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. It is also listed amongst the Top 100 European Business Schools by the Financial Times, which also ranks its Masters in Management amongst the Top 100 Globally. 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
Largest study of voluntary organisations reveals devastating financial impacts of Covid-19
Mon 26 Oct 2020
Practical Marketing Skills for SMEs – November dates available following successful launch of ESF-funded course
Tue 20 Oct 2020
New dates available for sustainability course to benefit local SMEs – Sustainability and Inclusive Leadership (SAIL)
Tue 13 Oct 2020
Nottingham Business School postgraduate Finance students present consultancy work to the Bank of England
Fri 25 Sep 2020
Gender Recognition Act reform report authored by NTU researchers
Tue 22 Sep 2020
Impact of Covid-19 on voluntary sector and social enterprises to be explored in major new study
Mon 21 Sep 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.
International Business, Strategy and Decisions Research Group
International Business, Strategy and Decisions Research Group
The International Business, Strategy and Decisions Research Group focuses on international business topics such as Multinational, Small-and Medium sized enterprises and transnational entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets.
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.
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