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Biography
Dooruj Rambaccussing joined the University of Dundee in 2014, after spells at the Universities of East London and Exeter. Dooruj holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Exeter, where he wrote on asset pricing models and long memory in time series data. His experience includes being the programme director on a bespoke programme in Banking and Finance run in One Canada Square in London. He also developed and serves as programme director for MSc Business Analytics.
Research
Dooruj enjoys researching the areas of Macroeconomics, Finance and Econometrics. His research has also featured in mainstream media such as The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, and The Independent.
Grants and External Funding
Dooruj has obtained grant funding (as principal investigator) from the following organisations:
- Scottish Institute for Research Economists
- Carnegie Trust
- Economic Futures
Areas of expertise
- Time Series Econometrics
- Macrofinance
Research themes
- Markets and Governance
- Data Analytics
Teaching
2022 - 2025 (Senior Lecturer in Economics)
- BU41028 Asset Pricing (Module Leader, Undergraduate 15 Credit)
- BU51037 Data Visualisation for Business (Postgraduate 20 Credit)
- BU30014 Financial Institutions (Module Leader, Undergraduate 30 Credit)
- BU51039 Predictive Analytics (Module Leader, Postgraduate 10 Credit)
- BU40024 Dissertation (Undergraduate 30 Credit)
- BU52020 International Business Project (Postgraduate 20 Credit)
- Scottish Graduate Programme Dissertation
2014 - 2021 (Lecturer in Economics)
- BU40022 Financial Economic Analysis (Module Leader, Undergraduate 30 Credit)
- BU30014 Financial Institutions (Module Leader, Undergraduate 30 Credit)
- BU40024 Dissertation Lead (Module Leader, Undergraduate 30 Credit)
- BU52020 International Business Project (Postgraduate 20 Credit)
- EC40010 Financial Economic Analysis (Module Leader, Undergraduate 30 Credit)
- EC30005 Financial Institutions (Module Leader, Undergraduate 30 Credit)
- Scottish Graduate Programme Dissertation
Dooruj also held positions as PhD Director (Economics) from 2018- 2021, and programme director for MSc Business Analytics (2021 - 2023)
External Examiner
Dooruj has also served as an external examiner for undergraduate and taught postgraduate courses at the following institutions:
- University of Strathclyde (MSc Economics and Finance, 2025- )
- Imperial Business School (Global MBA, 2016 - 2018)
- Manchester Metropolitan University (MSc Economics and Financial Analysis, MSc Behavioural and Economic Science, 2018-2021)
- Lancaster University (BSc Business Studies, 2022 - 2025)
- University of West England, Bristol (BA(Hons) Economics, BSc(Hons) Banking and Finance, 2024-)
Other institutions
Modules Dooruj has previously taught in other institutions include:
- Advanced Econometrics (undergraduate)
- Quantitative Methods for finance (postgraduate)
- Introduction to Econometrics (undergraduate)
- Econometrics and Statistics (undergraduate)
- Economics of Money and Banking (postgraduate)
- Portfolio and Investment Analysis (CFA)
- Financial Services in the Modern World (undergraduate)
- Financial Derivatives (CFA)