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Upcoming events

Whether you're looking to network with industry leaders, learn from expert speakers, or stay ahead of the latest trends, our business events provide invaluable opportunities for growth and connection.

Sovereign Ceilings and Corporate Payouts: How Rating Constraints Shape Dividend Policy

Finance research seminar with Dr Periklis Boumparis. His study investigates how credit rating downgrades affect dividend policies.

Date Time Location
24 September 2025 14:00 - 15:00 Frederick Douglass Centre, Room 1.17

Are Bidder-Initiated Takeovers Opportunistic?

Finance research seminar with Professor Bjorn Espen Eckbo. He presents a first test of an opportunistic market-timing hypothesis.

Date Time Location
10 October 2025 13:00 - 15:00 Newcastle University Business School, Room 2.10

The Covenant-Defeasance Option in Corporate Bonds

Finance research seminar with Professor Karin S. Thorburn on why issuers under financial constraints often add defeasance to bonds with high uncertainty, growth potential, and many covenants.

Date Time Location
20 October 2025 13:00 - 15:00 Frederick Douglass Centre, Room 1.17

Aspiration Digital

This free one-day digital skills conference is designed to educate students about the wide range of roles within the digital industry and the diverse career paths available. It’s an ideal experience for those studying media, business, computing, IT, or marketing.

Date Time Location
5 November 2025 09:00 - 17:00 Newcastle University Business School

How do Investors Trade Option Anomalies?

Finance research seminar with Professor Chardin Wese Simen on how investors trade option anomalies.

Date Time Location
12 November 2025 14:00 - 16:00 Frederick Douglass Centre, Room 1.17