Features

This is a selection of recent features and interviews that have appeared in various publications to provide a flavour of my work.


Giving chocolate a conscience - February 2008
As the market for fair trade and ethical food continues to expand, Paul Groves talks to the vicar’s son from the Black Country who is meeting the needs of chocoholics with a conscience

Anatomy of a rebrand - November 2007
Rebranding is all the rage. Paul Groves looks at the five reasons that point to Aston University’s new triangle

The mobile workforce of the future - October 2007
Companies need to do more to create the mobile workforce our global economy requires. Paul Groves investigates

Profile of Paul Russell - April 2007
Cricket needs to become more serious about the business of sport. The chairman of Glamorgan Cricket Club tells Paul Groves how Cardiff won the right to stage an Ashes test and why his rivals should learn the lessons

What is active art? - March 2007
Art galleries are zoos and it is time to free the exhibits. Paul Groves meets an artist who claims the time has arrived to disband the cultural elite

Creating an artistic Test Bed in Birmingham - March 2007
Friction Arts is turning Birmingham into an experimental Test Bed once more, as Paul Groves discovers

The New Pioneers - September 2006
A new generation of pioneers is helping to put Birmingham on the global map, as Paul Groves discovers.

A Study in Excellence - September 2006
The quality, depth and relevance of research is becoming increasingly important to British universities. Paul Groves discovers how a 40 year-old set of studies is helping Aston Business School become a 21st century institution

Touching the Clouds in Birmingham - August 2006
The dream of a digital city is fast becoming a reality in Birmingham, as Paul Groves discovered on a business trip to the heart of the country

Auctioning Off The Four Corners - July 2006
Rhubarb-Rhubarb, the annual celebration and showcase of some of the world’s best photographers, breaking new ground in 2006, as Paul Groves discovers

Profile of Charles Handy - July 2006
Profile of Charles Handy, one-time oil executive, writer, lecturer, broadcaster, management guru, professor, husband, father, listener and thinker.

Lifting the Barriers to University Life - June 2006
Encouraging students from all backgrounds to go to university sounds a worthy goal, but just how realistic is it? Paul Groves discovers a pioneering project in Birmingham that proves it can be done.

Profile of Dr Helen Higson - May 2006
Running a successful and thoroughly modern business is academic to Helen Higson, as Paul Groves discovers

Is the Budget Bubble About to Burst? - April 2006
The rise of the budget airlines has turned the travel industry on its head. But has it all been good news for the consumer and will it spell disaster for some of the industry’s biggest names, asks Paul Groves  

Profile of Antonio Mancini - March 2006
Profile of Chef Antonio Mancini