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

Adam Smith Business School news
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31 MayProfessor Eleanor Shaw announced as new Head of Adam Smith Business School
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27 Apr
Economics conference success
Economics successfully hosted the Annual Royal Economic Society (RES) and Scottish Economic Society (SES) Conference in early April. This is the first in-person RES conference since 2019 as a collaboration with the Scottish Economic Society. -
20 Apr
Business School partners with Peking University School of Economics
The Adam Smith Business School has formed a new partnership with Peking University School of Economics.
Adam Smith Business School events
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06 Jan
January - December. Adam Smith 300 year anniversary
January - December. Celebrating the legacy of Adam Smith’s life and work -
26 Apr
9 June. RES PhD Conference
9 June. A conference for PhD students and early career researchers in any field of economics.