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PhD Finance at Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast, United Kingdom

Programme overview

Research degree in the Department of Finance, with expertise in equities, derivatives, banking, corporate finance, financial history, empirical asset pricing, household and sustainable finance, and machine learning and AI in finance.

Faculty: Queen's Business School  |  Duration: 3 years full-time (part-time equivalent available)  |  Intake: 2027/28 entry  |  Study mode: full-time / part-time  |  Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Supervised thesis research with tailored finance courses and reading groups, TRAIN@QBS research training, seminar series and teaching-assistant experience; access to WRDS, CRSP/Compustat, Bloomberg and the FinTrU Trading Room.

Career pathways

Prepares students for the academic job market and industry roles.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Minimum 2.1 degree plus a Master's degree.

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 3 years full-time (part-time equivalent available)

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