PhD/MPhil Accounting

An internationally recognised PhD programme in Accounting offered by the Accounting Group at Bayes Business School. We offer a stimulating learning and research environment and the PhD in Accounting programme is supported by leading experts in areas of financial accounting and capital market research.Our researchers routinely publish in top accounting journals including:The Accounting ReviewJournal of Accounting and EconomicsJournal of Accounting ResearchReview of Accounting StudiesContemporary Accounting Research.The research is also often quoted in the financial press (e.g. The Financial Times, The Economist, and The Wall Street Journal). As a PhD student at Bayes, you will be encouraged to present your research at leading international conferences in the UK, the US, Europe and Asia.As part of the PhD in Accounting programme, we also encourage research visits to top US and European business schools, including Harvard Business School, New York University Stern School of Business, Stanford University, University of California at Berkeley, and University of Cambridge. Bayes Business School is part of the European Accounting Association PhD Visit Scheme and our PhD students have the opportunity to visit a top European business school under the scheme. This offers the students valuable international experience as part of their PhD trainingBayes Business Schools most recent graduates have been hired by Penn State, London School of Economics, University of Paris and the Bank of England.

To be eligible to apply for next academic year, you must hold a first degree (a first or equivalent) in a subject related to your proposed research topic.