Research areas

Reflecting the University’s mission to bring benefit to society through excellence in education, research and knowledge transfer, we partner with leading global, national and regional universities and organisations to make our research relevant and impactful. The four key value drivers of Brunel University’s research are (i) open and honest, (ii) fair and inclusive, (iii) determined and (iv) focussed on excellence. 

Our academics are supported by extensive resources and undertake cutting edge research. AARG’s interests are wide reaching, impactful and span disciplines, while being aligned along the following broad research themes:

1. accounting education
2. auditing
3. corporate finance and asset pricing
4. corporate (and stakeholder) governance
5. financial (and non-financial [e.g. ESG], sustainability) reporting
6. interdisciplinary perspectives
7. management accounting
8. public service and charities
9. taxation
10. technology (advanced) in accounting

Our mission is to conduct research with significant impact for non-academic stakeholders, publish in leading academic and professional outlets, attract research income and recruit and train outstanding faculty and students. Our academics publish in leading journals and hold editorial board positions in Accounting and Business Research, Accounting Forum, British Accounting Review, International Journal of Business Excellence, International Small Business Journal, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development and Meditari Accountancy Research, amongst others.

Research seminar programme

Our vibrant international workshop and seminar programme is a fundamental component of Brunel Business School’s research environment.

Research Publications

AARG members have a sustained track record of research publications in highly ranked journals from a wide range of academic fields. Our recent publications have appeared in: 

• Accounting Forum
• Accounting in Europe
• British Accounting Review
• Business Strategy and the Environment
• Change Management
• Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management
• Critical Perspectives on Accounting
• Energy Policy
• European Journal of Finance
• International Journal of Accounting
• Journal of Business Ethics
• Journal of Business Finance & Accounting
• Journal of Business Venturing
•  Journal of Corporate Finance
• Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting
•  Journal of Technology Transfer
• Management Accounting Research
• Meditari Accountancy Research
• Production Planning and Control
• Quantitative Finance