PhD Finance
Durham University
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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

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Start date

SEP-25

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3 Years

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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

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SEP-25

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The PhD (Finance) programme at Durham offers a rigorous research training program and provides you with the opportunity to become an expert in your chosen field in finance.Our experts in the Finance Department work on exceptionally diverse areas of finance, and publish in top journals such as the Journal of Finance, Review of Financial Studies, Journal of Economics, Journal of Econometrics, and Journal of Accounting and Economics. We therefore offer you the opportunity to pursue your PhD ...Read more

The PhD (Finance) programme at Durham offers a rigorous research training program and provides you with the opportunity to become an expert in your chosen field in finance.

Our experts in the Finance Department work on exceptionally diverse areas of finance, and publish in top journals such as the Journal of Finance, Review of Financial Studies, Journal of Economics, Journal of Econometrics, and Journal of Accounting and Economics. We therefore offer you the opportunity to pursue your PhD research on a variety of finance topics, including (but are not limited to) asset pricing, banking, corporate finance and governance, green finance, household finance, Islamic finance, financial econometrics, financial technologies and financial engineering, and market microstructure.

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10th
CUG Ranking
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7th

Entry requirements

A degree that is equivalent to a UK Masters. You also need to have completed and passed (at a level equivalent to at least 65%) a dissertation module. . 

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£24,500 per year

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Durham University
Stockton Road Durham County Durham DH1 3LE United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Durham  0.5 miles away
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