Rate My Professor Mei Lim

Dr. Mei Lim is a Senior Lecturer in Accounting in the School of Accounting and Finance, College of Business and Law at Adelaide University. She possesses a comprehensive academic foundation, including a Bachelor of Accountancy, a Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance), a Master of Commerce, and a PhD related to accounting practice. Certified as a Practising Accountant (CPA), Dr. Lim previously served at UniSA Business and currently lectures in financial accounting at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Her teaching methodology incorporates animated explainer videos to foster student empathy, lifelong learning, and preparation for professional careers. Students particularly value her pastoral care, and she is eligible to co-supervise Masters and PhD students.

Dr. Lim specializes in full cost accounting, with a focus on solid waste management. Her key publications include 'Supply chain finance and enterprise supply chain configuration: centralization or diversification' (Economics & Politics, 2025, co-authored with X. Liu, X. Zhang, T. Pang, S. Dong), 'Enhancing student employability through authentic assessment' (Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal, 2024), 'Full cost accounting in solid waste management: the gap in the literature on newly industrialised countries' (Journal of Applied Management Accounting Research, 2011), 'Waste management in Malaysia: the need for regulatory controls' (Corporate Ownership and Control, 2010), 'Financial analysis: a case study of South Australia hospital engineering systems' (Annals of DAAAM and Proceedings, 2010, co-authored with H.K. Wong), 'The evaluation of the use of coordinate measuring machine' (DAAAM International Scientific Book, 2009, co-authored with H.K. Wong), 'Economic value + environmental value + social value = ?' (Interdisciplinary Environmental Review, 2005), and 'The evaluation of the current system of waste management and the strategies to achieve socially desirable outcomes' (Sarawak Development Journal, 2001). Additionally, she has presented conference papers such as 'Exploring support for using FCA in solid waste management in Malaysia' (2010). Dr. Lim has garnered fifteen teaching awards, including the Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning Award from the Australian Learning and Teaching Council, the most prestigious national teaching award in her discipline.