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PhD - Aston Business School

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What will I learn?

At Aston Business School our PhD programme is designed to train Doctoral students who aspire to become future academics or professional industry researchers. At Aston Business School our PhD programme is designed to train Doctoral students who aspire to become future academics or professional industry researchers.AboutResearch at Aston Business School addresses a wide variety of disciplinary and interdisciplinary themes.Our research expertise is embedded in our academic departments below, and you are strongly recommended to explore our departmental web pages, before applying, so that you can better position your research proposal to fit with academics' current research interests.Aston Business SchoolAccountingEconomics, Finance and Entrepreneurship (Research)Economics, Finance and EntrepreneurshipLaw (Research)Law GroupMarketing and StrategyOperations and Information ManagementWork and Organisational PsychologyResearch environmentWe have an exciting and vibrant research environment at Aston Business School that enables our PhD students to be engaged in various research events and seminars (Aston Business School-wide and PhD-specific). Our PhDs have a dedicated research society which organises various social and academic related events throughout the year, including the ABS Annual Doctoral Conference. We strongly believe that these activities are an essential part of ensuring our PhD students are engaged and motivated throughout the duration of their PhD journey.Our academic departments also run research seminar series (and other activities) where PhD students are encouraged to present their research and get feedback from colleagues. In addition, our Summer School in Advanced Research Methods offers additional training opportunities necessary for a successful academic career.All students can access up to £1500 for presenting at academic conferences and an additional £1200 Research Support Training Grant is also provided to help further develop their research knowledge, skills, abilities and professional development.

Which department am I in?

Aston Business School

Study options

Full Time (3 Years)

Tuition fees
£16,590.00 (US$ 21,425) per year
This is a fixed fee

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Application deadline

Expected June 2027

Start date

October 2026

Venue

Aston University

Aston Street,

Birmingham,

B4 7ET, Central England, United Kingdom

Full Time (3 Years)

Tuition fees
£16,590.00 (US$ 21,425) per year
This is a fixed fee

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Application deadline

15/09/2026

Start date

January 2027

Venue

Aston University

Aston Street,

Birmingham,

B4 7ET, Central England, United Kingdom

Entry requirements

For international students

A Masters degree in business, management, or the social sciences (or related disciplines) with a Merit overall (or equivalent) with a dissertation/research element, PLUS a First or Upper Second Class Honours degree (or an equivalent qualification from an overseas institution).

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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