Birmingham Business School (University of Birmingham)

Birmingham Business School (BBS) is the business school of the University of Birmingham in England. Originally established as the School of Commerce in 1902,[1] Birmingham Business School is the oldest business school in the United Kingdom.[2][3]

Birmingham Business School
TypeBusiness School
Established1902
DeanProfessor Catherine Cassell
Location
Birmingham
,
England
CampusSuburban
AffiliationsUniversity of Birmingham
Websitewww.birmingham.ac.uk/business

History and background
Sir William Ashley

In 1901, Sir William Ashley took the first Chair of Commerce at the school, where he fostered the development of its commercial programme. From 1902 until 1923 he served as first Professor of Commerce and Dean of the Faculty, which he was instrumental in founding.

Ashley said that the aim of the new Faculty was the education not of the "rank and file, but of the officers of the industrial and commercial army: of those who, as principals, directors, managers, secretaries, heads of department, etc., will ultimately guide the business activity of the country".

In its first year, the annual costs of the Faculty, including staff salaries, were £8,200. There were six students, a lecture room and two classrooms. By 1908, fifteen men had graduated from the School.

From 1914 till 1919, University House became a nurses home during World War I. In 1964 the building became a mixed halls of residence until 2002, where it was closed due to the condition of the building and the changing living requirements of students.

In March 2005 University House was officially opened by Sir Dominic Cadbury as the Business School's new £20m home. In 2008, the School expanded to add the Department of Economics to its list of departments that already included Accounting and Finance; Management; Marketing.

A brand new £10m postgraduate teaching centre, the Alan Walters Building officially opened in December 2016.[4]

Research

The 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, in which Birmingham Business School was submitted under the Business and Management Studies sub-panel, 90% of research activity submitted by the School was rated as being of international standing.

At the core of all of the School's research is responsible business and how research can help society; the School has a number of research centres focusing on a range of topics to contribute to this:

Lloyd's Banking Group Centre for Responsible Business

The interdisciplinary centre, formed in July 2017,[5] is the result of a unique partnership of Birmingham Business School academics, the University of Birmingham Business Engagement team and Lloyds Banking Group.

City Region Economic and Development Institute (City REDI)

City REDI was established by the University of Birmingham with over £4 million of investment [6] to support regional economic growth policy and practice through engaged and relevant research. The centre is a research institute focused on developing an academic understanding of major city regions across the globe to develop practical policy which better informs and influences regional and national economic growth policies. Alongside this, the centre is focused on ensuring that the growth of cities is sustainable and beneficial for all. City REDI is involved in the Inclusive Growth Unit,[7] led by the West Midlands Combined Authority.

Centre for Business Strategy and Performance

The Centre for Business Strategy and Performance (CBSP) was established in 1993.[8]

Centre for Crime, Justice and Policing

The Centre brings together a diverse group of over 40 researchers [9] who focus on the areas of crime, justice and policing.

Accountability and Governance Research Cluster

The Accountability and Governance Research Cluster has three core themes in accountability and governance; tax, public sector and policing. The Centre for Tax Governance examines issues of tax governance from the perspective of social, political, legal and organisational theory. The Public Sector theme focuses on the analysis of the objectives, practices and outcomes of accountability and governance in the context of the Public Sphere. Policing examines accountability with respect to the governance of policing.

Accreditation and MBA rankings

The Birmingham MBA has been consistently ranked in the major MBA league tables and it was once ranked the UK's top full-time MBA programme in the Economist Intelligence Unit's 2004 global MBA ranking.[10][11]

YearThe Financial Times Global MBA rankingThe Economist Full-time MBA ranking
201692nd [12]Yet to be published
201595th [13]89th
2014Unranked93th [14]
2013Unranked85th [15]
201286th [16]84th [17]
201168th [18]70th [19]
201075th [20]68th [21]
200983th [22]67th [23]

Notable people
Birmingham Business School at night

Notable alumni

Deans

The current Dean of Birmingham Business School is Professor Catherine Cassell, who joined in September 2017. Previous Heads of School have included:

References
  1. http://www.10minuteswith.com/school/birmingham-business-school
  2. "Birmingham Business School". Independent. 12 December 2010.
  3. "These are the 9 British universities that produce the most CEOs". Business Insider. 29 February 2016. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  4. "The Alan Walters Building". University of Birmingham. 2016.
  5. "Centre for Responsible Business annual report" (PDF).
  6. "About City REDI - University of Birmingham". www.birmingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  7. "Inclusive Growth Unit". West Midlands Combined Authority. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  8. University of Birmingham, Centre for Business Strategy and Performance, accessed 27 January 2022
  9. "Centre for Crime, Justice and Policing - University of Birmingham". www.birmingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  10. "MBA ranking". Go Charter. 2007.
  11. "Brum MBAs lead". The Free Library. 2004.
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  13. "Global MBA ranking 2015". Rankings FT. 2015.
  14. "University of Birmingham – Birmingham Business School". Economist. 2014.
  15. "University of Birmingham – Birmingham Business School". Economist. 2013.
  16. "Global MBA Rankings 2012". Rankings FT. 2012.
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  18. "Global MBA Rankings 2011". Rankings FT. 2011.
  19. "University of Birmingham - Birmingham Business School". Economist. 2011.
  20. "Global MBA Rankings 2010". Rankings. 2010.
  21. "2010 Full time MBA ranking". Economist. 2010.
  22. "Global MBA Rankings 2009". Rankings FT. 2009.
  23. "Which MBA? 2009" (PDF). Economist Intelligence Unit. 2009.

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