Researching the lived experiences of women entrepreneurs has not only been an academic journey for PhD student Nasreen Hasan Ashkanani but one that has shaped her as a person too. In today's blog, she outlines what the PhD journey has taught her: shorturl.at/oFNlE

PhD student Nasreen Hasan Ashkanani, Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship, Strategy & Innovation, received the Award for Best Doctoral Proposal at the Research in Entrepreneurship & Small Business Conference, organised by the European Council for Small Business & Entrepreneurship: shorturl.at/4wTdW

Professor Jillian MacBryde has been featured in "50 Faces of KTP", a special recognition campaign by Innovate UK Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) - find out more: shorturl.at/sELc8

Loretta Myers did her MBA at Strathclyde’s UAE centre in Dubai, graduating in 2000. With the Strathclyde MBA celebrating 30 years in the UAE, in today's blog Loretta reflects on what doing the MBA has meant to her, personally and professionally. Read the blog here: shorturl.at/vwvHN

In today's blog by MSc FinTech graduate Innes Roberts, Innes shares how a meeting with an AI research lead during a course event led to his Cambridge internship. He also advises future students to get involved and make networks that will last a lifetime and create opportunities. shorturl.at/2QE6r

We'd like to wish all our Strathclyde Business School students, alumni and friends a very merry Christmas and best wishes for 2026!

Our Oman centre recently celebrated the Silver Jubilee of the Strathclyde MBA being offered in Oman in partnership with the College of Banking & Financial Studies. Dr Jed Moore presented Dina Al Maimani, Strathclyde Oman Manager, with a commemorative plaque to mark the anniversary.

The Stephen Young Institute for International Business & Strathclyde Business School will host the European International Business Academy (EIBA) 2028 conference - announced at the EIBA conference in Athens this weekend, we are very excited to be hosting this and look forward to welcoming everyone!

In academia, researchers are debating the consequences of increasing Gen AI accessibility - in today's blog, Dustin Hafki and Kendra Briken discuss issues arising during a research project and how their own assumptions about expected responses gave them cause to think again: shorturl.at/ceEFD

Scottish Government funding has been secured by Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship, Strategy & Innovation academics Suzanne Mawson, Lucrezia Casulli and Sarah Dodd to transform how entrepreneurial mindset is understood and taught in primary schools. Find out more: shorturl.at/H7iuh

Nina Hutcheon just graduated from the MSc Occupational Psychology programme and this year took part in a research retreat which helped bridge the gap between academic work and application – in today's blog, she discusses its impact: shorturl.at/lAyK8

Strathclyde has been ranked amongst the top 100 European business schools of 2025 in the latest Financial Times' ranking. This latest news follows on from our ranking in the Top 40 of the Corporate Knights’ 2025/2026 Better World MBA Ranking in November. Find out more: shorturl.at/0wZLc

In today's blog, Shayesteh Moghadas, a PhD student in the Department of Marketing, documents the struggles and successes in her PhD journey and highlights how the struggles can turn into strengths. Read Shayesteh's blog here: shorturl.at/IJqxn

A new report by the Strathclyde Institute for Sustainable Communities (SISC) has identified Foundation Scotland as a model for good practice in the design & governance of Community Benefit Funds (CBFs), which support communities affected by renewable energy developments: shorturl.at/F3Fv0

30 years on from Strathclyde launching our MBA in the UAE, the anniversary was marked with a dinner bringing together students, alumni, faculty and community partners on November 22 at the Queen Elizabeth 2 Hotel in Dubai. Find out more here: www.sbs.strath.ac.uk/apps/feeds/n...

Two business school grads who co-founded Velocity Edge were selected as prizewinners at Strathclyde's #Inspire100, receiving funding from Santander Universities. Congrats to Callum Samuel & Josh Duncan & well done to all our business graduates who pitched their exciting ideas! shorturl.at/KLb9V

Two HRM graduates have been recognised at the Hr Network National Awards 2025. Congrats to Niki Cunningham & Alexis Hislop, who were named HR Officer & HR Graduate of the Year respectively - the fifth year in a row that an SBS graduate has won the HR Graduate of the Year award! shorturl.at/OlXT1

The Shipping Forecast: How the oceans will shape the future of international business When: December 2, 2.30-4pm Where: Cathedral Wing, Room CW506 (A&B) or online Find out more and book online: shorturl.at/y1OEu

The DBA is a research degree designed to develop business professionals skilled in solving business problems. In today's blog, Sumaiya Al Nabhani explains why doing the DBA was such a transformative experience for her & shares her advice for those considering following in her path: shorturl.at/qizpV

Stephen Young Global Leader (SYGL) MBA scholars 2024/25, Mya Thwe, Shubham Agarwal & Mudit Lamba, graduated last Friday & this week met up with staff & incoming SYGL scholars – an opportunity for them to say goodbye after finishing their studies and be gifted with a memento of their time at SBS

The three top-performing students from the MSc Project Management and Innovation programme for 2024/25 were presented with trophies from prize sponsor KTL Europe, with Paul Korzeniewski and Ava Kerr the representatives from KTL Europe making the presentations. Read more here: shorturl.at/FHukL

Mya Thwe has been doing the MBA as a Stephen Young Global Leader scholar this year and, as part of that, was given the opportunity to attend a global summer programme in China – in today's blog, she explains how it was a transformative experience. shorturl.at/DGDbk

Participants on the 2nd cohort of our Scottish Impact Investor Readiness Programme - in partnership with The Scottish National Investment Bank - have now completed the programme. The programme helps business leaders explore ways to grow their business in a socially responsible way.

We are delighted to have been ranked in the Top 40 of the Corporate Knights’ 2025/2026 Better World MBA Ranking, which showcases business schools that are equipping future leaders with the tools to tackle urgent social and environmental challenges. Find out more here: shorturl.at/IHgNQ

This afternoon sees the start of our business school graduations - we want to wish everyone graduating over the next few days the very best day and good luck for the future!

Iain Mitchell is responsible for the Social Responsibility Pathway on the business school’s Management Development programme (MDP). In today's blog, he takes a look back at ten years of the programme overall and the benefits of introducing the CSR pathway: shorturl.at/qG525

Professor Iain Black acted as a reviewer on the Global Tipping Points report 2025 which is set to inform discussion at the upcoming COP 30 conference in Belem, Brazil: shorturl.at/1b3Hf

Delighted to announce the winners of the Marketing Dept's Glasgow 850 competition: 1st: Mia McMillan & Grace McCargo, St Ninian’s HS 2nd: Hannah Daly Brady & Patrick Fraser, St Ninian’s HS 3rd: Carson Tsang, Yusuf Aslam & Unays Pa, Mearns Castle HS Full story: shorturl.at/cJquZ

A Knowledge Transfer Partnership between SBS and Alba Facilities Ltd sought to make a real culture shift, moving from a five day to a four day working week. In today's blog, KTP academic supervisor Dr Lucrezia Casulli looks at the benefits of the innovation, a year on: shorturl.at/8Ui8R

Some of our Accounting & Finance students took part in a mentoring programme with Ofgem which helps our students plan for the transition into their professional careers. This year's mentees attended a social event at the Ofgem office recently to mark the programme's success: shorturl.at/rLL3Q

Karan Mhaske did the MSc in Business Management (MBM) and says taking advantage of all that’s offered at the business school opens unexpected doors and prepares you for the world outside. Read the blog here: shorturl.at/0siV3

A new impact report on the work students undertake on the Corporate Social Responsibility pathway as part of Strathclyde Business School's (SBS) compulsory undergraduate Management Development Programme has been published - find out more: shorturl.at/84QrR

Latest blog - Executive MBA: the answer on leadership and personal growth When questioning what came next in his career, Blair Barr decided the Executive MBA was the answer & the next logical step to moving beyond a career solely focused on numbers. Read Blair's blog post here: shorturl.at/TGoZO

Students - Help Improve Hospitality Work in Scotland! A Strathclyde academic team is looking to make hospitality jobs better. If you work in hospitality, please fill out the anonymous survey & share with friends in the industry — every voice helps! 👉 strathbusiness.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Strathclyde Business School's partnership with Barclays through the Barclays Finance Experience is entering its fourth cycle and continues to demonstrate remarkable impact on participating students. Find out more: shorturl.at/p3qYf

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

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

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.

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...

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. shorturl.at/3sE9B

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

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.

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. shorturl.at/PjYVt

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

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

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. shorturl.at/Rl53T

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

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

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

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