PhD Brochure 2026

Discover our PhD programmes

■ MRes/PhD Business & Management ■ MRes/PhD Finance & Economics Our fully-funded PhD programmes will enable you to experience independent thinking in a world-class interdisciplinary environment. You will gain highly relevant and structured training with close mentorship from a team of supervisors to embed you in our culture of curiosity, and help you in developing and deepening your chosen area of research. We aim to attract high-quality students from across the globe who are independent thinkers, restless to learn more and have the ambition to create their own pathway for future academic positions. The research you undertake will be aligned to one of our specialisms, depending on your topic and supervisor. To find out more about our research, please visit our website: W wbs.ac.uk/research/ Benefits of our PhD programmes For our students, learning isn’t confined by physical walls. If you excel through independent learning and have an eagerness to learn then WBS is the place for you. The core benefits of our PhD programme include: ■ An inspirational learning experience in a world-class interdisciplinary environment, working alongside the brightest scholars and learning from leading academics from across the globe ■ Highly relevant and structured training, focused on developing your core research skills ■ Preparation for a prestigious academic or research career ■ The opportunity to develop a global network by researching and learning abroad as part of your PhD programme.

Our PhDs at a glance

MRes + PhD programmes in Business & Management

2 fully-funded programmes with an annual stipend of approximately £23k/year

and Finance & Economics

Join an international network of scholars

Support with conference travel and opportunities to study abroad

4th in the UK for research environment*

5th in the UK for research output* *Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021

*Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021

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