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Business School achieves Athena SWAN silver award

Tue, 19 Nov 2024 07:01:00 GMT

Adam Smith Business School has achieved the Athena Swan Silver Award for gender equality. Achieving Silver status is a significant recognition of the School’s progress and reinforces its dedication to embedding EDI (equality, diversity and inclusion) values across the school.

Dr Rami Al-Sharif standing in the cloisters
Dr Rami Al-Sharif standing in the cloisters

Importance of religious identity reveals way forward for inclusion

Thu, 17 Oct 2024 10:43:00 BST

The importance of bringing religious accommodation into workplace equality, diversity and inclusion practices is highlighted in a first of its kind research study. A novel model that conceptualises how Muslims navigate their stigmatised identity in the workplace has been developed by Dr Rami Al-Sharif.

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Adam Smith profile drawing white on blue background

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.

Cloisters at University of Glasgow
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

Professor Sreevas Sahasranamam with University tower in background
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.

Students sitting in a huge lecture theatre
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).