Energy Pink
Breaking gender barriers in the energy sector. An interview with Dr Natalia Rocha Lawton on her new book “Women and Energy Sector: Gender Inequality and Sustainability in Production and Consumption” (Palgrave MacMillan)
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Preparing the future leaders in sustainable international collaborative business engagement
Celebrating the 4th SMM Annual International Coil partnership Day, 19th March 2024 This year, as part of the collaborative online international learning (COIL) project, SMM University students worked with students from Thailand, Italy, South Africa and the Netherlands. The project is designed to foster inter-cultural understanding and develop students professional global networks. The days purpose was…
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SMM International Day 2024
Celebrating Student International Collaborative Work, Tuesday 19th March 2024 We are delighted to celebrate our 4th annual International Day, where SMM Coventry University students will celebrate the work they have done with students from Thailand, Italy, South Africa and the Netherlands. This work was part of the collaborative online international learning (COIL) project work, designed…
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Inspiring inclusion
How our School of Marketing and Management celebrated the International Women’s Day.
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SMM Employability Advantage Week 20th – 24th February 2023
This week offers students the chance to listen to a number of talks or attend practical activity training sessions which can help with future employability and career development. We’re proud to be offering students the opportunity to participate in the incredibly successful live assessment centre, which students have found invaluable preparation for gaining a graduate…
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Explore the SMM Archive of Practitioner Talks (2022)
In SMM we are opening up our recorded talks that have been delivered by past speakers who have delivered talks as part of our Practitioner Insight Conference (Marketing and HRM focused) or Guest Lecture Week (Sport and Events related). To listen to speakers for the first time, or revisit old talks, all you need to…
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Talk Directly with an Academic Member of Staff about our Courses in Marketing, HR, Sport or Events Management
In the School of Marketing and Management (SMM) there will be a number of live online webinar events, where you can listen and talk directly with a relevant subject academic member of staff who teaches or looks after the course you are interested in These sessions will last for approximately an hour and offer applicants…
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Dealing with Global Uncertainty: Reflections on SMM 2022 Practitioners Insight Conference
It was with great pleasure that the new head of the School of Marketing and Management, Nick Wylie, launched the annual Practitioners Insight Conference for all marketing and HR students. Now in its third year of running, he opened up the conference on the Monday morning, saying: ‘This conference is now established as one of…
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HR students gain management insights with a visit to Coventry’s artistically re-purposed industrial space, Fargo village
It is vital that students studying business and HRM gain real world insights in business management and the many challenges it poses for HRM. This is why the HR team are always looking for opportunities to look at how theories and concepts taught in class, can be applied and adapted to real world situations; an…
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BA Business and HR student, Rubecca Sarfaraz, wins dinner-for-two prize for best ‘live client’ assessment
The HR team is delighted to celebrate Rubecca Sarfaraz winning the prize for best work as part of the ‘live client’ assessment in the second-year module Resourcing, Talent Panning and Employer Branding. For this assignment our students produced a management report for the nation-wide company PET-XI, to evaluate their recruitment strategy and make recommendations for improvements. …
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Field Trips Return after Covid Travel Restrictions Removed: SMM Students Visit New York
After a gap over two years, it was with a huge amount of pleasure for students and staff alike, that our international field trips could return. Pre-Covid, these field trips and the opportunities for international engagement were always seen as one of the key strengths of the SMM courses. Whilst during Covid and the global…
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How to Survive an Assessment Centre and Let Your Leadership Shine Through
As part of the SMM Student Conference (29th –31st March 2021), Dr Linda Lee-Davies delivered a talk to both under-graduate and post-graduate students on ‘How to survive an Assessment Centre.’ Assessment Centres are designed to recruit the best candidates for a business or organisational leadership role. These events can last from one or two days,…
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SMM Student Conference: Prepare for the Future 29th-31st March 2022
The School of Marketing and Management (SMM) will be running its annual student conference between Tuesday 29th March – Thursday 30th March. This event focuses on the students and how they can prepare for future careers, work experience or academic studies. This year, we have a range of talks and activities designed for both under-graduate…
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Human Resource Management Live Webinar Course Talks
Find out about the subject, the courses and the student experience from the academic staff who teach you. This landing page shows the range of live webinar events and talks relating to the subject area of Human Resource Management at both degree and masters level. These sessions will last for approximately an hour and offer…
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Marketing and HR Industry Practitioners Share their Insights with UG and PG Students
SMM Marketing and HRM students, at both UG and PG level had the chance to listen to 30 talks from industry. The speakers represented a wide variety of businesses, ranging from large international corporations, to smaller entrepreneurs giving advice on how to set up their own marketing agency (See infographic below for more details). The talks were part of the annual Industry Insights conference, running from 18th – 21st October 2021. This conference has now…
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Inaugural Practitioner Insights Conference for Marketing and HR students (March 2021)
In March 2021, the SMM subject areas of Marketing and Human Resource Management launched an inaugural practitioner day conference where practitioners (many former students) shared their experiences and insights from a variety of sectors. The event had speakers from organizations such as Amazon and Nissan cars, to former students who have set up their own…
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HR students get ready for the world of work: mock assessment day (January 2021)
This event ran some real time simulations and mock assessments to help prepare students for participating or running business assessment centres, which are used for recruiting staff. It was a one day event, which the students found challenging, but all said it was rewarding and invaluable in their professional development. It was complemented by a…
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