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Adam Smith Business School latest signatory to the Charter for Inclusive Entrepreneurship

Tue, 17 Sep 2024 16:30:00 BST

Adam Smith Business School is delighted to announce it's a new signatory to the Charter for Inclusive Entrepreneurship.

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Cloisters at University of Glasgow

Adam Smith Business School partners with Public Health Scotland on gambling addiction strategy

Wed, 11 Sep 2024 15:01:10 BST

Adam Smith Business School has forged a strategic partnership with Public Health Scotland (PHS) to address the issue of gambling addiction as part of the ‘Managing Healthcare Organisations’ module. This collaboration aims to leverage the expertise of both organisations to develop effective strategies and interventions to reduce the harm caused by gambling

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Professor Sreevas Sahasranamam with University tower in background

Women now as entrepreneurial as men in Scotland, new analysis shows

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 11:33:25 BST

Women are starting and running new businesses at virtually the same rate as men for the first time, while one in five entrepreneurs are non-white, according to new analysis of entrepreneurship activity in Scotland.

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Students sitting in a huge lecture theatre

Business School hosts successful outreach day for schools

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 13:24:00 BST

The School recently held an outreach day for young people, focusing on the role of economics in society. More than 350 young people from 25 schools across Scotland, including those from as far as Aberdeen and the Highlands, participated in the event.

Productivity Institute MOU paperwork being signed by Bart Van Ark Claire Reid and Anton Muscatelli
Productivity Institute MOU paperwork being signed by Bart Van Ark Claire Reid and Anton Muscatelli

New partnership seeks to power up Scotland’s productivity

Tue, 04 Jun 2024 10:25:00 BST

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been created between Peer Works, a programme delivered by Prosper, The Productivity Institute (The University of Manchester) and its Scotland Productivity Forum (led by the University of Glasgow).

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Man lecturing in front of digital screen

ACCELERATE-EEE Project Enters Final Phase

Mon, 03 Jun 2024 15:01:00 BST

Academics, professional services colleagues, and students have recently taken part in two innovation workshops designed to boost entrepreneurship capacity across a consortium of European universities. The workshops formed part of the €1.2m EU funded ‘ACCELLERATE-EEE’ project which seeks to develop the conditions for entrepreneurship to flourish at the University of Glasgow and partner institutions.

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Drawing of Adam Smith's profile in blue on a white background

Games lab play inspires new ways of teaching

Mon, 20 May 2024 11:52:00 BST

Taking on the character of a blacksmith, lumberjack or carpenter who negotiates, buys materials, and sells handmade goods is teaching game players about Adam Smith’s division of labour and principles of free trade.

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Traceability challenge words on coloured background

School partners with World Economic Forum’s Traceability for Circularity Challenge for start-ups

Thu, 23 May 2024 11:06:00 BST

The Business School is an ecosystem partner for the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) innovation challenge to source early-stage tech start-ups across different sectors and industries to help drive the circular economy.