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Coleraine

The Department is based at the University's Coleraine campus, on the North West coast of Northern Ireland, in an area of outstanding natural beauty.

The Department comprises 22 academic staff, including 3 professors.
The professorships are held by:

Colin Glass (Applied Financial Economics)
Philip Hamill (Finance & Investment)
Barry Quinn (Retail Marketing)


Head of Department: Professor Barry Quinn


The Department offers a range of courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels combining the core areas of business studies with a number of specialist subjects. Specialist subjects include retailing and financial services. We have a strong international student base with a large cohort of students from other European countries (ERASMUS programme) and from our partner institutions in China.

The standard of teaching on our courses has been rated 'excellent' by the Quality Assurance Agency. For further details on our courses click here

The Department is strongly engaged with local and international business. Our links with local and international business help to inform our course development. We are involved in a range of industry liaison activities and collaborative activities that help to promote knowledge transfer with the local regional economy. For further information on our industry liaison activities click here.

The Department has strong research expertise in various areas including retailing, financial services, small business and entrepreneurship, internationalization and e-business. Research activities are supported by PhD programmes in these areas. For further information on research activities and research study opportunities click
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UlsterSpotlight On Green Energy Solutions / 13th January 2010

A three day conference at the University of Ulster is focussing on how rural businesses can exploit cheaper alternative energy sources and wean themselves off fossil fuels. Academics and researchers from the Faroe Islands, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Ireland, Scotland, Iceland, and Greenland were gathering at the University today to discuss innovative alternative energy solutions. Dr Norry McBride from the Ulster Business School at Coleraine explained: “We will be comparing and discussing each other’s renewable energy projects in detail in order to determine the most cost effective approach allied to the different geographical locations.” ..Read More



Ulster2009 Finance Challenge / 6th November 2009

On Friday 6th November, the University of Ulster’s Octagon (Coleraine Campus) will be transformed into a trading floor where A-level, HND and Foundation degree students from across the Province will compete to attempt to make the maximum return from their investment portfolios. The day will include keynote presentations from the banking industry and the implications of the current situation in the financial markets. For further information please contact event coordinator Dr Lisa Bradley e.bradley@ulster.ac.uk and check out the event website http://www.business.ulster.ac.uk/retailfinancial/challenge.



UlsterUlster Business School Students Rewarded for Innovation / 3rd November 2009

Five enterprising University of Ulster students were recognised for their outstanding achievements at the Ulster Business School’s 2009 Annual Placement Innovation Competition Awards ceremony. Each received a prize for their contribution to driving innovation and excellence during their placement year. The innovative projects ranged from introducing incentive schemes in the hospitality industry to counteract the effects of the recession to establishing a franchise of a catering organisation, as well as organising an enterprise fair to encourage students to consider entrepreneurship as a career option. ..Read More



PwC Prize Puts Stella On Path To Success / 15th October 2009

Stella So (23) is set to be a rising star in the business world after scooping major study awards at the University of Ulster. Student Stella, from Newcastle, Co Down has won a £5,000 PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) bursary and a place on Ulster’s new Masters course in the skills of higher management. PwC has thrown its weight behind the new MSc Applied Management degree. As part of its ongoing support for the course, it will deliver a Management Consultancy module. ..Read More



Winning Ulster Business Team Graduate / 29th June 2009

A group of Ulster business students beat 29 other universities from across the UK to lift the Flux 2009 student enterprise trophy in Plymouth earlier this year. And today the six students who made up the team, receive their degrees at a ceremony on the University of Ulster's Coleraine campus. ..Read More



PricewaterhouseCoopers Backs New Ulster Degree / 22nd June 2009

The University of Ulster has unveiled plans for a Masters course that could help put students on a path to careers in higher management. ..Read More



Keeping Cash Flowing In Village Shops / 14th May 2009

Shops in rural communities are being given the opportunity to turn their fortunes around by taking part in a University of Ulster research project. ..Read More



UK Triumph For Red Hot Ulster Business Team / 23rd April 2009

Business students from the University of Ulster scorched the competition to win a prestigious Dragon’s Den style national challenge. ..Read More



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