Albert Gubay Business School
Albert Gubay Business School is the school of business, accounting, and management at Bangor University. It is located in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales. It is a part of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.
It is currently located in Hen Goleg, the former site of Bangor Normal College. In 2025 it received a £10.5 million donation from the Albert Gubay Foundation, and will move to new premises.
History
The school was established in 1998 as the School of Accounting, Banking and Finance. However, the school now offers a full suite of programmes in Accounting, Banking, Business, Data Analytics, Economics, Finance, Management and Tourism. It was later renamed to Bangor Business School, and expanded.In 2025 the school received a £10.5 million donation from the Albert Gubay Foundation to fund expansion and a new site. The school thus took its current name.
Academics
Courses taught at the school include postgraduate degrees and undergraduate degrees.It was the first business school in the UK to offer an MA in Banking and Finance, in 1973. It first offered an MBA program in 1991, with the University of Manchester.
The school is recognised as a centre of excellence by the Chartered Banker Institute.
The number of academic staff in the Business School has fallen in recent years, from 53 to 37.
The current Head of School is Professor Bruce Vanstone, who announced he was stepping down as Head of School on 27/10/2025. He was head of school for approximately five years.