(Images: Yellow Bus Events) Learning about events in the classroom is one thing, but to get a real idea of scale and the complexities of how an event site works, it’s really key to see them in action. There is a major emphasis placed on employability and being industry-ready within … Read More

We’re proud to launch our very own podcast featuring two of our teaching staff, Mark Norman and Dr Phil Crowther. Each episode we take a light-hearted look at a particular theme within the events industry and talk to guests about their own experiences. In the first episode, we talk event … Read More

We are all settled into a autumnal weather, our new students are settling into university life and returning students are getting into the swing of lectures and seminars once again.  Whilst the outdoor events season has almost come to a close, for business events October and a November are two … Read More

    There is an important discussion going on (for those of us teaching events) which is about the balance between an ‘event management outlook‘ and an ‘event design view’.  It is important to students because it affects your modules, what you learn, and ultimately your success as event professionals. … Read More

MPI UK&I are delighted to announce the 6th MPI Vanessa Cotton Scholarship, created in honour of UK event industry veteran Vanessa Cotton. The scholarship was created to recognise the industry’s brightest and most ambitious students, graduating from event management degrees and supporting their first step in to the meetings and … Read More

Read most career advice aimed at university students and it will highlight a need for both an academic qualification plus relevant work experience. Typically the work experience will include a) a year-long industry placement b) short work experience opportunities that may form part of your course requirements c) other work … Read More

Given that I’m a University lecturer, this might initially appear to be a controversial topic to be writing on a University blog, for University students to read – but please bear with me.   As most of you know, here at Sheffield Hallam University, we’re keen for our students to … Read More

In our role as tutors here at Sheffield Hallam University, we support and assist students running their own events. What is often the cause of poor attendance at those events is down to how the event has been promoted and marketed. I spent over ten years working in the cut-throat … Read More

The first week of anything is scary but the first week of university is an introduction and everyone is in the same boat as you. So the first piece of advice is not to worry! The tutors make it stress-free and all fun, so enjoy it. In the first few … Read More

  My experience of working in the events industry is that it offers a vibrant, gratifying, and fast moving livelihood.  Yet an underwhelming observation from my 20 years in events is that too many event creators, pigeonholed as organisers and coordinators, become obsessed with ‘to-do lists’ and gript by the … Read More