Accounting and Finance, part of the triple-accedited Adam Smith Business School at Glasgow, has had an international reputation for high quality research since 1925.
We are a broad subject group, bringing together expertise in the main areas of:
- finance and market based research
- financial reporting
- management accounting and control
We also have specialist knowledge of accounting education, accounting history, auditing and corporate governance. If you study with us, you can gain career-enhancing professional skills and a degree accredited by all the major UK professional accounting bodies.
Subject league tables
Complete University Guide [Accounting & Finance]
Guardian University Guide [Accounting & Finance]
Times & Sunday Times Good University Guide [Accounting & Finance]
QS World University Rankings [Accounting & Finance]
Adam Smith Business School news
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19 MarFour Business School academics - Professors Margaret Fletcher, Lee Parker, Kat Riach and Melanie Simms - have been named Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences (AcSS).
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09 Mar
250th anniversary of Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations
The 250th anniversary of the publication of ‘The Wealth of Nations’ – Adam Smith’s most famous book – is being celebrated by the University of Glasgow throughout 2026. -
24 Feb
Professor Wendy Loretto new Head of Adam Smith Business School
Professor Wendy Loretto new Head of Adam Smith Business School