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Welcome

The Global Studies Centre provides a supportive, uplifting and energising home for internationally-focused researchers who share a passion for discovery, especially that is featured with relevant aspects particularly to emerging markets, and Grand Challenges with aspiration to generate impact and enhance research quality at Durham University. 

Our research themes include emerging economies, Grand Challenges, international marketing strategy, global strategy, international human resource management, internationalisation, digitalisation, and SMEs.

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GSC’s main focus lies in understanding businesses and consumers in the globalising markets.

Xinming He 
Centre Director and Professor of Marketing

Explore Our Research Centre

Our members are highly inter-disciplinary in the named research areas and have been working extensively together in a wide spectrum of scholarly work.

Our Research

We work to address important cross-disciplinary research questions.
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Our People

Get in touch with our outstanding team of researchers.
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Our Publications

Browse our researchers' published works.
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Upcoming events

CSTIO Seminar with Prof Jeannette Song (Duke University)

Friday 4 October 2024 - Friday 4 October 2024
1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Durham University Business School
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QRFE Workshop on Blockchain-based markets, Fintech and Cryptocurrencies

Monday 7 October 2024 - Monday 7 October 2024
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Durham University Business School, Mill Hill Lane
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The landscape of public-service delivery: changes, challenges and compromises in a modern society

Thursday 9 January 2025 - Friday 10 January 2025
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Collingwood College, Durham University
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2nd QRFE Workshop on Quantitative Finance

Monday 5 May 2025 - Monday 5 May 2025
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Durham University Business School
Finance

Get in Touch

If you would like to find out more about the Global Studies Centre, please email Prof Xinming He, Director and Professor of Marketing.

Marketing and International Business (MIB)

Durham University Business School 
Mill Hill Lane 
Durham DH1 3LB, UK 

Tel: +44 (0)191 334 5200