-winning Distribution Centre in 2006. Karen Hester project managed the eco-efficient distribution centre to time and budget, relocating the full infrastructure and all the stock and employees without any disruption to customer service, or Adnam's business as a whole - a project which she excelled and now regards as the highlight of her career to date.

Karen Hester also received the East of England Business Woman Award in 2008.

Guest lecture: The story of the Financial Crisis - and can Governments save us?

Guest lecture for 2nd year International Business Module students

Guest speaker: Kate Barker

Tuesday, 22 November, 9:00 to 11:00, Lord Ashcroft Building Chelmsford (MAB 221)

This talk will cover a brief account of why the crisis occurred, with an evaluation of the policies undertaken in the US, EU and particularly the UK to tackle it. The Eurozone crisis is now evolving as an aftershock - what does this mean for the global economy and for the UK? Business confidence is at a low ebb, but perhaps of more lasting significance is the emergence of challenge in the developed world to the way in which incomes and wealth are distributed.

Kate Barker is an outstanding British economist who has earned the immense respect of her peers, not just in the city, but throughout the international finance arena. She is also widely acclaimed for her continuing services to education in the East of England.

A member of the Bank of England's prestigious Monetary Policy Committee for nine years, from 2001-2010, she was responsible for setting interest rates each month in order to keep inflation on track to meet the Government's target. Kate is a strong voice in the economy and has been much quoted on the recent global financial crisis.

Since leaving the MPC, Kate has become a Senior Adviser to Credit Suisse, and been appointed to a number of private sector non-executive positions. She is continuing with public policy as a non-executive director of the Office of Budget Responsibility, and with involvement in Higher Education as a Senior Visiting Fellow at the Department of Land Economy in the old university in Cambridge.

If you wish to attend, but aren't enrolled in the International Business module, please contact Hannah Myatt, Student Experience Co-ordinator (Chelmsford).

Workshops: Interviews and Assessment Centres

Spend a couple of hours learning how to succeed in Interviews and Assessment Centres.

Monday, 21 November 2011, 13:00 to 15:00, Lord Ashcroft Building Chelmsford (MAB 109)
Monday, 28 November 2011, 13:00 to 15:00, Lord Ashcroft Building Chelmsford (MAB 101)
Monday, 5 December 2011, 13:00 to 15:00, Lord Ashcroft Building Chelmsford (MAB 201)

The workshops are open to all students from all disciplines. There is no need to book in advance, but places are allocated on a first come, first served basis.

For further information, please contact Hannah Myatt, Student Experience Co-ordinator (Chelmsford).

The Power of Money. Reading the Financial Times

A lecture by Dr Robin Gowers

Monday, 21 November, 11:00 to 12:00, Lord Ashcroft Building Chelmsford (MAB 002)

In this lecture, Dr Robin Gowers will discuss some of the incredible events that have taken place in the financial markets over the last couple of years. These events will impact us all so there is a need to have an interest and understanding of them.

To help achieve this, Dr Robin Gowers will focus on the power of the reporting provided by the Financial Times. No textbook can keep up with the way in which business and the economy are changing. The Financial Times is a phenomenal resource that all students should use.

There is no need to book a place, but spaces are allocated on a first come, first served basis.

For further information, please get in touch with Dr Robin Gowers.

Guest lecture series 2011: Blogging for business. Using Content Marketing to get a Return on Investment from Social Media

Guest speaker: Sean Clark, Head of Web, Adnams plc

Thursday, 17 November 2011, 16:00 to 17:00, Lord Ashcroft Building Cambridge (LAB 307)

Behind every successful online venture is a solid marketing plan and Social Media is playing an ever increasing part in this. Sean Clark, Head of Web at Adnams plc in Southwold, Suffolk, is ever adapting to stay ahead of the competition, with a keen awareness for current trends. Sean will demonstrate how Adnams plc have used content marketing to drive sales through Social Media and how these learnings can be applied to other businesses.

This guest lecture is open to all students from all disciplines. There is no need to book, but places are allocated on a first come, first served basis.

Business as usual? The global economic and environmental crisis: practical and educational responses

Speakers: David Arkell, Dr Bronwen Rees, Ed Bentham, Dr Ioana Negru, Dr Jack Reardon

Thursday, 17 November, 17:30 to 19:30, Lord Ashcroft Building (LAB 307)

As our planet plunges into economic and environmental crisis, how can our business and educational institutions respond? It is clear that the usual solutions are at best no longer working, at worst contributing to the crisis.

This panel discussion introduces the work of those people who are seeking transformation in education and business throughout the globe. It provides and opportunity for public interdisciplinary and practitioner forum for those of us seeking to take responsibility for transforming ourselves and working towards the long-term sustainability of the planet.

The panel discussion is open to all staff and students from all disciplines. There is no need to book in advance, but places are allocated on a first come, first served basis.

For further information please get in touch with Dr Bronwen Rees.

Children in Need

Wear your sports shirt to University and donate £1 for Children in Need

Friday, 18 November 2011

We will be coming around to all LAIBS classes to collect money for Children in Need. If you don't have a sports shirt to wear, don't worry, you will still have the chance to donate for this great cause!

For more information, please contact Hannah Myatt, the Student Experience Co-ordinator in Chelmsford.

TfL Finance Challenge

Transport of London (TfL) will be presenting a finance challenge, designed to give students the opportunity to experience a group of exercise assessment. It will also showcase some of the exciting challenges that finance professionals face at TfL.

TfL will also give some general advice on how to approach graduate assessments and give details of the opportunities available to them at TfL.

Monday, 14 November 2011, 11:00 to 13:00, Lord Ashcroft Building Chelmsford (MAB 007)

This is a free event, but booking is essential. Book your place now by visiting www.anglia.ac.uk/employability/events.

Workshop: Raising Finance

St John's Innovation Centre

Wednesday, 9 November 2011, 14:00 to 17:30, Lord Ashcroft Building Cambridge (LAB 109)

Looking for more than £10,000 funding for a business and not sure which options are open to you?

The 'Raising Finance' workshop is first half-day workshop within the free step-by-step 'Understanding Finance for Business' programme delivered via a combination of workshops and one-to-one mentoring. 'Raising Finance' will provide an overview of the different finance options available and the different types of funding.

Mentoring is available for companies ready to apply or pitch for funding. For those looking to secure equity funding, the programme also offers support to help them prepare for pitching with a dry-run pitch to 'friendly' investors ahead of doing it for real.

Sign up for Understanding Finance for Business and it will help you:


  • Understand the (dis)advantages of different types of finance
  • Identify what is required for different types of finance
  • See your business from an investor's perspective
  • Access tailored help from experienced mentors
  • Benefit from the programme team's extended network of investor contacts.

The international dimensions of Anglia Ruskin and the role of HE in providing the economy and the students with competitive advantage

Guest lecture for 2nd year International Business Module students
Guest speaker: Professor Michael Thorne, Vice Chancellor

Tuesday, 8 November 2011, 9:00 to 11:00, Lord Ashcroft Building Chelmsford (MAB 221)

The 2008 financial crisis has bequeathed a once in a generation crisis of capitalism. Decisions made today will impact on future generations - it is that big! As part of the 2nd year International Business module, Dr Robin Gowers has arranged a series of guest lectures to help the students understand how the theories are reflected in reality.

Professor Michael Thorne will discuss the international dimension of our University and the crucial role that education has in helping provide the economy and the students with a competitive advantage for the future.

If you would like to attend and not enrolled on the International Business module, please contact Hannah Myatt, the Student Experience Co-ordinator in Chelmsford.

Guest speaker series 2011: Defining a Successful Social Media Strategy

Guest speaker: Damon Segal, founder and MD Emotio Designs

Monday, 7 November 2011, 11:30 to 13:00, Lord Ashcroft Building Chelmsford (MAB 007)

Having come from a traditional marketing and design background, Damon has seen drawing borads replaces with Macs and paint brushes become Wacom Tablets. In 1996, Damon built his first website on Adobe's PageMill software and was hooked on the internet. Having been heavily involved in website design, development and marketing since this point, Damon has seen innovation happen on a daily basis. It is one of the fastest-moving industries in the world and limited only by the imagination and skills of those working on it.

Damon is a founder member of the Advisory Council for the Global Marketing Network and is a practitioner module advisor for BPP/Anglia Ruskin University/GMN Global Marketing Practice MSc, which he also helped create and write. Damon also speaks professionally for a number of organisations including the Academy for Chief Executives, the London Chamber of Commerce.

Damon continues to push the boundaries of online marketing on a daily basis. The talk will include: how to create your message, tone of voice and how to manage multichannel Social Media Campaigns.

For further information, please contact your Student Experience Co-ordinator, Hannah Myatt, in Chelmsford.

Guest lecture series 2011: The current economic crisis and the rising importance of emerging markets

Guest speakers: Dr Jerome Booth, Ashmore Group plc

Tuesday, 1 November 2011, 9:00 to 11:00, Lord Ashcroft Building Chelmsford (MAB 221)

The 2008 financial crisis has bequeathed a once in a generation crisis of capitalism. Decisions made today will impact on future generations - it is that big! As part of the 2nd year International Business module, Dr Robin Gowers has arranged a series of guest lectures to help the students understand how the theories are reflected in reality.

We are delighted to announce that Dr Jerome Booth will be coming to LAIBS to give a guest lecture. Dr Booth is Head of Research for the Ashmore Group plc, a world leading emerging markets Investment Company. He is the second largest shareholder and a member of the Investment Committee, regularly contributing to and quoted by the world's financial press on the ever-changing financial situation. Dr Booth will be discussing the current crisis, its potential implications and the rising importance of the emerging markets both economically and politically.

If you would like to attend and are not enrolled on the International Business module, please contact Hannah Myatt, your Student Experience Co-ordinator in Chelmsford.

October 2011

Workshops: Job Search and Networking

Learn the elevator pitch and essential job search and networking skills

Monday, 7 November 2011, 13:00 to 15:00, Lord Ashcroft Building Chelmsford (MAB 203)
Monday, 31 October 2011, 13:00 to 15:00, Lord Ashcroft Building Chelmsford (MAB 108)
Monday, 14 November 2011, 13:00 to 15:00, Lord Ashcroft Building Chelmsford (MAB 201)

The workshops are open to all students from all disciplines. There is no need to book in advance, but places are allocated on a first come, first served basis.

For further information, please contact Hannah Myatt, Student Experience Co-ordinator (Chelmsford).

LAIBS Updated - Opportunities for you!

Who?
All LAIBS students

When and where?
Monday, 24 October, 14:00 to 15:00, Lord Ashcroft Building Chelmsford (MAB 203)

Why?
To get updated on notices, events and opportunities within and supported by our faculty.
The event is repeated so all students will have the chance to attend. Just pick a day and turn up!
Every student who attends has the chance to enter our prize draw to win a £50 voucher of their choice.

For more information please contact Allison Beaumont, Student Experience Co-ordinator (Cambridge), for the Cambridge based events and Hannah Myatt, Student Experience Co-ordinator (Chelmsford), for the Chelmsford based event.

Green & Black's Co-founder keynote speaker at Anglia Ruskin's third sector conference

Jo Fairley, co-founder of organic chocolate pioneer Green & Black's, and Arthur Potts Dawson, from the People's Supermarket, have been announced as guest speakers at Enterprise 2 Impact, the upcoming social enterprise conference organised by 3rd Sector Futures, Anglia Ruskin University's specialist unit for charities, social enterprises and voluntary organisations.

Wednesday, 19 October, Imperial War Museum's Conference Centre in Duxford, Cambridgeshire

Fairley and Dawson will join a diverse and professional line up of advisers, presenters and speakers at the event for the public, private and third sectors. The free one-day event aims to encourage and support the growth and impact of social enterprise in the East of England region, and is delivered through a partnership of Social Enterprise East of England, Business Link East and 3rd Sector Futures, Anglia Ruskin University.

Anyone from a social enterprise or from other sectors wanting to know more about social enterprise is encouraged to book now on the Enterprise2Impact website.

Meaningful Work

Monday, 17 October, 16:30 to 18:00, Lord Ashcroft Building (LAB 307), Cambridge

Lips-Wiersma and Morris have just published a book on Meaningful Work called 'The Map of Meaning', which has received warm reviews. The book is said to be 'poetic', 'profound' and 'provocative'.

In this seminar, the results of Lipps-Wiersma and Morris's research on meaningful work will be discussed in terms of:

What is the contemporary meaning of meaningful work?
How do we make meaningful work visible to ourselves and others in organisations and stay in touch with it?
What is the role of balance in meaningful work?
What are the prerequisites to meaningful work?

In spite of the range of management techniques that have been aimed at motivating the human being, such as total quality management, teamwork, organisational culture management, leadership training and, more recently, engagement techniques, many people are experiencing a decrease in the meaning of work which has been exacerbated by the recent crisis (Van Luyck, 2011). The question is whether we have to passively accept what work is becoming or whether we can reclaim our humanity at work.

This seminar is suitable for anyone who has a professional or personal interest in creating meaningful work. For further information, please get in touch with Dr Jonathan Smith.

BBC Apprentice Series 5 Philip Taylor

2009 The Apprentice contestant and creator of 'Pants Man' and fitness product 'Body Rocka'!

Monday, 17 October, 18:30, Lord Ashcroft Building (LAB 026), Cambridge campus

Philip has become a popular media character, motivational speaker and entrepreneur. He has gained cult status amongst university students around the UK.

To see Philip talk about his experiences, buy your ticket via our online store.

Tickets:
LAIBS students/ staff - £5
Non-LAIBS students/ staff - £7

For more details email Allison Beaumont, Student Experience Co-ordinator (Cambridge), or Hannah Myatt, Student Experience Co-ordinator (Chelmsford).

Bonus for all Chelmsford students!
Ticket prices include travel to Cambridge via coach and two hours free time to explore the Cambridge campus and/or visit the historic city centre. The coach departs Chelmsford at 15:00 and returns at 21:30.

Global Convention 2011

A great opportunity for our students to participate in The Global Convention 2011 incorporating the 11th International Conference on Corporate Governance and the 2nd Global Conference on Sustainability. This year's theme is 'Corporate Governance and Sustainability Challenges'.

Wednesday, 12 October to Friday, 14 October, Radisson Edwardian Bloomsbury Street Hotel, London, WC1B 3QD

The three-day Convention has elicited huge response and will be attended by participants comprising of business leaders, jurists, academics and policy makers from around the world. The Commonwealth Secretary-General H. E., Kamalesh Sharma, will deliver the inaugural address and there will be many high profile keynote speakers.

All LAIBS students are invited to attend the Convention for a discounted price of £250 which allows the them to participate in all event activities throughout the three days. Early Birds can get a further discount of 15% when registering before 31 August 2011 and of 10% when registering between 1 and 20 September 2011.


London & Thames Gateway Graduate Fair

Over 80 organisations are expected to exhibit and therefore this is a superb opportunity for 3rd year students to start their job search and applications.

Wednesday, 12 October 2011, The O2, London Docklands

The Employment Bureau at Anglia Ruskin University will be organising a coach for LAIBS students departing from both Cambridge and Chelmsford. The coaches will depart from Anglia Ruskin University on East Road in Cambridge at 9.30 am and from outside The Lord Ashcroft Building in Chelmsford at 9.45 am.

The Employment Bureau and LAIBS staff will be accompanying you on the day to offer support and guidance.

LAIBS Updated - Opportunities for you!

Who?
All LAIBS students

When and where?
Tuesday, 11 October, 16:00 to 17:00, Lord Ashcroft Building, LAB 005, Cambridge campus
Wednesday, 12 October, 16:00 to 17:00, Lord Ashcroft Building, LAB 005, Cambridge campus
Friday, 14 October, 16:00 to 17:00, Lord Ashcroft Building, LAB 005, Cambridge campus

Why?
To get updated on notices, events and opportunities within and supported by our faculty.
The event is repeated so all students will have the chance to attend. Just pick a day and turn up!
Every student who attends has the chance to enter our prize draw to win a £50 voucher of their choice.

For more information please contact Allison Beaumont, Student Experience Co-ordinator (Cambridge), for the Cambridge based events and Hannah Myatt, Student Experience Co-ordinator (Chelmsford), for the Chelmsford based event.

Employability Workshop

The Employability and Careers Service and Employment Bureau run a programme of events throughout the year, including workshops, employer events, and fairs. All events are free and are open to all Anglia Ruskin students!

Jobsearch and Networking
Thursday, 6 October 2011, 15:00 to 17:00, Helmore Building (HEL 251), Cambridge campus

Thinking about a Career in Teaching
Tuesday, 11 October, 10:00 to 12:00, Lord Ashcroft Building (LAB 222), Cambridge campus

Interviews and Assessment Centres
Monday, 17 October, 11:00 to 13:00, Lord Ashcroft Building (LAB 222), Cambridge campus

If you would like to attend one of the workshops, please sign up here using the Events Calendar link.

Careers Workshops: CVs and Applications

Gain the tools to create a winning CV and make effective job applications.

Come along on one of the following dates:

Monday, 3 October 2011, 13:00 to 15:00, Michael Ashcroft Building (MAB 008), Chelmsford campus
Monday, 10 October 2011, 13:00 to 15:00, Sawyers Building (SAW 001), Chelmsford campus
Monday, 17 October 2011, 13:00 to 15:00, Sawyers Building (SAW 001), Chelmsford campus

The workshops are open to all students from all disciplines. There is no need to book in advance, but places are allocated on a first come, first served basis.

Daimler World Dialogue

As a result of Anglia Ruskin University being members of the Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative (GRLI), students at our University have been specifically invited to take part in a two-day dialogue with Daimler as part of their 'Daimler World Dialogue' they are planning with 125 students from around the world.

Tuesday, 4 October to Wednesday, 5 October 2011, Mercedes-Benz Museum and the Carl Benz Arena, Stuttgart, Germany

The event is being fully sponsored by Daimler who are paying travel costs to Stuttgart as well as accommodation and all meals whilst attending the event. As Anglia Ruskin University is part of the GRLI Ambassadors initiative, Daimler has specifically reserved places at the event for our students.

If you would like to attend this event, please contact Jonathan Smith.


September 2011

Defining a Successful Media Strategy

Guest speaker: Damon Segal, founder and MD Emotio Designs

Tuesday, 27 September 2011, 18:00 to 19:30, Lord Ashcroft Building (LAB 026), Cambridge campus

Having come from a traditional marketing and design background, Damon has seen drawing borads replaces with Macs and paint brushes become Wacom Tablets. In 1996, Damon built his first website on Adobe's PageMill software and was hooked on the internet. Having been heavily involved in website design, development and marketing since this point, Damon has seen innovation happen on a daily basis. It is one of the fastest-moving industries in the world and limited only by the imagination and skills of those working on it.

Damon is a founder member of the Advisory Council for the Global Marketing Network and is a practitioner module advisor for BPP/Anglia Ruskin University/GMN Global Marketing Practice MSc, which he also helped create and write. Damon also speaks professionally for a number of organisations including the Academy for Chief Executives, the London Chamber of Commerce.

Damon continues to push the boundaries of online marketing on a daily basis. The talk will include: how to create your message, tone of voice and how to manage multichannel Social Media Campaigns.

For further information, please contact your Student Experience Co-ordinator, Allison Beaumont, in Cambridge.

July 2011

GB Olympic Women's Volleyball Team

This Seminar will discuss issues relevant to business leadership, using the Global Fitness Framework developed within the Lord Ashcroft International Business School.

Wednesday, 27 July 2011, 10:00 to 16:00, PMI Building, Chelmsford Campus

The issues to be discussed at the seminar are:

How are they retaining individual and team focus and morale?
How are they achieving their training goals?
What are the physical, mental and spiritual aspects?
The full GBWV team, their managers and support will join the discussion and opportunities will be available for participants to watch the team in action. A unique opportunity to get behind the scenes of the London Olympics, discuss crucial practical issues and help the team overcome them. The experience will be enthralling, emotional and intense and invaluable for leaders dealing with major challenge and change within their business.

Don't miss your chance to win a volleyball signed by the team and register your attendance (free) today by sending an email to LAIBS Marcoms team.

HR Forum - Workforce planning: the generational mix and managing without the default retirement age

Prettys and Reed Specialist Recruitment in partnership with the Lord Ashcroft International Business School invite you to an HR Forum.

Friday, 24 June 2011, 8:30 to 11:00, The Trinity Suite, The Trinity Centre, 24 Cambridge Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 0FN

Tuesday, 28 June, 8:30 to 11:00, Corporate Suite, Michael A Ashcroft Building (4th floor), Chelmsford Campus, Bishop Hall Lane, CM1 1SQ

Schedule for the day:

8:00 to 8:30 - Refreshments
8:30 to 9:15 - Reward & Retention - Guy Mulley, Director - Employer Consulting Group
9:15 to 9:45 - Retirement Age Legislation - Matthew Cole, Head of Employment - Prettys
9:45 to 10:15 - The Social Network and its implications for HR - Nick Sayer, Partner - Prettys
10:15 to 10:30 - Higher Skills at Work - Anglia Ruskin University

These forums are aimed at providing an information and networking opportunity for senior HR professionals working or living in the area. The topic for the HR Forum will be "The generational mix and managing without the default retirement age".

Attendance is free and a light breakfast will be provided. To reserve your complimentary place please email the LAIBS Marcoms team by Friday 3 June.

June 2011

Networking Lunch

In conjunction with Essex Chambers of Commerce, the Employment Bureau and Ashcroft International Business School are hosting a business networking lunch event in the PMI Building at Chelmsford campus on Wednesday 15 June. We are delighted to announce that Nick Barton, MD of BAA Stansted, will be the guest speaker.

Wednesday, 15 June, 12:00 to 14:30, PMI Building, Chelmsford campus

This is going to be a great opportunity for LAIBS students and graduates to introduce themselves to representatives from regional employers and start building personal networks of business contacts who may be able to help you secure employment.

In order to help us plan for this event, could you please email Sarah White to advise if you would like to receive a formal invitation.


April 2011

Getting the job

How to give that sparkle to your CV and job application

Careers Workshop by the Employability and Careers Service - open to all students from all disciplines. Sessions will take place on:

Tuesday, 19 April 2011, 14:00 to 16:00, Michael Ashcroft Building (MAB 109), Chelmsford Campus
Wednesday, 27 April 2011, 14:00 to 16:00, Sawyers Building (SAW 103), Chelmsford Campus
Thursday, 5 May 2011, 14:00 to 16:00, Michael Ashcroft Building (MAB 111), Chelmsford Campus

The workshops are free to all students.

Visit Britvic Ltd. in London

Ashcroft International Business School and the Student Services Employment Bureau in Chelmsford are offering you the opportunity to visit Britvic's site in Beckton, East London and see first hand the behind-the-scenes operations of one of Europe's leading soft drinks companies.

Wednesday, 13 April 2011, 12:30 to 17:00, Beckton, East London

Britvic plc has an enviable portfolio of market leading brands, such as Robinsons, J2O, Fruit Shoot, Tango and drench in Great Britain, MiWadi, Club and B...allygowan in Ireland, and Teisseire, Fruite and Pressade in France. They also have exclusive bottling agreements with PepsiCo in the UK and Ireland for global brands such as Pepsi and 7Up. Britvic employs approximately 3500 people and sells 1.9bn litres of soft drinks each year.

The tour will start with a quiz about Britvic (so make sure you read through Britvic's website before we go!) then there will be a tour of the plant at Beckton followed by the opportunity for a Q&A session.

If you are an AIBS student and you want to come along, please confirm with Hannah Myatt, Student Experience Co-ordinator (Chelmsford).

There is a £5.00 contribution towards the cost of the coach which Hannah is collecting.

Can you please send any questions you would like to ask the team at Britvic to Hannah by no later than Monday, 11 April 2011.

Perfect your interview technique

Careers Workshop by the Employability and Careers Service - open to all students from all disciplines

Come along and get some useful tips and advice on typical interview scenarios, questions and answers, interview etiquette and much more! There is no need to book a space, but places are allocated on a first come, first served basis.

Monday, 21 March 2011, 15:00 to 16:00
Tuesday, 22 March 2011, 14:00 to 15:00
Monday, 28 March 2011, 15:00 to 16:00
Tuesday, 29 March 2011, 14:00 to 15:00
Monday, 4 April 2011, 15:00 to 16:00
Tuesday, 5 April 2011, 14:00 to 15:00
Tuesday, 12 April 2011, 14:00 to 15:00

All workshops taking place in MAB116.

For more information please email Hannah Myatt.


March 2011

Reading the Financial Times and the Power of Money

A lecture by Dr Robin Gowers

Tuesday, 5 April 2011, 14:00 to 15:00, Michael Ashcroft Building (MAB 007), Chelmsford Campus

In this lecture Dr Rob Gowers will discuss some of the incredible events that have taken place in the financial markets over the last couple of years. These events will impact us all so there is a need to have an interest and understanding of them.

To help achieve this understanding he will focus on the reporting provided by the Financial Times. No textbook can keep up with the way in which business and the economy is changing - the FT is a phenomenal resource that students should all use. This session will provide an introduction to the power of their reporting.

There is no need to book, just come along on the day.

For more information, please contact Hannah Myatt, AIBS Student Experience Co-ordinator (Chelmsford).



Ethical Addictions logo

'How to become a Chartered Manager' and 'Free Trade, Fair Trade and the Triple Bottom Line'

An MBA Network/ CMI event.

Thursday, 24 March 2011, 18:00 to 21:00, Michael Ashcroft Building (Mezzanine), Chelmsford Campus

18:00 Coffee tasting, refreshments and networking
18:30 'Why Become a Chartered Manager' presented by Mike Sharkey, Business Development Manager (Employer Engagement) at CMI
19:00 'Misinformed Leadership and Need for a New Paradigm' presented by Dr Jonathan Smith, Senior Lecturer at AIBS
19:30 'Free Trade and Fair Trade' presented by Ian Meredith, Head of Ethical Addictions Ltd.
20:00 'Running Your Business for More than Just Profit!' presented by John Rayment, Principal Lecturer at AIBS
20:30 Contributions from the floor

This event is open to all students on a first come, first serve basis. To book a place, please contact: The AIBS Marcoms Team.

See Your Future From A New Angle

A postgraduate information event.

Tuesday, 22 March 2011, 16:30 to 19:00, Cambridge & Chelmsford

For more information please visit the Postgraduate Information Events page.


How do you cope as a leader?

Sergeant Ginger Charles PhD, Police Sergeant and Research Psychologist, Criminal Investigation Department, City of Arvada Police Department

Wednesday, 16 March 2011, 17:30 to 19:00, Coslett Building (COS 124), Cambridge Campus

This is an open event for all AIBS students and seats are allocated on a first come, first served basis.

Leadership is a demanding and challenging task, and is only becoming more so. How do leaders cope with these challenges? How do they remain fit and strong, and prosper in such an environment of challenge that can be created with redundancies, closures, funding cuts and all the people issues associated with these?

The speaker has worked within the police environment in America for over 20 years and has been researching and testing ways in which police officers cope with the extremely challenging nature of their role. She argues that many of the challenges faced by leaders generally are quite similar to the challenges experiences by police officers.

Within the policing role, however, the speaker argues that these challenges are more pronounced and easier to see than they can be in other leadership positions. This lecture is about exploring some of the challenges experienced by police officers looking at how they cope with these, and then drawing lessons from these experiences for wider leadership roles.

Become an Ashcroft Professional

Take the opportunity to meet with practitioners and professional bodies to guide your future careers and to find out what it's like in practice.

Monday, 14 March, 11:00 to 13:00, Michael Ashcroft Building (Mezzanine), Chelmsford Campus

This event is open to all students from all faculties and disciplines.

The professional bodies attending include:

CIPFA Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy
CIMA Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
CMI Chartered Management Institute
ICSA Institute of Corporate Secretaries and Administrators
IFA Institute of Financial Accountants

...and many more!

There will also be the chance to find out information about studying for a Master of Business Administration and an MSc at Ashcroft International Business School.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Key Legal Changes: Is your business ready?

REED Specialist Recruitment, working in partnership with Prettys, are pleased to invite you to a free Agency Workers Regulations and Employment Law briefing & business networking session.

Tuesday, 8 March 2011, 8:00 to 11:00, Michael Ashcroft Building, Chelmsford Campus

This seminar is being offered to you free of charge, however you will be required to book your place in advanced as the number of available places is limited.

Agency Worker Regulations
In October 2011, new legislation will come into force to give agency workers in the UK the same rights and benefits enjoyed by those employed directly by the hirer. At REED Specialist Recruitment, we see it as our duty to inform you of the AWR and to offer support in preparing for the new legislation.

The Equality Act 2010
The Act is the single biggest piece of discrimination law to be introduced in the UK. As well as consolidating existing legislation, it also introduces a number of new rights for individuals to protect against discrimination. Key employment policies and procedures should be reviewed to ensure that they are compliant with the new rules by October 2010.

Guest Speakers
  • Linda Marshall, Senior HR Consultant, REED
Linda is Global Head of HR for REED SPecialist Recruitment, and has a career spanning both the public and private sector. She is responsible for providing clear communications on the AWR, including implementation of policies and procedures to accommodate the legislation across RSR.

  • Matthew Cole, Partner, Prettys
Matthew is Head of the Employment team at Prettys. He advises public and private sector employers on the full range of HR related legal matters. His clients include NHS Trusts, FTSE companies and local authorities.

To reserve your place or find out more please contact Collette Huckle, Recruitment Consultant, REED Human Resources, by emailing collette.huckle@reedglobal.com or phoning 0845 241 9594.



Written Application Workshop

A graduate workshop organised by the Employment and Careers Service

Monday, 7 March, 15:00 to 16:00, Michael Ashcroft Building (MAB 116), Chelmsford Campus

For more information, please contact Hannah Myatt, Student Experience Co-ordinator (Chelmsford).

Opportunities for Business Graduates with the British Army

A graduate workshop organised by the Employment and Careers Service

Monday, 7 March, 14:30 to 15:00, Sawyers Building (SAW 003), Chelmsford Campus

The Army as a business
Leadership opportunities for Business graduates (HR, Finance, Logistics)
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
An Army Officer 'More from life than nine to five'
For more information, please get in touch with Hannah Myatt, Student Experience Co-ordinator (Chelmsford)

A Future in Finance by Directions (Financial Skills Partnership)

Graduate workshop organised by the Employability and Careers Service

Monday, 7 March 2011, 14:00 to 14:30, Sawyers Building (SAW 003), Chelmsford Campus

Introduction to:
  • The sectors in finance, accountancy and financial services
  • Skills employers are looking for
  • Professional areas of increased activity
  • How to make the most of Directions resources
  • Drivers of change in the sectors
For further information, please contact Hannah Myatt, Student Experience Co-ordinator (Chelmsford).

February 2011

Careers Workshop - open to all students from all disciplines on: Effective CV Writing

Throughout January and February, the Employability and Careers Service will be offering a useful workshop to help students with writing their CVs.

If you are in your second or final year this is an opportunity not to be missed!

Gourmet CupCake

An entrepreneur in the making? Eloise Durrant on how she made her business a success!

Wednesday, 2 March, 11:00 to 12:00, Michael Ashcroft Building (MAB 002)

Get involved!

Eastern Energy, Western Style, Socio-Economic Cohesion Paths

Guest speaker: Agnieszka Ziomek

Thursday, 24 February 2011, 16:00 to 18:00, Coslett Building (COS 405), Cambridge Campus

This is an open event for all AIBS students and seats are allocated on a first come, first served basis.
For further information and any questions, please contact Allison Beaumont, Student Experience Co-ordinator (Cambridge).

Discover your Leading Qualities

An interactive fun workshop of self discovery. With Dr Katalin Illes & Marie Malone.

Tuesday, 22 February 2011, 16:00 to 18:00, Coslett Building (COS 405), Cambridge Campus

Explore your unique voice & free your expression; explore your body language & make connection; look at your life & dare to dream.

Social Media Marketing

It's all about how to do...not, what to do... (Guest speaker: Damon Segal)

Friday, 18 February, 13:00 to 14:00, Michael Ashcroft Building (MAB 203), Chelmsford Campus

Do you know....

...what a social media strategy looks like?
...if you are a syndicator, thought leaders, dabbler, observer or specialist in social media?
...how to track your growth on Twitter?
...the traits that make a video viral?
...how to monitor sentiment in social media?
...how to use location based social media?

Do you understand...

...Facebook pages and groups and how to create and manage them?
...real time marketing with Twitter?

These are just some of the questions that will be answered on the day.

Damon Segal invites you to join him for an Internet Marketing Master Class in which he will share 20 years of experience and insider knowledge.

He will further give you the capability and the tools to empower you to change your business' marketing strategy the very next day and set your company on the path to greater success.

Damon is one of the most experienced internet marketers in the UK and sits on the Superbrands B2B Expert Council. He is full-time practitioner, the author of the digital marketing module of the BPP/Anglia Ruskin University/ GMN Global Marketing Practice MSc and is also a founder member Global Marketing Network's Advisory Council.

With this knowledge and experience on hand to guide you, Damon's master class is an opportunity for both personal and professional development that you shouldn't miss.

Please note that places are limited and allocated on a first come, first served basis. For further information, please get in touch with Hannah Myatt.

What can post-structuralism offer to organisation analysis?

Guest speaker: Dr Nester Valero-Silva, Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University

Tuesday, 8 February 2011, 17:00 to 19:00, Coslett Building (COS 124), Cambridge Campus

This is an open event to all AIBS students and seats are allocated on a first come, first served basis.
For further information and any questions, please contact Allison Beaumont, Student Experience Co-ordinator (Cambridge).

Michel Foucault is one of the most influential contemporary philosophers of the post-war era. His studies on modern society have contributed to continuous debate and development in the arts/culture, philosophy, gender/sexuality studies, and more recently, in the management sciences.

This research seminar will present a possible application of certain ideas emerging from the work of Michel Foucault to the analysis of organisational phenomena.

For further information and any questions, please contact Beatriz Acevedo.

The Tourism & Leisure Show - For Tourism Students ONLY

The ONLY Group Travel Show in the East of England!

Thursday, 24 February, 10:00 to 15:30
Five Lakes Resort, Colchester Road, Tolleshunt Knights, Maldon, Essex, CM9 8HX

Over 90 Exhibitors offering FREE information on top-class hotels, museums, historic houses, gardens, river boat trips, destinations, theme parks and much more throughout the East and South of England, London and beyond.

Find a list of all exhibitors attending the show.

Reasons for attending the show:
Representatives from our University's Employability and Careers Team and the Ashcroft International Business School will introduce 2011 graduates from the BA (Hons) Tourism Management degree course to prospective employers attending the exhibition. This ultimately provides you with the perfect opportunity to network with employers in the tourism and leisure industry, and discuss opportunities for work placements, internships and permanent jobs.

If you are a Tourism student and would like to attend the event, please get in touch with Hannah Myatt, Student Experience Co-ordinator (Chelmsford), by no later than 4 February.

Please also book an appointment with Sarah Kempster, Recruitment and Resourcing Consultant in the Employment Bureau, so she can have a look at your CV and give you advice on how to make the most out of this opportunity.

There are also some volunteering opportunities available for meeting and greeting guests as they arrive. If you are interested in volunteering, please also let Hannah Myatt know.

January 2011

Transforming Business Health & Safety Performance

A presentation that illustrates the evolution of the Health and Safety culture and performance of Warings.

Wednesday, 26 January 2011, 19:00 to 20:30, Michael Ashcroft Building (MAB 111), Chelmsford, CM1 1SQ.

Our doors are open from 18:30 to offer you refreshments and an opportunity to network (Mezzanine, Michael Ashcroft Building).

For further information or any questions please contact David Clark.

HR Forum - 'Shaken not stirred - a creative approach to corporate values'

Thursday, 20 January 2011, 8:30 to 11:00, Corporate Suite (4th Floor), Michael Ashcroft Building, Chelmsford, CM1 1SQ

Prettys and Reed Specialist Recruitment in partnership with Ashcroft International Business School invite you to this breakfast HR Forum. Attendance is free and a light breakfast will be provided.

To reserve your complimentary place please email rsvp@prettys.co.uk.

December 2010

Pre-Christmas Cheer!

The Faculty of Arts, Law & Social Sciences and Ashcroft International Business School invite their students and staff to some:

Tuesday, 7 December, 14.00 to 16.00, at the Students' Union Bar (Tindal Building) in Chelmsford

An opportunity for staff and students to relax before Christmas with a drink, mince pies and music. Free Mulled wine and mince pies etc on a first-come first-served basis!

Hosted by the Deans' Offices.

November 2010

Overseas recruitment consultancy

Mr U. Raut-Roy, Senior Faculty Member. Ashcroft International Business School, Cambridge Campus, Anglia Ruskin University will be at the following representative's office in India, November and December, 2010.

Mr Raut-Roy will be advising, counselling and recruiting students for all Undergraduate and Master programmes of Anglia Ruskin University. He will be happy to meet you in person.

Please phone our representatives office to make an appointment:

Hyderabad:

Monday 29 November 2010, United Educational Services 040 4003 6600

Warangal:

Tuesday 30 November, United Educational Services 098 85566000

Vijayawada:

Wednesday 1 December, United Educational Services 098 85566000

Hyderabad:

Thursday 2 December, Edwise, 1100-1300 hrs 040 44663333
Thursday 2 December, "The Chopras", Global Education Centre,1400-1600 hrs 040 40361000
Thursday 2 December, United Education Services, 1700 - 1900 hrs 040 40036600

Mumbai:

Friday 3 December, Edwise, Santa Cruze Office 022 42764444

Study abroad for a semester in Germany - in English!

Tuesday 30 November, 14:00 to 15:00, Sawyers Building (SAW103)

Dr Thomas Queisser from our German partner University, Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW-Mosbach) will present exchange opportunities.

The programme includes a variety of third and fourth semester level business classes with German and international students from ca. 10 countries, intensive German language classes, and excursions to such cities as Berlin, Hamburg, Stuttgart, etc. Meet Dr. Tom Queisser, Chair of the programme and get your individual questions answered.

This presentation is open to all first year, full-time AIBS students.

Better Decisions through Information and Business Intelligence

Open lecture by Dr Thomas Queisser

Monday 29 November, 13:00 to 14:00, Michael Ashcroft Building (MAB008)

Dr Thomas Queisser has been a management professor, strategy consultant, trainer, educational leader through various phases of his career. He is Director of Troy University's Heidelberg, Germany site, and teaches in Troy's MBA programme. He has been a consultant to Fortune 500, government, high tech, and major non-profit organisations. During his educational career, he has been Professor of Business and Management at University of Maryland Europe, and Dean of Sacred Heart University, Luxembourg. He has worked as a researcher, leading sponsored projects at the American Institutes for Research.

Dr Queisser's core area of expertise is Organisational Behaviour, with an emphasis on international organisation, cross-cultural teamwork, organisational effectiveness, leadership, and related areas. Some of his recent research themes have included: Better Decisions through Business Intelligence, published in symposia and in book form, to cross-cultural ethics, in the 'Journal of Business Ethics'.

There is no need to book a place. Please feel free to just come along.

Employment Fair - Improve your employability, speak to real organisations

Monday 29 November, 15:00 to 17:00, Michael Ashcroft Building (Mezzanine)

Take the opportunity to meet with local and National employers to guide your future careers, find out what it's like in the commercial world and get advice on what current employers' expectations are of graduates entering the work place.

This event is open to all students from all faculties and disciplines.

Examples of some of the organisations we have invited to attend:
Britvic Ltd - One of Europe's largest drinks manufacturers
Care UK - One of the UK's leading providers of Health and social care
Binley's - A publishing house
IFDS - UK's leading supplier of investor record-keeping services
DBS Data - An international marketing company
CAE Group - An insurance repair expert

There will also be the chance to talk to our careers and employability service and the Employment Bureau about future career paths.

We look forward to seeing you there!

GRLI Ambassadors - Win a trip to Australia & help save the planet!

An information evening will be held on:

Monday 22 November, 16:30 to 18:00, Michael Ashcroft Building (MAB114)

You may be aware that the Ashcroft International Business School is a member of the Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative (GRLI). The GRLI are organising a competition for business school students and young managers with a prize that includes all expenses paid attendance at their general assembly in Melbourne in March 2011.

Global Entrepreneurship Week - 15 to 21 November

Are you enterprising? Are you looking for a challenge? Enter Dragons' Den.

Form a team (maximum 5 students).
Come up with an innovative idea for a new start-up business.
Research the idea and its potential market.
Formulate your start-up plan.
Present your plan to a panel of investors (the Dragons) on Wednesday 17 November.
We will also be offering the following Master Classes.

Marketing with Tim Froggett.
Finance with Prof. Roger Jeynes.
Forming the Top Team with Prof. Paul Turner.
Please contact Robert Jones for further details.

October 2010

Pugmarks, Tyre-Tracks and Footprints - a Triple-Bottom Line Approach to Tiger Tourism and Conservation

26 October, 13:00 - 14:00, Michael Ashcroft Building (MAB 007), Chelmsford Campus

If current decline in tiger numbers persists, they will be extinct in the wild within 15 years, what role can ecotourism play in reversing this trend.

All welcome to this presentation for more information contact Hannah Myatt.

September 2010

Returners Event - Welcome Back - Thursday 23 September 16:00-19:00

All second and final year undergraduate AIBS students are required to come to our Welcome Back event being held in FAC001 (Lecture Theatre in the Faculty Building)

Take the opportunity to chat with your lecturers, ask questions and get useful information on services offered at the university as you enter your 2nd or final year with AIBS.

We will also be putting on a quiz (with a prize for the winner!), plus some food and drink.

Please let Hannah Myatt know if you can attend by 17 September.

HR Forum - Workforce Planning & Employment Update

Prettys and Reed Specialist Recruitment in partnership with Ashcroft International Business School invite you to this breakfast HR Forum on Thursday 23 September being held in The Ruskin Gallery, Anglia Ruskin University, East Road, Cambridge CB1 1PT. The timing for the event is 8.30am until 11.00am.

To reserve your complimentary place please email Gemma Woolnough of Prettys.

Meercats and Avatars - Prepare for a changing world

Innovation Media Event and Pitching Session

Wednesday, 8 September 2010
Hauser Forum, 3 Charles Babage Road, Cambridge CB3 0GT

Entrepreneurs with innovative technologies or near-market products are invited to participate in Meercats & Avatars - an event, organised by St John's Innovation Centre, which aims to help early stage companies to promote themselves to potential investors and the media.

August 2010

MBA Network Launch Dinner

This summer we are launching our MBA alumni network, an opportunity for MBA alumni worldwide to join together in their own 'club'.

The launch dinner of the MBA Network is being held at The Royal Over-Seas League, Park Place, St James's Street, London SW1A 1LR on Wednesday 4 August 2010.

To view our first issue of MBAConnect, the new e-newsletter exclusively for Anglia Ruskin MBA graduates.

May 2010

Tiger Tourism and Conservation Strategies

A presentation by Simon Evans and Graham Webster focusing on tiger conservation and tourism issues in China and India

Tuesday 4 May 2010, 13.00 to 14.00
MAB 002, Michael Ashcroft Building, Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford

Recent decades have witnessed plummeting tiger numbers throughout their range, creating substantial policy challenges for both national governments and international institutions. Simon Evans and Graham Webster from AIBS will review contrasting strategic responses by the Chinese and Indian governments aimed at reserving the downward trajectory in global tiger numbers.

For further information please contact Hannah Myatt, Student Experience Co-ordinator.

April 2010

Mock Employment Tribunal

Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure 2004

You are cordially invited to attend Prettys' Mock Employment Tribunal!

Thursday 22 April 2010, 14.00 - 17.00, with a light lunch at 13.00
Room QUE101 in Queen's Building, Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford

Attendance is free, but limited to 40 places - please reserve your place by 11 April by emailing eventsAIBS@anglia.ac.uk.

Foreign and Dangerous

Issues in international comparative corporate governance

Tuesday 13 April 2010, 10.00 to 14.00
Michael Ashcroft Building, Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford

Two lectures on why corporate governance systems differ between countries and the work of the Serious Organised Crime Agency in countering international crime.

Talks by Roger Barker Institute of Directors and Martin Churchill Serious Organised Crime Agency.

To reserve your place email eventsAIBS@anglia.ac.uk

March 2010

Reach for the Skies

Where art and enterprise meet in a series of incredible journeys

Ruskin Gallery, 16 - 25 March 2010
An exhibition and workshop on creativity, innovation, risk and enterprise.

As part of the actions being coordinated by the Ashcroft International Business School to embed enterprise and entrepreneurship across Anglia Ruskin University, a series of workshops will be taking place in the Ruskin Gallery. A collaborative event between the Ashcroft International Business School, the Cambridge School of Art and the Ruskin Gallery, Reach for the Skies is a unique workshop which explores enterprise, innovation and creativity through the inspirational journeys of Chris Dobrowolski.

More about Chris Dobrowolski


Chris Dobrowolski is a driven man. An artist and entrepreneur, his work has focused on a series of journeys in vehicles "knocked up in his garden shed."

From home made boats and cars, to sledges and planes, Chris' incredible journeys have taken him to far flung parts of the world from Colchester to Japan, and even Hull to Antarctica!

What drives him to take incredible risks in the name of art?
Why is he considered so enterprising?
How do art and enterprise connect?
Why do business leaders from all over the world come and listen to Chris' incredible story?
Chris' most famous work, an aeroplane from his exhibition titled Skyscape/Escape, will be brought into the Ruskin Gallery to form the centrepiece of the workshops. This represents a unique opportunity for all staff and students of Anglia Ruskin University to see Chris' plane, to listen to his story and to be inspired to think about their own context for enterprise and innovation.

Workshop will be running on:

Wednesday 17 March 14.00 - 16.00 (students only)
Wednesday 17 March 17.00 - 19.00 (students only)
Wednesday 24 March 14.00 - 16.00 (students only)
Wednesday 24 March 17.00 - 19.00 (students only)
Thursday 25 March, 14:00 - 16:00 (general public)

Spaces for the workshops are strictly limited and must be booked in advance. If you would like to reserve a place or would like more information on the workshops, please email Stacey Stokes

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