Business PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students

University of Portsmouth Faculty of Business and Law

Integrated operational planning using Smart Energy Demand Management in maritime ports

Applications are invited for a fully-funded three-year PhD to commence in October 2024. . The PhD will be based in the Faculty of Business and Law, and will be supervised by Dr Jana Ries, Dr Negar Akbari and Dr Becky Canning. . Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Ries, Dr N Akbari, Dr B Canning

19 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

University of Portsmouth Faculty of Business and Law

Circular Economy and Smart Manufacturing: Examining the influence of the circular economy as a driver of smart manufacturing technology adoption in the UK food sector

Applications are invited for a fully-funded three-year PhD to commence in October 2024. . The PhD will be based in the Faculty of Business and Law, and will be supervised by Professor Chris Simms, Dr Aldo Stornelli and Dr Gul Kaner. . Read more

Supervisors: Prof C Simms, Dr A Stornelli, Dr G Kaner

19 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Entrepreneurship in Children

Overview of the research. Some children are entrepreneurial; are children (humans) natural-born entrepreneurs?. Is childhood entrepreneurship developed or destroyed by social, economic and educational systems, or does it either develop or decline as a natural process of maturation? . Read more

31 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Entrepreneurship and Sustainability

What are the key interrelationships between entrepreneurship and sustainability?. The project. What in fact is entrepreneurship, and what, in analytically meaningful terms, is sustainability, and how do entrepreneurship and sustainability in a broad political economy sense interrelate?. Read more

31 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Consumption and Sustainability

Overview of the research. Consumption and sustainability interactions beg a multitude of unposed and unanswered questions - some very profoundly fundamental to the future success, even existence, of our own and other species. Read more

31 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Competitive/Corporate Strategy and Sustainability

Overview of the research. What are the key interrelationships between competitive and/or corporate strategy and sustainability?. The project. Read more

31 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

The University of Manchester Faculty of Humanities Doctoral Academy, Alliance Manchester Business School

Multi-criteria Automatic Algorithm Configuration under Streaming Problem Instances (Manchester-Melbourne Dual Award)

Many critical problems in logistics, manufacturing, healthcare and other fields are solved by optimisation and machine learning algorithms. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Lopez-Ibanez, Dr Julia Handl, Prof K. Smith-Miles, Dr A Munoz Acosta

19 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

University of Leeds Faculty of Environment

Four Day Work Week as an instrument for the Just Transition? Examining Trade Union and Workers’ perspectives across UK sectors

Background . To meet climate targets, the UK urgently needs to advance action on climate change, including through decarbonising the economy. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Buchs, Prof V Trappmann

Open Day(s) 6 December 2023 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Bournemouth University Faculty of Media & Communication

Developing a measurement framework to represent the impact of social media on organisations during and after a crisis

This study aims to develop theory in the field of crisis communication by understanding and creating a measurement framework that articulates the impact of social media on the organisation during and after a crisis. Read more

Supervisors: Dr TLR Roux, Prof SW Wright

10 December 2023 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

University of Liverpool University of Liverpool Management School

4-year GTFs studentship Work, Organisation and Management PhD students

The University of Liverpool Management School (ULMS) is inviting applications from national and international prospective Management PhD candidates specialised in the areas of Work, Organisation and Management, for a number of 4-year Graduate Teaching Fellow (GTF) studentships starting in the 2024/25 academic year. Read more

5 January 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

University of Liverpool University of Liverpool Management School

4-year GTFs studentship for Strategy, International Business and Entrepreneurship PhD students

The University of Liverpool Management School (ULMS) is inviting applications from national and international prospective Management PhD candidates specialised in the areas of Strategy, International Business and Entrepreneurship, for a number of 4-year Graduate Teaching Fellow (GTF) studentships starting in the 2024/25 academic year. Read more

5 January 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

University of Liverpool University of Liverpool Management School

4-year GTFs studentship for Operations and Supply Chain Management PhD students

The University of Liverpool Management School (ULMS) is inviting applications from national and international prospective Management PhD candidates specialised in Operations and Supply Chain Management, for a number of 4-year Graduate Teaching Fellow (GTF) studentships starting in the 2024/25 academic year. Read more

5 January 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

University of Liverpool University of Liverpool Management School

4-year GTFs studentship for Marketing PhD students

The University of Liverpool Management School (ULMS) is inviting applications from national and international prospective Management PhD candidates specialised in Marketing, for a number of 4-year Graduate Teaching Fellow (GTF) studentships starting in the 2024/25 academic year. Read more

5 January 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

University of Liverpool University of Liverpool Management School

4-year GTFs studentship for Economics PhD students

The University of Liverpool Management School (ULMS) is inviting applications from national and international prospective Economics PhD candidates with an outstanding academic achievement and research potential, for a number of 4-year Graduate Teaching Fellow (GTF) studentships starting in the 2024/25 academic year. Read more

5 January 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)