The Department of Accountancy, Economics and Finance is offering up to three PhD scholarships to start in the academic year 2018-19. The term of the scholarships is three years. Successful candidates will be expected to make a contribution to activities in the Department in return for a fee-waiver, an annual maintenance allowance (currently set at £14,553 for 2017-18) and a research support allowance of £2,250 over the registered period of study.
Potential supervisors in the areas of Accountancy and Finance are listed below under the area in which they are willing to supervise PhDs, plus, in some cases (i) more specific issues/questions they are willing to supervise within those areas, and/or (ii) one or more particular projects on which they would be willing to supervise PhDs.
Accountancy
Professor Roszaini Haniffa (joint editor of Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research). Key research interests include: corporate governance, corporate social responsibility, corporate disclosure practices, international accounting, business ethics, auditing, micro-financing, Islamic accounting and finance. I can supervise students using quantitative/econometric modelling or qualitative approach.
Dr William Jackson
I am interested in supervising any topic that uses a historical methodology to research the history of accounting. In particular: the history of accounting in the public sector; accounting and health care; accounting and the drinks industry; the history of accounting and popular culture; gender issues as they relate to the accountancy profession.
Darren Jubb
I am interested in supervising qualitative projects that consider the links between accounting and various aspects of popular culture. In particular, I am interested in research that looks at historical and contemporary issues relating to the business of popular music and the surrounding industries including record production, music streaming services, the live music industry and music publishing.
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