About us
A legacy of excellence
The University of Glasgow has been changing the world since 1451. We are a world top 100 university and a member of the prestigious Russell Group of leading UK research universities.
We follow the legacy of Adam Smith
The University of Glasgow includes among its alumni, the father of economics, Adam Smith. Adam Smith Business School is named in his honour. We aim to follow his legacy by developing enlightened, engaged and entrepreneurial graduates, who are internationally recognised and make a positive impact on culture and society.
We help to transform organisations and careers
Our business is about creating inspiring leaders, researchers and professionals whose research and relations with industry have impact, influencing organisations as they develop and grow globally.
We combine world class research and teaching
Our accredited degree programmes will help prepare you for a promising future career and the ability to contribute to organisations at the highest level:
We are triple accredited
We have the triple crown of accreditation and are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International), the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) and the Association of MBAs (AMBA) for our Glasgow MBA programme.
We are also home to research of international and national excellence that contributes to theoretical advancement and is relevant to practice.
Head of Adam Smith Business School
Professor Wendy Loretto
Professor Wendy Loretto has more than 15 years of experience as a senior leader in academia. She is a Professor of Organisational Behaviour and a former Dean of University of Edinburgh Business School.
Loretto held several leadership roles at the University of Edinburgh Business School, including Deputy Dean, Director of Research, REF Director and Director of Undergraduate Programmes. Her main research field is age and employment, with a particular focus on mid-later life working.
She is especially interested in the ways in which gender, age and health interact to affect work and retirement experiences amongst mid-later life workers across Europe.
Her research has received funding from research councils, industry partners, government and EU and is published widely in leading academic journals. She is passionate about the practical application of research and is currently developing AI-led solutions to support healthy ageing within the workplace. She is on the Executive group for the Scottish Centre for Work and Health.
Professor Loretto is Chair of AMBA (Association of MBAs) and BGA (Business Graduates Association). She currently sits on the Board of the Society for the Advancement of Management Studies and is a member of the REF2029 sub-panel for Business and Management. In addition, she is Associate Editor of Employee Relations and External Advisor to Corvinus University, and an Honorary Professor at University of St Andrews. She holds a PhD from the University of Edinburgh.
