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Dr Valery Emeson

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Lecturer and Deputy Course Director Undergraduate Business

Valery is the Deputy Course Director (Quality and Accreditations) for UG Business and a Financial Literacy Advocate. Valery passionately explores the role of credit in society, focusing on individuals and businesses. She works extensively with SMEs, emphasising access to financial resources. Besides research and teaching, she coaches individuals and small businesses. She has taught and supervised postgraduates at ARU since 2020 and joined ARU Peterborough in September 2023. As a lecturer, she prioritises diversity and holds a PGCert and Senior Fellowship with the Higher Education Academy.

Valery Emeson - ARU

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Faculty:
Faculty of Business, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Location:
Peterborough
Background

Valery is passionate about the role of credit in the society for both individuals and businesses. She has worked with Small and Medium Sized businesses over the years. She particularly is interested in understanding access to finance. Alongside, her research and teaching, Valery works as a coach and mentor small businesses and individuals.

She has taught as well supervised postgraduate students at ARU since 2020 and joined the ARU Peterborough team in September 2023. As a lecturer, she is a special interest in widening participation of students from diverse backgrounds.

Valery currently holds a Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy. 

Spoken Languages
  • English
  • Igbo
Research interests
  • SME Growth and Performance
  • AI and Finance Access
  • Small Business Finance
  • Financial Literacy for economic empowerment
Areas of research supervision
  • Political economy and SMEs
  • PG Major Projects
Teaching
  • Contemporary Issues
  • Resilience building 
  • Strategic Management
  • Sustainability and Ethics in Business
  • Research methods
  • Introduction to Business and Law
  • Organisational Performance
Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Agric-Economics, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike
  • Master's degree in Financial Management, Middlesex University, London
  • PhD (Finance and Economics) Political Uncertainty and SME financing, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge
  • PG Cert in Higher Education, Anglia Ruskin University, Peterborough
Memberships, editorial boards
  • SFHEA (Higher Education Academy)
  • British Academy of Management(BAM)
  • Financial Management Association (FMA)
  • Charted Management and Business Educator (CMBE)
Selected recent publications

Emeson, V (2026). Exploring Brexit uncertainty and SME financing in the UK. Anglia Ruskin Research Online (ARRO).  https://doi.org/10.25411/aru.31451638.v1

 

Emeson, V. (2024). How Imposter Syndrome and lack of self-confidence can hold small businesses back. The Conversation UK 

 

Emeson, V. (2026) Leveraging the Ageing Population: Opportunities for Economic Growth in the UK. KC&C Blog

Recent presentations and conferences

Emeson, V., Odunlami A., Obaje A., Mahama A., 2025. Exploring UK Small Business Financing and the Argument for Financial Literacy- A Perspective from UK Small Businesses- British Academy of Management Conference

 

Mahama A., Obaje A., Odunlami A., Emeson V., 2025. Inequalities in global trade, focusing on how protectionism policies impact gender and other disparities-British Academy of Management Conference

 

Odunlami, A., Emeson V., Mahama A., Obaje A., 2025. Enhancing the progression rate of foundation year students to graduate level – British Academy of Management Conference

 

Obaje A., Emeson V., Mahama A. Odunlami A., 2025. Credit access and credit profile as barriers to entrepreneurial participation of new migrants in the UK - British Academy of Management Conference

 

Mahama A., and Emeson V., 2024. Advancing and sustaining an academic career: Perspectives of female academics- International Conference on Applied Business and Management, Porto, Portugal

 

Emeson V., 2024. Exploring Political Risk and SME Financing- ARU FBL Symposium

 

Emeson V., and Wang Y., 2024. Impact of Brexit on SME financing- Institute of Small Business and Entrepreneurship Conference

 

Emeson V. 2022. The impact of Brexit referendum uncertainty on SME financing: evidence from SB and female entrepreneurs in the UK- British Academy of Management Conference (Best Poster Award)