Accounting Education SIG Annual Conference & AGM 2025

The BAFA Accounting Education (SIG) is delighted to announce its Annual Conference which will be held at Dublin City University on  21–23 May 2025.

Our conference is designed to provide:

• a setting for discussions on a range of accounting education research issues, through full and emerging research papers;
• an opportunity to showcase innovative learning and teaching practices in Accounting and Finance and to discuss the development of associated scholarship outputs;
• an opportunity for researchers to develop research projects or discuss current work and research ideas;
• an opportunity for accounting educators to identify partners (individuals or institutions) for collaborative research, and learning and teaching initiatives; and 
• an opportunity to join our network of support.

CALL FOR PAPERS

Submission Deadline: 31 March 2025

The Accounting Education SIG welcomes submissions from established, new or nascent researchers and academics in one of three forms:

Full papers will describe completed or near-completed research projects. These papers will be presented in ‘full presentation’ sessions with discussants who will provide critical review comments.

Emerging papers will describe either the initial stages of a project or the initial analysis of findings. Emerging papers will be presented under the ‘Lightning Presentation’ format.

Learning and teaching innovations will outline the innovative approach, the rationale for its development, and the impact on student learning. Learning and teaching innovations will be presented under the ‘Lightning Presentation’ format.

If your paper is accepted for the conference, you may be asked to act as a Chair for a session or as a discussant for another paper.

Presentation formats

As indicated in the information regarding submissions, there will be two formats for presentations:

Full Presentation – this will be a 30-minute session, with a presentation for 20 minutes, 5 minutes for a discussant to comment, and 5 minutes for Q&A

Lightning Presentation – this is a 15-minute session, with a 10-minute presentation and 5 minutes for Q&A

Submission

Please submit abstracts through the  online submission system by 31 March 2025. Acceptance will be on a rolling basis up to this date, so we encourage early submission.

Additional Submission Information

Full papers

Authors of full papers should submit a structured abstract of 300-350 words using the headings outlined below by 31 March 2025:

• Purpose (mandatory)
• Design/methodology/approach (mandatory)
• Findings (mandatory)
• Research limitations/implications (if applicable)
• Practical implications (if applicable)
• Social implications (if applicable)
• Originality/value (mandatory)

Once accepted and not later than 12 April 2025, full papers should be sent to the conference coordinator Anna Vysotskaya (avysotskaya@lincoln.ac.uk). These will be distributed to the discussant(s) for review prior to the conference. Discussants will present their comments to the authors during the conference session. If the full paper is not received by the deadline, the paper may be moved to the emerging papers stream of the conference.

Emerging papers and Learning and teaching innovations

We welcome presentations of emerging papers (early draft papers, emerging research ideas, and proposals) as well as presentations of learning and teaching innovations. These will take the form of a lightning presentation. These shorter presentations allow for a quick overview or introduction to a research idea, initial findings or innovation.

Please submit an abstract of approximately 200 words by 31 March 2025, covering as many of the structured abstract sub-headings shown under full papers above as appropriate,

Registration

Opens: 10 February 2025
Closes: 7 May 2025

Early Bird Full Fee: £290 up to midnight on 20 April 2025
Full Fee: £320  from 21 April 2025

Reduced Fee: £145 (You can check if you're eligible for the discounted ticket here: http://bafa.ac.uk/conference-information/#rate)

The conference fee is inclusive of buffet lunches and tea, coffee and refreshments. All accommodation is to be organised by the participants at their own cost. Registration is via your BAFA Membership Account. 

Register Now

If you are not already a member of BAFA, you will need to join and pay the annual subscription of: Academic staff £30; PhD students £15

Note: The venue for the conference dinner (22 May 2025) has a capacity of 140 people. Anyone registering for the conference after this number has been reached will be able to attend all conference sessions and the on-campus social event (21 May 2025) but will be on a waiting list for a place at the conference dinner.

Venue & Accommodation

All conference presentations will take place at DCU’s St Patrick’s Campus (Library building and Block E), which is located in the suburb of Drumcondra on the northside of Dublin city. The conference dinner will be held at an off-campus venue.

Please check this document for further information and information on accommodation.

Further information

If you have any questions, please contact Anna Vysotskaya, conference organiser, at avysotskaya@lincoln.ac.uk

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