Omneya Abdelsalam

Professor Omneya Abdelsalam is a distinguished academic in the Department of Accounting at Durham University, specializing in sustainability, governance, and Islamic finance. Her research portfolio demonstrates extensive international collaboration across multiple continents, focusing on how ethical frameworks, religious principles, and sustainability practices influence financial markets, banking operations, and corporate behavior.

Her research interests span Accountability & Governance in Emerging Markets, Sustainable Development, Governance & Transparency, Sustainability & Accountability, Impact assessment, Integrated Reporting, Narrative reporting, Corporate social responsibility, Islamic banking and finance, Impact Ranking of Universities, and Green Finance. This diverse portfolio reflects her commitment to understanding how financial systems can better serve societal needs while maintaining economic viability, particularly examining the intersection between ethical considerations and financial performance across different cultural contexts.

Analysis of her recent publications (2022-2025) reveals a clear trend toward examining sustainability metrics in financial risk assessment, the role of trust in banking stability, and the comparative analysis of conventional versus ethical/religious financial systems. Her work frequently employs sophisticated quantitative methods including Bayesian analysis, textual analysis of corporate reports, and cross-country comparative studies involving hundreds of financial institutions across dozens of nations.

Professor Abdelsalam actively supervises doctoral students, currently guiding three PhD candidates (Ahmed Abdelazeem, Nurul Abd Razak, and Emma Chen) while having successfully supervised two others to completion (YASSINE ESSANAANI and Mohamed Al-Azzani). Her supervision covers topics aligned with her research expertise, including sustainability in finance, Islamic banking practices, and governance mechanisms in emerging markets.