Strategy, Enterprise and Sustainability
Discover your research degree study options, including areas of expertise for our academic supervisors.
Why you should join us
Our research degrees will help you advance or change your career, deepen your expertise, and expand your research and practical skills.
Our research areas
Discover our areas of expertise and browse our experts. We encourage you to discuss your research ideas with us – even if your topic is not listed.
- Business and management models and history
- Circular economy
- Corporate governance
- Corporate social responsibility
- Creative industries
- Crises management
- Critical management studies
- Dynamic capabilities
- Emerging economy firms
- Entrepreneurial and enterprise education
- Gender
- Governance
- Human-animal relations
- Innovation
- Microfoundations, institutions and monetary theory
- Organisational growth and resilience
- Performance management
- Public management and administration
- Responsible business
- Small to medium enterprises (SMEs)
- Social enterprise and community
- Strategic entrepreneurship
- Strategic management
- Sustainability and sustainable supply chain
- System thinking
- Value creation
- Voluntary sector
Qualifications you can study
You can do a research degree on campus or remotely through distance learning. Choose from one of these programmes:
- PHD — three years full-time, six years part-time
- Masters by Research — one year full-time, two years part-time
- MPhil — 18 months full-time, 36 months part-time
Find out about the research degrees we offer.
Start dates
Most of our students enrol in October. You can also join us in January.
Application information
Entry requirements
To apply, you’ll need a first or 2.1 honours degree, or an equivalent qualification.
International students must have strong English language skills.
We welcome applicants from non-standard backgrounds. We’ll take subject knowledge, professional experience, publications, or other relevant achievements into consideration.
Find out more about our standard entry requirements.
Scholarships, fees and funding
Contacts
Contact us
About this subject
For an initial discussion, contact Dr Moe Roohanifar, the doctoral college departmental lead for strategy, enterprise and sustainability, at [email protected].
General admissions
For further information on the application process, contact the admissions team at [email protected]