Huddersfield Business School

Dr Kay Smith

Dr Kay Smith

Head of Department, Huddersfield Business School

Welcome to Huddersfield Business School

Our students learn and develop in a modern, professional business school environment. We offer a wide range of undergraduate, postgraduate, and executive/professional development qualifications. All courses are designed to provide an inspirational and innovative learning experience. 

Our staff and students have an excellent track record of working in partnership with a wide range of organisations in private, public, and voluntary sectors and we welcome opportunities to work with organisations of all sizes, large and small. Organisations can benefit from working with us by utilising our research and consultancy services, gaining access to student talent, and drawing on our range of professional development and business growth opportunities.

Our purpose is to enrich lives, enhance organisations, and engage communities.

We are extremely proud of all our external accreditation, partnerships and rankings - view them all here. Huddersfield Business School is AACSB-accredited and we were recently named Business School of the Year 2023 at the Times Higher Education Awards.

Staff

Our department draws on the expertise of staff with national and international reputations for their research, teaching and professional engagement.

Courses

We offer courses at undergraduate, masters and doctoral level.

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About Us

Learn about our mission and vision, staff, and partners.

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Business Support and Professional Development

Grow your business and enhance your team's professional development with support from Huddersfield Business School. 

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International

Huddersfield Business School is an internationally renowned business school. Learn more about our international student experience, global research links and collaborative teaching partnerships.

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Teaching

Huddersfield Business School is the largest department in the School of Business, Education and Law housing around half of the students in the School.

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Research, Innovation and Knowledge Exchange

We have an active and dynamic research community in Huddersfield Business School.

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Engagement and impact

Huddersfield Business School engages a range of partners across West Yorkshire and beyond.

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Kirklees Top 100

Huddersfield Business School is delighted to be a partner member in the Kirklees Top 100 Initiative which celebrates the success of companies and organisations in Kirklees. These companies are key to making the region a rich and diverse hub of economic activity.

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News

Keep up to date with our latest stories on our professional development programmes, research, awards and much more.

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