Dr Ruth Dimes

Ruth joined the OU in 2024 and researches emerging issues in Sustainability Reporting, Integrated Reporting, Integrated Thinking and corporate governance. She has research skills in Python, Natural Language Processing (NLP) techniques, STATA and NVivo. She has extensive facilitation and course development experience in accounting and finance topics, and has taught a range of audiences, from undergraduate through to C-Suite. Prior to joining the OU, Ruth was at the University of Auckland in New Zealand, where she was Director of the Business Masters degree programme.

Prior to academia, Ruth worked as a chartered accountant in financial management roles for major FMCG firms in the UK, and subsequently worked as a senior consultant both in the UK and Australia. She is a Fellow of the ICAEW and the HEA.