Business and Economics

Make a novel contribution to knowledge, position yourself as an expert in your field, and open a range of doors with future employers – by embarking on a PhD at Loughborough Business School. Learn more at Business and Economics from the Loughborough University.

You’ll be joining a dynamic community that inspires talented researchers from all over the planet to progress new ideas for businesses and policymakers that are helping to shape a fairer, more sustainable future.

Our doctoral researchers study towards a PhD in business and management, economics or information science, working under the supervision of two or more supervisors. You’ll join one of our academic groups (the one that suits your research interests best), and play an active role in our research centres and research interest groups.

Embarking on a research degree is perhaps the most exciting and demanding phase in any academic career. As the pinnacle of academic qualifications, it marks the transition from being largely taught by others to becoming an independent academic, conducting your own research and developing your own ideas. Our goal is to guide you through that process of becoming a fully fledged PhD graduate, equipped for a wide range of rewarding careers.

Loughborough Business School is a triple-accredited (AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA) top 10 UK business school. In the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF), 86% of our business and management research was rated ‘world leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’.

Career opportunities after the  Business and Economics Business and Economics from  Loughborough University Loughborough University

Our PhD students have taken their skills into wide-ranging roles including:

• Assistant Professor
• Computation Linguist
• Finance Director
• Health and Safety Manager
• IT Manager
• Lecturer

• Research Fellow

Some of the employers they’re now working with include:

• • Anhui Jianzhu University
  • Aston University
  • Chitralada Technology Institute
  • Country Garden Group
  • InSites Consulting
  • Lionbridge
  • Loughborough University
  • Mercury Group
  • Nottingham Trent University
  • University of Malta

Research Interest Groups

• Accounting and Finance

• Economics

• Information Management

• International Business, Strategy and Innovation

• Management Science and Operations

• Marketing
• Work and Organisation