PhD Studentship: Taxation, Money Laundering and Integrity Risks and Compliance Challenges in the Arts and Antiquities Markets

The arts and antiquities markets involve a wide range of complex actors or stakeholders. This makes these markets vulnerable to a variety of risks, including tax crimes, money laundering, and integrity risks. It is estimated that art crime is globally the third largest criminal activity after drug trafficking and arms trading.

The challenges of complying with taxation, money laundering, and integrity laws and regulations in the arts and antiquities markets are significant. These laws and regulations are often complex and constantly changing, and they can be expensive to comply with. Additionally, the art and antiquities markets are dynamic, which makes it difficult to ensure effective compliance with relevant laws and regulations.

Using doctrinal and socio-legal research methodologies, the project will focus on innovatively unveiling the salient tax crime, money laundering, and integrity risks and challenges in the arts and antiquities markets. It will also address the question of how these risks and challenges are exploited by criminal actors and addressed by relevant authorities and the society. This project would result in a better understanding of these risks and the development of more effective measures to counter them. 

Training and Development 

The successful candidate will receive comprehensive research training including technical, personal and professional skills. 

All researchers at Coventry University (from PhD to Professor) are part of the Doctoral College and Centre for Research Capability and Development, which provides support with high-quality training and career development activities.

Entry criteria for applicants to PhD 

• A bachelor’s (honours) degree in a relevant discipline/subject area with a minimum classification of 2:1 and a minimum mark of 60% in the project element (or equivalent), or an equivalent award from an overseas institution.
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• The potential to engage in innovative research and to complete the PhD within 3.5 years
• An adequate proficiency in English must be demonstrated by applicants whose first language is not English. The general requirement is a minimum overall IELTS Academic score of 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 in each of the four sections, or the TOEFL iBT test with a minimum overall score of 95 with a minimum of 21 in each of the four sections.

For further details please visit:  https://www.coventry.ac.uk/research/research-opportunities/research-students/making-an-application/research-entry-criteria/

https://www.coventry.ac.uk/research/research-opportunities/research-students/making-an-application/

Applications are welcomed from UK/International (including EU) graduates with the required entry requirements.

To find out more about the project please contact: Dr Adam Abukari of Centre for Financial and Corporate Integrity (CFCI), Coventry University, via adam.abukari@coventry.ac.uk.

All applications require full supporting documentation, a covering letter, plus a 2000-word supporting statement showing how the applicant’s expertise and interests are relevant to the project.

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