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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Henley Business School - Whiteknights campus
Full Time
Sep 2026
3 Year
Overview
Our PhD in Finance, offered within the Finance & Accounting department at Henley Business School (University of Reading), is delivered by the ICMA Centre - an innovator in finance education with deep-rooted connections to the financial services industry.
The programme is designed to equip you with the expertise, skills, and confidence to excel in cutting-edge research in finance and prepare you for impactful careers in academia or industry.
Key research areas include (but are not limited to):
Asset Pricing and Market Microstructure
Banking and Financial Markets
Behavioural Finance
Climate Finance and ESG
Corporate Finance and Corporate Governance
Financial Risk Management
FinTech, Cryptocurrencies and Machine Learning
Researchers have access to state-of-the-art facilities, including three dealing rooms and key databases, such as WRDS, LSEG, Bloomberg, and DataStream, providing a practical edge to your research endeavours.
