Dr Yao Shi

Post Doctoral Research Assistant

Bayes Business School, Faculty of Finance

Contact

+44 (0)20 7040 0534
yao.shi@city.ac.uk

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Bunhill Row

Postal address

Bayes Business School
106 Bunhill Row
London
EC1Y 8TZ
United Kingdom

About

Overview

Yao Shi is a post-doctoral researcher for the finance theme of the UK National Clean Maritime Research Hub, co-funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and the Department for Transport. Her research focuses on the finance and economics aspect of decarbonization of the shipping industry.

Previously, she has been working for the digital society theme of the Centre for Energy Demand Solutions (CREDS) in Sussex University for four years, which was funded by EPSRC. Her previous research investigated how ICT influences energy demand with a focus of two topics: teleworking and firm ICT-related behaviours.

She has published in the Journal of Energy and Building, which has been shared extensively on Twitter and picked up by news outlets. She has reviewed publications on teleworking for the Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) and several other journals. She has presented her work on energy economics in Oxford University.

She has been teaching mathematics and statistics modules for the Economics Department in Sussex University for three years. She has helped launch the Maths Tutor Programme for Sussex University Business School. Prior to her PhD, she achieved the best overall academic performance in her master’s degree in finance in Nottingham University (UK).

Qualifications

PhD Science and Technology Policy, University of Sussex, United Kingdom, Sep 2020
MSc Banking and Finance, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom, Sep 2017 – Sep 2018
BSc International Business, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, China, Sep 2013 – Jul 2017
Associate Fellow, Higher Education Academy, United Kingdom
Chartered Banker, Chartered Banker Institute, United Kingdom

Employment

Doctoral Tutor, University of Sussex, Sep 2021 – May 2024

Languages

Chinese (Cantonese) (can speak and understand spoken), Chinese (Mandarin) (can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review) and English (can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review).