Nikolaos Papanikolaou

I joined Newcastle University in October 2020 as a Senior Lecturer in Finance. I hold various academic positions at the University of Glasgow, University of Bath, and University College London (UCL). I formerly served as a Senior Lecturer in Accounting and Finance at Bournemouth University and, before that, as Assistant Professor of Banking and Finance at the University of Sussex. I have also held the posts of Post-doc researcher and Lecturer at the University of Luxembourg as well as visiting academic positions at Stern School of Business at New York University in US, the Department of Economics at the University of Illinois in US, and the Department of Banking and Finance at Chulalongkorn University in Thailand.

My research interests are as follows:
• Financial institutions: green banking; responsible banking; environmental risks; ESG principles; reputational risk; biodiversity; greenwashing; open banking; board gender equality and diversity; financial inclusion.
• Financial stability: systemic risk; credit risk; liquidity; contagion; compliance; bank stress tests; procyclicality; bank regulation & supervision; media and financial stability; Covid-19 pandemic.
• Finance: financial innovation; Fintech; alternative finance; green financing instruments; corporate governance and culture; corporate environmental performance.
• Financial accounting: transparency; disclosure; accounting discretion; earnings management; data manipulation; accounting scandals and fraud.

I have conducted a number of research projects individually and in collaboration with scholars from UK Universities and also from abroad, and have developed a broad research network. My research has been published in a number of highly-ranked academic journals (Journal of Banking and Finance; Journal of Financial Stability; Journal of Financial Services Research; Financial Markets, Institutions & Instruments; Business Strategy and the Environment; Economics Letters; European Journal of Finance, etc.). I have presented my studies in numerous prestigious conferences and other high-impact events. In this context, I have received several awards and distinctions for my research.