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Department of Accounting
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PhD in Accounting

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  • Postgraduate Research Programmes
  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Accounting

The PhD in Accounting program at Durham offers a rigorous research training program and provides you with the opportunity to become an expert in your chosen field in Accounting.

Our experts in the Accounting Department work on exceptionally diverse areas of Accounting research around accountability, digitalisation and sustainability, and publish in top journals such as Accounting, Organisations and Society, Contemporary Accounting Research, Accounting Review, Accounting Forum, Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal, British Accounting Review, European Accounting Review, Journal of Accounting Literature, Critical Perspective in Accounting, Accounting Forum, Financial Accountability and Management and Public Management Review . We, therefore, offer you the opportunity to pursue your PhD research on various accounting topics, including (but not limited to) accountability, corporate reporting, auditing, accounting information systems, management accounting, big data analytics, AI and machine learning in accounting and auditing, public sector accountability and sustainability.

You will spend three years of supervised research (full-time), followed by one additional writing-up year, if needed. You will receive close guidance and mentorship from a team of supervisors who are experts in their field. You will be an integral part of the Department’s research activities, including attending our research centres and departmental seminars and workshops that attract internationally renowned speakers. We also encourage and support you to present your PhD research at national and international conferences and submit for journal publications.

You will have access to numerous database subscriptions to support your research, such as AuditAnalytics, Bloomberg, Capital IQ, CSMAR, Thomson Reuters, and Wharton Research Data Service (WRDS) which features, amongst others, access to Boardex, Compustat, CRSP.

 

Funding opportunities

We offer a range of scholarships for our PhD students. Please regularly check this website as details of new scholarship opportunities will be frequently updated throughout the academic year. https://www.durham.ac.uk/study/scholarships/international/chinese-scholarships-council/#how-to-apply

 

For further enquiries, please contact us via email at business.phd.accounting@durham.ac.uk