Postgraduate Research

Explore your own ideas with our postgraduate research opportunities, with support from international experts who are shaping world-class academic thought and making a direct impact on academia, business practice and policymaking.

At the Management School we offer excellent research opportunities in Accounting and Finance, Economics and Management, three specialist PhD patways and a Managemet MRes, all available on a full-time or part-time basis.

Our School provides a stimulating and dynamic research environment, with supervisors who are leading experts in their academic field, and extensive training opportunities provided in-house and through collaborative partnerships.

Matt Mitchell headshot

It was important for me to go to a University which had a strong research culture and academics who were used to publishing in top journals

Dr Matt Mitchell, Operations and Supply Chain Management PhD alumni

Postgraduate research programmes

Watch Director of Postgraduate Research Programmes, Professor Nick Papageorgiadis, explain the exciting doctoral opportunities offered at the Manangement School.

Students working on a project together

Accounting and Finance PhD

Become a specialist in building impact research-based solutions to current and future challenges in micro and macro finance.
Students working on a project together

Economics PhD

With an established tradition of developing next generation economists, we provide the skills and knowledge to answer pressing economic questions facing the world.
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Management PhD

Our interdisciplinary PhD offers specialisation in key business areas, such as supply chain, international business, entrepreneurship, marketing and the world of organisations.

Management MRes

A stand-alone master’s degree ideal for research-focused roles in commercial, policy and professional organisations, or ‘springboard’ for a PhD in business and management.
PhD webinars

Watch our latest webinars

Meet our Directors of Studies and PhD students, and discover the exciting postgraduate research and funding opportunities offered by the Management School.
Academia 101

Academia 101

Academia 101 has been created to support you in your professional journey as a researcher both during your PhD and beyond, with a series of introductory sessions on key research topics.