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PhD Studentship: The Role of R&D and Innovation in Promoting Growth across Sectors, Firms and Regions

University of Sheffield

Qualification Type: PhD
Location: Sheffield
Funding for: UK Students, EU Students, International Students
Funding amount: £16,062
Hours: Full Time, Part Time
Placed On: 16th March 2023
Expires: 14th June 2023
 

Project Partner: UK Government Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)

Primary Supervisor: Jesse Matheson (email: j.matheson@sheffield.ac.uk ; webpage here

Academic supervisors: Enrico Vanino, Andy Bell

Research Themes: Geography and Spatial Analysis, Economics, Social Inequality, Urban Analytics

Project description:

This studentship offers an outstanding opportunity to undertake a 4-year funded integrated PhD and MSc in Data Analytics and Society based at the Department of Economics of the University of Sheffield, working in collaboration with the Sheffield Methods Institute and the UK Government Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). 

Directly addressing BEIS policy priorities, the project will explore the role of R&D in promoting innovation and productivity growth across sectors, firms and regions. Applying machine learning to big data from web-scraping of companies’ websites, the project will investigate emerging UK sectors, such as life science, renewable energy, creative and digital sectors, which are not accurately identified via traditional industrial classification. The project will also analyse the role of public R&D funding in promoting regional diversification and the importance of ring-fenced regional R&D funding and innovation hubs to promote the levelling up, applying spatial econometric techniques to data on the location of research hubs, innovators and allocated funding. 

The project offers an exciting opportunity to collaborate with the BEIS Advanced Analytics team, and access  granular and experimental datasets. The PhD student will be part of an active and multicultural cohort of PhD students based in the Department of Economics working on topics related to economic geography, the spatial distribution of economic activities and local labour markets. The student will also be part of the Sheffield Urban, International Trade and Environmental Economics (SUITE) research group and benefit from access to the doctoral training in economics programme, PhD reading groups,  and the annual departmental PhD conference (visit https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/economics/postgraduate/phd for more information). 

This project would be well suited to a student with a background in economics, business economics, or economic geography. Solid data analysis skills and a strong interest in economic geography and the economics of innovation would be an advantage.

Entry requirements

Qualification

  • 2:1 honours degree, or equivalent, in a relevant subject area

English language requirements (for international/EU candidates)

You have must have one or more of the following:

  • IELTS (International English Language Testing System) – 7 overall, 7 writing, 6 other sections
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) Internet based test – 100 overall, 25 writing, 22 other sections
  • A degree in any subject completed in the English language from a majority English speaking country may also be acceptable – please check here https://www.leeds.ac.uk/admissions-qualifications for the country where you completed your degree.

Funding

A standard studentship covers the cost of tuition fees, provides a doctoral stipend of £16,062, ( 2022 rate- to increase slightly each year with inflation), and a Research Training Support Grant, for four years. Applications will be open to both Home and International fee rated applicants.

Study mode

Options to study part-time are available, if you wish to study part-time please indicate this when you apply. If selected for interview, the project supervisor will discuss options with you.

This studentship is part of the Data Analytics and Society CDT. Applications should be made through the University of Leeds portal. More information is available here.

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