Nadia Asghar

Dr. Nadia Asghar is the Head of the Department of Finance, Accounting, and Economics at the University of Wolverhampton since April 2023, holding a Senior Lecturer academic rank. She joined the university in 2018, previously serving as an Associate Lecturer at Birmingham City University (2015–2018). Her expertise spans Empirical Finance, Behavioural Finance, and FinTech, with a focus on SME digitalisation, asset pricing, and cultural finance dynamics.

Education: PhD (Finance) from Birmingham City University, PGCerts in Teaching & Learning and Research Methods, MSc Quality Management, MBA (Finance), and BBA (Finance) from Pakistani institutions, complemented by a Certified Accounting Technician (CAT) qualification from Oxford Brookes University.

Research focuses on financial market behavior, SME digitalisation disparities, and the application of quantitative methods. Recent grants include leading a £ project investigating SME digitalisation barriers (ERC-funded, 2024) and a symposium on inclusivity in digital SME transformation. She co-authored a 2024 report on SME digitalisation disparities using longitudinal data.

Teaching specialties include Corporate Finance, Quantitative Analysis, and Behavioural Finance, emphasizing pedagogical innovation and real-world applications. Awards include HEA Fellowship (2017). She speaks multiple languages (English, Urdu, Pashto, Punjabi) and holds certifications in TQM and e-learning methodologies.