Overview

Our experts in the Accounting Department work on exceptionally diverse areas of Accounting research around accountability, digitalisation and sustainability, and publish in top journals such as Accounting, Organisations and Society, Contemporary Accounting Research, Accounting Review, Accounting Forum, Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal, British Accounting Review, European Accounting Review, Journal of Accounting Literature, Critical Perspective in Accounting, Accounting Forum, Financial Accountability and Management and Public Management Review .

Key facts

Within the Accounting course at Durham University, you will spend three years of supervised research (full-time), followed by one additional writing-up year, if needed. You will receive close guidance and mentorship from a team of supervisors who are experts in their field. You will be an integral part of the Department’s research activities, including attending our research centres and departmental seminars and workshops that attract internationally renowned speakers. We also encourage and support you to present your PhD research at national and international conferences and submit for journal publications.

Programme Structure

Research topics include:

accountability

corporate reporting

auditing

accounting information systems

management accounting

big data analytics

AI and machine learning in accounting and auditing

public sector accountability and sustainability

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-10-06 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

More details

Add this text to duration description box: You will spend three years of supervised research (full-time), followed by one additional writing-up year, if needed.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

102

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Accounting View 43 other PhDs in Accounting in United Kingdom

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

102

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Other requirements

General requirements

A degree that is equivalent to a UK Masters. You also need to have completed and passed (at a level equivalent to at least 65%) a dissertation module.

Tuition Fee

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International

24500 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 24500 GBP per year during 36 months.

Living costs for Durham

660 - 1140 GBP /month

Living costs

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