PhD programme

Why do your PhD in Accounting at London Business School?

The Accounting faculty's contemporary teaching and research topics include the following:

• Valuation of tangible assets
• Corporate disclosure policies
• Corporate governance
• Security analysis
• Implications of financial reporting for capital markets
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Regulation of accounting standards
• International accounting
• Performance measurement

Some of our recent PhD students have the following comments about the programme:

"The close connection with researchers from top business schools all over the world stimulates the creation of research ideas."
Susanna Li , year of entry 2005

"The programme offers valuable opportunities to attend high-quality accounting seminars and conferences."
Yanling Guan, year of entry 2002

For entry in October 2008:
The deadline for receipt of applications is 15th January 2008. For a full explanation of the applications process, including details of how to apply online, please view the PhD programme admissions pages.