The DUFE PhD Scholarship 2025 is available for students who have completed the UU/DUFE programme and commencing postgraduate research at Ulster University in September 2024.
Value
- £7,770 for each year of the three-year PhD study
- The scholarship will be applied as a discount to the annual tuition fee.
Postgraduate Research
Postgraduate research study at Ulster University Business School provides access to world-class experts and facilities, links to business and industry, and the chance to push the boundaries of your research knowledge to find solutions to real-world issues.
PhD Programme Structure
- Three years at Ulster University, Northern Ireland
- Opportunity to carry out research in China.
PhD Entry Requirements
- Minimum of a 2:1 undergraduate degree in a relevant business area.
Tuition Fee (£GBP)
- 2024/25 tuition fee: £17,770
*Fees are subject to an annual increase.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible to apply for the scholarship you must:
- Hold a First Class Degree classification from the UU/DUFE Joint Programme in:
- BSc (Hons) Accounting, or
- BSc (Hons) Finance
- Provide a Personal Statement, which gives details on your motivation to pursue a PhD at Ulster University Business School.
- Produce a 2,000-word proposal illustrating your proposed area of PhD study.
- Attend a Skype interview
Application Deadline
Applications for January 2025 intake close on 1 September 2024.
Potential PhD Topics
Corporate Governance and Regulatory Issues
- The impact of CEO incentives and the link to ethical decision making?
- How do different regulatory environments affect fintech development?
- Understanding gender equality in the public sector
- The role of the external auditing and how it impacts upon the organisation’s financial position
Accounting Industry and Accounting Education Issues
- The role of not-for-profit organisations in the finance industry – what can organisations such as credit unions offer customers who are excluded from mainstream financial institutions?
- Exploring accounting students’ attitudes towards ethical issues and ethical decision-making
- Pedagogical issues in accounting – what subjects should accountants of the future be studying in an age of artificial intelligence?
Outsourcing, Performance Management and Assets Management
- Understanding government outsourcing and value for money
- Performance measurement in the public/private sector – understanding the effectiveness of methods/frameworks in public and private sector organisations
- Asset pricing issues – (factor investing, bubble detection, mispricing of stocks during economic uncertainties, financialisation of commodities and precious metals, risk and return)
Financial and Narrative Reporting
- Understanding effective narrative reporting by listed companies (corporate social responsibility, risk reporting and human capital risk reporting).
- Understanding how Regtech can streamline reporting and monitoring for financial institutions.
Financial Technology Issues
- Understanding Financial Technology and How It Will Impact Banking in the Future
- How does AI-driven valuation compare to traditional methods?
- Auditing Distributed Ledgers: Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Financial Audits
- Exploring empirical analysis of Cryptocurrencies and Stablecoins
Other General and Strategic Management Issues
We would also consider more general strategic management areas linked to:
- Marketing and Advertising
- Leadership, Human Resource Management and Organisational Behaviour.
- Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development
- Operations and Supply Chain Management,
Find out more
To find out more and how to apply, contact:
Kevin Tian
Ulster Programme Manager
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