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24 April - Congratulations to Oman students for inter college debate wins

Students on Bradford University School of Management’s BSc programme at the College of Banking and Financial Studies (CBFS) in Oman are celebrating a double win in an inter-college debating competition.

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11 April - School's advisory board member to open Dubai office

Advisory board member Victoria Tomlinson, who is chief executive of Northern Lights PR, is opening a Dubai office after winning a year’s marketing contract from Byrne Equipment Rental LLC, the largest general rental company in the Middle East.

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20 March - Bradford PhD Student's research used to compile Yorkshire's 50 fastest growing companies

Research undertaken by Bradford University School of Management PhD student Andreas Chronopoulos has been used to compile Yorkshire’s 50 Fastest Growing Companies, published in today’s Yorkshire Post.

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19 March - Bradford Exec MBA alumnus and charity CEO profiled in FT

Anjum Tahirkheli, who graduated from Bradford University School of Management’s Executive MBA in 2010, was profiled in today’s Financial Times for her achievements in business and the third sector.

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15 March - School of Management to host Harvard Business Publishing seminar for academics

Bradford University School of Management invites academics who want to fine-tune their approach to participant-centred learning to a Harvard Business Review seminar on the art and craft of discussion leadership on 27 April 2012.

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6 March - School of Management Dean presents at partner institution in Oman

Bradford University School of Management’s Dean Dr Sarah Dixon gave a talk last week at The College of Banking and Financial Studies (CBFS) in Oman which is a delivery partner for undergraduate programmes in Accounting & Finance and Business & Management.

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30 January - Bradford MBA graduates command third highest salary increases in UK

Bradford University School of Management has retained its position as one of the world’s top 100 elite MBA business schools and number one in Yorkshire in the latest FT rankings out today (Monday 30 January 2012).

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17 January - International speaker for Bradford University School of Management London alumni event

Dr Yanos Michopoulos, Vice President of Vestas Wind Systems S.A. and member of Bradford University School of Management’s Advisory Board, has been lined up to speak at the School’s London alumni networking event on 9 February.

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5 December - Bradford University School of Management retains ranking as number one business school in the North

Bradford University School of Management remains the number one business school in the North of England in the FT’s 2011 ranking.

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24 November - Times Higher Education Awards Dinner

The School of Management was shortlisted in the employer engagement category of the THE Awards for co-creating with Morrisons an innovative work-based BSc programme.

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23 November - Outstanding Employer Dinner

The Dean hosted a dinner at Heaton Mount for entrants to the Outstanding Employer of the Year category in the Yorkshire Post Excellence in Business Awards.

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22 November - International board members for Bradford University School of Management
Bradford University School of Management has appointed four internationally recognised business leaders to its Advisory Board.

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1 November - CBI dinner at Bradford - employers want consortium help for employee skills

Bradford University School of Management hosted a dinner for business leaders at their Heaton Mount Executive Education and Conference Centre to discuss education and skills issues with James Fothergill, the CBI's policy adviser in this area.

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17 October - Bradford University School of Management alumnus, Kate Swann, praised for turning around ailing retailer WH Smiths

Kate Swann, Bradford University School of Management alumnus and Chief Exec of major UK retailer WH Smiths, has been praised for saving the struggling retailer.

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11 October - Read a profile of our Dean, Dr Sarah Dixon on the Financial Times website

See the Financial Time website: http://on.ft.com/nrLwqO

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3 October - Top business school offers January start for new Masters programmes in entrepreneurship and sustainability
Leading UK business school Bradford University School of Management is launching two new MScs starting in January 2012 to appeal to graduates wanting to start their own businesses or who want to work in companies focusing on sustainability.

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3 October - Bradford MBA students come in top 3% of universities across the world at Global Marketing Competition
MBA students from Bradford University School of Management came 35th out of over 1200 teams from universities across the world at Santander's Global Marketing Competition.

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28 September - Live QnA with one of world's leading leadership experts
The Chartered Management Institute is holding a live online Question & Answer session with John Adair, one of the world's leading authorities on leadership and leadership development on Thursday 6 October 2011 at 2.30pm. Bradford University School of Management students, alumni, staff and partners are invited to get involved and quiz Adair on his expertise.

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19 September - Yorkshire businesses succeeding through innovation
A mobile boardroom created by Bradford University School of Management, has helped 15 business leaders with ideas to innovate in their own organisations.

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1 September - School of Management recognised for employer engagement in Times Higher shortlist
The School of Management has been shortlisted in the outstanding employer engagement category for the Times Higher Education Awards 2011.

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23 August - MBA students in Dubai now funding themselves
The number of MBA students who are funding themselves rather than being funded by their company has increased from 20% to 90% over the last four years at a Dubai-based business school.

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16 August - Dr Sarah Dixon, Dean of the School of Management on BBC Look North talking about Morrison's funding of students
Sarah appeared on the BBC regional news programme on 15 August 2011 to discuss Morrison's funding of students at the School of Management. Watch the video below.

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12 July - Top regional advisers sign up to support financial planning degree students
Four of the region's leading financial advisers are offering paid internships to five students onBradford University School of Management's new Financial Planning Degree - designed to raise standards in the sector.

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16 June - Could this be the end of the MBA as we know it?

The Independent's latest MBA Guide asks whether the MBA has a future and looks at how it is changing.

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24 May - School of Management's £12m new building wins sustainability award
Bradford University School of Management's innovative new Emm Lane building has been recognised for its sustainability credentials in the RICS Pro Yorkshire Awards.

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