Omiros Georgiou

Dr. Omiros Georgiou is an Associate Professor in Accounting at the Department of Accounting, Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham, where he also serves as the Research Lead. He has been a full-time academic since 2010, with prior appointments at the University of East Anglia, the London School of Economics, and the University of Manchester. He holds a PhD in Accounting from the University of Essex.

His research focuses on the social and political dimensions of financial accounting regulation. Key themes include the use of accounting information by investment professionals, the ideological and legal influences on accounting standard development, and the role of accounting in financializing business and society. His work is published in leading journals such as Accounting, Organizations and Society, Critical Perspectives on Accounting, and Contemporary Accounting Research.

Omiros has secured external funding from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). He contributes to the academic community through editorial board memberships at Accounting and Business Research, Accounting Forum, and Critical Perspectives on Accounting.

His recent publications show a strong trend in critical accounting studies, particularly in fair value accounting, standard-setting controversies, and the socio-political legitimacy of financial reporting. The research spans both empirical and theoretical analyses, with increasing attention to emerging topics like sustainability reporting and the future of financial reporting in light of technology and global events.

Omiros supervises MSc dissertations and teaches in areas such as Advanced Financial Accounting and Accounting and Finance practice. He has not received specific scientific awards mentioned in the text, but his sustained funding and publication record reflect scholarly recognition.