Dr Adi Sodhi BA, PGCHE, MSc, PhD

Senior Lecturer in Accounting and Finance

Dr Sodhi is a Senior Lecturer in Accounting and Finance in the Faculty of Business. An alumnus of the university, he completed a BA (Hons) in Business with Finance, an MSc in Finance and Investment, and a PhD in Corporate Finance between 2010 and 2019. For his doctoral studies, he was awarded a prestigious Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship, valued at approximately £60,000. Following the completion of his PhD, he transitioned into a full-time academic role within the university. While serving as a full-time academic, he also completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCHE).

He teaches and leads modules across undergraduate and postgraduate levels (Levels 3 to 7) in finance, banking and risk management, and supervises MSc and MBA dissertations in finance. He currently serves as an MBA Finance placement tutor, a role he previously held for undergraduate programmes as well. He is an active researcher with a growing portfolio of publications in reputable, peer-reviewed journals. He also contributes to the academic community as a regular peer reviewer for international scholarly journals.

Responsibilities within the university

  • Teaching and leading modules across Levels 3 through 7
  • Supervising MSc and MBA dissertations in finance
  • Placement tutor on the MBA Finance programme
  • Personal tutor across all accounting and finance undergraduate programmes

Research / Scholarly interests

  • Corporate Finance
  • Investment Finance
  • Public Finance
  • Banking
  • Macroeconomics

Recent publications

Sodhi, Adhiraj and Stojanovic, Aleksandar (2025), Call for abolishing the UK's Stamp Duty Reserve Tax. British Tax Review, 1. pp. 9-21 ISSN: 0007-1870 (Print), NB Item availability restricted.

Sodhi, Adhiraj and Stojanovic, Aleksandar (2024), Deregulating the volume limit on share repurchases. International Journal of Financial Studies, 12: 89 (3). pp. 1-22 2227-7072 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijfs12030089).

Sodhi, Adhiraj and Stojanovic, Aleksandar (2023), Heterogeneity in corporate payouts. Heliyon, 10: e23270 (1). pp. 1-16 2405-8440 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e23270).

Sodhi, Adhiraj and Stojanovic, Aleksandar (2023), The determinants of implementing and completing share repurchases. Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 16 (441) . pp. 1-25 ISSN: 1911-8066 (Print), 1911-8074 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm16100441).

Sodhi, Adhiraj , Mateus, Cesario, Mateus, Irina, Stojanovic, Aleksandar (2023), The market reaction to repurchase announcements. Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 16 (443) . pp. 1-27 ISSN: 1911-8066 (Print), 1911-8074 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm16100443).

Sodhi, Adhiraj, Mateus, Cesario, Mateus, Irina and Stojanovic, Aleksandar (2023) The business cycle’s influence on share repurchases of the UK. Journal of Economic Analysis, 3 (3). pp. 38-68. ISSN 2811-0943 (doi:https://doi.org/10.58567/jea03030003)

Sodhi, Adhiraj, Mateus, Cesario, Mateus, Irina and Stojanovic, Aleksandar (2023) Determinants of repurchase size: evidence from the UK. Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 16 (9):403. pp. 1-29. ISSN 1911-8066 (Print), 1911-8074 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm16090403)