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Roy Batchelor
Roy A. Batchelor (born 23 March 1947) is Professor Emeritus in Political Economy and Statistics iBayes Business School(formerlCassCity, University of London Educated at Allan Glen's School and Glasgow University, Roy worked as a government scientist and economist; then at the UK National Institute of Economic and Social Research. He joined City University in 1977, and has since been active there in research, teaching and academic administration, this including spells as Head of Banking and Finance Department, Director of the Bayes (formerly Cass) Executive MBA programme in Dubai, and of the Executive MBA in London. Professor Batchelor’s research has focussed on economic and financial market forecasting, and the interpretation and use of consumer and business survey data. He has published widely in these fields, often in thInternational Journal of Forecasting and its sister practitioner journalForesight In 2008 Professor Batchelor was elected Honorary Fellow of thInternational ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allan Glen's School
Allan Glen's School was, for most of its existence, a local authority, selective secondary school for boys in Glasgow, Scotland, charging nominal fees for tuition. It was founded by the Allan Glen's Endowment Scholarship Trust on the death, in 1850, of Allan Glen, a successful Glasgow tradesman and businessman, "to give a good practical education and preparation for trades or businesses, to between forty to fifty boys, the sons of tradesmen or persons in the industrial classes of society". The School was formally established in 1853 and located in the Townhead district of the city, on land that Glen had owned on the corner of North Hanover Street and Cathedral Street. School's evolution Although notionally fee-paying, the school offered a large number of bursaries and enrolled pupils from all social classes, selected on the basis of academic ability. The school's emphasis on science and engineering led to it becoming, in effect, Glasgow's High School of Science. As such, in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |