University of Glasgow’s business school appoints new leader

Professor Eleanor Shaw has been appointed as the new head of the University of Glasgow's Adam Smith Business School.

She will join the University of Glasgow from Strathclyde University, where she is an associate principal, on 7 August.

With more than 25 years’ of experience working with entrepreneurs, her research has informed the design and delivery of entrepreneurial education, influenced policy and guided the development of successful growth interventions which have supported the scale up of numerous Scottish ventures.

Shaw was awarded an OBE in 2022 in recognition of her services to entrepreneurship and education. She also holds an MA and a PhD from the University of Glasgow.

Currently sitting on the executive team of the University of Strathclyde and on the boards of the Beatson Cancer Charity, Enable Scotland, the Chartered Association of Business Schools and the Small Business Charter, Shaw also sits on the People, Talent & Leadership Committee of the ScaleUp Institute and the STER Academic Advisory Group.

Her research on entrepreneurial growth, ecosystems and diversity has attracted funding of more than £300m from research councils, private sector, enterprise agencies and international partners.

“As a double graduate of the University of Glasgow I am looking forward to coming ‘home’, to connecting with familiar people, and getting to know new colleagues, and to building on the great work achieved by the School under the leadership of Professor John Finch,“ she commented.

“To be part of a world changing university committed to ambition and excellence, curiosity and discovery, integrity and truth, and to creating an inclusive community within which world changing ideas, innovations and learning can thrive, is exciting.

“I look forward to collaborating with colleagues across the school, college of social sciences, and the university more broadly and to the collective contributions we can make to a better future through excellence in scholarship, research, and engagement with local, national, and international communities.”

Professor Anton Muscatelli, principal and vice chancellor of the University of Glasgow, said: “Professor Shaw joins the university at a very exciting time for the school, as we continue with our Adam Smith Tercentenary programme and as the School continues to improve its standing in the world rankings.

“We will also shortly look forward to the completion of our new Adam Smith Business School and PGT Hub, currently under construction as part of our significant campus development.”

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