Dr Richard Bruce

After an initial career as a fast-track civil servant in the Department of the Environment, and six years at Harper Adams University teaching business strategy and statistics and establishing their DTI-funded Technology Transfer Centre, I spent many years as a global supply chain consultant specialising in agri-food supplier access to the multiple retailer market. I joined The University of Sheffield in 2012 where I have two roles; in the Management School and also with the Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures.

My research is qualitative and focuses on the following themes:

• Supply Chain Accounting & Finance
• Suppliers' relationships with their customers
• Sustainability, focusing on the role of accounting in ESG reporting
• Materiality

Outside of the workplace, Richard is an active Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, the latter being one of the accreditation bodies for the Logistics and Supply Chain Management MSc.

He loves walking in the Peak District, and with his wife Christine, arranges walks with students to show them the beautiful countryside adjacent to Sheffield. An avid reader, he also enjoys opera and good food. 

Voluntary work has always been a part of his life: he was a Special Constable in the Metropolitan Police during the IRA bombing campaign in London, then spent over 20 years involved in Scouting, initially as a Beaver Leader and finishing his Scouting career as the Team Leader for the annual National Scout Service held in Windsor Castle. His most recent role was that of a volunteer emergency service motorcyclist for the NHS.