Success as Newcastle University Business School hosts 5th Alternative Accounts Europe Conference
In January, Newcastle University Business School (NUBS) hosted the 5th Alternative Accounts Europe (AAE) Conference. It attracted over 40 delegates who travelled within the UK and internationally including Japan, Canada, France, Australia and Ireland.
13 March 2023
Bringing together professionals and students
The one-day conference covered all aspects of accounting and how it is used in everyday settings. The conference aims to bring together both professionals and students to cover topics surrounding accounting and the profession. Researchers in attendance were given the opportunity to challenge representations of accounting and offer their views on alternate angles of accounting practice.
The hybrid conference allowed speakers and delegates who were not based in the North East to take part in the day’s events.
Dr Teng Li led the NUBS Organising Committee with support from other committee members Dr Amanze Ejiogu (Co-Chair), Dr Lana Liu, Dr Erwei Xiang, Dr Shanta Davie, Melis Besen, Professor Josie McLaren and Professor Louise Crawford.
Conference reception
The conference topics featured themes of sustainability which aligns with the University’s support of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs). There were two keynote speakers at the conference who held talks about their expertise:
- Professor Adam Leaver from the University of Sheffield on ‘Financialized Firms and Emissions Reporting’.
- and Dr Hendrik Vollmer from Warwick Business School on ‘Earth Accounting’.
Dr Teng Li, Organising Committee Lead for the AAE conference said: “The Business School has a world-renowned reputation for undertaking critical accounting research using various cutting-edge qualitative methodologies. It gives me great pleasure to be a part of the Organising Committee for the significant AAE conference that was hosted at NUBS in which academics from all over the world presented their insightful research on the contemporary accounting issues."
The Business School has a world-renowned reputation for undertaking critical accounting research using various cutting-edge qualitative methodologies.
“Although the nationwide train strike and industrial action made it difficult for some attendants to participate in the conference in-person, our Events Team transformed our in-person conference to hybrid at short notice. This meant our remote attendees in sufficiently delivering their research presentations, and engaging audiences in discussion and Q&A sessions.”
“The effective organisation of the conference would not have been feasible without the diligent work of our colleagues from the Accounting and Finance Subject Group and the School. I really look forward to participating in more impactful scholarly events organised at NUBS."
The conference was also attended by the British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA) Interdisciplinary Perspectives Special Interest Group (IPSIG), who run the conference. Members of the group spoke highly of this year’s event.
Dr Sara Closs-Davies who chairs the IPSIG Executive Board said: “Thank you all who helped organise and manage the conference. I congratulate you for designing and delivering such an engaging conference which collected and presented a wide range of studies and disciplines in which accounting plays a role. A huge thanks also to all the paper reviewers, chairs and technical staff. Feedback from my colleagues and IPSIG members has been very positive that reflects such an excellent and superb conference.”
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