Our Accounting and Finance PhD programme aims to develop rigorous scholars who can advance both academic knowledge and business practice.

Overview

Our PhD in Accounting and Finance is designed to equip you with research expertise in one of the two areas.

Accounting research

In the area of Accounting, we research and extend disciplinary knowledge including, but not limited to:

• accounting and business history
• accounting standards and performance measures
• critical accounting research
• corporate governance
• environmental and social accounting
• financial reporting
• historical approaches

The Business School often holds events on campus to which all students are invited. These opportunities are topical. They provide great opportunities for you to network with:

• national and multinational organisations
• alumni
• peers

Your development

Along with the training at a Faculty level, we offer a series of training and development modules to PhD students. These run across the two semesters. For Accounting or Finance PhD students, modules are built upon three distinct yet interrelated pillars:

• disciplinary competence
• methodologies and databases
• research practice

The exact mix of modules depends on the research area/topic that a PhD student is focused on as well as on their training needs. Modules should be decided in consultation with your supervisory team.