Our People

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)

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

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 across three Foundation Year modules, while leading on one: Study & Research Skills. In my current role, I offer study support to all students in order to help them reach their potential.

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

• HEA Fellow
• CMI Associate
• 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

Interests

I enjoy swimming and reading, as well as camping with my family and rock climbing.

Qualifications, Affiliations and Memberships

BA (Hons) Business and Management, MSc Human Resources, CIPD.

Interests

I have a strong interest for travelling and different cultures and cuisines. Whenever I have time, I try to combine short city breaks along with typical local dishes in order to make the most out of my time.

I spent a couple of years teaching in Turkey and Spain, before returning to London, where I have been teaching on business and academic skills programmes. My previous employers include Citigroup, Supinfo International University, Kings College London and University of Middlesex.

Interests

I am currently pursuing projects related to AI and big data analytics in education. Additionally, I enjoy staying fit by participating in badminton training and tournaments.

Qualifications, Affiliations and Memberships

• MA Management, PgDip Management and Innovation, BA Hons Management. PGCE, CELTA.
• CMI (Chartered Management Institute)

I have been working in higher education for over a decade, having worked in admissions at five different institutions including Kings College London, Salford University and most recently UCFB where I was the Head of Admissions & Application Compliance.

Interests

I have been studying and researching Higher Education since 2013 when I enrolled on a PGCHE programme in Academic Practice at St Mary’s University, Twickenham. Moving on to the UCL Institute of Education, I continued my study into higher education policy, widening participation and social inclusion, admissions practices and the private higher education sector in England.

I’m currently a doctoral candidate at the University of Manchester researching admissions policy and the role of individuals in shaping institutional actions.

Prior to working in education, I studied a HND in Music Production and a BSc top-up programme in Professional Sound and Video Technology.

In my spare time, I’m a keen collector of books and records and an amateur but enthusiastic chess player.

Qualifications, Affiliations and Memberships

• HND Music Production – School of Sound Recording
• BSc (Hons) – Professional Sound and Video Technology (Top -up) – Salford University
• PGCert Academic Practice (Higher Education) – St Mary’s University
• MA Higher & Professional Education – UCL Institute of Education
• Doctoral researcher (Doctorate in Education) – University of Manchester
• Fellow – Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
• Member – Association of University Administrators (MAUA)

Research and Publications

WonkHE – In this pandemic, admissions policy is being developed in real time.

I have a teaching qualification for Higher Education and I am a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Prior to my academic career, I was firstly in the Army, serving in several roles within the Royal Military Police. After leaving the Army I worked as a police officer for several years, again carrying out several different roles including being a nationally trained detective.

Interests

I have several academic interests such as crime and criminal justice, sentencing and prison policy. I am also interested in terrorism, international law and human rights and how the tension between these competing issues is dealt with by both the State and the wider international community. I am a member of Justice and regularly attend their conferences. I have led the ‘Ban the Box’ campaign at Bloomsbury Institute which has led to the removal of the need of students to disclose previous criminal convictions whilst applying to study. I also presented on this issue at several organisations and conferences.

Qualifications, Affiliations and Memberships

• LLB(Hons) LLM, Phd, PgCAP, SFHEA
• Member of SLS, ALT, Justice, Amnesty International
• Ban the box presentations at UoN Inequalities in Teaching conference 2017
• ICJ and Judicial Review, is there any chance of change? Conference paper to International Law Conference Canterbury Christchurch 2018

I was nominated and received the ‘Best Lecturer award’ (2016) for teaching excellence at Bloomsbury Institute. I have experience of working in diplomatic environments as a Regional Assessor (Southern Africa) for the Commonwealth Chevening Scholarship Programme, funded by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and partner organisations. I hold a PhD from Brunel University (West London), sponsored by Buckinghamshire New University. I am a Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy (HEA) and hold a PRINCE2 qualification in Project Management. I have membership to the Pembroke College (Oxford) with enormous benefits from the Oxford Business Alumni Network.

Interests

I am an active researcher with interest and passion in education, leadership development consultancy, SMEs, project management and international development focusing on developing countries. The Oxford qualification in executive Organisational Leadership equipped me with valuable skills, a strategic mindset and specialist knowledge relevant for more challenging leadership and management roles in both public and private organisations.

Affiliations and Memberships:

• Membership to the Oxford Business Alumni (OBA) Network
•  Associate Member of Pembroke College (University of Oxford);
• Fellowship to the Higher Education Academy (HEA)
• Membership to the British Academy of Management (BAM)
• Associate Member of the British Computer Society (AMBCS) with PRINCE2 project Management qualification
• Membership to the Emerald Literati Network Membership
• Membership to the Institute for Small Business & Entrepreneurship (ISBE)
• Book Reviewer (Strategy) panel member – University of Oxford

Research and Publications:

• Mpofu K. C. and Madichie N. O. (2018) Leading Organisational Change at a London Alternative Provider of Higher Education. British Academy of Management (BAM2018) Conference. Bristol Business School – University of the West of England (UWE).
• Madichie N, Mpofu K. C and Kolo J (2017) International Entrepreneurship Challenges of African Telecoms – A two-country/ two-case illustration. “The International Entrepreneurship: Trends, Challenges, Achievements,”6-9 June 2017, St Constantine and Helena Resort, Varna, Bulgaria.
•  Mpofu K. C (2017) Leading organisational change at London School of Business and Management. University of Oxford, Said Business School. Postgraduate Diploma in Executive Organisational Leadership.
•  Madichie N, Mpofu K and Kolo J (2016) Entrepreneurship Development in Africa: Issues, Challenges and Opportunities. Book Chapter: ‘Insights from Nigeria and Zimbabwe’s Telecoms Sector’  African Study Centre, University of Leiden, Netherlands.
•  Madichie N, Mpofu K. C and Kolo J (2016) An Exploration of High Performance Teams: Insights from UK Higher Education (HE). LSBM Annual Teaching & Learning Conference, July 2016
• Mpofu, K. C (2015) ‘Building networks for success of SMEs in Africa.’ A Guide to Commonwealth Markets. Published by Globaltrader in association with the British Chambers of Commerce and the Institute of Export (IOE). Available as an E-book http://commonwealth.gtglobaltrader.com.
•  Mpofu, K. C. and Gono S. (2014) ‘Exploring inter-relationships between ICT adoption factors: Insights from SMEs in countries of southern Africa.’ Institute for Small Business & Entrepreneurship (ISBE) Conference, Manchester, UK.
• Mpofu, K. C. and Watkins-Mathys, L. (2011) ‘Understanding ICT Adoption in the Small Firm Sector in Southern Africa.’ Journal of Systems and Information Technology, Vol. 13 (2), pp 179 – 199. Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
• Mpofu, K. C.; Watkins-Mathys, L. and Milne, D. (2009) ‘ICT Adoption and Development of e-business among SME in South Africa.’ Institute for Small Business & Entrepreneurship (ISBE) 32nd Conference, Liverpool, UK. Award-winner: Best academic research paper in the track of ‘ICT, IT and E-Business in the Small Firm Sector.’ (http://www.isbe.org.uk/)