Lancaster University Management School

Doctoral Studentships

Lancaster University Management School

As you would expect from a School with one of the top ratings for research, LUMS has one of the highest ranked and largest doctoral (PhD) programmes for business and management in the world.

Our commitment to high-quality research is demonstrated by the fact that we have over 100 full-time PhD students - drawn from countries all over the world. In January 2009, the Financial Times ranked LUMS 6th in Europe for the quality of our doctoral programme.

LUMS is a lively research environment in which doctoral students play a full and active part. We welcome enquiries and applications from well-qualified graduates throughout the world who wish to join this thriving research community. Supervision is available in all areas of management research including; Accounting and Finance, Economics and International Business, Entrepreneurship & Enterprise Development, Management Learning and Leadership, Management Science, Marketing, Strategy and Organisation, Work and Technology.  We are committed to providing PhD students with a sound foundation in research methodology, and this is reflected in the research training programmes we offer.

We are offering a number of studentships to commence in October 2010 across all disciplines as follows:

ESRC 1+3 and +3 awards for Home/EU applicants - 5 awards

LUMS Doctoral Studentships for Home/EU and international applicants

All studentships pay a generous living allowance and offer a fee waiver.

Further details about all these awards can be found at www.lums.lancs.ac.uk/PhD

We are looking for highly motivated candidates who have an excellent first degree and Masters degree performance in a related discipline to pursue PhD studies in any area of research expertise within the School.  Students who will complete a Masters degree by September 2010 may also apply.

Contact Sarah Patterson on +44 (0)1524 593855 or email lums-phd@lancaster.ac.uk

Closing date for applications: Monday 15 March 2010