PhD by Research (Aberdeen Business School)

RGU delivers high-quality experiences for all students, developing their skills and expertise, and supporting them well into employment. We hope you find something of interest in our research degree pages and that this can be the beginning of a conversation with you, leading to the start of your PhD journey at RGU.

Aberdeen Business School covers the following topics:

• Campervans on thin ICE? Leisure sector challenges in low carbon automobility transitions
• Carbon Dioxide Sequestration
• Construction law in the fourth industrial revolution
• Designs on net-zero: Exploring design thinking and innovation in Nature-based SMEs
• Developing the Universe
• Driving secure behaviours through psychological approaches in security awareness
• Impact of corporate governance on the performance of selected deposit money banks
• Implementation of ISO 45003 in UK HEIs (and or beyond) - The Case of Psychological Health & Safety
• Measuring and reporting climate-related financial risk
• The Effects of Supervisory Changes on Doctoral Students in UK Business Schools
• The historic impact of transport infrastructure improvements in the Scottish Highlands and Islands
• The Impact of REF-Induced Transfer Market on PhD Students’ Experiences in UK HEIs
• The Influence of Research Evaluation on the Integration of RMEL in HEIS Worldwide
• The Influence of TEF on the Integration of Responsible Management Education in UK Business Schools
• Understanding Community Awareness and Acceptance of Carbon Dioxide Emissions Mitigation Technologies

Normal entry requirements are a Master's degree or first or upper second class honours degree in the relevant subject discipline from a UK or overseas University, or degree equivalent qualification, subject to the approval of Robert Gordon University. Applicants holding qualifications other than those above shall be considered on their merits and in relation to the nature and scope of the proposed research programme.