Overview
The Accounting and Finance Division at Stirling offers a stimulating environment in which to study towards a PhD. Students come onto this pathway from a variety of backgrounds, including disciplines allied with accounting and finance such as economics.
There is a national shortage of researchers in this area and the need to increase the number of PhD students to address this shortage has been highlighted in independent reports.
Outcomes
As such, students who complete the PhD Accounting and Finance programme at the University of Stirling have excellent career prospects and will be in high demand in both academia and industry.
Students graduating from this programme have found faculty positions in top universities across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, as well as in leading financial institutions.
Programme Structure
Research topics include:
- Savings goals and wealth allocation in household financial portfolios
- Significance, relevance and explainability in the machine learning age: an econometrics and financial data science perspective
- Capturing the role of societal affinity in cross-border mergers with the Eurovision Song Contest
- Publication records of Australian accounting and finance faculty promoted to full professor, set within an international context
- Language, translation and accounting: towards a critical research agenda
- Compliance with goodwill-related mandatory disclosure requirements and the cost of equity capital
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- You can begin a PhD on the 1st of any month. We accept completed applications up to just before the start of semester, but we advise early application.
Language
Delivered
Disciplines
Finance Accounting View 46 other PhDs in Finance in United KingdomAcademic requirements
English requirements
Student insurance
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- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
General entry requirements for our research degree programmes are:
- An upper second class honours Bachelors degree or higher qualification. For some studentships and programmes of study a suitable masters degree may be specified.
- If your first language is not English you’re required to show English language competency equivalent to the minimum level of IELTS 6.5 (6.0 in all bands).
Tuition Fee
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International
17300 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 17300 GBP per year during 36 months. -
National
4712 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4712 GBP per year during 36 months.
Living costs for Stirling
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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Scholarships Information
Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Accounting and Finance.
Available Scholarships
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