Dr Nglaa Ahmad

Biography

Dr Nglaa Ahmad joined the University of Aberdeen Business School as a Lecturer in Accountancy in May 2022. She currently serves as the School’s Ethics Officer and Library Representative.

In April 2022, she was awarded a PhD from the University of Aberdeen for her thesis, “Critical Essays on Corporate Accountability in Relation to Modern Slavery and Workers' Vulnerability in the Global Supply Chain,” which was passed without corrections.

Her research interests lie in critical accounting, with a particular focus on corporate accountability and modern slavery in global supply chains, as well as gender equality, climate change, and sustainability. Her work has been published in leading journals, including Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal (AAAJ) and Critical Perspectives on Accounting (CPA).

Nglaa is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy with experience in coordinating and teaching various undergraduate and postgraduate courses. She has supervised dissertations and business projects at both levels and is currently co-supervising two PhD students.

Internal Memberships

School's Ethics Officer

School's Library Representative  

Accountancy Postgraduate Research Coordinator (December 2022- October 2025)

Member of the scientific advisory team for the Accounting, Society & Environment Research Network

Member of Governance, Accountability and Sustainability Research Center 

Member of the University of Aberdeen Environmental Arts and Humanities Network

Prizes and Awards

The following two papers were shortlisted among the top 5 papers in the running for Best Paper Award at the 2024 Scottish BAFA:

• Ahmad, N., Haque, S., & Islam, M. A. Metaphorical analysis of modern slavery disclosures: A study of global retailers’ cotton supply chain.
• Haque, S., de Aguiar, T.R.S., & Ahmad, N. Financialisation of the UK Stewardship Code: conceptualising financial institutions’ climate change disclosures through Foucault’s dispositives analytics.

Research Overview

Corporate accountability in the global supply chain

Modern slavery accounting and accountability

Gender equality

Climate change and sustainability issues

Current Research

Modern slavery and labour exploitation in the global supply chain

Climate change and sustainability issues

Teaching Responsibilities

Undergraduate level:

• AC4528- Dissertations in Accountancy (supervision)

Postgraduate Level:

• BU5026- Accounting and Finance for Managers (Course Coordinator)