Program Overview
The University of Liverpool's Accounting and Finance PhD program prepares researchers in the latest theories and insights on accounting and finance's role in organizational success and risk management. Students receive tailored training and work closely with expert supervisors specializing in their research area. The program boasts access to cutting-edge research facilities and a vibrant research community.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The University of Liverpool Management School's (ULMS) Accounting and Finance PhD program aims to develop world-class researchers, specialized in building theory and producing valuable insight into current issues in accounting and finance. The program focuses on the role accounting and finance play in organizational success, risk management, and dealing with uncertainties.
Teaching:
The program offers tailored training with specific modules aimed at facilitating the development of individual research projects. These modules include:
- Corporate Finance and Accounting
- Theory Asset Pricing Theory
- Empirical Corporate Finance
- Accounting Empirical Asset Pricing Students work with a primary supervisor, a leading expert in their field, and a secondary supervisor, typically a promising early career researcher specializing in the student's specific area of study.
Other:
The University of Liverpool Management School is a UK triple accredited (AACSB, AMBA, and EQUIS) leading and internationally recognized research institution with outstanding REF 2021 results. The School's Accounting and Finance group is one of the largest in the UK, with members regularly publishing in top scholarly journals. The School also has five research centers and one cluster, specializing in contemporary issues in business and society, aimed at bringing together expertise across the School and University. PhD students are welcome to join any of these centers, as they present excellent opportunities to access internal and external research networks around cutting-edge themes. Research interests include, but are not limited to:
- Asset pricing and investment
- Corporate finance and accounting
- International financial markets and the macroeconomy
- Financial technology (Fintech) The Management School offers a "Hot Desk" working environment, two dedicated computer suites with Bloomberg access, and access to globally recognized databases for business research, including:
- Bloomberg
- BoardEX
- China Stock Market and Accounting (CSMAR)
- Refinitiv Eikon
- MSCI
- TickHistory
- Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS) The School has six research groups:
- Accounting and Finance
- Economics
- Marketing
- Operations and Supply Chain Management
- Strategy, International Business and Entrepreneurship
- Work, Organisation and Management The School also has research centers and clusters:
- The Brett Centre for Entrepreneurship
- Centre for Supply Chain Research
- Centre for Sports Business
- Centre for Sustainable Business
- Centre for Organisational and Employee Wellbeing
- Liverpool Advanced Methods for Big Data Analytics (LAMBDA) Research Cluster
- Ph.D.
- Duration
- UK students
International Students
- Full time 2-4 years £4,786
- Faculty of Health and Life Sciences £29,750 (Band A)^ Faculty of Science and Engineering £29,750 (Band A)^ or £23,400 (Band B) Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences £23,400 (Band B)
- Part time 4-6 years £2,393
- Faculty of Health and Life Sciences £14,900 (Band A)^ Faculty of Science and Engineering £14,900 (Band A)^ or £11,700 (Band B) Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences £11,700 (Band B)
- The fees stated in the table above exclude potential research support fees also known as ‘bench fees’. You will be notified of any fee that may apply in your offer letter.
- Please note that if you are undertaking a PhD within the Faculty of Science and Engineering the fee you pay, Band A or Band B, will reflect the nature of your research project. Some research projects incur a higher fee than others e.g. if you are required to undertake laboratory work. ^ Self-funded, full-time international students studying a PhD programme classified as Band A will receive a £2,000 reduction in their fees for the first year only.
