What it’s like to take part in the Undergraduate Laidlaw Scholarship Programme
Hear from 2020 Scholar, Eleanor Smith, and her supervisor, Professor Stephen Price, on their experiences of the Laidlaw Research and Leadership Programme. Original article published by University College London on 10/12/2020. The Laidlaw Leadership and Research [...]
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2021 Central Projects for Undergraduate Scholars
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Why the Foundation? – Lord Laidlaw
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Original article published by LBS on October 16, 2020. As part of the welcome programme for its record number of nearly 300 scholarship recipients for this academic year, London Business School (LBS) last week hosted the official [...]
It is an absolute pleasure to work with @LBS who share our commitment to helping extraordinary #women excel in their careers, regardless of socio-economic background. #business #education #mba
LBS’s Dean François Ortalo-Magné talks about the need for greater diversity and ensuring business school is available to candidates from non-traditional backgrounds in @businessbecause’s round-up of ‘Trends impacting business education in 2021’: http://ow.ly/zT6a50D7eWi
Delighted to see the Laidlaw Women’s Leadership Fund mentioned by @LBS Dean François Ortalo-Magné!
In 2020 we welcomed our 1st cohort of phenomenal #women who will transform the landscape of business #education.
Onto 2021! #business @businessbecause
https://www.businessbecause.com/news/mba-degree/7366/business-education-trends-deans?vgo_ee=pdoNVJcG6MfOcWc7rAjTHjX09exOPvMYir8v75yxpeg%3D
It is deeply unhelpful that politicians and media are talking about schools being closed. They are not. They are open on-line, and to key worker and vulnerable children in person. Education is too important to close down. This is why 👇 https://twitter.com/LaidlawFoundatn/status/1346746891401367552
We believe in the power of composing a manifesto.
To express guiding values, goals, and dreams for creating change in the world.
So, we wrote our own.
👉Read our manifesto and listen to a reading by CEO @SVKempe: https://laidlawfoundation.com/manifesto/