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Kolapo Odeniyi is in the 3rd year of his PhD.

Kolapo previously studied his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in accounting at Lagos State University and Obafemi Awolowo University. Before joining NUBS as a PhD candidate, he worked as a finance and credit control analyst at African Reinsurance Corporation and Custodian and Allied Insurance Limited in Nigeria. He is also an Associate Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria.

His research interest concerns a critical examination of how accounting and auditing practices in Nigeria can influence policies and practices related to the global issues of ethics and justice, including exploring intersections of culture, gender, race, accounting ethics education and ethnicity.

Project title: Ethical Values and Perceptions within the Accounting Profession in Nigeria

Project description: My research is critical examination of how accounting and auditing practices in Nigeria can influence policies and practices related to the global issues of ethics and justice, including exploring intersections of culture, gender, race, accounting ethics education and ethnicity.

Research interests: Accounting ethics, accounting education, critical accounting research, accounting history, public sector accounting and football finance

Grants/Scholarships received: Newcastle University Overseas Research Scholarship (NUORS)

Supervisors: Dr Shanta Davie and Professor David Higgins