Qualitative Research in Accounting Network Special Interest Group

QualRAN 2026 Conference Event

Invitation:

You are warmly invited to our QualRAN event, which will bring together colleagues and research students for a morning of discussion, reflection, and engagement on qualitative research.

The event will begin with coffee and an icebreaker, followed by a panel discussion featuring Professor Zahirul Hoque (Editor of the Journal of Accounting and Organisational Change) and Professor Max Baker (Associate Editor for Special Issues Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal) and Professor David Smith (Editorial board for Accounting, Organisations and Society, Management Accounting Research).

We are also delighted to welcome Professor John Roberts from the University of Sydney, who will deliver the keynote address. His presentation will draw on the recent Critical Perspectives on Accounting paper, Artificial intelligence and qualitative research: The promise and perils of large language model (LLM) ‘assistance’, he co-authored with Max Baker, and Jane Andrew.

Complimentary PhD places at this event

The Qualitative Research in Accounting Network (QualRAN) is offering five complimentary places for PhD students to attend this event. Welcoming and supporting PhD students, and helping them become part of our community, is a core aim of QualRAN. PhD students interested in participating should email Jodie Moll at j2.moll@qut.edu.au by 30^th April, 2026.

PhD Pitch

Are you a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) student keen to share your critical research, or do you supervise students working with qualitative methods? The program will include 10 minute PhD pitches, and we warmly encourage PhD students to submit a 250-word abstract for consideration. Abstracts should be sent to Jodie Moll at j2.moll@qut.edu.au by 30 April for evaluation for inclusion in the event. A prize will also be awarded for the best pitch.

Programme

• 8:30 am – 9:00 am Coffee and icebreaker
• 9:00 am – 10:00 am Panel discussion
  Zahirul Hoque, RMIT, Journal of Accounting and Organisational Change
  Max Baker, University of Sydney, Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal
• 10:00 am – 11:00 am Keynote address
  John Roberts, University of Sydney
• 11:00 am – 11:15 am Break
• 11:15 am – 11:45 am PhD pitches
• 11:45 am – 12:15 pm Annual meeting
• 12:15 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch

We look forward to welcoming you for a morning of conversation, connection, and ideas. Please direct any questions to Jodie Moll (j2.moll@qut.edu.au).

Thank you to our members for making our previous workshops very successful events.  Please find below the presentations available to view:

Qualitative Research with Impact Expert Panel and Research Pitching

Using Vignettes in Qualitative Accounting Research

QualRAN Workshop: Publishing Strategies

You can view Professor John Dumay's slides HERE

Enhancing research project by re-imagining the research process