About

Overview

Dr Danielle Lyssimachou is an Associate Professor in Accounting (equivalent to Reader) and Course Director of the BSc Accounting & Finance degree at Bayes Business School (formerly Cass). She is also an honorary lecturer at Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, having previously held a full-time appointment there, and was a visiting professor at EDHEC Business School, France during 2009-13. Danielle holds a PhD in Accounting & Finance from Alliance Manchester Business School, an MSc in Industrial and Financial Economics from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden and undergraduate degrees in Accounting and Marketing from Greece and Ireland. Prior to joining academia she worked as a management accountant in the healthcare sector.

Danielle has extensive experience teaching accounting & finance courses at undergraduate, MSc, MBA and Executive Education level in the UK, the US, the Channel Islands, the UAE, France, Azerbaijan and Indonesia. Known for her passion for teaching, she has received numerous recognitions and awards for her commitment to teaching excellence, including Student Voice Awards for Best Teaching and for Overall Achievement by City, University of London, and Teaching Excellence Commendations by City, University of London and by the University of Manchester.

Danielle’s research examines, among others, the motives behind equity analysts' behaviour and the properties and investment value of analyst forecasts. A second area of research interest involves examining what affects students' perceptions of "value for money" in undergraduate higher education. Danielle has presented her research findings at various international and practitioner conferences and her research has been published in The Accounting Review, Abacus and the International Review of Financial Analysis. She is also regularly invited to share best teaching practices at national and international teaching events.

Qualifications

PhD, MSc and Bsc.

Visiting appointments

• Honorary Lecturer, Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, Aug 2013 – Dec 2015
• Visiting Professor, EDHEC Business School, France, Sep 2009 – Jul 2013

Memberships of professional organisations

• Fellow, Higher Education Academy

Awards

• City University London (2013) Teaching in Schools Award
  2013/14 Winner of the university’s “Teaching in Schools” Award, Student Voice Awards (student-led awards)
• University of Manchester (2012) Sustained Exceptional Contribution Reward
  Recipient of the "Sustained Exceptional Contribution Reward"
• University of Manchester (2011) Teaching Excellence Commendation
  2011/12 Recipient of the university's "Teaching Excellence Commendation", in recognition of sustained teaching excellence

Expertise

Primary topics

• Accounting
• Accounting Standards
• Capital Markets
• Financial Accounting
• International Financial Markets
• Management Accounting
• Management Learning

Research

Danielle’s research examines, among others, the motives behind equity analysts' behaviour and the properties and investment value of analyst forecasts. A second area of research interest involves examining what affects students' perceptions of "value for money" in undergraduate higher education. Danielle has presented her research findings at various international and practitioner conferences and her research has been published in The Accounting Review (4* star journal) and in Abacus (3 star journal). She is also regularly invited to share best teaching practices at national and international teaching events.

Research topics

Publications

Education

Course Directorship

- 2013 - present, BSc Accounting and Finance, Director
- 2012 - 2013, BSc International Business, Finance and Economics, Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, Director

Professional activities