Frazer Ball

Frazer Ball

  • 01202 961851
  • fball at bournemouth dot ac dot uk
  • Principal Academic in Accounting
  • Dorset House D236, Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow, Poole, BH12 5BB
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Biography

Frazer is a Principal Academic in the Bournemouth University Business School, within the Faculty of Business & Law. Having graduated from university with a BA (Hons) in Accounting and completing professional accountancy exams (ACCA) Frazer specialised in IT before becoming an academic member of staff at BU. On gaining an MSc. in Finance & Risk Management, Frazer specialised in risk and disaster management, subsequently becoming a Technical Specialist member of the Institute of Risk Management in 2015.

Frazer also holds a PhD in Finance, concentrating on portfolio management and alternative asset diversification, with a special focus on Bloodstock.

Frazer's early research interests centred around the multi-disciplinary aspects of large scale renewable energy projects and he has a body of co-created publications in this area. More recent research (in collaboration with the Bournemouth University Disaster Management Centre - BUDMC) has focused on householder preparedness and hazard resilience, alongside themes of environmental risk, sustainability and carbon literacy.

Journal Articles

  • Ginige, T., Ball, F., Butters, J., Pearce, D., Julius, S., 2013. Harnessing Marine Renewable Energy from Poole Harbour: A Case Study. International Journal of Liability and Scientific Enquiry, 6 (1/2/3), 1-26.
  • Ginige, T., Ball, F., Thornton, A., Caine, C., 2012. Nuclear power: ecologically sustainable or energy hot potato? A case study. International Journal of Liability and Scientific Enquiry, 5 (3/4), 181-198.
  • Ginige, T.A., Thornton, A., Ball, F., 2010. The Severn tidal barrage project: A legal paradox? Journal of Water Law, 21 (2), 66-77.

Conferences

  • Ginige, T.A., Ball, F., Lowenstein, M., Green, I., 2016. Effectiveness of Public Engagement in Large Scale and local community Renewable Energy Projects. In: Third European Environmental Law Forum Conference 01/09/2015 Aix-Marseille Université. Aix-Marseille Université.
  • Ginige, T., Thornton, A., Ball, F., Sparks, N., 2010. The severn tidal barrage project: A legal paradox? A case study looking at the possible conflict between climate change policy and environmental legislation in the UK. Cobra 2010 Construction Building and Real Estate Research Conference of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
  • Ginige, T., Ball, F., Thornton, A.. Nuclear Power: Ecologically Sustainable or Energy Hot Potato? A case study. In: COBRA 2011 - Construction, Building and Real Estate Research Conference of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. 2011.
  • Ginige, T., Butters, J., Ball, F., Thompson, K., Julius, S., Pearce, D., Caine, C., Thackwray, C.. Harnessing Marine Renewable Energy from Poole Harbour: Case Study. In: COBRA 2012 - Construction, Building and Real Estate Research Conference of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. 10/09/2012 Las Vegas.

Reports

  • Miles, L., Zhang, Y., Ball, F., Miles, L., 2025. Enhancing Household Resilience in the UK (Empowering Preparedness in Everyday and Household Resilience - EM-PREPARE), EM-PREPARE Technical Report 2025. Bournemouth, UK: Bournemouth University Disaster Management Centre (BUDMC).

Theses

Profile of Teaching PG

  • Enterprise Risk Management

Profile of Teaching UG

  • Introduction to Financial Markets
  • Risk Modelling & Management
  • Accounting Information Systems

Qualifications

  • MSc in Finance with Risk Management (Bournemouth University, 2010)
  • ACCA Affiliate in Accounting (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, 1997)
  • BA (Hons) in Accounting (Bournemouth University, 1994)

Memberships

  • Institute of Risk Management, Technical Specialist (SIRM) (2015-), https://www.theirm.org/
  • Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, Affiliate (1997-),
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