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Executive Management Team

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Programme Lead, Sustainable Construction and Project Management

Dr Ali Abdi

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Business School Accreditation Leadership

Beverley Compaore

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Programme Lead and Senior Lecturer for Business Management, Mental Health Lead for the Business School

Nicola Sandford

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Head of Business School

Paul Massiah

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Senior lecturer

Colin Hanson-New

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Deputy Dean for Curriculum Development and Student Recruitment

Nicky Millard

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Teaching Assistant

Xinyu Qiao

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Lecturer

Nicky Leach

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Lecturer

Lydia Gilbert

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Senior Lecturer Tourism

Paul Bamber

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Lecturer

Jigisha Dharman

Other

Lecturer

Baboucarr Sanneh

Other

Subject Lead

Heather Mistry

Other

Executive Management Team

Find out more about our Corporation Members by viewing their profiles.

Other

Programme Lead, Sustainable Construction and Project Management

Dr Ali Abdi

Other

Business School Accreditation Leadership

Beverley Compaore

Other

Programme Lead and Senior Lecturer for Business Management, Mental Health Lead for the Business School

Nicola Sandford

Other

Head of Business School

Paul Massiah

Other

Senior lecturer

Colin Hanson-New

Other

Deputy Dean for Curriculum Development and Student Recruitment

Nicky Millard

Other

Teaching Assistant

Xinyu Qiao

Other

Lecturer

Nicky Leach

Other

Lecturer

Lydia Gilbert

Other

Senior Lecturer Tourism

Paul Bamber

Other

Lecturer

Jigisha Dharman

Other

Lecturer

Baboucarr Sanneh

Other

Subject Lead

Heather Mistry

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QHotels staff on track with management training at UCB

Eight staff members from QHotels are on their way to completing UCB foundation degrees as part of the hotel group's Management Trainee Programme.

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UCB helps develop hotel management talent

UCB hosted an induction day for people in the hospitality industry who are working towards a Foundation Degree in Professional Hospitality Operational Management Level 5.

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BA Sports Management students visit Poland

Recently, BA Sports Management students enjoyed an educational visit to Kraków and Zakopane in Poland for a few days to observe the development of sport following the country's entrance into the European Union in 2004.

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Hotel management alumna leads on developing hospitality in Botswana

A former hotel management student turned government employee is playing a pivotal role in developing hospitality and culinary arts training in Botswana.

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Sports Management degree becomes first in the world to gain DMI accreditation

University College Birmingham's Sports Management degree has become the first course of its kind in the world to be accredited by the Digital Marketing Institute (DMI).

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UCB Aviation & Airport Management Degree students tour Birmingham Airport

The first intake of UCB's BA and FdA Aviation & Airport Management students took a tour of Birmingham Airport's landside facilities to get an insight into operations in the airline industry.

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UCB outreach officer up for top events management award

A UCB outreach officer whose events management skills have helped over a thousand pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds access higher education is up for a top award.

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University partners with Blues and Shrews on new Football Business Management course

University College Birmingham has teamed up with two professional football clubs to launch a brand new course opening doors to a range of careers in the sport.

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A peek behind the scenes for Events Management students at NEC's Event Week Live 2026

Students and staff had the opportunity to attend an industry networking day at Event Week Live 2026.

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Events Management students "go interactive" with Cvent

Events management students will be able to take advantage of leading industry software thanks to a tie-up with global technology specialist Cvent.

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Management trainee course prepares hospitality stars for the future

A group of 19 aspiring young hospitality stars have taken their places on a new management trainee course in partnership with hotel management company RBH and University College Birmingham.

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UCB partners with QHotels to develop management talent

UCB held an induction day for professionals in the hospitality sector working towards a foundation degree in Professional Hospitality Operational Management Level 4.

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Sweet challenge for Culinary Arts Management students

Third year Culinary Arts Management students have been getting in touch with their innerpâtissier to create delicious desserts as part of their Specialist Pastry Techniques option module.

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MA Culinary Arts Management students are pub entrepreneurs

Groups of Culinary Arts Management postgraduate students put together successful business plans for new pub concepts to be judged by a panel of industry professionals.

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The sky's the limit for Aviation and Airport Management students

Airport and Aviation Management students spent the day in London at Emirates Aviation Experience.  The visit was a part of their Aviation Professional Practice module in which the students are asked to develop training packs for a selection of careers…

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UCB students receive a masterclass on large-scale event management

UCB’s Events Management students were treated to a masterclass on managing large-scale events by Chad Weir from Cognizance Media and Consulting and Focus Events, a digital marketer and event director with a wealth of experience within the industry.

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Tom tops table with first class degree in Culinary Arts Management

Former UCB student Tom Price, who was made head chef of a Wiltshire hotel and restaurant just three-and-a-half months after finishing his course, has graduated with a first in Culinary Arts Management BA (Hons).

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University College Birmingham first in the UK for recognition of foundation degree by Tourism Management Institute

One foundation and two undergraduate tourism degrees at University College Birmingham have been recognised by the Tourism Management Institute’s Scheme for Courses in Higher Education.

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Food and Consumer Management students are recipe pioneers

Students have been demonstrating their food innovation skills to industry professionals as part of their recipe development module.

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Rising star Leah in hotel graduate coup

A former University College Birmingham student has become the first graduate of Hotel La Tour's management training programme.

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Tourism Student wins Prestigious National Award

Tourism Business Management student Anete Pieĉa has been announced as the first winner of the Tourism Management Institute David Hughes Memorial Award.

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Junior gets a head start for a graduate career

Junior Owolabi is a third year BA Events Management student with a promising career in events management waiting for him when he graduates.

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Lauren is Young Guns winner

Culinary Arts Management student Lauren Joseph is a winner of Young Guns 2014.

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Tourism students take a trip to Venice

Tourism management students carried out assessments and primary research on a field trip to Venice.  The second-year Tourism Business Management and International Tourism Management undergraduates used feasibility studies to look at ways of developing a new or existing visitor attraction…

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Teen scores place on flagship hospitality course

A young Cheshire hotelier has been named as the first recruit for a new collaborative Management Trainee course in partnership with hotel management company RBH and University College Birmingham.

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Classical cuisine mixed with a modern approach is a recipe for success

The MA Culinary Arts Management programme targets those seeking to develop a professional career within the culinary environment of the hospitality industry.

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Marc Brady

With a sports industry career spanning over 20 years, Marc discusses the unique benefits of our Football Business Management course.

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UCB Hospitality Higher Apprentice first in the country

UCB has signed up a Bromsgrove school chef to be the first Higher Level Apprentice in Hospitality Management in the country.

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From Field to Fork – UCB's Visit to Daylesford Organic Farm

On Wednesday 5 May Students from a Level 5 Gastronomy option group, including those from Culinary Arts Management and Tourism Management courses, attended a Market Garden Tour at Daylesford Organic Farm near Evesham.

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Dr Satish Sharma

Satish brings substantial experience and expertise in the fields of business and finance for learners studying Business Management at University College Birmingham.

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Students become golf venue consultants for showcase

Events Management students took on the role of consultants and held an exhibition highlighting ways to boost customers and income at a Birmingham golf club.

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Tourism students visit the Emerald Isle

First year International Tourism Management students visited Dublin and Belfast as part of a new module 'Tourism and Media'.

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UCB students inspired by successful alumni

Students from all years of UCB’s Culinary Arts Management (CAM) course attended an annual Careers Evening in the Brasserie Restaurant.