Guidance for prospective MPhil/PhD students

Research across the Birkbeck Business School spans a wide variety of subjects, including: sustainability; entrepreneurship and innovation; marketing and customer insights; accounting and finance; digitalisation and business analytics; economics and economic policy; governance, organisations, and society; and organisational psychology.

We are proud of our diversity, our facilities, our projects, and our associations with research centres and networks. We work strategically with key partners from industry, government and the third sector.

Our academics are actively engaged in their own research, so they understand how important your research is to you, and they will give you expert supervision and support.

Our MPhil/PhD degrees

PhD Life at Birkbeck: Kevin Teoh, Organizational Psychology

Find out more about Kevin Teoh's experience of PhD life at Birkbeck. His organizational psychology research focuses on the working conditions of doctors in hospitals, how this impacts their wellbeing and ultimately the quality of care they can provide to patients.

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START YOUR RESEARCH JOURNEY

Thinking of doing an MPhil/PhD? Check the following to find out more about studying in our school and making an application.

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Our research themes

Our eight research themes describe our significant breadth of research activity. We are proud of our diversity, our facilities, our projects, and our associations with key partners.

MPhil/PhD research funding

Find out about sources of funding, including government loans and Research Council studentships.

How to apply

Follow these steps to apply to an MPhil/PhD degree in the Birkbeck Business School.

Find a supervisor

Browse our staff page to find out more about our interests, research projects and areas of supervision.

How the supervisory relationship works

Your relationship with your MPhil/PhD supervisor will be vital to your success - find out more about how it all works.

Birkbeck Graduate Research School (BGRS)

The Birkbeck Graduate Research School (BGRS) provides support and training to all MPhil/PhD research students at Birkbeck.

Training and careers

Find out more about training and careers support available to MPhil/PhD research students at Birkbeck.

Libraries and research resources

As well as Birkbeck Library, you can access a wealth of unparalleled libraries and research resources in central London.

Completed PhD theses in the Birkbeck Business School

Browse our electronic depository to view PhD theses completed by our students.

Research ethics

Much of the research proposed by staff and students in the Business School will require ethical approval before it can be carried out.

Studying for a PhD at Birkbeck

Veronika Akhmadieva discusses her research, her background, and her experience of studying for a PhD in economics at Birkbeck, University of London.

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