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Right time,

Right team,

Right result.

Simply helping business

schools to be better through:

• Senior Team Development

• MBA and MSc Design

• Advisory Board Optimisation

• Marketing & Recruitment

• International Development

• Accreditation

"Hardcastle & Associates created a bespoke programme for our Faculty Leadership Team to drive our strategic development in the face of the numerous challenges in the HE sector. In the process, the team got to know themselves and one another much better and improve its effectiveness. The programme challenged us to be ambitious and innovative in our strategic planning and we generated workable plans that we can take forward as a faculty as well as highlighting areas where we want to have university-wide influence. The tailored events were agile and able to adapt to our needs without compromising their integrity. They were filled with energy, enthusiasm and optimism – we also had a lot of fun!"

Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean Faculty of Business & Law, De Montfort University

Know your market,

develop your programmes

Understand and engage with alumni

Optimise employability and external interaction

Improve your candidate journey

Achieve greater impact from your communications

Get the most out of your advisory board

"We have worked with Hardcastle & Associates across a broad range of activities to support the growth and development of our Business School for health. The team’s breadth and depth of expertise in business education is matched by a truly collaborative approach and the ability to draw upon a wide network as required. Their experienced team engages effectively at all levels, offering insightful, strategic guidance and operational assistance that drives meaningful progress."

Director, UCL Global Business School for Health

What our clients say

A series of reports drawn from in-depth interviews, round tables, research and analysis that combine the experiences of our friends, colleagues and clients. We continue the series with our latest report Successfully Navigating MBA Design Improvements and Innovation >

Our latest news

It's all in the mix. Because great business school teams don't just happen

Be BOLD with your marketing!

Hardcastle & Associates has always been about the mix. The mix of services, the mix of talented people and the mix of curiosity and creativity that keeps ideas fresh (and clients coming back)

The Master's Playbook has launched!

Our new Sharing the Experience report: 'The Master’s Playbook: Building and Managing a Competitive Degree Portfolio' launches today at the Graduate Business Curriculum Roundtable Symposium at the University of South Florida Muma College of Business . One theme kept surfacing in our conversations: the best master’s programs don’t just chase demand — they balance it with purpose, expertise, and authenticity. As one portfolio leader told us, “We only create programs where