Personal profile
Research interests
Yimin Wan is an Assistant Professor in Accountancy at Heriot-Watt University and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). She completed her PhD at Swansea University in 2023.
Her current research interests focus on student learning experiences in higher education, particularly the experiences and academic outcomes of international students. Her recent work explores the role of cultural intelligence and foreign language classroom anxiety in the learning experiences and academic achievement of Chinese international students in UK higher education.
Her doctoral research focused on corporate disclosure and corporate governance, with particular interests in annual report readability and the banking sector. She retains an interest in these areas, particularly through research collaboration and doctoral supervision.
Her broader academic interests include student engagement, inclusive learning and teaching, international and cross-cultural higher education, and accounting education.