Media mentions

Executive education (Financial Times, 01.07.13)

Article mentions the Global Energy MBA course delivered by Strathclyde Business School. The degree is delivered in collaboration with Comillas Pontifical University in Madrid and Spanish power utility Iberdrola. It is aimed at developing the group’s senior leaders from Europe, the US, Mexico and Brazil.

'E-commerce training vital for Scots businesses to grow' (Sunday Herald, 30.06.13)

Article on Strathclyde Business School's report ‘Demand for MSc Course in E-Commerce’ which was commissioned by Scottish Enterprise and compiled by PhD student Pareek Khare.

'Big data analytics' – popular evening talk at Strathclyde Abu Dhabi (KippReport, 01.07.13)

Article regarding an event at Strathclyde Business School UAE’s Abu Dhabi campus, delivered by Dr Matthew Revie of the school’s Department of Management Science.

Prominent global leaders serve on the AACSB International Board of Directors for 2013-2014 (Wall Street Journal, 02.07.13)

Professor Susan Hart, Business, will serve on the Board of Directors of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International until 2014.

The Scottish economy (The Economist, 04.07.13)

Article includes comment from Cliff Lockyer, Business.

Students bank £500 for uni exam success (Glasgow Evening Times, 04.07.13)

Four finance students who came top in their final exams received £500 each from Glasgow's International Financial Services District in recognition of their achievements. Calum Crichton from Strathclyde was one of the recipients.

Has Scotland really escaped the gloom? (Scotland on Sunday, 07.07.13)

Article on Scotland’s economy includes comments from Emeritus Professor Brian Ashcroft, Business.

Focus on the small to think big (The Herald, 09.07.13)

Article about the UK economy, refers to last month's Economic Commentary from the Fraser of Allander Institute. Includes comments from the editor of the commentary, Emeritus Professor Brian Ashcroft, Business.

Holyrood's festival of politics to debate Scotland's future (BBC News online, 09.07.13)

During the three-day festival of politics at Holyrood in August, Professor John Curtice, HaSS, will give a presentation focusing on people's attitudes towards independence in Scotland and the rest of the UK. Also, Professor Robert Wright, Business, and PhD student Craig Douglas will be panellists in a session on immigration policy in the UK and Scotland.

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Scottish Chambers welcomes recovery (The Herald, 11.07.13)

Article about the Scottish Chamber of Commerce's latest quarterly survey compiled in association with the Fraser of Allander Institute.

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Grant winners (Times Higher Educational Supplement, 27.06.13)

The Economic and Social Research Council has made a grant award to Richard Bellingham, Business, for research into crime reduction measures and prediction of street crime.

Spreading joy and laughter (New Straits Times, 16.07.13)

Article by Fung Lee Jean, Business alumna and owner of the MY Pharmacy chain in Malaysia.

Firms are cashing in on learned links (Inverness Courier, 16.07.13)

Article about the benefits of business and academic partnerships through Interface - a knowledge hub linking firms with higher education and research institutes. Includes reference to MSc students in the Business faculty who were involved in the marketing and branding of the energy drink – Super!Natural.

Smart austerity: the only way (Europinione, 16.07.13)

Article on Italian website by Business student Giovanni Caccavello on the economic challenges facing Italy.

Wishaw student lives The American dream (Wishaw Press, 18.07.13)

Business student Jamie Cooper-Higgins earned a place on the Saltire Foundation Undergraduate Internship Programme and is working for Barclays in Manhattan, New York.

Strathclyde Business School recognised in Economist's Executive MBA Rankings (AME Info, 21.07.13)

Strathclyde Business School was recognised in The Economist's debut publication of Executive MBA global rankings. The Business School ranked in the top 5 in the UK and in the top 10 European business schools. It was placed 28th worldwide.

Nigeria: Agbolla now acting DG, FRCN (Daily Trust, 21.07.13)

Alhaji Bola Agboola, who holds a Masters’ degree in Marketing Communication from Strathclyde, has been appointed as the new Acting Director General of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria.

Honorary degree for John Anderson (Perthshire Advertiser, 16.07.13)

Article about Strathclyde alumnus John Anderson, chief executive and founder of the Entrepreneurial Exchange, who received an honorary degree from the University.