Overview
Our PhD in Accounting and Finance is designed to equip you with research expertise in one of the two areas.
Accounting research
In the area of Accounting, we research and extend disciplinary knowledge including, but not limited to:
- accounting and business history
- accounting standards and performance measures
- critical accounting research
- corporate governance
- environmental and social accounting
- financial reporting
- historical approaches
Finance research
In the area of Finance, we research and extend disciplinary knowledge including, but not limited to:
- asset pricing
- behavioural finance
- experimental finance
- corporate finance
- financial agents
- financial markets
- financial economics
- financial econometrics
- financial management
- financial innovation
- financial institutions
- financial stability
- green finance
- household finance
The Business School often holds events on campus to which all students are invited. These opportunities are topical. They provide great opportunities for you to network with:
- national and multinational organisations
- alumni
- peers
Important information
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Your course and study experience – disclaimers and terms and conditions
Please rest assured we make all reasonable efforts to provide you with the programmes, services and facilities described. However, it may be necessary to make changes due to significant disruption, for example in response to Covid-19.
View our Academic experience page, which gives information about your Newcastle University study experience for the academic year 2024-25.
See our terms and conditions and student complaints information, which gives details of circumstances that may lead to changes to programmes, modules or University services.
Your development
Along with the training at a Faculty level, we offer a series of training and development modules to PhD students. These run across the two semesters. For Accounting or Finance PhD students, modules are built upon three distinct yet interrelated pillars:
- disciplinary competence
- methodologies and databases
- research practice
The exact mix of modules depends on the research area/topic that a PhD student is focused on as well as on their training needs. Modules should be decided in consultation with your supervisory team.
Accounting and Finance PhD modules
Disciplinary competence
- NBS8566 Topics in Accounting
- NBS8567 Topics in Finance
Methodologies and databases
- NBS8554 Research Designs in Management and Business Studies
- NBS8563 Causal Inference and Applied Microeconometrics
- NBS8565 Applied Time Series Econometrics
- Databases and Software Programmes training
Research practice
- NBS8561 Research Practice in Management and Business Studies
- NBS8564 Research Practice in Economics and Finance
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) researcher development programme
Each faculty offers a researcher development programme for its postgraduate research students. We have designed your programme to help you:
- perform better as a researcher
- boost your career prospects
- broaden your impact
Through workshops and activities, it will build your transferable skills and increase your confidence.
You’ll cover:
- techniques for effective research
- methods for better collaborative working
- essential professional standards and requirements
Your researcher development programme is flexible. You can adapt it to meet your changing needs as you progress through your doctorate.
Find out more about the Researcher Education and Development programme
Doctoral training and partnerships
There are opportunities to undertake your PhD at Newcastle within a:
- Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT)
- Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP)
Being part of a CDT or DTP has many benefits:
- they combine research expertise and training of a number of leading universities, academic schools and academics.
- you’ll study alongside a cohort of other PhD students
- they’re often interdisciplinary
- your PhD may be funded
If there are currently opportunities available in your subject area you’ll find them when you search for funding in the fees and funding section on this course.
The following centres/partnerships below may have PhD opportunities available in your subject area in the future:
- ESRC Northern Ireland/North East (NINE) Doctoral Training Partnership
Your future
Our Careers Service
Our award-winning Careers Service is one of the largest and best in the country, and we have strong links with employers. We provide an extensive range of opportunities to all students through our ncl+ initiative.
Visit our Careers Service website
Quality and ranking
- 42% of our research is classified as 4* world-leading research – Research Excellence Framework 2021
- 65% increase in research power since 2014 – Research Excellence Framework 2021
- Global Top 130 University – QS World University Rankings 2025
- Global Top 170 University – Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024
- Top 200 for Accounting and Finance – QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024
- Top 25 in the UK and Top 100 in the world for sustainable development – Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2024
Professional accreditation and recognition
Newcastle University Business School accreditation
Newcastle University Business School is accredited by the:
- Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
- European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS)
- Association of MBAs (AMBA)
Only 1% of business schools worldwide hold this triple crown. Our accreditations reflect the investments we make for our students through providing a high quality teaching environment, innovative programming and active engagement with industry.
All professional accreditations are reviewed regularly by their professional body
Facilities
Newcastle University Business School is one of the largest Schools in the University. We have over 3,500 students representing over 80 nationalities. This valuable network extends beyond our current students to include:
- regional, national and international leaders
- over 34,000 alumni in our network, spanning over 150 countries
- leading professionals and practitioners from industry
The Business School is the gateway to Newcastle Helix – an innovation hub and community that brings together industry leaders, businesses and top researchers.
Our facilities include:
- flexible conference room with panoramic views across the city
- Wi-Fi enabled connectivity throughout the building, including three computer clusters housing over 120 PCs
- four large lecture theatres and over 25 seminar and teaching spaces, providing comfortable teaching and group study space
- dedicated Student Hub and Quiet Space, providing a balanced mix of study space for group work or quiet, individual study
- contemporary café
- employability hub to support your career aspirations
- Bloomberg Room to give you a real feel for the trading room floor
- Experimental and Behavioural Economics Lab, a state-of-the-art research facility for conducting studies in experimental economics and economic psychology
The Frederick Douglass Centre at Newcastle Helix also offers further study and learning spaces. This includes a 750 seat auditorium – the largest in the University.
Entry requirements
The entrance requirements below apply to 2025 entry.
Academic entry requirements
A 2:1 honours degree and a merit master’s degree, or international equivalent, in a relevant subject.
If you don’t have a master’s degree there is a wide range of courses for you to choose from in Newcastle University Business School.
