Seminars

An opportunity to meet other accounting academics

Accounting Cafe runs regular seminars, many of which are free, online and open to everybody.

If you have an area of expertise that you would like to share with others, please contact us to discuss.

Pop-up 2026

Join us in London on Friday 6 February 2026, for “Accounting Cafe Pop-up 2026”. Everybody is welcome. A gathering with a difference that makes a difference. We are gathering on Friday 6 February 2026 at St Matthew’s Conference Centre. This is a familiar favourite for Accounting Cafe pop-ups, hidden among the towers of political power in the heart…Read more

Putting culture at the centre of accounting

This immersive one-day workshop invites university teachers to reimagine accounting as a human-centred, culture-based and life-serving practice. Discover what makes your programmes distinctive. All images copyright Toby York and Atul Shah The opportunity Most accounting departments face familiar constraints: large student cohorts, modular silos, and accreditation requirements that drive curriculums…Read more

What actually works: real stories from educators using strategic EdTech partnerships

Explore how strategic EdTech partnerships could assist you in aligning your accounting programmes to the new Subject Benchmark Statement for Accounting. …Read more

Is accountancy in crisis?

For those who teach, advise or employ accountants, IFAC’s global study on the “Attractiveness of the Accountancy Profession” offers an opportunity to shape this important conversation. Very few children dream of becoming an accountant, but worryingly fewer than ever are becoming accountants. The stakes are higher than you think This…Read more

Finance careers are changing, but double-entry bookkeeping is here to stay

Middlesex University and Accounting Cafe hosted an event bringing together educators and industry representatives to explore the evolving landscape of accounting and finance education. In an era of rapid technological change, what skills will tomorrow’s finance professionals need? How can educators prepare students for careers that may look dramatically different…Read more

Teaching accounting — the impact of generative AI

Stuart Pedley-Smith shares insights and thoughts about teaching accounting using AI and how large language models are reshaping the way we teach finance professionals. It includes explanations and demonstrations. Resources OpenAI Academy OpenAI operates ChatGPT. Its academy provides bite-sized tutorials, in-person workshops and (shortly) learning communities built around students and…Read more

Diversity in the classroom

Pop-up Symposium 2024

In December 2024, Accounting Cafe and Accounting Streams co-hosted a special event for accounting educators in London. Register your interest to join us at future events. Are you thinking about joining us next time? Let us keep you up to date . . . Resources Presenter slides Accounting Streams website…Read more

Can you teach professional judgement?

On Thursday, 23 May 2024, Sir Andrew Likierman talked about how a better understanding of what makes good judgement helps students learn about it. Professor Sir Andrew Likierman has developed a framework to help professionals make better judgements and helped the FRC with their own 2022 Professional Judgement Guidance. In this…Read more

How to create meaningful collaborations between students and businesses

Webinar: Tuesday 30 April, 2024 12 noon (London). Explore the importance of collaborations between education providers, students, and external organisations. Join ICAEW and Accounting Cafe to discuss the art of creating meaningful collaborations between education providers, students, and external organisations in a triple-win relationship. Discover innovative ways to bring real-life…Read more

Excel assignments reimagined with auto-marking

Driven by a passion for enhancing educational tools and fostering global collaboration among accounting instructors, Prof. Sherif Elbarrad is creating a teaching platform for accounting instructors to provide affordable, high-quality tools that enrich learning experiences. Microsoft Excel and its equivalents are vital components of many post-secondary programs. However, grading spreadsheets…Read more

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Redefining accounting for tomorrow

In a thought-provoking webinar, Professor Garry Carnegie issues a wake-up call for accounting to re-examine its core purpose. He claims that accounting is stuck in an outdated, narrow “technical mindset” that risks making it irrelevant, or even harmful, in tackling the crises facing people and the planet. The accountability of…Read more

Eight Things I’ve Learned from 53 Years of College Teaching

Joe Hoyle, Associate Professor and Accounting Teaching Fellow at the University of Richmond, shares wisdom, perspective and advice he’s acquired over half a century in accounting education. Joe Hoyle strongly believes colleges and universities should freely share as much educational material as possible. He says, “The world desperately needs substantially more…Read more

Pop-up Symposium 2024

Accounting Cafe members met in person at St Matthew’s Conference Centre in Westminster, London, on Friday, 26 January 2024, for “Pop-up Symposium 2024”. Attending Accounting Cafe’s Pop-up Symposium gave me lots of inspiration. First, because you realize there are many ‘like you’. Second, all the ideas fellow accounting educators are…Read more

Sustainability reporting and the global direction of accountancy education

Bruce Vivian, Head of Accountancy Education at IFAC, shares information on IFAC’s Sustainability Reporting Project and the perspectives of other accounting educators. IFAC is a global organisation seeking to enhance the relevance, reputation, and value of the global accountancy profession. It represents millions of professional accountants worldwide through its members…Read more

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Pop-up Symposium 2023

Accounting Cafe members met in person near Oxford on Friday 21 April 2023, for its “Pop-up Symposium 2023” It was a delight to spend the day with enthusiastic, energetic, and creative accounting educators at Accounting Cafe’s Pop-up Symposium. Oxfordshire’s beautiful countryside helped, as did the inspiring and engaging content. Lightning…Read more

Implications of artificial intelligence for teaching accounting

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Teach accounting with confidence

On 7 December 2021, Colin Leith and Toby York hosted an introductory seminar to a free online course for Level 3 teachers called “Teach accounting with confidence”. Colin Leith is Economics, Business and Esports Subject Advisor at Pearson Education and Toby York is a chartered accountant, Senior Lecturer at Middlesex…Read more

Seminar: Deriving profit using a concept map

Toby York and Paul Jennings hosted a Zoom seminar on 20 May 2021 This was the third seminar in a series about using concept maps in accounting education. Session 1: Concept mapping in accounting education Session 2: The funding butterfly This approach emphasises the organisational structure of accounting knowledge, which…Read more

Seminar: The funding butterfly

Toby York and Paul Jennings hosted a Zoom seminar on 18 March 2021 Zoom cloud recording (34 minutes): Toby York demonstrates the “funding butterfly”, part of the Colour Accounting method, which he uses to introduce students to the accounting equation. Starts Content 00:00 Introduction 02:04 The BaSIS FrameworkTM 04:35 Where…Read more

Seminar: Concept mapping in accounting education

Toby York hosted a Zoom seminar on on 18 February 2021 Starts Content 00:00 Introduction 05:19 Module learning outcomes 06:60 The BaSIS Framework 10:45 Introducing accounting to students 14:27 Conversation 1: point of view 16:25 Conversation 2: the funding butterfly 27:32 Conversation 3: deriving profit 30:00 Materials and implementation 31:45…Read more