Our Captains of Industry Talks is a series of online talks where graduates and students will hear from a range of inspirational industry leaders. They are an opportunity to hear first-hand from experts in their field regarding their career journey, lessons learned, and the impacts of COVID-19 on their sector. Next in our series is the creator of Xbox Live and GCU honorary graduate, Boyd Multerer on Thursday 11th March at 5pm (UK time). Boyd is the man responsible for Xbox Live, the gaming and entertainment service now used by more than 46 million people worldwide. Boyd founded and led the team that worked on the Xbox One operating system, which went on to win a Technical Emmy and a Microsoft Technical Achievement Award. He was behind XNA programming – which allowed independent designers to develop games for the Xbox 360 console. After almost 20 years at Microsoft, Boyd left in 2014 to create Kry10 Industries, building next-generation platforms for connected devices and cross

The Future of Sustainable Railway: A Tale of Two RCM Analytic Approaches? Professor Babakalli Alkali, from the School of Computing, Engineering and Built Environment, will deliver his inaugural professorial lecture on Tuesday, March 2. The lecture, entitled The Future of Sustainable Railway: A Tale of Two RCM Analytic Approaches?, will explore how the application of remote condition monitoring is used for data collection of critical systems on trains, and how a reliability centred maintenance approach can be used to analyse failures in order to improve the performance and safety of trains. Professor Alkali will use these analytic approaches to look at the importance of data in deciding what type of maintenance policy should be implemented on railways before trying to determine how it should be done efficiently. He will also outline the benefits of analytics towards sustainable performance and costs associated with disruptions and cancellations of service operations in the industry. He

Our Sustainable Luxury module leader Professor Natascha Radclyffe-Thomas joined the NPR radio 1a show to discuss #fastfashion. Joined by Dana Thomas Paris and Alden Wicker to examine clothing giant Shein which experienced its biggest year of sales

To all of our graduates please enjoy this special video message featuring staff from the London and Glasgow campus who share their words of advice for the #ClassOf2021 Remember to sign up for your online celebration on Thursday 29th July at 4pm

Join the GCU Visa team tomorrow at 11am (UK) to learn about the Graduate Route visa #gcu #gculondon #visa #GraduateRoute

Scholarship applicants... The deadline for the Retail Trust scholarship has been extended to Monday 2 August 2021 ⏰❗ - retailTRUST scholarships are available to support UK students studying the following courses at the British School of Fashion

Professor Iain Renwick, President of the British School of Fashion at GCU London, sadly passed away on Monday, June 21, 2021. - His loss will be deeply felt by the many students he inspired and the academic colleagues he worked alongside during the

Different parts of the world experience different challenges in working towards the United Nations SDGs. Learning from one another about local approaches on a global scale is more important than ever in balancing individual, societal and business

Don't forget to sign up for our #paneltalk where we bring together industry experts from the Risk, Health and Business sectors to discuss #Sustainability in an Interconnected World - Join us on Thursday 24 June 9.30-10.30 (UK time) by registering

Professor Erio Ziglio scientist with the World Health Organization (#WHO), European Office for over 20 years will join our panel to discuss Sustainability in an Interconnected World - Thursday 24 June 9.30-10.30 (UK time) - Register to attend