Our faculty and staff
Together, we make a difference.
At Edinburgh Business School, we bring together world-class academics, industry experts, and dedicated professionals to create an environment where research, teaching, and enterprise drive real impact. Our team is committed to equipping students, businesses, and policymakers with the knowledge and skills to navigate an ever-changing world. Whether shaping the future of business through research, delivering transformative education, or supporting our global community, our staff embody the values of innovation, collaboration, and excellence.
Professor Angus Laing - Executive Dean of Edinburgh Business School and the School of Social Sciences
Professor Angus Laing is the Executive Dean of Edinburgh Business School and the School of Social Sciences. Professor Laing is an experienced business school leader, previously serving as the Dean of Lancaster University Management, the Dean of the School of Business and Economics at Loughborough University, and the Head of School of the University of Glasgow Business School.
Honorary and visiting appointments
Honorary visiting appointments are offered to exceptional individuals who can demonstrably add value to Edinburgh Business School in an academic, research or in a professional capacity.
We are proud of the depth and breadth of our honorary and visiting appointments; they enrich our teaching experience through guest lectures and seminars, contribute to the research endeavour of the School and are excellent brand ambassadors.
Faculty
Leaders in theory and practice
At EBS, our faculty and staff of experienced practitioners, business leaders, and distinguished scholars are helping us forge the future through ground-breaking research and innovative, practice-oriented pedagogy.
Our faculty are influential leaders in teaching and research. Our global network, engaged community, receptive leadership, and flexible management empower our people to pursue excellence through relevance. Our pursuit of fairness and inclusivity make us a destination of choice for academic talent.
We foster ambition. We are agile and open-minded. We listen, and we adapt.
Our globally accessible, practice-oriented programmes are developed in-house or in collaboration with industry experts. Our faculty teach across our campuses in Edinburgh, Dubai and Malaysia and offer online support for every one of our distance-learning students.