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July Educational Seminar

Productivity and small businesses; regional lessons for the South East with Kate Robinson, Dean of the School of Business and Law at the University of Brighton.

Venue: Elm House, University of Brighton, Lewes Rd, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN2 4GJ

Date: Friday 25th July 2025

Time:11am - 12pm (prior to the Members Meeting)

NB: This event is free for gdb Members and Non-Member Guests who have purchased a Members Meeting Guest Ticket.

Please note photography may take place at this event for marketing purposes, let a member of the gdb team know if you do not wish to be photographed.

 

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Meet The Speaker

Productivity and small businesses; regional lessons for the South East.

 

 

Professor Catherine Robinson
Dean of the School of Business and Law

Kate joined the university on 1 July 2024. She has held the post of Deputy Dean of Kent Business School in the University of Kent for the past four years, with responsibility for accreditations and the Business School at Medway. Before taking up that position, Kate also held a number of other academic leadership roles, including Associate Dean of Graduate Studies (Taught programmes) at Kent. An applied economist with 30 years’ experience as a researcher and academic, Kate has published extensively in the fields of productivity and labour economics. She is a visiting fellow at the National Institute of Economic and Social Research and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. She is also deeply committed to widening participation and inclusion and has published on how innovative teaching practice can close the attainment gap.

 

 

 

July Educational Seminar

Elm House, University of Brighton

25 July, 2025

11:00 - 12:00

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