The Foundation for Auditing Research currently co-finances 17 PhD positions to facilitate rigorous academic research with practical relevance in the auditing field by talented young academics. Several of these PhD candidates recently started with their research projects.

Last week, Friday 13 November 2020, 22 young professionals and young academics met in an online brown bag seminar to give input on the research ideas of several PhD candidates.

In short presentations five junior researchers pitched their early stage research idea to practitioners and peers. They received a wide range of input and questions from the participants, to help them improve their research and its relevance to practice.

Furthermore, all participants were asked to discuss topics they find important for FAR’s (future) research agenda. Several topics were discussed that are of interest for the young professionals and the future developments for the auditing profession.
We would like to thank all the participants for their valuable feedback and the Deloitte Global Young Audit Forum for their help in organizing this event.