Adam Smith Business School

WINNER

Herald Higher Education Awards 2026

Outstanding Contribution From a University Student: Laavanya Varadarajan Shanmugapriya

Laavanya Varadarajan Shanmugapriya holding a Herald Higher Education Awards 2026 trophy

WINNER

Marketing Society Scotland Awards 2026

Star Student Marketing Award: Joy Fallon

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WINNER

AMBA and BGA Excellence Awards 2026

Partnership of the year: Barefoot in Business

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FINALIST

Herald Higher Education Awards 2026

Partnership with Schools: Barefoot in Business partnership

FINALIST

Marketing Society Scotland Awards 2026

Rising Marketing Star Development: Lee McLaughlin

WINNER

ACPME Creative and Print Awards 2025

Most innovative use of Print: Adam Smith and Glasgow mural

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WINNER

Herald Education Awards 2025

Equality, diversity and inclusion award: Pause Together: Work, Live, Thrive

Professor Kathleen Riach and Kirsteen Daly standing in front of a wall mural in the Adam Smith Building, University of Glasgow, holding a Herald Education Awards 2025 award for winning Equality, diversity and inclusion award: Pause Together: Work, Live, Thrive

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WINNER

AMBA and BGA Excellence Awards 2025

BGA Student of the Year: Jan Jasiński

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Highly commended

AMBA and BGA Excellence Awards 2025

Start-Up of the Year 2025: Theria Games - Charlie Greener

Influential leader

AACSB

Influential Leader 2024: Professor Kat Riach

Class of 2023 Influential Leader: Yvonne Greeves, MBA, alumnus

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Highly Commended

ACPME Creative and Print Awards 2024

Best in-house digital design: Adam Smith tartan

Creative Campaign of the Year: Adam Smith 300

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Highly Commended

AMBA and BGA Excellence Awards 2024

Postgraduate Leadership Award: MBA alumni Alex Athanassoulas 

Best Business School Partnership: Common Mission Project 

Finalist

Herald Higher Education Awards

Research Project of the Year: Finalist Research Project of the Year: NHS Menopause and Menstrual Health Policy

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Winner

CASE

Best of CASE Europe Region Award

Winner short promotional video: Who was Adam Smith?

Who was Adam Smith?

Excellence and impact

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Accreditations and Rankings

We are proud to be within the 1% of business schools in the world to hold AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA accreditations. Our programmes are currently ranked by The Financial Times, The Economist and QS, three of the most prestigious rankings organisations.

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Athena Swan

We received the bronze award from Athena Swan in October 2019, and show our commitment to transform gender equality within higher education and research.   

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Responsible and sustainable management

Our commitment to promote sustainability and responsible management in our teaching, research and practice

School media enquiries:

Claire.Smith.2@glasgow.ac.uk