PhD Research degrees at Nottingham Business School
Nottingham Trent University
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Nottingham Business School’s (NBS) purpose is to provide research and education that combines academic excellence with positive impact on people, business, and society. As a world leader in experiential learning and personalisation, joining NBS as a doctoral candidate is an opportunity to achieve your research and academic potential. We have an unrivalled level of engagement with business, public and voluntary organisations and hence NBS is known as the business school for business. We are ...Read more

Nottingham Business School’s (NBS) purpose is to provide research and education that combines academic excellence with positive impact on people, business, and society. As a world leader in experiential learning and personalisation, joining NBS as a doctoral candidate is an opportunity to achieve your research and academic potential. We have an unrivalled level of engagement with business, public and voluntary organisations and hence NBS is known as the "business school for business". We are accredited by EFMD and AACSB, which are internationally recognised organisations championing excellence in business education. NBS is one of only six UK business schools recognised as a PRME Champion, and as such an exemplar in embodying the United Nations Principles of Responsible Management Education. We are committed to excellence in research that combines academic rigour with beneficial impact on social, economic, and societal welfare, an aim which is facilitated and defined by our research centres.The Nottingham Business School (NBS) offers a robust research-led doctoral programme that is embedded in a highly dynamic and supportive research environment for our large and diverse doctoral community. As a PhD candidate you will have the opportunity to pursue original research and make a significant contribution to your chosen field.Our PhD Programme offers a bespoke Doctoral Training Course (consisting of two levels: introductory and advanced) and monthly research workshops that offer unique opportunities to engage in specialised training and development to help you advance in your area of interest and topic. You will have the opportunity to grow and develop as a researcher in an inclusive and supportive environment and receive feedback from peers and subject experts during your doctoral journey. In addition, we recognize the importance and significance of having a doctoral community one can belong to, and we are pleased to have a large, vibrant, international PhD community which meets regularly, and where new candidates will feel very welcomed.This programme can be undertaken either full-time or part-time, where the maximum registration period for a full-time PhD student is four years, and part-time students may be registered for a maximum of eight years. Please note, part-time option is available only for home students. For this pathway, you must already have published 4-6 journal articles in top peer reviewed academic journals. Candidates must complete this programme in 24 months.

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46th

Entry requirements

Successful applicants for the PhD in Nottingham Business School normally hold a first class honours degree from a UK university or an equivalent qualification. There are occasions where a high quality application is considered from those with an upper second class honours degree with a Masters degree at Merit or Distinction level from a UK university or an equivalent qualification.

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£5,006 per year

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£17,500 per year

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Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham Trent University , Nottingham

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Nottingham Trent University
50 Shakespeare Street Nottingham Nottinghamshire NG1 4FQ United Kingdom
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