Manchester Business School
Manchester Business School is the UK's leading centre for research, according to today's Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) 2008. Of the participating UK schools, research generated by MBS world-leading academics topped the results for research power (quality x volume).
In 2009 Financial Time Business School ranking, MBS doctoral programme remains 1st in the world for the second year running.
Research at Manchester Business School
Research is central to our activities at MBS, helping us maintain our position at the forefront of business and management education worldwide. We offer a thriving research environment and the opportunity to work with the top international scholars in the full range of Business and Management disciplines:
Accounting
Decision Sciences
Finance
Financial and Digital Innovation
Healthcare and Public Sector Management
Human Resource Management, Employment Relations & Law
i-Gov
International Business
Information Systems and Interactive Systems
Marketing
Operation Management and Supply Chain Management
Organisation Studies
Organisational Psychology
Project Management
Services Systems Design
Technology & Entrepreneurship Management & Policy
PhD Programme
Our doctoral programme is the largest of any campus-based UK Business School and has a strong international focus. Research supervision is available in any area of expertise within the School. For full list of our research activities, please visit our research web site at: www.mbs.ac.uk/research/one_off/atoz.aspx
Current Funding Opportunities
MBS Doctoral Studentships
These studentships are for candidates commencing full-time doctoral programme in Manchester Business School in September 2010. The awards offer up to four years funding, including tuition fees and a bursary. These are open to UK, EU and international students.
Deadline: 25 February 2010
mIMP PhD Research Assistantships - Business Marketing and Supply Chain Management
The manchester Industrial Marketing and Purchasing Research Group (mIMP), Manchester Business School, is looking to recruit two research assistants to work with Professor Peter Naudé, Professor Stephan Henneberg and Professor Paul Cousins.
The positions are for four years, commencing September 2010. While no salary will be earned, the award covers full-time PhD programme tuition fees.
Deadline: 26 February 2010
ESRC Studentships
Four ESRC studentships are available from September 2010 for either 1+3 (Masters + PhD) or +3 (PhD) scheme. These are funded for three or four years full-time, and cover tuition fees, research training support grant and a starting stipend of apprx £13,000 per year.
We are looking for highly motivated candidates who have a first class or upper second class degree and a Masters in a related discipline to pursue PhD studies in any area of research expertise within the School. Candidates who have not completed an ESRC-recognised research training masters course will be considered for 1+3 award. Successful 1+3 candidates are required to undertake one of the School's recognised masters courses, followed by three years doctoral research.
ESRC Studentships are available to candidates who are classified as Home student for tuition fee purposes.
Deadline: 25 February 2010
PhD Studentships in Innovation Studies
The Manchester Institute of Innovation Research at the Manchester Business School offers two scholarships to undertake postgraduate research leading to a PhD within the project Understanding Public Procurement for Innovation. Supervisors will be Professor Jakob Edler (project lead), Professor Luke Georghiou (project lead) and Dr Elvira Uyarra.
Deadline: 26 March 2010
EPSRC DTA PhD Studentship - Evaluating User Experience and Engagement
PhD studentship under the supervision of Prof Alistair Sutcliffe and Dr Antonella De Angelli to advance fundamental understanding about how people make judgements of product quality, in particular, for Interactive Technology products.
Deadline 30 April 2010
Further Information: www.mbs.ac.uk/postgraduateresearch
Enquiries: Anusarin Lowe T: +44 (0) 161 275 0784 E: anusarin.lowe@mbs.ac.uk
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