Fanis Tsoligkas

Dr Fanis Tsoligkas is a Senior Lecturer in Accounting at the University of Bath, part of the Management Accounting, Finance & Law department. He previously held academic positions at Queen Mary, University of London, and worked as a practicing accountant in Greece. His research focuses on financial reporting discretion, intangible asset valuation, IFRS adoption, and market-based accounting effects. He is a core member of the Adam Smith Observatory of Corporate Reporting Practices, which investigates contemporary corporate reporting challenges and communicates findings to policymakers and practitioners through reports, conferences, and workshops.

His research has been funded by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), with projects addressing topics like carbon accounting, biodiversity disclosures, and R&D reporting. Key projects include analyzing companies' readiness for IFRS S2 climate disclosures and investigating the impact of CEO overconfidence on capitalization decisions. He has published widely on topics such as R&D intensity effects, carbon-related accounting instruments, and the link between board diversity and financial outcomes.

Dr Tsoligkas collaborates internationally and has contributed to over 24 peer-reviewed publications and commissioned reports. He is actively supervising PhD students interested in aligning their research with his areas of expertise. His work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to sustainable consumption and responsible production through his research on climate and biodiversity disclosures.