![Dr Laura McCann Dr Laura McCann](/img/200x200/staffpages/assets/images/default-profile-picture.jpg)
PHD, BA(Hons) First Class, PgCert, CMBE, SFHEA
Senior Lecturer
- About
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- Email Address
- l.mccann@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 272207
- Office Address
S32 Edward Wright Building University of Aberdeen Old Aberdeen AB24 3QY
- School/Department
- Business School
Biography
Laura's research activity is in the broad area of corporate finance, and she has published various papers on corporate debt source for both companies and the UK university sector which have been published in leading international journals including the Journal of Banking and Finance, The Journal of Business, Finance and Accounting, The Journal of Property Research, Land Use Policy, Studies in Higher Education and British Accounting Review. Other current research examines green financing.
Laura plays an active role in the education focussed administration of the Business School; she is the Programme Director for Undergraduate Finance, the Senior Business School Exams Officer and is subject exams officer for Finance. Moreover, Laura is currently a member of University Senate and QAC.
Laura currently co-ordinates and teaches on a number of undergraduate and postgraduate modules including corporate finance, financial strategy and investment management and dissertations in finance.
In June 2017 Laura received the University Excellence in Teaching Award for undergraduate teaching in the Business School.
In 2024 Laura received professional recognition by the Higher Education Academy and achieved the status of Senior Fellow Fellow of The Higher Education Academy (SFHEA). This followed her achievement of Fellowship (FHEA) in 2017. She has also attained CMBE (Certified Management & Business Educator).
Laura currently acts as external examiner for the UG Accounting and Finance programmes at Sussex and Edinburgh Napier and has experience of externally examining postgraduate research students. Laura has successfully completed the Advance HE Professional Development Course for External Examiners.
Laura has a PhD in Finance from Strathclyde University and also a first class honours in Finance from the same institution.
Qualifications
- PhD Finance2011 - University of Strathclyde
- BA (Hons) Finance2007 - University of StrathclydeFirst Class Honours
- SFHEA (Senior Fellow)2024 - Advance HE
- FHEA (Fellow)2017 - Higher Education Academy
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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- Programme Director: Undergraduate Finance
- Business School Senior Exams Officer
- Exams Officer: Finance
- Member of University Senate
- Member of the Business School Education Board
- Member of the University Quality Assurance Committee
- Member of the Business School Education Committee
- Personal Tutor
- External Memberships
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Professional Recognition
- Senior Fellow Advance HE
- Certified Management & Business Educator
Currently
- Member ICAS Academic Panel
- Editorial Board Member, Qualitative Research in Financial Markets
- External Examiner Edinburgh Napier
- External Examiner at University of Sussex
Previously
- External Examiner Liverpool John Moores University
- External Examiner at University of West of Scotland
- External Examiner of PGR students at various institutions
Prizes and Awards
University Excellence in Teaching Award for undergraduate teaching in the Business School (2017)
Nominated for Teaching Excellence since 2016 at both UG and PGT
My paper Student Residences: Time for a partnership approach? co-authored with Norman Hutchison and Alastair Adair won an award for Outstanding Paper in the 2021 Emerald Literati Awards.
- Research
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Research Overview
Corporate Finance: Debt Sourcing, Debt Specialisation, Trade Credits, Executive Compensation, Payout Policy
UK Higher Education Sector Real Estate: University Funding Options; Role of Town and Gown
My paper Student Residences: Time for a partnership approach? co-authored with Norman Hutchison and Alastair Adair won an award for Outstanding Paper in the 2021 Emerald Literati Awards.
Current Research
Laura’s research and teaching interests lie in the field of corporate finance. Her PhD research focused on the choice of debt source for UK companies and at present Laura has secured publications in The Journal of Banking and Finance, The Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, The British Accounting Review, Journal of Property Research, The Journal of Property, Investment and Finance and Studies in Higher Education.
Current research interests also include the HE sector, corporate debt sources, payout policy, and trade credit.
Supervision
Current Students
Sana Bulbul - Social and environmental initiatives in financial financial sector
Completed Students
Naser Makarem - Earnings Management
Yonca Kalyoncu - Forecasting and Performance Measurement
- Teaching
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Programmes
- Undergraduate, 4 year, September start
Teaching Responsibilities
2024-25
Programme Director: Undergraduate Finance
Course Co-ordinator
- FI3004 Corporate Finance
- FI4002 Financial Strategy and Investment Management
- FI4501 Dissertations in Finance
- FI4504 Dissertation Prep (SCNU)
- QB4501 Dissertations in Finance (Qatar)
Co-Lecturer
- FI3004 Corporate Finance
- FI4002 Financial Strategy and Investment Management
- FI4501 Dissertations in Finance
- FI4504 Dissertation Prep (SCNU)
- BU5903 Dissertations in Finance
I am also involved with the Qatar Equivalents of the courses that I teach and co-ordinate.
Laura has previously co-ordinated and taught across a wide range of other courses at both UG and PGT level including:
- Financial Markets and Regulation
- Advanced Corporate Finance
- Dissertations in Accountancy
- Financial Analysis
- Issues in Corporate Finance
- Publications
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Mapping accounting literature on climate finance: identifying research gaps and reflections on future research
Accounting Research Journal, vol. 37, no. 3, pp. 249-269Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe role of UK universities as economic drivers in a localisation agenda: A case study of City Deals.
Land Use Policy, vol. 134, 106938Contributions to Journals: ArticlesExternal monitoring and executive compensation: Evidence from debt financing
Working Papers: Working PapersCalibration of Stakeholder Influence in the UK Higher Education Sector
Studies in Higher Education, vol. 47, no. 7, pp. 1502-1523Contributions to Journals: ArticlesStudent residences: Time for a partnership approach?
Journal of Property Investment & Finance, vol. 38, no. 2, pp. 128-146Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe market reaction to debt announcements: UK evidence surrounding the global financial crisis
British Accounting Review, vol. 51, no. 1, pp. 92-109Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bar.2018.04.001
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/14117/1/BAR_v3.pdf
External funding of major capital projects in the UK Higher Education sector: issues of demand, supply and market timing?
Journal of Property Research, vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 97-130Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe Choice of Debt Source by UK Firms
Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, vol. 43, no. 5-6, pp. 729-764Contributions to Journals: ArticlesDo banks really monitor?: Evidence from CEO succession decisions
Journal of Banking and Finance, vol. 46, pp. 118-131Contributions to Journals: Articles