News 2011/12

Accounting student awarded £1,000 prize by the West Yorkshire Society of Chartered Accountants

Four Masters Students attended the awards ceremony at The York Management School on Monday 12th March to receive their £300 prize for gaining a distinction and the honour of being the top student on their programme.

Over 50 TYMS students attended a networking event where they met Alumni to talk about employment opportunities and the world of work.

Dr Ignazio Cabras appointed as Member of the Editorial Board of Education and Training

Third year students to complete the National Student Survey

The York Management School was ranked 12th in the United Kingdom (out of 118) by the Complete University Guide League Table.

A team of students from the University of York’s Management School are through to the regional semi-finals of this year’s IBM Universities Business Challenge.

A manager from the University of York’s Management School was recognised for her commitment to student placements in the University Personality of the Year category of a national competition

Professor Stephen Linstead won the best discussant award at the 14th Asia-Pacific Researchers in Organization Studies conference on Local Knowledges in Auckland New Zealand on December 1st.

Professor Steven Toms from the Accounting and Finance Group along with Professor Allan Grody (Financial InterGroup) and the Peter Hughes FCA - former Head of Risk Management, JP Morgan Chase will be presenting an international webinar on how risk can be managed by using a novel risk accounting solution.

As oil reserves become increasingly low; the need to deliver ‘greener’ fuel becomes ever more important and the global population continues to grow - how do we serve our fuel needs in a more sustainable way?

The ISBE 2011 Doctoral workshop was organized at the Octagon Center in Sheffield by Professor Kiran Fernandes.

Masters students from the University of York Management School were treated to a guest lecture from Jo North, Managing Director of The Big Bang Partnership.

Students in the Management School who have elected to spend the third year of their University course undertaking a work placement received a unique opportunity to visit the National Work Placement Exhibition at the NEC in Birmingham.

The Rise and Fall of Great Companies

A series of masterclass guest lectures at the York Management School opened with a presentation on 'Building an Iconic Global Brand' by Cheryl Allen, Head of Biscuit Business at Nestlé UK Limited.

With a mission to improve Ripon by growing it's economy, the Greater Ripon Improvement Partnership (GRIP), a public / private sector partnership teamed up with masters students from the University of York Management School to deliver an innovative project aimed at measuring, managing and ultimately improving the inward investment and attractiveness to tourists of Ripon and district.