Updates from Ulster University Business School
Event
Golf Tourism to the fore as Head of Marketing at the R&A gives a masterclass to UUBS tourism and event students
19 April 2019Golf Tourism to the fore as Head of Marketing at the R&A gives a masterclass to Ulster University tourism and event students
Awards and Prizes
Award Success for Hospitality Management Student Niall Beatty
21 March 2019Ulster University Business School student, Niall Beatty, was recently named as a finalist at the highly coveted 2019 Young Guns Competition held in London.
Awards and Prizes
UUBS Investment Management Students Achievements Recognised
6 March 2019Students on the BSc Finance & Investment Management and MSc Global Investment Management had their achievements recognised at the CISI annual dinner held in St. Anne’s Cathedral.
Awards and Prizes
Student Success at Management, Leadership and Marketing Awards
27 February 2019Class of 2018 Excellence Awards organised by the Department of Management, Leadership and Marketing.
Awards and Prizes
Success for Erica and Mollie at UUBS Hospitality and Tourism Management Awards
26 February 2019In conjunction with our industry partners, the Department of Hospitality and Tourism is delighted to celebrate and recognise the excellence of our students.
Other
New Visiting Professor for UUBS
13 February 2019UUBS has announced the appointment of a new Visiting Professor. Alain Kerloc’h, who is co-owner of the Michelin starred restaurant OX, has taken on the voluntary role for a four-year period.
External Media
UU working to improve our skills market
12 February 2019Through a progressive approach to business engagement across UUBS, we are taking a critical role in identifying and responding to clear signals in the NI skills market, but also increasingly within Ireland and GB.
Event
UUBS Food Poverty Forum
11 February 2019The Food Poverty Forum included four talks from academics with expertise in food poverty and three research activities. UK food policy expert, Prof Martin Caraher, was the keynote speaker
Courses
PwC and Ulster University to deliver UK’s first Masters in Professional Services Operational Delivery
31 January 2019PwC and Ulster University launch MSc in Professional Services Operational Delivery - the first such qualification in the UK.
Courses
Ulster University Business School and First Derivatives Partner on New Masters Programme
1 December 2018Ulster University Business School is embracing opportunities in the expanding fintech sector with the design of a bespoke postgraduate programme for multinational software and consulting firm First Derivatives.
Other
Hellbent on a new brand of Sausages
27 November 2018Full-back Louis Ludik and prop Schalk Van Der Merwe, both from South Africa, have worked for five months alongside the Business School’s experts in food innovation in Coleraine to find the perfect blend of South African spices and locally produced beef to create “Hellbent”, their version of the boerewors.
Awards and Prizes
Hat trick of awards for Business School graduate
16 November 2018Ulster University Business School graduate Keith Houston’s innovative approach to recruitment has resulted in a hat trick of awards both locally and internationally.
Awards and Prizes
InspecVision scoops prestigious CIM Ireland Marketing Award
14 November 2018Mallusk-based company, InspecVision Ltd, was among the winners at the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM)’s prestigious Ireland Marketing Awards on November 9th.
Awards and Prizes
Award Winning Megan in Seventh Heaven
26 October 2018Megan McNeilly, a former pupil at Ballyclare Secondary School, has swept the board at the annual UUBS student awards event.
Research
Ulster and Bournemouth Universities focused on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the ‘Destination Experience’
12 September 2018Ulster University played host to the SNAIP-DC Project - a Research Challenge Fund project focused on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the ‘Destination Experience’ context.
Awards and Prizes
UUBS Students scoop wins at Feile Balmoral Hotel Pro Master Chef
6 September 2018UUBS student chefs scoop top marks at the most prestigious culinary concours to take place in Northern Ireland this year.
Event
Spring into Business with Ulster University Business School
18 April 2018Professor Mark Durkin, Executive Dean, Ulster University Business School and Dr Sharon Loane, Head of Department of Global Business and Enterprise, Magee campus prepare for the Spring Into Business Festival at Belfast and Magee.