Established in 1992, the Glamorgan Business School has become a major provider of applied, vocational business education

Business education

Business education involves teaching students the fundamentals, theories, and processes of business. Education in this field occurs at several levels, including secondary education and higher education or university education. Approximately 38% of student enroll in one or more business courses...

 across the full range of non-degree, under-graduate, post-graduate

Postgraduate education

Postgraduate education involves learning and studying for degrees or other qualifications for which a first or Bachelor's degree generally is required, and is normally considered to be part of higher education...

 and professional courses in Wales.


The School is one of seven academic faculties that make up the University of Glamorgan

University of Glamorgan

The University of Glamorgan is a university based in Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales with campuses in Treforest, Glyntaff, Merthyr Tydfil, Tyn y Wern and Cardiff...

 and has expertise up to professorial level in the areas of finance and accounting, strategy, marketing, economics, enterprise, human resource management

Human resource management

Human Resource Management is the management of an organization's employees. While human resource management is sometimes referred to as a "soft" management skill, effective practice within an organization requires a strategic focus to ensure that people resources can facilitate the achievement of...

, leadership and governance. The School is also a Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply

Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply

The Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply is a global organisation working for the purchasing and supply professions. CIPS is the world’s largest procurement and supply professional organisation. It is the worldwide centre of excellence on purchasing and supply management issues...

 (CIPS) Centre of Excellence.
Monica Gibson-Sweet as Faculty Dean has overall responsibility for the academic leadership and management of the School, supported by a Senior Management

Senior management

Senior management, executive management, or management team is generally a team of individuals at the highest level of organizational management who have the day-to-day responsibilities of managing a company or corporation, they hold specific executive powers conferred onto them with and by...

 Team.

Students

The Glamorgan Business School has a student body of approximately 4,000 students, with students studying full-time, part-time, on-line, on-campus and off-campus at locations in Pontypridd, Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil, London and overseas.

Research

Following the publication of the results from the Research Assessment Exercise 2008, (RAE2008), where the Glamorgan Business School research was submitted, 5% was assessed as world leading, 10% as internationally excellent, 50% as recognised internationally and 35% recognised nationally. None was unclassified.

The six research centres at the Glamorgan Business School are led by academics in the fields of entrepreneurship and enterprise; work place bullying; leadership; marketing; organisational governance; creative supply chain

Supply chain

A supply chain is a system of organizations, people, technology, activities, information and resources involved in moving a product or service from supplier to customer. Supply chain activities transform natural resources, raw materials and components into a finished product that is delivered to...

 thinking; public service management

Service management

Service management is integrated into supply chain management as the joint between the actual sales and the customer. The aim of high performance service management is to optimize the service-intensive supply chains, which are usually more complex than the typical finished-goods supply chain...

; organisational sustainability; business ethics

Business ethics

Business ethics is a form of applied ethics or professional ethics that examines ethical principles and moral or ethical problems that arise in a business environment. It applies to all aspects of business conduct and is relevant to the conduct of individuals and entire organizations.Business...

; and creative organisational development

Organization development

Organization development is a new term which means a conceptual, organization-wide effort to increase an organization's effectiveness and viability...

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• Centre for Research on Workplace Behaviours
• Welsh Enterprise Institute (WEI) Research Unit
• Welsh Research Unit for Governance and Leadership (WRUGL)
• Welsh Institute for Competitive Advantage
• Centre for Research on Consumption, Markets and Culture
• Centre for Research in Futures and Innovation

Location

Situated on the University's main campus in Treforest, Wales, the school can be accessed via Treforest railway station from either Cardiff, Merthyr or the Rhondda; regular bus services or the A470. The Glamorgan Business School is also accessed via the M4 motorway

M4 motorway

The M4 motorway links London with South Wales. It is part of the unsigned European route E30. Other major places directly accessible from M4 junctions are Reading, Swindon, Bristol, Newport, Cardiff and Swansea...

. From junction 32 taking the A470 northbound toward Merthyr Tydfil

Merthyr Tydfil

Merthyr Tydfil is a town in Wales, with a population of about 30,000. Although once the largest town in Wales, it is now ranked as the 15th largest urban area in Wales. It also gives its name to a county borough, which has a population of around 55,000. It is located in the historic county of...

, exiting the Llantrisant signpost for the A473.

Relevant Links

• Glamorgan Business School website
• University of Glamorgan website