Dr Waksh Awais

Waksh is currently a Lecturer in Accounting at Aston University. He holds a PhD in Accounting from the University of Kent and is also an Associate Fellow of Higher Education Academy (AFHEA). He has held academic positions at the University of Kent, Sheffield Hallam University and the University of Arts London. Over the past 5 years, Waksh has taught accounting and finance courses at undergraduate, Masters and MBA level.

Waksh’s research focuses on accounting in its socio-political and cultural context. His work considers the role of accounting in diverse settings including developing economies, public sector and higher education institutions. His research on accounting education in Pakistan is innovative in that, by mobilising a Gramscian theoretical lens, it brings together the perspectives of the main actors in the field of accounting education, namely students, educators and policymakers, to identify the legacies of British colonialism and how these inform the teaching of accounting in Pakistan.

Waksh has presented his research at national and international conferences. His paper: ‘I am no longer part of this rat race’:Student resistance to neoliberal accounting education in Pakistan was awarded the Best Doctoral paper award at British Accounting and Finance Association Workshop on Accounting and Finance in Emerging Economies in 2023. 

• Accountancy and colonialism
• Accounting Education
• Gender and Accountancy
• The 'identity' of an accountant
• Accounting in diverse socio-political and cultural settings

Early Career Reviewer - Journal of Accounting and Organisational Change

Waksh is currently teaching on the following undergraduate modules:

BF2220 - Law, Corporate Governance and Audit

In preceding positions, he has taught financial accounting, management accounting, financial analysis and corporate finance at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. 

Email: [email protected]

Telephone: +44 0121 204 4821