Doctor of Philosophy - Finance (Integrated)

The Integrated PhD Finance provides a route to Doctoral study if students do not have a Masters degree or have little or no research training. It enables them to spend their first year completing a full-time Masters qualification, which will equip them with the business knowledge and research skills needed to begin PhD study the following year. The PhD will then be studied full time, over the next three years.

This PhD follows a 'three paper' thesis, where students produce three research articles, framed by an introduction and conclusion. Their supervisors will support them to submit these papers to conferences and for publication in international journals, so they can begin to build their international research portfolio well before graduation.

Students benefit from strong industry links with organisations such as Invesco Perpetual and HSBC. Many of our students have gained internships with international banking institutions and have collaborated with local organisations as part of their PhD.

Global financial markets are facing an era of unprecedented upheaval. Just 10 years ago the world was beginning to recover from the financial crash of 2008, but now world markets must recover from a health pandemic that has driven national economies to the brink of collapse. Now more than ever, the finance sector needs decisive leadership and fresh thinking to navigate the crisis and the “new normal” that will emerge in the post-pandemic era.

Our PhD Finance gives students the opportunity to specialise in a wide range of areas such as:

• financial econometrics • behavioural finance • corporate finance • banking • international finance • portfolio and risk management • commodity markets • asset pricing • financing of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs)