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Introduction
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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)
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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
here.
 Spotlight 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
2009 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.
 Ulster 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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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.
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 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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