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Dr Solomon Odafe Akpotozor is a seasoned academic and educational consultant. He obtained his PhD in 2019 from Queen Mary University (QMUL) of London. Before joining 51Âþ»­, he worked as a full time lecturer at Brighton Business School, the University of Brighton. He has also worked with QMUL, New Bucks University, Kaplan Online Learning, and the University of Derby. Dr Solomon Akpotozor is a fellow of the Higher Education Academy and has research interest in alternative (counter) accounting, ESG disclosures, ethics and accountability.

• The Centre for Research in Accountability, Governance and Sustainability (CRAGS)
• Centre for Law, Justice and Society

• Akpotozor, S.O., Cornelius, N., Elharidy, A. and Wallace, J. (2023) Exploring the Comprehensiveness of Corporate Social and Environmental Disclosures using a Decision-Making Model. Conference paper: European Academy of Management (EURAM) Conference 2023, hosted by Trinity Business School, Dublin, 14-16thJune 2023.
• Akpotozor, S.O., Cornelius, N. and Wallace, J. (2021) “Corporate Social and Environmental Accountability: Rhetoric versus Evidence from Nigerian Subaltern Voices”. The Alternative Accounts Europe Conference, 2021 hosted by Queen Mary University of London on Jan. 5th, 2021 (peer-reviewed paper title)

My research research interests includes:

• Alternative (counter) accounting
• Human rights and modern slavery accounting
• ESG (social and environmental) disclosures
• Corporate governance, ethics and accountability
• Accounting for grand challenges (SDGs, climate change and net zero)
• Qualitative research

My areas of teaching includes:

• Corporate/Financial Accounting
• Forensic Accounting
• Management Accounting
• Business Strategy, Ethics and Accountability
• Corporate Governance
• Business Law

• PhD, Corporate Social and Environmental Disclosures (QMUL)
• MSc Accounting and Finance (MMU)
• PGDipRes Business and Management Research Methods (UoBradford)
• Pg. Cert. Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (QMUL)
• BSc (Hons) Accounting (DELSU, Nigeria)

Decision Management, Ethics for Professionals, Informed Decision Making, Regulatory and Ethical Decision Making, International Developments in Accounting, Forensic Accounting

Ogunrayevwa Princess Oluwatosin
Thesis Title: Analysing the Relationship Between Open Innovation and Sustainable Performance of Manufacturing Organisations in Nigeria (Role: Second Supervisor)

Odumosu Emmanuel
Thesis Title: Measuring Sustainability Performance of Digital Supply Chains in the era of Industry 4.0. (Role: Second Supervisor)

• CSEAR Al and Nancy Burnett bursary worth £450 to attend/present at the Emerging Scholars Colloquium and the 30th International Congress on Social and Environmental Accounting Research, 26th – 30th August 2018 at the School of Management, University of St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom.
• PTDF research fund worth £1300 for research and to attend/present at the 31st Annual BAM conference at the University of Warwick, September 2017
• PTDF research grant worth £2000 to conduct fieldwork in Nigeria from January to April 2017.