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Dr David Johnson smiling at the camera

Study shows how language can drive closer academic and industry partnerships

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 08:32:00 BST

Economic growth and university-industry collaborations could be boosted by the use of key language in proposals, a new study reveals.

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Professor Colin Mason portrait image

How business angels learn could predict the outcome of a pitch

Mon, 23 May 2022 09:37:00 BST

Start-up entrepreneurs pitching for their first round of investment might do well to find out a bit more about their potential angel’s willingness to learn.

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Professor Graeme Roy standing in the University of Glasgow cloisters

New chair and commissioner for Scottish Fiscal Commission

Wed, 25 May 2022 13:43:00 BST

Professor Graeme Roy has been appointed to be the new chair of the Scottish Fiscal Commission, Scotland’s official independent economic and fiscal forecaster.

Cartoon image of the front doors of a supermarket, it's called 'Superbmarket'.
Cartoon image of the front doors of a supermarket, it's called 'Superbmarket'.

Launch of serious educational game aims to raise number of living wage employers

Thu, 19 May 2022 10:45:00 BST

Currently, 1.6m workers in the UK are not receiving a living wage. Research by academics at University of Glasgow Adam Smith Business School and University of Edinburgh Business School has revealed that when employees pay a living wage it improves a worker’s physical and mental health and brings benefits to their employing organisation, their family and society, as well as being an important means of resilience to them all, especially post–pandemic.

Improving the experience of witnesses in health and care professional practice proceedings

Fri, 06 May 2022 16:28:00 BST

The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has awarded researchers from The University of Glasgow Adam Smith Business School, The Open University (OU), Manchester Metropolitan University, and the Universities of Oxford and Edinburgh more than £141,000 to expand their world-first study of witnesses’ experience of giving evidence during health and social care workers’ professional conduct hearings.

Professor Finch speaks at launch of virtual reality campus 

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 15:30:00 BST

As part of the celebrations to mark 125 years of Zhejiang University, Head of Adam Smith Business School, Professor John Finch, spoke at the launch of Zhejiang University International Business School’s (ZIBS) virtual ‘Metaverse campus’.

Social media behaviour could inform how to increase vaccine take up rates

Mon, 28 Mar 2022 15:39:00 BST

The first study to analyse social media to understand attitudes towards the Covid-19 vaccine identifies the link between social media engagement behaviour and vaccine take up.

Professor Colin Mason portrait image
Professor Colin Mason portrait image

Business angel investing resilient to Covid in 2021

Tue, 29 Mar 2022 10:59:00 BST

The covid pandemic in early 2020 raised concerns that it would result in a collapse in business angel investing causing the loss of an entire generation of early-stage companies. However, evidence gathered from a range of countries – including Scotland, Ireland, Canada and the USA – shows angel investing has been resilient