Dr Alison Fordyce
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Business Office, School of Business
Associate Dean (Accreditation and Rankings)
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Biography
Alison started her accounting career in practice with Ernst & Young in 1989 and became ACCA qualified in 1993. She began teaching in 1995 and joined the University of Dundee in 2000. Since then, she has taught mainly financial accounting subjects as well as tax and business law. Between 2014 and 2020 Alison worked with ACCA to develop their computer-based exams for the Financial Reporting and Strategic Business Reporting exams. She returned to the University of Dundee in September 2020 and completed a three-year term as Head of Accounting and Finance.
In June 2024, Alison was appointed Associate Dean with responsibility for accreditation and rankings. She looks forward to leading the School of Business towards EQUIS accreditation which will build on the AACSB accreditation that was awarded during 2023
Research
She has published on a wide variety of financial reporting issues including, deferred tax, the implementation of IFRS, pension schemes and fossil fuel reserves. She is also interested in accounting education and has previously explored the effectiveness of a student peer mentoring scheme. Whilst she continues to develop these research themes, she is currently working with colleagues to investigate the adoption of computer-based exams in the professional accounting bodies, the implementation of controls over new technology and the origins of Accounting and Finance at the University of Dundee.
Teaching
In my current role, I am involved in both post-graduate and under-graduate teaching. This teaching is based in financial reporting, business law, tax and audit. I have successfully co-supervised 3 PhD students and numerous masters dissertations.