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Strathclyde Business School @sbs.strath.ac.uk · 1h

SBS has entered a partnership with Storm ID, the Edinburgh based digital, data & AI consultancy, to help grow the next generation of digital, data and AI professionals.

Storm ID will initially work with MSc Business Analysis & Consulting students on a live consultancy brief: shorturl.at/LcLWH

Strathclyde Business School @sbs.strath.ac.uk · 1d

Nabeel Qadeer, MBM graduate @StrathBusiness, was named global winner in the British Council Study UK Alumni Awards Business and Innovation 2024 category.

He has now been interviewed about what studying in Scotland has meant to him and how it’s helped his career: shorturl.at/bAnEy

Strathclyde Business School @sbs.strath.ac.uk · 1d

Congrats to Garance Locatelli & Mark Smith who were runners-up in the Converge Create Change Challenge.

Garance & Mark - who met while doing entrepreneurship MSc courses at Strathclyde - co-founded navigation system company MARKED. Their hard work sees them win £10,000 in cash and in-kind support.

Garance receiving the award at the ceremony

Strathclyde Business School @sbs.strath.ac.uk · 1d

Dr Phil Considine has an article for Insider on SMEs and how they can grow despite uncertainty.

Read the full article: www.insider.co.uk/news/surviva...

Strathclyde Business School @sbs.strath.ac.uk · 7d

Latest blog: Understanding accounting as a profession, not just a job

Undergraduate student Dylan Curran blogs on how one module of his accounting & finance studies helped him understand the ethics of his profession, secure an internship and find his calling.

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Strathclyde Business School @sbs.strath.ac.uk · 8d

Strathclyde Business School has been successfully reassessed by the Small Business Charter with an accreditation award for a duration of five years, in recognition of the business school’s continued commitment to fostering small business growth and innovation.

Find out more: shorturl.at/dbTs0

Strathclyde Business School @sbs.strath.ac.uk · 9d

The Financial Regulation Innovation Lab (FRIL) has been awarded the RegTech Innovation 2025 award at this year’s Scottish FinTech Awards.

This national recognition highlights FRIL’s impact & the strength of our work at Strathclyde in shaping the future of financial regulation & FinTech innovation.

Strathclyde Business School @sbs.strath.ac.uk · 14d

Congrats to Dr Livia Pancotto, Department of Accounting & Finance, who has been appointed as a Visiting Economist at the Bank for International Settlements in Basel for a six-month period.
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Strathclyde Business School @sbs.strath.ac.uk · 14d

Latest Global Engagement Monitor report: Entrepreneurship in Scotland has reached a new milestone with one in ten adults now starting or running a young company.

Find out more: shorturl.at/HMMIZ

Strathclyde Business School @sbs.strath.ac.uk · 14d

As an entrepreneur, Krunal Parekh realised he needed to develop stronger skills to help grow his business.

The MSc International Management programme provided just that - in today's blog, Krunal explains the programme's benefits.

Read it in full: shorturl.at/0tx6L
#StrathBusiness #StrathBlog

Strathclyde Business School @sbs.strath.ac.uk · 15d

We were delighted to host leaders from Solvias @StrathBusiness as we partner with Solvias, a leading pharmaceutical research, development & manufacturing company, for the launch of its ‘Vision to Value’ Executive Development Programme.
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Strathclyde Business School @sbs.strath.ac.uk · 16d

Delighted to share that the University of Strathclyde has been named Scottish University of the Year and Runner-up UK University of the Year in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026.
Read the full story: shorturl.at/z8FRF

Strathclyde Business School @sbs.strath.ac.uk · 21d

Amir Absoud did the Help to Grow programme at SBS and since then has tripled the revenue of his business & opened two new offices. This success he puts down "100%" to doing the Help to Grow programme.

Find out more about Amir's experience here: shorturl.at/7kHDF

Strathclyde Business School @sbs.strath.ac.uk · 21d

Latest blog: as an international student, Carly Eppler did the MSc in Marketing to transition into a new career in marketing - read Carly's blog here: shorturl.at/c2geq

Strathclyde Business School @sbs.strath.ac.uk · 21d

Congrats to Professor of Marketing and Director of REF @StrathBusiness, Anne Marie Doherty, who has been appointed as a full panel member for Business and Management Studies for REF2029. Full story: shorturl.at/ONsyF

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Fraser of Allander Institute @fraserofallander.org · 21d

🎉Our conference starts today!

Follow along on social media using the hashtag #FAI50 for live updates.

We can’t wait to welcome everyone to Strathclyde over the next two days.

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Strathclyde Business School @sbs.strath.ac.uk · Sep 4

Our series of Q&As with SBS staff continues with Stuart McIntyre, Professor of Economics and Associate Dean for Impact, in today's spotlight.

Find out more about Stuart's research, his day to day life in the business school & his favourite spots in Glasgow and beyond: shorturl.at/xFqj1

Strathclyde Business School @sbs.strath.ac.uk · Sep 4

Professor Iain Black & Dr Amira Mukendi from the Department of Marketing are leading an online seminar for an earth scientist audience on September 17 which will be examining positive social tipping points and how to overcome deliberate attempts to slow them.
Register here: shorturl.at/SUCrP

Strathclyde Business School @sbs.strath.ac.uk · Aug 14

Latest blog: "Mastering confidence - the MSc Marketing "

Emily Lacey is currently an MSc Marketing student and says her Strathclyde experience has given her the confidence for whatever the future holds: www.sbs.strath.ac.uk/blogs/sbs/po...

#StrathBusiness #StrathBlog

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Strathclyde Business School @sbs.strath.ac.uk · Aug 7

As part of our series of Q&As with Strathclyde Business School staff, Professor Matthew Revie, Head of the Department of Management Science, is in today's spotlight. Find out more about his research, day to day role & some of his personal recommendations in and around Glasgow: shorturl.at/mawXl

Professor Matthew Revie in Strathclyde Business School, wearing a smart pink shirt.

Strathclyde Business School @sbs.strath.ac.uk · Aug 6

Fourth year students, Adam Diab, Callum Samuel, Ewan McCall and Josh Duncan, have written a blog following their participation in Singapore University of Social Sciences’ (SUSS) Global Impact StartUp Challenge 2025.

In today's blog they give their impressions from the trip: buff.ly/lSvewy9

Small globe positioned on a dark surface with words written in chalk surrounding it - teamwork, success, vision, marketing, innovation.

Strathclyde Business School @sbs.strath.ac.uk · Aug 5

Four International Business with Business Enterprise students took part in the Singapore University of Social Sciences’ Global Impact StartUp Challenge 2025 in July. Put into different teams alongside international students, their respective teams came 2nd & 3rd - a great result!
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Adam Diab, Callum Samuel, Ewan McCall and Josh Duncan, in Singapore for the SUSS Global Impact StartUp Challenge 2025 in July. They have a lake surrounded by trees behind them.

Strathclyde Business School @sbs.strath.ac.uk · Jul 31

Professor Niall MacKenzie, head of the Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship, Strategy and Innovation, has been asked to join the board of Angel Capital Scotland as an unremunerated Non-Executive Director: shorturl.at/96QEF

Niall MacKenzie in a blue and white checked shirt standing in front of a bookcase.

Strathclyde Business School @sbs.strath.ac.uk · Jul 31

While doing the MBA, Shubham Agarwal took part in the Exploring Entrepreneurship Challenge 2025 which saw his team win overall. In today's blog, he takes us on a journey through his MBA experience and his ethos of making the most of everything you do: shorturl.at/JNe0E

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Strathclyde Business School @sbs.strath.ac.uk · Jul 25

Ada Stephen wanted a broader understanding of health policy & planning and how data can be used to improve health outcomes. In today's blog, she explains why doing the MSc Health Analysis, Policy & Management has been the ideal next step in her career: shorturl.at/YBltE
#StrathBlog #StrathBusiness