Our People

I have experience in:

• Sales management
• Marketing communication
• Customer service

Interests

I enjoy business related literatures and networking. I am an amateur Mauay Thai boxer. I love discovering new cultures and I speak several languages including French.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Arts in Business Management
• BTEC in Business
• Bachelor of Science in Children Nursing

I currently teach Public Law, Legal Method and European Union Law at LSBM on a 0.5 (part-time) basis and supervise student dissertations on a number of public law and public international law subject areas. I teach/have taught Public International Law, Law of International Armed Conflict and International Space Law at other institutions.

I am a member of the Society of Legal Scholars and a PhD candidate at the University of London (Birkbeck College), where my doctoral research focuses on the concept of aggression in international law.

Interests

My main teaching and research interests lie in the fields of Public Law (especially constitutional law) and Public International Law (especially the use of force by States, international humanitarian law and space law).

Qualifications, Affiliations and Memberships

LLB, LLM, PGCE:HE, FHEA

I studied English and Economics at The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland, and I have a Master’s degree in English Philology, with a teaching specialisation that has afforded me QTS status. I have broad experience teaching Business subjects at various levels, English for Academic Purposes and academic skills courses.

Interests

My areas of interest include Widening Participation, academic integrity matters, technology-enhanced learning, and Shakespearian drama. In my spare time, I love watching Peppa Pig and exploring theme parks with my 4-year old daughter!

Qualifications, Affiliations and Memberships

• Master of Arts, English Philology – teacher specialisation
• Senior Fellow of Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)
• Member of the Chartered Management Institute (MCMI)
• Qualified Teacher Status

Research and Publications

I am currently conducting research in the areas of teaching and learning Widening Participation students in the UK and academic integrity matters.

 Conference Presentations:

• Krajewska, A. (2019) Attitudes to Eradicating Contract Cheating and Collusion amongst Widening Participation Students in the UK: Reflections from Foundation Year Students at Bloomsbury Institute. Paper presented at the joint 5th International Conference Plagiarism across Europe and Beyond and 3rd International Conference Shaping Ethics in Academia and Society, European Network for Academic Integrity (ENAI), Vilnius, Lithuania, 19-21 June. Extended abstract available here: http://academicintegrity.eu/conference/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ABSTRACT-BOOK-2019.pdf
• Krajewska, A. and Hillman, N. 2018.  Tackling Student Plagiarism in UK Higher Education. Westminster Higher Education Forum Keynote Seminar: Priorities for quality assurance in UK HEIs – grade inflation, tackling plagiarism, and the future of degree classification, 20^th March, London.
• Krajewska, A. and Ironmonger T. 2018. Confession Tapes: What We Have Learned From Academic Integrity Interviews. LSBM Teaching and Learning Conference 2018 Beyond metrics: Measuring the immeasurable in Higher Education, 10^th July, London.

My UK based worked experience centres on the not-for-profit sector as an advocate and immigration and integration advisor. I also worked for a research Think Tank.

Interests

My work interests include education, development and immigration, and other areas of interest include East African and Middle Eastern History and Politics.

I am a keen traveler and I speak Arabic and Acholi.

Qualifications, Affiliations and Memberships

• BA History- University of Essex
• MA Colonial and Post Colonial Studies -University of Leeds
• CELTA

I have led the Commonwealth’s work on corporate governance as Adviser on Corporate Governance and South Asia to the Commonwealth Business Council (2005-2014). I have also been responsible for the development of the Commonwealth Business Principles and Guidelines on Corporate Governance, working with leading Commonwealth companies. My previous experience also includes managing the South Asia Trade and Investment Network which promoted regional trade and investment.

Highlights of my career include my experience as a Global Market and Industry Analyst at British Airways (1996-2005). I was the only person to have held the role, winning several company awards including the contribution to BA’s Business Principles and Sustainability Policy and industry awards on logistics, trade and strategy.

Interests

• Reputational risk, emerging markets, women’s economic empowerment, youth entrepreneurship, Commonwealth, creative industries, diaspora and international trade
• Editorial Advisory Board for the Journal of Business Strategy
• Director and trustee of the University of York ‘York Society’ (travel bursary) fund
• The first Associate Director and a founder member of the National Steering Group of Mosaic (2005-2010), founded by HRH The Prince of Wales, which inspires young people from deprived communities to realise their talents and potential.
• Chair, Director and trustee of the Red Shift Theatre Company (1998-2015), one of the UK’s leading touring theatre companies

Qualifications, Affiliations and Memberships:

• BA (Hons) MBA
• Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA)
• Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Research and Publications

• Reputational Risk in Centre for Research and Enterprise, Working Paper Series No 4 (LSBM, 2017)
• Chapter on Reputational Risk in Risk Management Handbook (Kogan Page, 2016)
• Chapter on The Promise and Potential of Trade Between Pakistan and India in Regional Integration in South Asia: Trends, Challenges and Prospects (Commonwealth Secretariat, 2014)
• Drafting Panel, BS 13500:2013 Code of practice for delivering effective governance of organizations, the first British Standard for governance (BSI, 2013)
• Co-authored with Dr Shaheena Janjuha-Jivraj, Paving the way to opportunities: women in leadership across the Commonwealth (ACCA and Commonwealth Business Council, 2013)
• Gender and Procurement in Global Supply Chains: Linking Power with Potential in Women’s Leadership for Enterprise, Ministers Reference Book for the 10^th Commonwealth Women’s Affairs Ministers Meeting, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 17–19 June 2013 (Commonwealth Secretariat, 2013)

Interests

My research interests are primarily in Intellectual Property Law, European Union Law and International Law. However, my broader research interests include: Environmental law, Law and Sustainability, Legal research methods, Constitutional Law, Competition Law, Consumer Law and International Trade Law.

Qualifications, Affiliations and Memberships

I hold an LL.B(Hons) degree from University of Wales and an LL.M in International Commercial Law from Northumbria University. I am currently finishing a PhD at the University of Northampton. I am a member of the Society of Legal Scholars and the Socio Legal Studies Association.

Research and Publications

• Jack-Osimiri, C., and Hallam, J. (2018) ‘Intellectual Property Law and Agroecology: Towards a more Sustainable Future’. Paper presented at The University of Warwick Conference, 14th June 2018. Theme: Plant Variety Protection Debates: Connecting Law, Science and Social Science.
  https://warwick.ac.uk/research/priorities/foodsecurity/events/variety/
•  Jack-Osimiri, C. (2018) An Empirical and Comparative Analysis of UK Courts and The CJEU Decisions in Trademark Law: Lessons Learned from the Ties that Bound. Paper presented at the 2018 Conference of the Socio-Legal Studies Association. University of Bristol, 27–29 March 2018. https://www.slsa2018.com/conference-programme
• Legal Reasoning and the doctrine of precedent in EU Trademark law; creativity versus constraint in judicial interpretation, University of Northampton Staff Paper Series. 01/01/2015.
• Judicial Interpretation in EU Trademark Cases and the Inconsistent Rationales: Linking Theory and Interdisciplinary Research Methodology. Society of Legal Scholars Conference Paper, 9th-12th September 2014 at the University of Nottingham, UK. http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2444270
• The Legacy of Legal Ambiguity and Uncertainty in the European Trade Mark Directive. The University of Northampton Annual Graduate School Researchers Conference Paper, 26th June 2014 at the University of Northampton, UK. http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2444260
• The Interplay of European Intellectual Property Law Tensions in Selected Case laws: Inadequacies in the Current Trademark System. http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2489262

Each Academic Administrator is responsible for their course; we are the point of contact, support and help for students, but also for staff!

We advise students on regulations and we make sure that these are applied correctly. We also support students when they need help and when we are not able to provide help, we direct them to the right support team.

We take care of students from the point of enrolment to graduation and beyond.

 Interests

I love helping people and provide good customer service; all my previous jobs focus on customer service and this is the core, in my opinion, of my current position.

Qualifications, Affiliations and Memberships

• BA (Hons) Business Management
• AUA member

I have a passion for technology with a clear, logical mind and a practical common-sense approach to solving problems. In my current role I work closely with staff and students, I provide both with IT support. I enjoy the challenge of solving IT related issues, I love working with staff and students as it gives me the opportunity to meet a variety of people from different backgrounds. I am passionate about delivering a positive experience for our students and going beyond their expectations when resolving issues.  Our aim in IT is to not only resolve IT issues but provide staff and students with the tools to feel comfortable and confident working with IT. We want to improve user knowledge and provide users with the skills to eventually resolve IT issues themselves.

Qualifications, Affiliations and Memberships

• Computer Science with Business Informatics BSc (first class honours)
• ITIL Certified
• Prince2 Certified
• AgilePM Certified

My career has also allowed me to deliver teacher development sessions and work on course design; creating curriculums and materials for linguistic development. I have been with the Bloomsbury Institute since the beginning of 2018, working on the Foundation Year across three modules: Study & Research Skills, Contemporary Themes, and Professional Skills.

Interests

I am interested in how people learn, and the ways in which we can use this information to aid study and develop strategies for overcoming obstacles. I am also keen to explore ways of redeveloping the learning framework so that the discrete capabilities possessed by individuals can be realised and cultivated.

Qualifications, Affiliations and Memberships

• Member of Knowledge Quarter.
• BA (Hons) English Literature & DELTA qualified.

I became the Head of the Business Computing Department, then became the  Director of Studies within 4 years.

In 2008, I joined Hudson Kelly CIC as a Consultant and a Training Manager responsible for the development, quality assurance and enhancement of most of the Corporate Training Programmes delivered internally and externally.

I have a lot of experience in education and been involved in various Business Information Systems projects. I am an active member of the BCS Business Intelligence group.

I joined Bloomsbury Institute as a lecturer in November 2012 and have been involved in the teaching of a variety of Pearson HND and University of Northampton degree modules.

Interests

I specialise in Business Information Systems with an interest in Decision Support Systems within the context of managerial decision making. This currently extends to the effective use of Business Intelligence products and Digital Marketing.

Apart from being an academic, I am also a musician and very passionate about events management.

Qualifications, Affiliations and Memberships

• MSc. Business Information Systems
• MBCS (Member of the British Computer Society)
• MCMI (Member of the Chartered Management Institute)
• FHEA (Fellow of The Higher Education Academy
• Certified Prince2 ® (2017) Professional