Tel: 0121 204 3434

Email: a.lymer@aston.ac.uk

Twitter: @AndyLymer

Andy joined the Accounting Department, Aston University as its Head in March 2021 as Professor of Taxation and Personal Finance. He is also Director of the Centre for Personal Financial Wellbeing within Aston Business School and the current Chair of the international Tax Research Network.

Prior to this had an extensive career at the Birmingham Business School (University of Birmingham) where he worked for almost 30 years, working in a variety of roles. From 2012 - 2016, he was the Deputy Head (Associate Dean) of the School, was Interim Head of School during 2012. For the four prior years he was the Head of the Department of Accounting and Finance.  He was the Director of the Research Centre on Household Assets and Savings Management (CHASM) from 2016 to 2021. 

He researches and teaches in the fields of taxation (UK, comparative and international taxation), of personal finance (financial education/literacy/capability and financial wellbeing) and information systems (particularly the use and impact of the internet).

He has held visiting positions at various institutions in the USA (Texas Tech University) and in Australia (UNSW, Sydney University, Melbourne University and Curtin University).

He is currently an Honorary Professor in the Department of Taxation, College of Accounting Studies, University of South Africa, and a International Research Associate of the Fin-Ed Research Centre at Massey University in New Zealand.

For three years (2009 - 2011) he led the Tax Development Programme of HM Treasury.

Current and recent (post 2020) funded research projects :

• Principal Investigator - Mental Health and Money : Rapid Evidence Assessment

         Money and Pension Service - £8,600 (Nov 2022 - March 2023)

         With Hayley James (CPFW, Aston University)

• Principal Investigator – Harmful gambling and tenancy loss

         Gambling Commission (Regulatory Settlement Award) - £365,000 (June 2021 – May 2023)

         with H. Sacranie (Aston University) and Birmingham City Council Housing Team

• Principal Investigator – Quality v quantity in social housing provision

         Vivid Housing Group - £38,863 (September 2019 – April 2022)

         with James Gregory (CHASM, University of Birmingham)

• Principal Investigator – Circular housing asset renovation and management – no more downcycling

          European Commission INTERREG - £51,832 (October 2018 – September 2022)

         with H. Sacranie (CHASM, University of Birmingham)

• Co-Investigator – Finding and funding social care: a qualitative study of the experiences of self-funders

         NIHR – Research for Patient Benefit programme (RfPB Social Care 1) – £270,714 (September 2019 – May 2021)

        With K Baxter, E, Heavy, (SPRU, York), L Overton (CHASM, Birmingham), S Calline (City of York Council), A. Barnett (DIPEx), S. Ryan (Oxford)

• Principal Investigator – Development of a Financial Capability Evidence Hub

         Money Advice Service - £157,000 (November 2017 – March 2019)

         With University of Edinburgh, Ecorys UK Ltd, Toynbee Hall, Hayes Research Services

• Principal Investigator – The Tenant’s Journey: social housing and life-chances

         East Devon District Council and DCH (Devon and Cornwall Homes) - £30,000 (November 2016 – August 2020)

         With James Gregory (CHASM, University of Birmingham)

(for a fuller list of current projects see the Centre for Personal Financial Wellbeing website here)