Our People

Interests

Cinema is a big passion of mine and I spend a lot of time watching new and old movies. I also like to volunteer for festivals and I have met quite a few people I admire such as Martin Scorsese and Alexandre Desplat. I also love music and musicals and regularly attend concerts and shows.

Qualifications, Affiliations and Memberships

• MBA in Geography & Urban Planning
• BA in Geography & Urban Planning

I worked in Singapore for two years where I developed and managed career service provision for postgraduate students at the National University of Singapore. I also managed the Student Mentoring Programme at the London School of Economics and Political Science and re-modelled the LSE Staff Induction Programme.  In 2010, I received an LSE award for Outstanding Contribution to Learning and Development.

Interests

I am passionate about coaching, mentoring and peer assisted learning in relation to student support and present at and attend conferences and networking events on this topic.  I have also volunteered for projects in my local community which support the elderly and the Clissold Park Volunteering Programme – I like to look after my neighbours and the environment!  I am a keen football fan and try to attend games when I can.  I love to keep fit and have been practicing Yoga for 16 years.

Qualifications, Affiliations and Memberships

CMI DiM, PGCert, CITOL, FHEA, EMCC in Education, PASS

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

My current role requires me to be the central communicative link between the Student Guild (the student body) and the Bloomsbury Institute; I provide advice and support to the Student Guild on institutional policy and procedure as well as supporting the development of democratic policy and systems within the Guild. I am an Appointed Trustee for the Student Guild’s Board of Trustees and have a particular brief to ensure that governance arrangements are upheld and are in place. I additionally work very closely with the Student Guild on the operation of the Student Representative system.

Interests

Professionally, I have an interest in corporate governance arrangements within higher education settings and the setting and application of regulatory frameworks and policy. My current role involves working with students who have been elected as Guild Officers or Student Representatives and I enjoy the opportunity to help them develop their skills and knowledge in these respective areas.

In my spare time, I like to go fishing and take part in other outdoor pursuits.

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 areas of interest are Human Resource Management, Entrepreneurship and Education. I am also engaged in reviewing papers and involved in the effective supervision of business and accounting research projects and dissertations. I like reading, gardening and enjoy watching cricket in his free time.

Qualifications, Affiliations and Memberships

I hold an MSc International Human Resources from London South Bank University and a Master of Business Administration-Accounting from Heriot-Watt University. Additionally, I hold a Postgraduate Certificate in Education–Y1 from the University of Central Lancashire and a Professional Graduate Certificate in Education from Canterbury Christ Church University. I secured the fellowship of the UK Higher Education Academy and have been a member of the Chartered Management Institute.

Research and Publications

Articles

Sadiq, A. (2017) Self-regulated formative assessment and student performance: A Conceptual development. LSBM Working Paper Series, Vol. 2, Issue 2/3, December 2017.

Conference Papers

• Sadiq, A. (July 2018). An investigation into the effectiveness of key interventions likely to close the attainment gap in HE. 8th Annual Teaching and Learning Conference. London School of Business and Management.
• Sadiq, A. (December 2017). The powerful teaching strategy and its impact on students’ performance and educational outcomes: A scaffolding perspective, 8th International Conference on Languages, Social Sciences, Education and Interdisciplinary Studies (ICLSSE-17). Dec. 4-6, 2017 London (UK)
• Sadiq, A. (December 2017). Effectiveness of self-regulated formative assessment and feedback in enhancing students’ learning experience in Higher Education, 8th International Conference on Languages, Social Sciences, Education and Interdisciplinary Studies (ICLSSE-17). Dec. 4-6, 2017 London (UK)

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