Overview
The Institute for Sport Business seeks to deliver research with a real-world impact in an era of significant social, economic and technological change.
The Institute comprises of an interdisciplinary research-led team, incorporating internationally recognised researchers from around the world interested in the business of sport.
Recent research has examined the rapid growth in the business of sport, as well as leadership, change, and culture, consumer engagement, digital technologies in sport, and social responsibility and innovation.
If you have a passion for the business of sport, a PhD with the Institute for Sport Business could be for you. The Institute especially welcomes interest sport consumer engagement, sport enterprises and social innovation in sport.
Your development
Studying for a PhD is a significant but incredibly rewarding investment for your career and for your future.
Named as the world’s best university for sports-related subjects for four consecutive years (QS World Rankings by Subject 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020), Loughborough has an outstanding reputation for developing the world’s leading graduates in sport business.
By undertaking a PhD with the Institute for Sport Business, you will have the opportunity to work with top researchers and industry leaders, and gain first-hand experience of real-life problem solving.
Your future career
As well as providing a route into academia, studying a PhD will give you the expertise and skills required to advance your career in a wide range of professions, vocations and businesses.
April 2024, July 2024, October 2024, January 2025, April 2025, July 2025
Loughborough University London
3 Lesney Avenue, the Broadcast Centre,
Here East, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park,
London,
E20 3BS, England
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.