The Faculty of Business, Law and Tourism is home to Sunderland Business School and Sunderland Law School, with key areas of teaching including business and management, hospitality and events, aviation and tourism, and law. Our academics are active practitioners and researchers, working nationally and internationally within the creative and academic sectors. We also welcome a wide range of visiting professors who are experts in their field and regularly work with our students.
Hospitality, Events, Aviation, and Tourism (HEAT)
The HEAT-based research group currently delivers academic and applied research in three areas of specialism: (i) tourism, (ii) hospitality, and (iii) events. A fourth area – aviation – was recently added (in 2019) and research activities in this area are a priority for development in the next five years. The Centre for Research in Tourism Excellence (CERTE) was established in 2017 following consideration of the outcome of REF2014, to provide a clear focus for research in the School.
Research Centre for Management Learning and Business Education
The Research Centre for Management Learning and Business Education is an inclusive research environment for scholars, researchers, early career researchers, members of the PhD community and students whose research and scholarship are located within Management Learning and Business Education.
The purpose of the Research Centre is to drive a research environment and support for members to produce high-quality research outputs, to engage with and to share research and scholarship.