Cardiff Business School PhD Studentships

Cardiff Business School was ranked 4^th out of 90 UK business schools in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise.  The School has a strong commitment to postgraduate research studies and widely recognised expertise across the whole business management research domain.  Lively, elegant, confident and cosmopolitan, the city of Cardiff offers an excellent location in which to study.  Students benefit from the combination of a small, friendly, inexpensive city with the cultural and recreational amenities of an ambitious and progressive capital city.

Research at Cardiff Business School

The Business School comprises five sections.  Specialised areas of research covered by each section in which we would preferably like to receive applications can be found on the following webpages:-

Accounting and Finance - http://courses.cardiff.ac.uk/Postgraduate/course/detail/375.html

Economics - http://courses.cardiff.ac.uk/Postgraduate/course/detail/376.html

Human Resource Management - http://courses.cardiff.ac.uk/postgraduate/course/detail/377.html

Logistics and Operations Management - http://courses.cardiff.ac.uk/Postgraduate/course/detail/758.html

Marketing and Strategy - http://courses.cardiff.ac.uk/Postgraduate/course/detail/378.html

For further information about the School's research activities, the PhD Programme, admission criteria and advice on how to apply, please see http://www.cf.ac.uk/carbs/research1.html and http://www.cf.ac.uk/carbs/programmes/phd.html

Funding and Eligibility

Each year a number of full or partially funded PhD Studentships are available, from a variety of sources, for outstanding UK, EU or Overseas students.  Studentships may cover the cost of both tuition fees and a contribution towards living expenses for a maximum of three/four years. 

We are seeking exceptional applicants with a first class Honours degree (mark of 70%+ or equivalent), or a Masters degree with distinction (mark of 70%+ or equivalent).

How to Apply

Applications can be submitted via Cardiff's Online Application Service - for details and to begin an application, please see http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/for/prospective/pg/apply/ Please indicate in the 'Funding' section of the Online Application Form, that you are applying for a Cardiff Business School PhD Studentship.

Deadline:  Please ensure your application and all supporting documents reach us no later than Thursday 1 April 2010.  You are strongly advised to submit an application well in advance.  Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Enquiries:  Ms Elsie Phillips PhillipsE2@cardiff.ac.uk (Secretary to the Doctoral Programme) Tel:  029 2087 6786  Fax:  029 2087 4419

Mailing address:  Ms Elsie Phillips, PhD Programme Office, Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University, Aberconway Building, Colum Drive, Cardiff CF10 3EU