Bangor Business School

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Bangor Businesss School
Ysgol Busnes Bangor
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EstablishedJanuary 1, 1988 (1988-01-01)
Parent institution
College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Bangor University
Accreditation Chartered Banker Institute
Head of SchoolProfessor Bruce Vanstone
Total staff
76
Location
Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales
Campus Urban
Website bangor.ac.uk/bbs
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Bangor Business School, to be known from 2026 as Albert Gubay Business School, is the school of business, accounting, and management at Bangor University. It is located in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales. It is a part of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.

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It is currently located in Hen Goleg ("Old College"), the former site of Bangor Normal College. In 2025 it received a £10.5 million donation from the Albert Gubay Foundation, and will move to new premises. [1] [2]

History

The school was established in 1998 as the School of Accounting, Banking and Finance. [3]

Academics

Rankings
National rankings
Complete (2025) [4] 67th (Accounting and finance), 37th (Business and management)
Times / Sunday Times (2025) [5] 54th (Accounting and finance), 43rd (Business and management)

Courses taught at the school include postgraduate degrees (MBA, Masters, and Research programmes) and undergraduate degrees (such as BSc Business and Management Studies). [6]

It was the first business school in the UK to offer an MA in Banking and Finance, in 1973. [7] It first offered an MBA program in 1991, with the Univeristy of Manchester. [8]

The school is recognised as a centre of excellence by the Chartered Banker Institute. [9]

Rankings

In The Complete University Guide 2025, the school ranked 67th out of 103 institutions for accounting and finance and 37th for business and management. [10] It placed 43rd out of 134 UK universities in The Times Good University Guide 2024 for business and management and 54th for accounting and finance. [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Bangor University receives £10m donation for business school". BBC News. 13 February 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "Kwik Save founder charity donates £10.5million to Bangor University". North Wales Chronicle. 13 February 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  3. ↑ Roberts, David (2009). Bangor University,1884-2009. University of Wales Press. p. 110. ISBN   9780708322260.
  4. ↑ "Complete University Guide 2025". The Complete University Guide. 14 May 2024.
  5. ↑ "Good University Guide 2025". The Times. 20 September 2024.
  6. ↑ Maryrose Fison (23 February 2009). "Bradford Uni to launch financial planning degree" . Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  7. ↑ "Postgraduate Study at Bangor Business School". Bangor University. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  8. ↑ Roberts, David (2009). Bangor University,1884-2009. University of Wales Press. p. 113. ISBN   9780708322260.
  9. ↑ "Chartered Banker Institute 'Centre of Excellence'". Bangor University. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  10. ↑ "Bangor University Ranking UK 2024 / 2025 - Complete University Guide". www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  11. ↑ "UK university league table 2025". www.thetimes.com. Retrieved 15 February 2025.

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