Previous research centre and professorial chair

From 2001 to 2025, the School of Accounting and Commercial Law was home to the Centre for Accounting, Governance and Taxation Research, and the Chair in Public

Centre for Accounting, Governance and Taxation Research

Active from 2001 to 2025, the Centre for Accounting, Governance and Taxation Research (CAGTR) was established within the School of Accounting and Commercial Law to advance and apply knowledge germane to the accounting and legal professions, commerce and industry and the public sector.

It brought together researchers and members of the accounting and legal professions, and representatives of commerce, industry and the public sector, in ongoing discussion and exploration of issues, ideas and analysis of relevant work.

Chair in Public Finance

The Chair in Public Finance (CPF) was established in 2011 to build up expertise in the area of public finance (broadly defined) and to promote research, debate, policy analysis and advice on public finance matters.

While some research activities relating to the Chair were continuing through 2025, up until funding finished in 2022, a key role of the Chair was to  strengthen collaboration between the University and the public and private sectors on research and policy issues in public finance.