Sarah Watson

Sarah Watson serves as Senior Lecturer in Accounting and Finance at the University of the West of England's Faculty of Business and Law, where she has held leadership roles including Programme Leader (2018-2020) and Associate Head of Department (2019-2021). Currently, she acts as EDI lead driving awarding gap improvements across the department.

Her educational credentials include:

• BA (Hons) Business Management
• FCCA (Chartered Certified Accountant)
• PgDip Educational Research
• Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)

Watson's research centers on transformative accounting education through flipped learning methodologies, curriculum decolonization, and ethical frameworks. She actively develops technology-enhanced teaching tools while investigating persistent awarding gaps through multi-year comparative studies of student cohorts. Her work bridges theoretical pedagogy with practical classroom implementation across undergraduate accounting modules.

Recognition for her teaching excellence includes:

• Outstanding Teacher award (UWE Student Experience Awards, 2025)
• Impact award (UWE Student Experience Awards, 2021)
• Multiple Outstanding Teacher award nominations (2019-2021)

As an undergraduate dissertation supervisor and module leader for core courses including Financial Accounting & Reporting and Audit, Watson maintains a student-centered philosophy emphasizing approachability and real-world application. Her current initiatives integrate EDI principles with technological innovation to reshape accounting education through projects like the in-house bookkeeping system for foundational learners.