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The people you work with and learn from are an important part of your studies. Get contact details, learn who the teaching staff are and hear what the subject is like at postgraduate level.

Contacts

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AProf Toby Daglish, Honours Programme Director

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Dr Yu-Wei Luke Chu, Postgraduate Programme Director (Master's and PhD)

Academic staff

  • AProf Toby DaglishAProf Toby Daglish—Derivatives, financial engineering, risk management, financial econometrics, portfolio theory
  • Dr Griffin GengDr Griffin Geng—Empirical corporate finance, corporate innovation
  • Dr Jinji HaoDr Jinji Hao—Financial economics, derivatives, banking
  • Prof Hai LinProf Hai Lin—Fixed-income securities, asset pricing, market microstructure
  • Dr Cheng ZhangDr Cheng Zhang—Empirical and theoretical asset pricing, derivatives markets, liquidity, financial econometrics, securtiy lending markets

Stories

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Jason O’Regan

Bachelor of Commerce with Honours in Finance

Studying at Honours level was the most challenging but rewarding experience at university. The courses were very in-depth and thought provoking.

Following interests

I enjoyed Accounting and Economics at secondary school, so a BCom was a natural choice. I knew little of finance but was curious enough to give it a go, and chose Economics and Finance as my majors. As I progressed through university I became more and more interested in finance. My first year was really exciting. My first shock was how much ‘free time’ I had on my timetable—but then I realised I had to use it sensibly and work hard.

Challenging but rewarding

Studying at Honours level was the most challenging but rewarding experience at university. The courses were very in-depth and thought provoking. Trying to juggle both coursework and research really tested my time management. The research component allowed me to explore a topic relevant to the real world and analyse real data.

Outside opportunities

Get involved wherever you can, whether that is joining a club or volunteering to be a class representative. University is not just about getting good grades, but more about growing as an individual. Every experience will shape you in some way, so gain as many as you can.

I have had the pleasure of tutoring first- and second-year students. This helped me ingrain key concepts in my head, which aided when studying higher-level courses. Most importantly, it was great to help students with tricky concepts and see them reach success.