Dr Ripon Mahmud is a Lecturer in Accounting at the University of the West of Scotland (UWS). He joined the school of Business and Creative Industries in 2022. He is currently co-ordinates/leads Strategic Financial Management and Modelling, Accounting for Performance and Control, Research Methods for Accounting and Finance modules for MSc Accounting and Finance program. Before joining UWS he led and taught a range of accounting and finance related subject including statistics and data analysis in numerous higher education institutes such as UCL, Middlesex University, Kingston University.

Dr Mahmud holds a PhD in Accounting and Finance from Middlesex University for contributing by building a disclosure index and evaluating Bank Level Stability. He also holds MSc in International Accounting and Finance and BA (Hons) in Accounting and Financial Management from UK Universities. His teaching and research experience and expertise spans across, financial system, financial stability, fiscal policy, investment and financial management decisions. He has teaching and supervision experience across Masters and Undergraduate level. He has also delivered data management and data analysis workshops for research-based students. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Institute (FHEA) and received Post Graduate Certificate in Academic Practices (PGcert AP). His professional memberships include British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA).

He has published articles in numerous world-renowned conference such as FEBS, EFiC, FINEST and he has article accepted by Journals. He is a reviewer for the Journal of Business Strategy and Environment. His research Interest are Banks Stability, Basel Principles and Benefits, Banking Regulations and Supervisory Mechanism, Corporate Governance, Financial Reporting and Transparency, Sustainable Banking.

• Accounting and Reporting Standard
• Corporate and Personal Taxation
• Finance and Financial Management
• Investment Decision and Portfolio Management
• Financial System and Fiscal Policy
• Banking Institutions and Regulation
• Data management and Data analysis
• Financial Modelling and Forecasting

• Disclosure and Bank level stability
• Sustainable Banking
• Effectiveness of Banking regulation and Supervisory Mechanism
• Basel Principles and benefits
• Supervisory Actions and Stakeholders re-actions
• Transparency and Financial Reporting
• Corporate Governance and Audit Expectation.

Dr Mahmud also supervises Master disseration in accounting and finance. Some of the completed projects listed below:

Raahman (2025) Exploring the Growing Popularity of Online Banking in Bangladesh

Rafiq (2025) Assessing the impact of financial regulation and compliance in UK:  A quantitative Study

Sajid (2025) The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Financial Fraud Detection and Prevention

Vadakkeni (2025) Evaluation of dividend policy on profitability and stock price volatility of a company considering the case of the UK automotive sector

Adekunle (2024) The Impact of Corporate Philanthropy on Financial Performance of Deposit Taking Institutions in Nigeria.

Ahmad (2024) Impact of Financial Reporting Council on the Audit Expectation Gap in Pakistan: The Mediating Role of Self-Regulation Policy

Ahmed (2024) Impact of Effective Risk Management in Banks Performance. A Study Based on Survey.

Ashraf (2024) Effective Utilization of the Finance/Fund at Health Care Sector in Pakistan.

Aziz (2024) Examining the Relationship Between Corporate Governance Structure and Financial Performance in the UK

Hamza (2024) Financial Literacy and Its Impact on Investment Decisions Among Indian Retail Investors.

Hassnain (2024) Evaluating the Impact of Financial Reporting Transparency on Corporate Profitability in the UK Manufacturing Industry

Kanaan (2024) The Impact of AI on the Quality of Financial Reporting

Wamiq (2024) Understanding the Characteristics of GMWBs and its Benefits for the Investors

Ahmed (2023) Analysis of the factors influencing the Price Movement of Indian Blue-chip stocks

Awuro (2023) The Impact of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Ratings on Stock Volatility.

Begum (2023) Impacts of fintech on elevating the overall performance of the UK banking sector

Deepak (2023) Impact of Macroeconomic Determinants on Indian Stock Market- An Empirical Study of BSE100

Fanikasi (2023) Impact of earnings management on the stock returns: A case of S&P 500 index

Farid (2023) The factors contributing to the increase in the tax gap by SMEs in the United Kingdom

Mathew (2023) Impact of Ethical Business Practices on Financial Performance of firms in the UK.

Palakkodan (2023) An analysis of bank managers and customers behaviour towards digital currency in India

Patel (2023) Factors affecting the adoption of financial automation by Indian SMEs

Qarri (2023) Governance and Performance of Microfinance Institutions in Albania

Kaur (2022) Investigating the risk factors associated with online banking: Case analysis of UK banking industry

Sharma (2022) Does the customer satisfaction related to online banking reflects on banks performance: The Banks in United Kingdom

• Strategic Financial Management and Modelling
• Management Accounting 
• Accounitng for Performance and Control
• Banking and Banking Institution 
• Corporate Finance 
• Investment and Portfolio Mangement 
• Research Methods for Accounting and Finance 
• Data Analysis and Statistical Modelling