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Chartered Association Of Business Schools Conference

Hi, I'd like to talk to you about our trip to the CABS Learning, Teaching and Student Experience Conference. The conference kicked off a very busy week for our Co-Design group. On Tuesday and Wednesday, Amy Morgan and myself travelled to Birmingham to this conference, before biding farewell to two more of our members, Tom Rowledge and Zak Rakrouki, who left on Friday for the bright lights of Toronto, Canada. Continue reading →

Why Get Involved in the Business School

When someone says ‘university’, what is the first thing on your mind? The coursework? Nightlife? Perhaps the job opportunities it generates. Many people view their university years as a self-development period. However, not just academically. Taking full advantage of a universities facilities, events and connections can be of immense benefit. While studying at the University of Southampton, it is important to explore what it has to offer. Continue reading →

MANG1017: Guest Speakers from Grant Thornton

Hi all! Welcome back to Southampton for the start of what I'm sure will be good productive term (how many of you have heard that in the past couple days I wonder...?). For MANG1017 students, and others who may be interested, this week is a particularly exciting one, as the University welcomes two key figures from Grant Thornton, one of the world's largest professional services network, centred around accountancy and consultancy. Continue reading →

How Students Help Businesses

Hi all! Today's post is an especially exciting one, as it is our first Guest Post. This comes from Fish On Toast President Xavier Parkhouse-Parker, who has written an article focusing on How Students Help Businesses. We hope you enjoy reading this one, as we certainly did, and make sure to leave your thoughts! Tom Davidson ***** I was recently asked to do a talk on how students help businesses. I was to represent “Fish on Toast”, Southampton University’s entrepreneurial society. Continue reading →

Book Review: Economics; The User’s Guide

Economics: The User's Guide, By Ha- Joon Chang. London: Pelican, 2014. Reviewed by: Sotiroula Ioannou, BSc Business Management  The book ‘Economics: The User’s Guide’ by Ha- Joon Chang was first published by Pelican books in 2014 and is his latest book. Chang is part of the research group of University of Cambridge and he is working on alternative approaches to economics, history of economic thought and methodology. Continue reading →

Budget 2016

Many of you will have noticed that today George Osbourne carried his little red box all the way to Westminster, to give a highly anticipated budget. Being the last one before the EU referendum, this budget carried an sense of importance over the others given in this government. Unfortunately, while important, budgets are often not as riveting viewing as, say, Breaking Bad. So, we kindly provided a live-tweeting service this morning, managed by Zak Rakrouki. Continue reading →

Book Review: Social Class in the 21st Century

Social Class in the 21st Century, By Mike Savage. London: Penguin, 2010. Reviewed by: Yanyan Pineda, BSc Business Entrepreneurship  At first glance, social class can seem to be a mondegreen subject most would have opinions on, derived from however they grew up hearing about the latter. Savage’s take on how society’s divisions came to be and how they stand today render a close look at Britain’s progressions and current situation. Continue reading →

Book Review: What they teach you at Harvard Business School: My Two Years Inside the Cauldron of Capitalism

What they teach you at Harvard Business School: My Two Years Inside the Cauldron of Capitalism, By Philip Delves Broughton. London: Penguin, 2010. Reviewed by: Ivan Ivanov, BSc Business Management The book I recently read is the story of the journalist Philip Broughton who decided to turn his life around. He quitted his job as a Bureau Chief at The Daily Telegraph newspaper in Paris and chose to get an MBA degree from Harvard Business School. Continue reading →