Overview
Our PhD in Finance, offered within the Finance & Accounting department at Henley Business School (University of Reading), is delivered by the ICMA Centre - an innovator in finance education with deep-rooted connections to the financial services industry.
The programme is designed to equip you with the expertise, skills, and confidence to excel in cutting-edge research in finance and prepare you for impactful careers in academia or industry.
Key research areas include (but are not limited to):
Asset Pricing and Market Microstructure
Banking and Financial Markets
Behavioural Finance
Climate Finance and ESG
Corporate Finance and Corporate Governance
Financial Risk Management
FinTech, Cryptocurrencies and Machine Learning
Researchers have access to state-of-the-art facilities, including three dealing rooms and key databases, such as WRDS, LSEG, Bloomberg, and DataStream, providing a practical edge to your research endeavours.
September 2026
Henley Business School - Whiteknights campus
Whiteknights,
Reading,
Berkshire,
RG6 6UD, Southern England, United Kingdom
The key requirements for a successful application are:
Top grades in your Masters degree (minimum requirement is Merit or equivalent, but we prefer Distinction)
Top grade in your Masters Dissertation (or equivalent research-based piece of work) because this may demonstrate your research attitude and skills
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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