Professor Vicky Kiosse

Vicky Kiosse is an Associate Professor and Director of Postgraduate Research in Finance & Accounting. She is an internationally recognised expert on pensions and her research spans the areas of capital-market based research, corporate finance and ESG. Vicky holds a first-class BA (Hons) degree in Business Studies with a major in Accounting and Finance and an MSc in Banking and Finance with distinction from the University of Sheffield, an MA in Research in Business and Management with distinction from Glasgow Caledonian University and a PhD in Accounting and Finance from Lancaster University.

Prof. Kiosse's research areas broadly defined are in capital market-based research, corporate disclosures, financial accounting and reporting, accounting standard-setting, pensions, non-GAAP reporting, corporate boards, corporate governance, ESG and corporate social responsibility. Her research is interdisciplinary combining insights from accounting, finance, management and psychology among others. Vicky’s research has been published in top tier international journals and has received media attention. She has presented her research at prestigious international conferences and seminars. She was also involved in the Prince’s Accounting for Sustainability project and studied Aviva’s deployment of the Connected Reporting Framework. This research was funded by the Accounting for Sustainability Project and a number of professional accountancy bodies.

Vicky has extensive teaching experience at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. She has taught managerial accounting and management control courses using lectures, case studies and tutorials. She is fond of interactive, research-led approaches to teaching and learning, which actively and effectively engage students in learning and understanding and that develop their critical reasoning skills. In addition, she has supervised doctoral, MSc and undergraduate dissertations. Vicky has received teaching awards and commendations reflecting her commitment to teaching excellence and to supporting students. She is an ad hoc Associate Editor of the British Accounting Review and a member of the editorial board of the British Accounting Review, Accounting Forum and an ad hoc reviewer for several international journals. Vicky also serves as a member of the Scientific Committee of the European Accounting Association annual congress.

Prof. Vicky Kiosse welcomes enquiries from prospective doctoral students interested in conducting research in the areas outlined below.

Interests:

• Capital Market-Based Research
• Corporate disclosures
• Accounting standard setting
• Financial Accounting and Reporting
• Pensions
• Non-GAAP Reporting
• Corporate Social Responsibility, ESG
• Corporate finance

Her research on pensions has received media attention: FT Adviser, Professional Pensions and Pensions Age.

Current Doctoral Students

• Nishi Joy, Corporate environmental innovation
• Dorcas Nduakoh, Essays on employee welfare
• Anh Ngo, Market reaction to mandatory ESG requirements

Former Doctoral Students

• Yina Liang, Lecturer in Accounting, Swansea University, UK
• Evisa Mitrou, Lecturer in Accounting, Queen Mary University of London, UK
• Li Zezeng, Lecturer in Accounting, Queen Mary University of London, UK
• Chaoyan She, Lecturer in Accounting, University of Essex, UK
• Abdulrahman Alhogail, Assistant Professor, MU, Saudi Arabia
• Fani Kalogirou, Assistant Professor in Finance & Accounting, Catolica Lisbon, Portugal
• Ruicong Liu, Research Associate, Manchester Business School, UK

• Tuan Vu, Senior Lecturer in Accounting & Finance, Bournemouth University, UK

Qualifications:
BA (Hons), MSc, MA, PhD