Nottingham Business School
Nottingham Business School’s (NBS) purpose is to provide research and education that combines academic excellence with positive impact on people, business and society.
In Education NBS is a world leader in experiential learning and personalisation and in Research is committed to excellence which combines academic rigour with beneficial impact on social, economic and societal welfare, as well as informing the design and delivery of all its degree, masters and doctoral programmes. NBS has an unrivalled level of engagement with business, public and voluntary organisations and thus is known as the business school for business.
NBS is accredited by EQUIS and AACSB, which are internationally recognised hallmarks of excellence and quality for business education. It's courses are ranked in the Top 20 for Accounting and Finance and for Economics in The Guardian Good University Guide 2021. The School is one of only six UK business schools recognised as a PRME Champion, and held up as an exemplar by the United Nations Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME).






Academic Departments
Latest News
Nottingham Business School launches podcast series featuring inspirational insights from business leaders
Fri 08 Jan 2021
EMBA student wins School Business Leader TES award
Thu 07 Jan 2021
The voices of diverse SMEs: ESF-funded High Level Skills programme shares data about impact on SMEs
Thu 26 Nov 2020
Importance of employee mental health in maintaining safety standards highlighted in new report
Wed 25 Nov 2020
Sustainability and Inclusive Leadership for SMEs – December dates now available
Tue 24 Nov 2020
Nottingham Business School to deliver Carbon Literacy Training to students from across the globe
Mon 23 Nov 2020
Our Research Groups and Centres
Behavioural Science Research Group
Behavioural Science Research Group
Behavioural Sciences focuses on human behaviour and decision making. The interdisciplinary team uses quantitative and qualitative methods and combines empirical research with applied theory.
Accounting and Finance Research Group
Accounting and Finance Research Group
The Accounting and Finance Research Group undertakes research across a broad spectrum of accounting and finance related disciplines and across a range of sectors and geographical boundaries.
COVID-19 and VCSE organisations responses
COVID-19 and VCSE organisations responses
Find out more about the new project from the Centre for People, Work and Organisational Practice at Nottingham Business School. It focuses on the impact of COVID-19 on voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations.
Centre for Economics, Policy and Public Management
Centre for Economics, Policy and Public Management
CEPPM brings together distinct, but mutually reinforcing, research interests in public policy, public management and applied economics research; economics consultancy, contract research and training; betting research; and political forecasting.
Work, Informalisation and Place
Work, Informalisation and Place
Work, Informalisation and Place focuses on understanding the interrelated nature of informal work and place. Through combining expertise from different academic fields we bring a new approach to mapping and analysing employment, casual work and exploitation. Our work aims to engage in debates relevant to academics and policymakers to make a difference in both spheres.
Responsible and Sustainable Business Lab (RSB Lab) Research Centre
Responsible and Sustainable Business Lab (RSB Lab) Research Centre
The Responsible and Sustainable Business Lab (RSB Lab) was founded in 2015, with the goal of supporting income generation, publication and business impact within the business school and across disciplines at NTU.