2018

Professor Nuran Acur TANDEM project
Professor Nuran Acur TANDEM project

New collaboration to improve health

Mon, 26 Nov 2018 12:40:00 GMT

Adam Smith Business School’s Professor Nuran Acur is leading a new project in collaboration with MVLS to improve healthcare for the benefit of local women in rural areas of Indonesia.

MBA, Finance and Management rank in top fifteen

Thu, 13 Dec 2018 11:05:00 GMT

Three Adam Smith Business School programmes are in the top fifteen worldwide in a new Times Higher Education /Wall Street Journal Business Schools report.

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Modern Slavery image

Taking steps to end modern slavery

Mon, 19 Nov 2018 12:02:00 GMT

Understanding what people know about modern slavery to help eradicate it, is the focus of a new joint study.

Camilo Gomez Pinto
Camilo Gomez Pinto

Business School MBA alumnus in running for AMBA award

Wed, 14 Nov 2018 14:24:00 GMT

Glasgow MBA alumnus Camilo Gomez Pinto has been shortlisted for an Entrepreneurial Venture award in the 2019 AMBA Excellence Awards.

Dr Tanya Wilson
Dr Tanya Wilson

More work needed to help women bridge Scotland’s STEM skills gap

Fri, 16 Nov 2018 13:23:00 GMT

Progress has been made in tackling gender equality in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) professions in tackling inequality in Scotland during the last six years.

Adam Smith Distinguished Speaker Series
Adam Smith Distinguished Speaker Series

School launches new flagship event series

Mon, 05 Nov 2018 09:29:00 GMT

A new series of Business School events welcomes acclaimed speakers from the world of economics to the University.

Professor Takashi Hayashi
Professor Takashi Hayashi

Annual award recognises Professor Hayashi’s work

Fri, 02 Nov 2018 11:41:00 GMT

The 2019 Nakahara Prize has been awarded to Professor of Economics Takashi Hayashi, in recognition of his contribution to the fundamental issues in microeconomic theory.

Prof Siebert awarded Fellowship for UK government research project

Fri, 12 Oct 2018 14:10:00 BST

Prof Sabina Siebert, Professor of Management, College of Social Sciences has recently been awarded an Academic Fellow of UK Parliament to carry out research.

StartUp Factory
StartUp Factory

Business startup opportunity for students

Mon, 15 Oct 2018 12:44:00 BST

Over the course of one weekend, students with a passion for business can create a real startup in a new collaborative event between the Adam Smith Business School, School of Computing Science, Glasgow University Entrepreneurship Society and the Glasgow University Technical Society.

Michaela Hruskova PhD student
Michaela Hruskova PhD student

Join a new entrepreneurial community

Thu, 27 Sep 2018 10:39:00 BST

Startup Grind, a community designed to educate, inspire and connect entrepreneurs is inviting students and University staff, alumni and business people to join its new Glasgow chapter.

Professor John Tsoukalas Leading expert on European crisis
Professor John Tsoukalas Leading expert on European crisis

Leading expert on the European financial crisis, Professor John Tsoukalas, speaks at Athens event

Tue, 18 Sep 2018 15:28:00 BST

Professor of Economics, Professor John Tsoukalas, is speaking at a high profile event to discuss the role of institutions in economic growth and development in Athens.

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GilbertScottBuilding

Adam Smith Business School awarded maximum AMBA accreditation of five years for Glasgow MBA programme.

Fri, 14 Sep 2018 14:01:00 BST

University of Glasgow Adam Smith Business School has been awarded five years accreditation for its full-time MBA (Masters of Business Administration) programme, by AMBA (Association of MBAs).

Business Briefings returns with three lunchtime events this semester

Thu, 13 Sep 2018 12:26:00 BST

The successful series of Business Briefings returns this Autumn with the first event taking place on Tuesday 2 October.

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BAcc 50 celebration logo

50 years of the BAcc marked in Bute Hall event

Mon, 17 Sep 2018 10:29:00 BST

More than 250 alumni, some from as far afield as Australia, Hong Kong and Canada, celebrated 50 years of the BAcc at a gala dinner in Bute Hall.

Sayantan Ghosal
Sayantan Ghosal

Empowering disadvantaged communities to improve their future

Wed, 22 Aug 2018 13:18:00 BST

A new project to equip local communities in India with the skills to assert themselves, aims to improve the learning and education outcomes of their children.

Moscow
Moscow

Exchange partnership sees Business School students travel to Russia

Tue, 28 Aug 2018 15:07:00 BST

A unique partnership is enabling a group of 11 undergraduate and postgraduate Business School students to travel to Moscow and take part in the Russia-UK Student Economic Forum this summer

Professor Mehdi Boussebaa
Professor Mehdi Boussebaa

Professor Mehdi Boussebaa selected for China's high-end Foreign Expert Programme

Wed, 04 Jul 2018 16:07:00 BST

Professor Mehdi Boussebaa has been selected for the prestigious ‘High-end Foreign Experts Program’ run by the Chinese State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs (SAFEA).

EQUIS logo 2018
EQUIS logo 2018

Adam Smith Business School awarded five years of EQUIS accreditation

Wed, 20 Jun 2018 16:38:00 BST

Adam Smith Business School has accomplished an outstanding achievement to go from an initial EQUIS accreditation of three years, to five years of re-accreditation - the maximum period possible.

Raymond Miquel winners 2018
Raymond Miquel winners 2018

Glasgow MBA students excel in real life consultancy project

Fri, 15 Jun 2018 13:03:00 BST

MBA students were recognised as outstanding at this year’s Professor Raymond Miquel Enterprise Initiative

Business Case Comp Winners 2018
Business Case Comp Winners 2018

Internal case competition winners see healthcare app idea made live

Mon, 04 Jun 2018 13:36:00 BST

Carpe Noctem, the winners of this year’s Adam Smith Business School Internal Case Competition have created a real-life ‘game changing’ idea for Motovate, the company who provided the live business case.

IP video game industry project
IP video game industry project

Project helping Scotland’s creative industry to up its game

Tue, 22 May 2018 12:02:00 BST

A pioneering project focusing on how to use intellectual property (IP) to sustain and grow the videogame industry in Scotland has been launched by the Adam Smith Business School and the School of Computing Science.

Students and academics join Board of Trade event

Thu, 17 May 2018 15:07:00 BST

Thirty postgraduate Business School students enjoyed a unique opportunity to put their questions to international trade experts at a Board of Trade, Global Trade and Investment Seminar, in Stirling Castle.

Michaela Hruskova PhD student
Michaela Hruskova PhD student

PhD student Michaela awarded sole UK place at Entrepreneurship conference

Thu, 31 May 2018 11:09:00 BST

Michaela Hruskova, PhD student in Management, is the only student from a UK university to be awarded a place on the Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference (BCERC) Doctoral Consortium.

Anna Koschitzke
Anna Koschitzke

Business Management undergraduate Anna presents her research at national conference

Mon, 09 Apr 2018 14:12:00 BST

Anna Koschitzke, a fourth year MA Business Management student is presenting her dissertation at The British Conference of Undergraduate Research at the University of Sheffield

First Adam Smith Gala

Thu, 29 Mar 2018 13:56:00 BST

The first Adam Smith Gala, organised by the Adam Smith Economic Society, to celebrate the life and work of Adam Smith, and mark the anniversary of the publication of the Wealth of Nations, was held in March

Professor Rosalind Searle
Professor Rosalind Searle

Four types of employees who are potential insider threats

Mon, 26 Mar 2018 09:26:00 BST

Academics have identified four types of employees who can become a threat to their companies – and explained the reasons why their workplace behaviour declines

Professor Catriona Paisey
Professor Catriona Paisey

Gender pay gap identified from outset

Fri, 16 Mar 2018 10:33:00 GMT

A gender pay gap in the accountancy profession of almost a third, has been identified by Professor Catriona Paisey and Dr Betty Wu

ESSAM Dumfries campus front aspect
ESSAM Dumfries campus front aspect

Business School to host MBA international programme

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 09:51:00 GMT

A two-week international programme will be hosted by the Adam Smith Business School, in Dumfries, this June

MindMate duo win Young Alumnus of Year award
MindMate duo win Young Alumnus of Year award

MindMate duo win Young Alumnus of Year award

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:19:00 GMT

Two Adam Smith Business School Masters graduates - whose business supports those affected with dementia - won the 2017 University of Glasgow Young Alumnus of the Year award

Competition winners solve real-life business case

Thu, 08 Mar 2018 09:41:00 GMT

Business School students competed against each other to find the best solution to a real-life business case for a Scottish start-up, in the third annual Business Case Competition

Dr Ruolan Ouyang PhD prize winner 700x300
Dr Ruolan Ouyang PhD prize winner 700x300

Adam Smith Business School Prize for PhD Excellence

Mon, 05 Mar 2018 10:07:00 GMT

Winners of the 2017 Adam Smith Business School prize for PhD Excellence have been announced

Dual Degree for Malaysian students
Dual Degree for Malaysian students

Students can gain two degrees with new international programme

Wed, 14 Feb 2018 09:44:00 GMT

A unique dual-degree programme will enable business students to gain a Euro-Asian MBA/MSc

National Student Survey 2018 NSS
National Student Survey 2018 NSS

National Student Survey feedback makes a difference

Tue, 23 Jan 2018 09:15:00 GMT

An initiative to highlight the ways in which student feedback has informed new improvements in the Business School has launched