Creative communications: writing for business and finance

Course Programme

10:00 Creative language in business journalism

11:15 Coffee

11:45 The human face of financial reporting

13:00 Lunch

14:00 Financial markets as a mirror of our emotion

15:15 Tea

15:30 The future of business journalism

16:45 Day school ends

Tutor: Josie Cox

Josie is a journalist, editor, columnist and broadcaster. She started her career at Reuters in Germany where she reported on stock markets and corporate finance before she joined The Wall Street Journal as a European correspondent. Between January 2017 and January 2019 she was the Business Editor of The Independent. She still writes for The Independent and is a regular contributor to other publications, including The Guardian, the New Statesman and Huffington Post. She is a frequent guest on the BBC’s paper review and has also appeared on Sky News, ITV, CNN, Channel 5, Al Jazeera and Fox News. She holds a BA (Hons) in Politics and Modern Languages from the University of Bath. 

Accommodation

Although this is a non-residential course, students requiring accommodation may be able to book B&B at Madingley Hall, as availability permits.

Please contact reservations@madingleyhall.co.uk or +44 (0)1223 746222 for availability and booking enquiries.

Dietary requirements

If you have any specific dietary requirements or allergies please inform our Admissions Team on ice.admissions@ice.cam.ac.uk or +44 (0)1223 746262 if you have not already advised us of your requirements.

Additional requirements

ICE is committed to providing equality of opportunity and to a proactive and inclusive approach to equality. We aim to support and encourage under-represented groups, promote an inclusive culture, and value diversity.

Further information about student support.

Course materials

A booklist, course syllabus and detailed timetable are circulated as far as possible in advance of a course. You will receive these documents by email if you have provided us with your email address; please check your spam folder if you have not received these documents. You can also download material from the Documents section at the bottom of this page.

Entry requirements

No academic qualification is required, and most courses are suitable for students who are new to the subject.

All teaching is in English (unless a foreign-language course). If your first language is not English, you need to satisfy yourself that you have the required near-native command of the language to get the maximum benefit from studying with ICE.

This course takes place at Madingley Hall, home to the University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education.

About Madingley Hall

Madingley Hall itself is an impressive manor house dating back to the mid-16th century. The decoration of the Saloon and the formal Stair Hall was carried out 200 years later, and the whole fabric was renovated with great care around 1900. About four miles from the centre of Cambridge, the Hall stands in several acres of beautifully-maintained gardens and overlooks a landscape which has changed relatively little since it was laid out by Capability Brown. It is just four miles from the centre of Cambridge, and only 60 minutes from London, with excellent links to London airports.

Getting here

For more information on getting to Madingley Hall, see How to find us.

We now have a free ICE Shuttle bus service which runs between the Railway Station and Madingley Hall at various times throughout the week. Please follow the link above for the current timetable, or contact the reception desk at ICE by calling +44 (01)1223 746 222.