Financial Ethics and Governance Research Group - FEGReG

The University has many years of experience and expertise in the area of Financial Ethics and Governance; the research group brings together this expertise and activity, acting as a significant focal point for research and scholarship in the Business School under the following areas:

• Accounting ethics and social and environmental accounting
• Banking ethics and socially responsible / ethical investment
• Corporate governance, including non-business organisations
• Related aspects of business ethics

In addition to academic research and publications, FEGReG undertakes **applied research projects and consultancy** assignments. Recent work has included the production of a guide on risk management for governors of higher education institutions, published by  the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education, and board development work for housing associations.

Several PhD research students are part of FEGReG. There are also opportunities to undertake MA by Research (one year full-time, two years part-time). Further information on applying for a research degree at the University can be found here. Qualified accountants can undertake a project and produce a 20,000 word dissertation under the University's MA in Accounting and Finance by Distance Learning; this requires 60 credits of study rather than the normal 180 credits for a Master's degree.

The Wiley-Blackwell journal Business Ethics: A European Review, edited by Chris Cowton, is also associated with FEGReG.

More FEGReG news

FEGReG Research Group Leader

Prof. Chris Cowton Dean of The Business School location: BSS2/40D tel: +44 (0) 1484 473063 fax: +44 (0) 1484 472753 email:_c.j.cowton@hud.ac.uk

Staff associated with this group

Dr Deborah Allcock Business (SW/FT) Joint Year 1 Tutor location: LAG/14 tel: +44 (0) 1484 472582 fax: +44 (0) 1484 473148 email:_d.allcock@hud.ac.uk

Lynn Avison Undergraduate Programme Leader location: BS1/15 tel: +44 (0) 1484 471338 fax: +44(0)1484 473062 email:_l.avison@hud.ac.uk

Dr Shabbir Dastgir Senior Lecturer in Financial Economics Department of Strategy and Marketing Location:  LAG/16 Tel: +44 (0) 1484 472395 Email:  s.dastgir@hud.ac.uk

Julie Drake BALA Course Leader/Foundation Degree Course Leader location: BS1/16 tel: +44 (0) 1484 472350 email:_j.e.drake@hud.ac.uk

Wayne Fiddler Undergraduate Year 2 Tutor location: CS13/06A tel: +44 (0) 1484 472810 fax: + 44 (0) 1484 473062 email:_w.fiddler@hud.ac.uk

Walter Mswaka MSc Business Project Management  Course Leader location: LA1/10 tel: +44 (0) 1484 473826 fax: +44(0)1484 473148 email: w.mswaka@hud.ac.uk

Dave Sagar Head of Off-Campus Provision/Franchise Director location: BS3/25 tel: +44 (0) 1484 472970 fax: +44(0)1484 472279 email:_d.p.sagar@hud.ac.uk

Dr Leire San Jose Visiting Research Fellow in the FEGReG group location: RHG/09 tel: +44 (0) 1484 473329 email: L.SanJose@hud.ac.uk

Eric Summers Reach Out Leader location: LA1/10 tel: +44 (0) 1484 473984 email:_e.summers@hud.ac.uk

Research students associated with this group

Samira Abonawara, researching auditing and the expectations gap in Libya

Yared Edery, researching ethical initiatives in financial intermediation

Mahmoud Elmogla, researching social accounting in Libya

Mona Badkook, researching ethical risk in Islamic banking

Osama Ben Mansour, researching the quality of transparency and disclosure in Libyan companies

Ahmed Musbah, researching ethical decision-making of management accountants in Libya

FEGReG working papers

Useful Links

The Combined Code on Corporate Governance

Institute of Directors

The Centre for Corporate Governance Research at Birmingham Business School

European Corporate Governance Institute

UK Audit Committee Institute, sponsored by