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Professor Ciaran Connolly

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Professor Ciaran Connolly

Professor Ciaran Connolly

School of Queen's Management School

Ciaran Connolly is Professor of Accounting and Subject Leader for the Accounting Group in Queen’s Management School. Ciaran’s main area of research is in the field of public services, particularly the financial and performance measurement aspects of the charity and public sectors. He has published in the areas of charity accounting, the private finance initiative/public private partnerships and resource accounting and budgeting.

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Research Interests

Open to PhD applications in the areas of the financial and performance measurement aspects of the charity and public sectors, including Public Private Partnerships.

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Public outreach & key achievements

Chair of Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Ireland Academic Advisory Board.

Member of the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations & Assessment’s (CCEA) Subject Advisory Panel (2019-2021) for Business Studies, Economics and Professional Business Services.

Engagement on curriculum content and examinations with various professional accountancy bodies.

Recent reports in the media include:

Irish Times More than half of Irish charities fail to disclose income sources  

Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series (KESS) – 2017-18 http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/assembly-business/research-and-information-service-raise/knowledge-exchange/#regulation 


Research students

PhD area Risk Transfer in Education Public Private Partnerships in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland
Name Caroline Flynn
Years of study 2011 to Present
Country Ireland
   
PhD area Developing a Model for Predicting Charity Financial Vulnerability
Name Martina Smylie
Years of study 2017 to Present
Country United Kingdom

Alumni: Where are they now

PhD area The Discharge of Accountability by UK Social Enterprise Organisations 
Name Martin Kelly                                    
Years of study 2009 to 2015
Country United Kingdom
Current Position Lecturer (Education), Queen’s University Belfast
   
PhD area Recent Public Sector Accounting Reforms in the United Kingdom: Intended Benefits and Actual Outcomes
Name Elaine Stewart
Years of study 2011 to 2016
Country United Kingdom
Current Position Lecturer, Queen’s University Belfast
   
PhD area Exploring the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) in the UK’s Transport Sector of Roads: A Governmentality Perspective
Name Salman Ahmad
Years of study 2012 to 2014
Country Pakistan
Current Position Lecturer, Aston University
   
PhD area Risk Management in Irish PPP Toll Roads 
Name Richard Burke 
Years of study 2012 to 2014
Country Ireland 
Current Position Lecturer, Waterford Institute of Technology

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