48 PhD programmes in Finance in United Kingdom

Accounting and Finance from the University of Strathclyde is an opportunity for you to develop the theoretical competencies required to understand the role of accounting in organisations and society. You'll follow an interdisciplinary approach to the technical and institutional practices that makes accounting a specific social practice. 

The Accounting and Finance PhD programme from the University of Leeds fosters a vibrant teaching and research culture. 

Our Accounting and Finance research at the University of Stirling is recognised as being academically excellent, policy relevant, and of benefit to society. 

This PhD Accounting and Finance from the Business School at University of Hull (HUBS) is a four year full-time programme which will require you to complete the equivalent of 540 credits worth of research, including both research specialist modules and research thesis preparation.

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. Learn more at the Finance programme from University of Essex.

Our doctoral Finance training at University of Oxford will immerse you in all aspects of academic life. You will be both a student and a junior research colleague. 

The Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Accounting and Finance at The University of Manchester is awarded by the University in recognition of the successful completion of a course of supervised research, the results of which show evidence of originality and independent critical judgement and constitute an addition to knowledge.

We offer research supervision for our PhD Computational Finance at University of Essex in the following fields: agent-based modelling of financial markets; computational risk management; high-frequency finance; and the use of computational-intelligence methods for investment decision making.

PhD students within the Accounting and Finance Department address academically interesting and practical contemporary issues in Finance and Banking.

The School of Economics and Finance at the University of St Andrews is a dynamic research-led School that aims to undertake research of the highest quality.

If you want to make your mark on the financial world through impactful research, then the Finance PhD at Swansea University is for you.

On the PhD in Finance programme at City St George's, University of London, you have the opportunity to join a thriving and international faculty.

The Finance programme offered by Queen's University Belfast develops advanced expertise in financial markets, institutions, investment analysis, and financial decision-making, preparing researchers to investigate contemporary challenges in finance using rigorous analytical and quantitative approaches.

Find solutions to the practical problems that market practitioners and policy-makers face with this Finance programme at the University of Sussex.

The School of Finance and Accounting (SFA) at University of Westminster comprises about 40 full-time staff who undertake research in all key areas of finance and accounting. The University of Westminster and its courses are located in London.

Much of our output tackles real-world financial problems. The Finance programme is offered by Heriot-Watt University.

Specialising in Finance at University of Aberdeen, particularly corporate finance and governance and with significant expertise in asset pricing, financial economics and banking.

Economics of Personal Finance at The Open University UK covers topics such as the capacity of people to make decisions on personal finance, as well as work on the access that people have to financial institutions.

The Finance programme at Manchester Metropolitan University will help you advance or change your career, deepen your expertise, and expand your research and practical skills.

The Financial and Corporate Integrity programme offered by Coventry University investigates ethical, transparent, and accountable financial and corporate practices, focusing on governance, compliance, risk, and organisational resilience in complex business environments.