CBERDr Rachel A. English

Dr English is an Associate Professor in Accounting at the University of Leicester. Previously she was a Senior Lecturer in accounting and finance, at De Montfort University, Leicester. Dr English was accepted as a Fellow Member for Life, Centre for business and Economic Research (CBER), UK, August 2019. She is also on the editorial panel of the Journal of Business and Retail Management.Dr English research publications  relate to the Utilisation of Most Favoured Nations compared to Generalised System of Preferences and how preferential trade impacts on global trade. Currently Dr English is investigating the impact on trade when Generalised System of Preference is withdrawn from a Donor country. Also, she is developing a verbal pictures methodology within accounting and finance teaching, using a case study approach.

Dr English completed her ACCA training with Deloitte and worked for 25 years within the field of accountancy before joining Academia in 2009. She has taught on a wide spectrum of accounting modules, covering undergraduate and post graduate accounting/accounting and finance programs. For three years she was a visiting lecturer at Liaoning University, Shenyang.