The accounting group is energetic and continuously strives for excellence in teaching and its scholarship. The group's research strengths range from accounting change to accounting education, and from performance measurement to financial accounting, using both quantitative and qualitative research techniques. The group has a particular interest in public sector and not-for-profit organisations. Aside from gaining close research advice and direction from their supervisors and other academics in the group, research students benefit from attending courses and tailor-made reading groups to complete their background preparation in accounting. Queen's Management School prides itself on research-led teaching and offers its research students experience as teaching assistants in a variety of undergraduate courses. Students regularly attend the School's various seminar series, which attract leading academics from around the world. Students also present their work at these events, gaining invaluable advice and preparation for the academic job market.
Mode of study/duration
Registration is on a full-time or part-time basis, under the direction of a supervisory team appointed by the University. You will be expected to submit your thesis at the end of three years of full-time registration for PhD, or two years for MPhil (or part-time equivalent).
RESEARCH INFORMATION
Associated Research
Accounting and performance measurement in multinational companies
Accounting quality and corporate governance
Accruals accounting in public sector organisations
Ethics and accounting education
Governance in charities
Management/accounting change in the public sector
Performance measurement/management in charities
Performance measurement/management in public sector organisations
Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contracts and Public-Private Partnerships (PPP)
Short-termism and corporate governance
Use of the case study approach in accounting education
CAREER PROSPECTS
School has a proven track-record of placing its PhD graduates in tenure-track research and teaching posts at top universities in the UK and elsewhere.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Graduate
Normally a UK 2.1 Honours degree (or equivalent qualification acceptable to the University) and a UK Master's degree in a relevant discipline with a final result of 60% (or equivalent qualification acceptable to the University).
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
For information on international qualification equivalents, please check the specific information for your country.
HOW TO APPLY
Apply using our online Postgraduate Applications Portal go.qub.ac.uk/pgapply and follow the step-by-step instructions on how to apply.
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