Principal Lecturer in Sport Finance, Sheffield Hallam University
Rob has taught at Sheffield Hallam Uuniversity since 2002. His main research interests are in the finance and economics of sport and leisure and his MPhil was based on the economics of sport events. Rob is an active researcher with the Sport Industry Research Centre and has published three books; 'Finance for sport and leisure managers: An introduction', 'Managing Sport Finance' and 'Sport Management; The Basics'; numerous chapters on finance and financial management in sport and a number of peer reviewed journal articles.
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