Pedagogical Research and Innovation in Business Education Research Group

Pedagogical Research and Innovation in Business Education (PRIBE) is a School-based research and innovation group within the Liverpool Business School Research Centre dedicated to advancing excellence in teaching, learning, and assessment. It serves as an umbrella accelerator for various thematic initiatives, including Sustainability, Employability, AI, and BRIDGE, providing strategic leadership and coordination for curriculum design and management education research.

Vision

PRiBE envisions a future where business education is continuously shaped by research-informed innovation, cultivating reflective, adaptive, and transformative learning experiences for both students and educators.

Establishment

While PRIBE builds on a foundation of pedagogical incubators launched in 2020 and thematic accelerators introduced in 2024, the school is consolidating its position as a leader in innovation with the launch of the Teaching and Learning Accelerator in the 2025/26 academic year.

Our expertise

The group focuses on evidence-informed, impactful pedagogical practice across several key areas:

  • Experiential Learning: Utilizing business clinics, live consultancy, and leadership development.
  • Co-creation: Engaging students as partners in designing curricula, assessments, and digital tools.
  • Blended and AI-enhanced Learning: Integrating smart AI tutors, simulations, and learning analytics.
  • Inclusive and Sustainability Pedagogy: Implementing decolonized curricula, diverse case studies, and responsible management education.
  • Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL): Bridging theory and classroom practice to enhance student learning outcomes.

Our activities

PRIBE facilitates a dynamic community through a variety of structured activities:

  • Research Development: Hosting pedagogical research symposiums, SoTL events, and bid writing incubators for research funding.
  • Capacity-Building: Providing SoTL writing retreats and group  mentoring to support staff in achieving Advance HE Fellowships and career advancement through the Teaching and Learning pathway.
  • Innovation and Practice: Organising curriculum design labs, teaching innovation showcases, and forums focused on innovative assessment strategies.
  • Outreach and Collaboration: Engaging in industry-academia dialogues, joint research seminars with partner universities, and student voice in pedagogy panels to ensure student feedback drives learning enhancements.

Members

  • Track Dinning
  • Mike Drummonds
  • Kerry Robinson
  • Andy Doyle
  • Katie Hyslop
  • Sara Fisher
  • Victoria Jackson
  • Sue Barry
  • Konstantina Skritsovali
  • Joshi Jawali
  • Sarah Williams
  • Paul Lees
  • Tony Wall
  • Lindsey Gaston
  • Sue Cronshaw
  • Chris Falkner
  • Matt Hindmarsh
  • Linda Graham
  • Victoria Mc Call
  • Katie Neary
  • Gwenda Mynott
  • Amanda Mason
  • Louise Williams
  • Michelle Spruce