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The Adam Smith Business School has AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS accreditation, and is accredited by several professional bodies.

Accounting and Finance, part of the triple-accedited Adam Smith Business School at Glasgow, has had an international reputation for high quality research since 1925. 

We are a broad subject group, bringing together expertise in the main areas of:

  • finance and market based research
  • financial reporting
  • management accounting and control

We also have specialist knowledge of accounting education, accounting history, auditing and corporate governance. If you study with us, you can gain career-enhancing professional skills and a degree accredited by all the major UK professional accounting bodies.

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Complete University Guide
4th in UK

Complete University Guide [Accounting & Finance]

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UK top 25

Guardian University Guide [Accounting & Finance]

Times Good university guide
UK top 10

Times & Sunday Times Good University Guide [Accounting & Finance]

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World top 100

QS World University Rankings [Accounting & Finance]

Adam Smith Business School news

  • 11 Sep

    School partners with Public Health Scotland on gambling addiction strategy

    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
  • 25 Jul

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

    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.
  • 20 Jun

    Business School hosts successful outreach day for schools

    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.
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