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Dr Abi O'Connor.

Dr Abi O’Connor joins CRAFiC through the Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship scheme

Abi O’Connor will join ¾«¶«Ó°ÒµUniversity Management School’s Centre for Research into Accounting and Finance in Context to research a project titled ‘Following urban assetisation: a comparative theory of local state restructuring’.
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Reimagining Accounting and Finance: Doctoral Research Highlights from the 2025 Management School Doctoral Conference

CRAFiC is proud to support critical, interdisciplinary and impact-driven research that addresses some of the most pressing questions in finance, accounting, sustainability and governance.
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Strengthening worker voice in Bangladesh's garment industry

A new book chapter, written by Dr Sharmin Shabnam Rahman, alongside Jette Steen Knudsen and Jeremy Moon, shares insights from their latest research on Bangladesh's Ready-Made Garment sector.
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Dr Matt Burke receives Financial Times award for the impact of his academic research

Dr Matt Burke, alongside colleagues, is working to integrate climate science into real world financial indicators. This is essential for communicating the risk that climate change poses to the economy.