Dr Anup Chowdhury

Dr Anup joined Leeds Beckett in 2014 and has continuously contributed to developing the accounting and finance subject area as a senior lecturer and research cluster lead. His research mainly focuses on corporate finance and financial markets.

Anup started his career at Siemens AG and joined the university teaching in 2007. He has worked for several universities, including the University of York, Leeds Metropolitan University, Jahangirnagar University, BRAC University and Dhaka City Colleague. Besides academic positions, he held various administrative posts, such as - Head of Subject, MBA Coordinator and Academic Council member.

Anup's doctoral work has involved the impact of monetary and fiscal policies on emerging stock markets. He has published several papers in highly esteemed peer-reviewed journals and attended many international conferences. His publications appeared in the British Journal of Management, International Business Review, Journal of Business Research, Industrial and Corporate Change, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Global Finance Journal and Emerging Market Review.

Anup teaches various finance modules at the UG and PG levels. He has taught modules like business finance, corporate finance, advanced financial management, international corporate finance, accounting, and finance for decision-making. He is also teaching in partner universities of Leeds Beckett University outside the UK.

Anup now supervises four PhD students working on capital structure, sustainability, and credit rating.