Dr Richard Baylis
PhD, FCA, SFHEA
Current positions
Associate Professor in Accounting
University of Bristol Business School
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Biography
Research interests
Richard's research focusses on financial reporting, audit, public sector accounting, and accounting pedagogy. His current projects are addressing the issues of underinvestment in healthcare, public sector audit, and the integration of public value and AI into the accounting curriculum.
His research has been published in leading international journals including the Journal of Accounting and Economics, Accounting and Business Research, and Accounting Education.
Publications
Selected publications
30/01/2026Innovation in capital funding by public hospitals during austerity: Evidence from the English National Health Service
The British Accounting Review
Auditing public value strategy: lessons from Wales.
Public Value Accounting.
Elite UK Business Schools: from cathedrals of learning to cathedrals of earning?
Studies in Higher Education
Investigating the ‘when viewed’ engagement with lecture capture material of accounting students
Accounting Education
Private lenders' demand for audit
Journal of Accounting and Economics
Recent publications
01/01/2026Integrating Public Value into Healthcare Education - the Case of NHS Planners
Integrating Public and Social Value into Business and Management Education
Accountability That Keeps on Giving: Open Issues in the Delivery of Public Services
Financial Accountability and Management
Innovation in capital funding by public hospitals during austerity: Evidence from the English National Health Service
The British Accounting Review
Auditing public value strategy: lessons from Wales.
Public Value Accounting.
Exploring AI-generated output through assessment in a university setting: a case study
Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education
