We are delighted to launch an alumni network for participants in our Becoming a Education-Focused Professor programme.
We would like to invite you to an initial online session where Ashley Roberts, Kate Black and Neil Pyper will introduce the network and discuss our aims.
There will also be an opportunity for you to talk to colleagues about what you would like the network to do and what you would like to gain from participating in it.
Provider Information
BAM Council's Sub-Committee of Management, Knowledge and Education
Who Should Attend?
This event is exclusive to all Becoming an Education-Focussed Professor alumni only.
Guest Speaker
Professor Ashley Roberts
Professor Ashley Roberts PhD is Professor of Organisatonal Behaviour at Warwick Business School and Assistant Dean (Internationalisation).
He has presented his research at many conferences, most recently at The Academy of Management, The British Academy of Management and also as a visiting scholar at Harvard University.
He researches organisational culture, shared leadership, creative learning and participatory pedagogies, publishing in a range of journals including The Leadership Quarterly, British Journal of Management, and Work, Employment and Society.
Ashley is Director, Trustee and Executive Team Member for The British Academy of Management where he both formulates and implements strategic international policy. He is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, an Academic Member of The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, plus a Member of The International Centre for Research in Organisational Discourse, Strategy and Change.
He is a National Teaching Fellow, a winner of The Warwick Award for Teaching Excellence and is a Fellow of the Warwick International Higher Education Academy. Ashley also holds Visiting Professorships at leading global institutions and is External MBA Examiner to a Russell Group University. He is an editorial board member of the journal The British Journal of Management and reviews for top ranked academic journals.
Ashley gained a PhD from Cardiff University where he also previously taught on a variety of courses at Cardiff Business School. Ashley teaches on Undergraduate, Warwick MBA and Master's level courses. He is the internal examiner on the Organisational Behaviour Executive variant of the Warwick MBA (London), Leading Global Organisations (Dubai) and Strategic Luxury Leadership (Venice).
He has taught Organisational Behaviour MBA Modules in Brussels, Chile, Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai and Venice. Each year Ashley wins an award for his outstanding contribution to Undergraduate teaching and he also receives the Warwick Business School Outstanding MBA Teacher Award annually.
Professor Kate Black
Kate Black is a Professor of Management Learning and Education at Northumbria University.
Following an early career as a Marine Ecologist at a Field Centre in rural Pembrokeshire, Kate moved into HR management (Recruitment and Development) within retail management. Her key role was to implement the recruitment and development strategy during a period when the branch was under considerable strain both locally in terms of staffing availability, and as a result of changing sales strategies.
Kate joined Northumbria Business School in Summer 2014 following 10 years at the University of Chester, latterly within Chester Business School. She currently holds the role of Director of Education within the Business School
Kate is also the Co-Vice Chair for the BAM Management, Knowledge and Education sub-committee.
Chaired by
Dr Neil Pyper
Dr Neil Pyper is Head of Education and Student Experience in the Faculty of Business and Law at Birkbeck, University of London.
He is an elected member of the BAM Council, focusing on Management Knowledge and Education.
Benefits of attending
- Network opportunity
- Mentoring opportunity
- Opportunity for further professional development
- Opportunity for sharing best practice
Contact
Please contact the BAM Office at [email protected] with any queries.
Event Fee
This event is free for all Becoming an Education-Focussed Professor alumni.
Active BAM Membership is required to attend this event.
For more information, please visit BAM Membership
Registration closes on 8th November 2024 at 23:59 GMT
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Cancellations
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