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PhD Entrepreneurship at University of Essex

University of Essex, United Kingdom

Programme overview

The PhD Entrepreneurship at Essex Business School engages with debates on knowledge production, organisational development and innovation in the new economy. Candidates explore topics such as entrepreneurial disengagement, co-creation in social entrepreneurship and cognitive entrepreneurship and over-optimism, and join the Strategy, Operations and Entrepreneurship Group.

Faculty: Essex Business School  |  Department: Essex Business School  |  Duration: 3-4 years full-time  |  Intake: January 2027  |  Study mode: full-time; part-time  |  Location: Colchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Study is an independent research project under supervision, supported by the Essex Business School - Research module on research methods and philosophical issues in management and business research.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A good Masters degree, or equivalent, in a related subject and a well-developed research proposal. Applicants will normally be interviewed (including by video call), and acceptance depends on research expertise in the department. International applicants: IELTS 6.5 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each component.

Domestic applicants: GBP 5,238 a year. Fees increase for each academic year of study. Source

International applicants: GBP 20,625 a year. Fees increase for each academic year of study. Source

Intake: January 2027

Duration: 3-4 years full-time

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