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Accounting/Business: Detecting Accounting Fraud with Dr Denis Lima e Alves from University of East Anglia
March 4 @ 11:10 - 11:55
In this Accounting/Business session, Dr Denis Lima e Alves, Lecturer in Accounting in the Norwich Business School at University of East Anglia, will lead an interactive talk on Detecting Accounting Fraud.
Accounting fraud is where mathematics, economics, and real-world decision-making meet. In this session, you will see how financial numbers can be manipulated, why firms sometimes take extreme risks to hide poor performance, and how analysts, auditors, and regulators uncover the truth.
You will visualise how ratios, probability, and statistical models help flag suspicious behaviour long before courts become involved. We will debate the incentives that drive executives to commit fraud, the market consequences when fraud collapses, and the careers that sit at the intersection of data science, finance, and law.
This interactive talk shows how your mathematical and economic skills can be applied to high-stakes investigations that protect investors, employees, and the public.
Lecturer Profile: Dr Denis Lima e Alves
Our events are designed so that a group of students can take part from a classroom or students and teachers can take part as individuals, either from school or from home. There is no charge to take part.
As a live, participative event, this session will not be recorded but slides and other resources will be shared after the event, where available.
Suitable for: Aged 16+ pre-university students studying, or thinking about studying, Accounting, Business, Economics, Mathematics and related subjects. Student groups as well as students and teachers joining individually are very welcome.
Preparation/Pre-Reading: Students may wish to consider the topic in advance and questions they have. Students can also think about questions about studying at university level.
The IT Setup: The event will be run on Zoom and participants will be able to join using laptops, tablets, and mobile devices. If you are joining as a school group, we recommend connecting with one device and projecting on to a whiteboard. You will be able to interact with the speaker via typed comments and questions and/or via a microphone. Full details will be sent to those who have registered (see below) prior to the event.
Booking a Place: This is free for schools and colleges. If you would like to take part in this event, please register your interest using the link to the registration form below: