International Freshers′ Festival 2010 International students joining the University in January 2010 are invited to enjoy the International Freshers′ Festival, which will commence on Wednesday 20 January.

Academic proposes ′male zones′ for Leeds shoppers John Temperley′s recent studies of consumer behaviour have not only led him to discover two types of male shopper: the ′traditional′ male and the ′metro-sexual′ male, but have caught the spotlight and led to subsequent media attention.

Staff Spread Christmas Cheer On 14 December, staff members and students from across the Faculty of Business & Law got into the spirit of Christmas by delivering food parcels and gifts for the elderly in Leeds.

Effective Communication Public Relations students from Leeds Business School have been sharpening their strategic PR skills by acting as communications consultants to local organisations.

Business teams have risen to the challenge Students from the Faculty of Business & Law have risen to the IBM Universities Business Challenge once again and made it to the live semi-finals of the UK′s leading undergraduate business simulation competition.

Growing Business Awards 2009 Martin Allison, Dean of Business & Law, was one of the judges at this year′s Growing Business Awards on 26 November.

Winter Graduation 2009 Our Winter Graduation ceremonies took place on Friday at our Headingley Campus.

Global Entrepreneurship Week Global Entrepreneurship Week put the spotlight on enterprise, opening up new opportunities for people across the country and the world. During the week the Faculty of Business & Law took part in a number of events.

CIPR Guest Lecture Series Leeds Business School′s autumn CIPR Guest Lecture series was a great success with the line up ranging from Leeds City Council′s Andy Carter who looked at the changing face of PR in the public sector, to managing global brands with Sarah McCartney, Head of Communications at handmade cosmetics company, Lush.

Human Resources in Changing Times: Guest Lecture Linda Hayes, Senior Vice President & Human Resource International Director for Wachovia′s EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region, delivered a guest lecture on Tuesday 24 November.

Making a Mark in PR A group of Leeds Met students has won a competition to gain real life work experience within a large local PR agency.

PR in Perspective This year′s Leeds Business School Survey of top regional public relations and advertising agencies shows a sector in relative good health.

IOD Director of the Year Award 2009 The fifth annual IOD Director of the Year Awards recognised the best of the region′s business leaders in many categories including Entrepreneur of the Year.

Nokia Developers Event The Rose Bowl hosted Screen Yorkshire giving ′applicants′ the opportunity to meet Nokia, the world′s largest mobile phone manufacturer.

Knowledge balloons Dan Wharrier, President of the Student Law Society, commented; ”Criminal Law is the module that supports this campaign. The intention is to get a first-hand experience of what a police officers duties may involve, as a law degree may not always lead to the typical solicitor/barrister route and it′s important to keep your career options open“

Leeds Marketing Chapter There was a packed audience at the Rose Bowl for the inaugural guest lecture of the Leeds Marketing Chapter on 22 October. We had the great honour of welcoming Professor Emeritus Michael J Baker, arguably the most influential marketing academic in the UK and dubbed by some the ’Godfather of Marketing‘.

CIM Pitch 2010 A group of Level 3 Marketing students – Peter Cripps, Aaron Carter and Sophie McGuirk – have successfully gained entry to the Chartered Institute of Marketing′s Pitch 2010 – Student Competition as the Leeds Means Business team.

Leeds Business School achieves CIM Dual Award status Leeds Business School has been successful in achieving Dual Award status for its two undergraduate marketing degrees.

Students throw city a lifeline Students from Leeds are helping to boost the city's economy according to a report featured in the local media.

Accolade for The Rose Bowl The University's iconic Rose Bowl building has received a design excellence award, its second trophy this year.

Leeds Business School shows its supports for Social Entrepreneurs BBC Radio Leeds Drivetime has carried a studio interview with Amelia Booker, development manager for the School for Social Entrepreneurs (SEE), focussing on an entrepreneurial programme that identifies and promotes social enterprise work with people in the region.

All in the Name of Charity Freshers’ Festival has been an exciting time for Leeds Met’s students and staff alike, with the Faculty of Business & Law hosting it’s very own “The Apprentice”, “Are you the next Dragon?” and “Babble in the Bar”.

Marketing Student of the Year 2009 Leeds Marketing Chapter has nominated Kimberly Rawling as the ’Marketing Student of the Year 2009‘.

Women at war: on the campaigning frontlines A Leeds Met academic has been giving insight to The Observer Magazine describing how women are increasingly becoming activists and successfully campaigning about a number of real world issues.

The Institute of Directors‘ (IoD) Awards The Institute of Directors‘ (IoD) Awards were held this year at the York Race Course on July 31 2009.

University hosts marketing conference The University‘s iconic Rose Bowl building was the venue for the recent Academy of Marketing‘s annual conference.

MBA — Chartered Management Institute Recognition The Chartered Management Institute has accredited Leeds Business School ‘s MBA to three of their prestigious professional awards. This is a global first for any MBA programme in the world. Other MBA‘s, including some in AMBA, have received accreditation for one additional award but never three.

Anne sees talents rewarded Leeds Met Professor Anne Gregory has been awarded the 2009 Stephen Tallents Medal by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations.

Fruit Box Leeds Met graduate Jonathan Russell has delved into a new project since completing his studies by setting up his own fruit delivery company The Fruit Box. Jonathan, who graduated in BA (Hons) Marketing, was offered support from the University’s Business Start Up project which awarded him a Concept grant of £1000 to test the feasibility of his idea.

The Winner of Strictly Come Business 2009! Former Leeds Business School graduate, Lee Griffiths has become the first ever winner of Strictly Come Business 2009 after pitching his business– Holbeck Foods.

Education Partnerships in Africa Launch Staff from Leeds Met, the Polytechnic of Namibia and the British Council joined forces on 16 June to celebrate a collaboration between Leeds Business School and the Polytechnic of Namibia.

Leeds Business Week Feedback I had the pleasure of attending two lectures given by invited external speakers. The lectures, arranged to take advantage of the speakers' unplanned availability, drew a large internal and external audience to the Rose Bowl, suggesting that the building can fulfill its promise of brokering a stronger engagement between the Faculty and the local business community.

PR Key to Ab Fab Gurkha Victory Professor Anne Gregory featured in the media this week with her comments on the Government’s decision to allow Gurkhas to be granted UK residency.

Turkish Universities Visit This week the Faculty welcomed visitors from Turkish universities who had flown in to work on forging closer educational links.

Business Studies graduate wins regional award at Venturefest Leeds Met graduate Paul Rossington, won the top prize of £10,000 at the Regional Enterprise Awards held at the Venturefest event on 11 February.

Leeds Marketing Chapter Guest Lecture Diane Earles, Regional Director of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, spoke to LBS students this week at the invitation of the Leeds Marketing Chapter and the Marketing Subject Group.

IBM Business Challenge Leeds Business School students have achieved third place in this year’s IBM Business Challenge semi-final.

Postgraduate Open Days We run a number of open evenings and drop-in sessions throughout the year, giving you an opportunity to meet the course team and visit our premises.