Accounting and Finance

Our PhD in Accounting and Finance will enable you to become an independent researcher, contributing to the advancement of academic scholarship in your chosen field.

Overview

Our PhD in Accounting and Finance is designed to develop excellent students into outstanding independent researchers who are experts in their field. It offers a strong platform for an academic or professional career following graduation.

Supervision

You will receive supervision from a supervisory team. This will comprise a primary and secondary supervisor (s) who are experts in their field.

You will also be supported by a panel of two further academics. They will review and provide feedback on your work on an annual basis.

Training and presentation opportunities

Our Faculty experts offer research training. Specific modules are also provided by experts in your discipline of study. This enables you to:

• undertake rigorous research training
• develop your own research and study skills
• explore interdisciplinary work
• deepen your disciplinary knowledge

You will also have opportunities to attend subject group seminars. These are presented by academic staff members and external speakers. You will be encouraged and supported to present your work at internal seminars and external conferences.

Databases

To support your research, you will have access to a number of databases , including but not limited to:

• LSEG Workspace (previously called Refinitiv Workspace) such as:
• Datastream
• ThomsonONE
• Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS) such as:
• COMPUSTAT
• CRSP
• CSMAR
• 200 Ivy DB US
• Bloomberg Professional Terminals
• Orbis Cross Border Investment

Course structure

The full-time PhD programme is studied over three years, with an additional writing-up year if necessary. Full-time students complete Faculty-provided modules in their first year.

The part-time programme is studied over six to eight years. Part-time students can study the Faculty-provided modules over their first two years.

You can study disciplinary-specific modules throughout the programme.

Areas of research

The programme is designed to equip you with research expertise in one of the two areas:

Accounting and Financial Management research

Our Accounting and Financial Management academics research and extend disciplinary knowledge, in areas including but not limited to:

• accounting and business history
• accounting and financial reporting
• audit and assurance
• corporate finance and financial management
• environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG)
• financial technology
• performance measurement
• sustainability accounting and reporting
• taxation

Finance research

Our Finance academics research and extend disciplinary knowledge, in areas including but not limited to:

• asset pricing
• behavioural finance
• experimental finance
• corporate finance
• corporate governance
• financial agents
• financial markets
• financial economics
• financial econometrics
• financial management
• financial innovation
• financial institutions
• financial stability
• sustainable/green finance
• household finance