The new year began with global headlines driven by debates over artificial intelligence and employment, shifting geopolitical dynamics, and the evolving expectations of leadership and education in a rapidly changing world. From major opinion pieces challenging narratives around AI to expert analysis on geopolitics and institutional leadership, BlueSky Education clients were at the forefront of conversations shaping how organisations, students, and societies think about the future. Against this backdrop, our clients’ insights were featured in top-tier outlets across the globe — reinforcing their position as key thought leaders on critical issues from trust-based leadership to international student mobility and the future of work.
BlueSky Education secured prominent January coverage for Manchester Metropolitan University Business School in QS Insights Magazine. In a thought leadership piece by Hannah Holmes, Dean of Manchester Metropolitan University Business School, Holmes explored themes of pace, focus, and the discipline of choice, highlighting how leaders and institutions can navigate complexity without losing strategic clarity. The coverage positioned MMU as a forward-looking voice on leadership, decision-making, and performance in uncertain environments.
Trinity Business School secured high-profile coverage in Poets&Quants, with Dean Laurent Muzellec sharing insights into why Dublin is increasingly attractive to international business students, including those from the US. The interview reinforced Trinity’s global reputation, its strategic outlook, and Dublin’s growing status as an international education hub at a time of shifting student mobility and geopolitical uncertainty.
Again, expert commentary from Professor David Collings, Chair of Sustainable Business at Trinity Business School, featured in LBC, contributing to the ongoing public debate around artificial intelligence and employment. The opinion-led piece challenged common fears about AI ‘taking jobs’, instead reframing the conversation around adaptation, skills, and human value in the workplace.
In China Daily, expert insight from Louis Brennan, Fellow Emeritus at Trinity Business School, appeared in coverage addressing global political and economic developments, underscoring the importance of international perspectives in understanding today’s interconnected world. The piece reinforced the relevance of academic expertise in helping global audiences interpret complex geopolitical shifts.
Aurélien Colson, Professor of Political Science at ESSEC Business School contributed expert commentary to coverage in The Independent and other syndicated publications, within a wider article which examined the geopolitical tensions with Greenland. The inclusion of ESSEC’s perspective strengthened the school’s profile as a contributor to major international conversations that intersect politics, economics, and global leadership.
BlueSky Education placed two clients within a People Management thought leadership piece, featuring Kate Elizabeth Green, senior lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University Business School and Professor Himanshu Rai, director of the Indian Institute of Management at Indore, featured in a piece which reflected on how the world ofwork has changed over time and what lessons still resonate today. The coverage linked historical trends with contemporary workplace challenges, reinforcing academic insight as essential to understanding both continuity and change in employment and management practices.
BlueSky Education secured spotlight coverage for beVisioneers in IE Insights with an article focused on what it takes to make trust-based leadership work in practice. The thought leadership piece explored the conditions required for trust to thrive within organisations and leadership teams, positioning the school at the forefront of values-driven leadership and social impact education.
January has set a strong foundation for the year, with our clients contributing to meaningful conversations around leadership, AI, geopolitics, and the future of the workplace. As global agendas continue to evolve, BlueSky Education remains focused on securing impactful, relevant coverage that amplifies academic expertise and thought leadership.
This is just a snapshot of the momentum we’re building as 2026 begins, and we look forward to continuing to amplify our clients’ voices across the international media landscape in the months ahead.
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