New doctoral studentships for 2010
Published 3 March 2010
Management School Studentships and ESRC Studentships
LUMS is offering a wide range of PhD studentships across all management disciplines, for doctoral study commencing in October 2010.
As you would expect from a School with one of the top ratings for research, LUMS has one of the highest ranked and largest doctoral (PhD) programmes for business and management in the world.
Our commitment to high-quality research is demonstrated by the fact that we have over 100 full-time PhD students - drawn from countries all over the world. In January 2010, the Financial Times ranked LUMS 5th in Europe for the quality of our doctoral programme.
LUMS is a lively research environment in which doctoral students play a full and active part. We welcome enquiries and applications from well-qualified graduates throughout the world who wish to join this thriving research community. Supervision is available in all areas of management research including:
- Accounting and Finance
- Economics and International Business
- Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development
- Management Learning and Leadership
- Management Science
- Marketing
- Organisation, Work and Technology
- Strategy
- Human Resources (HR)
We are committed to providing PhD students with a sound foundation in research methodology, and this is reflected in the research training programmes we offer.
Studentships to commence in October 2010 include:
ESRC 1+3 and +3 awards for Home/EU applicants – 5 awards
LUMS Doctoral Studentships for Home/EU and international applicants
All studentships pay a generous living allowance and offer a fee waiver.
Further details about all these awards can be found at
We are looking for highly motivated candidates who have an excellent first degree and Masters degree performance in a related discipline to pursue PhD studies in any area of research expertise within the School. Students who will complete a Masters degree by September 2010 may also apply.
Contact Sarah Patterson on +44 (0)1524 593855 or email lums-phd@lancaster.ac.uk
Closing date for applications: Monday 15 March 2010
HighWire Doctoral Training Centre
The HighWire Doctoral Training Centre at Lancaster University is currently recruiting students with backgrounds in computing, design and management to join Highwire in 2010.
The Centre offers bursaries to cover home/EU fees and an enhanced stipend of £16,490.
Further details can be found at http://www.highwire.lancs.ac.uk/
STOR-i Doctoral Training Centre
STOR-i is one of three recently announced Centres of Doctoral Training (CDT) in the mathematical sciences. It is a collaboration between Lancaster's Department of Mathematics and Statistics and the Department of Management Science and represents a total investment of £7 million in leading edge doctoral training in OR and statistics.
The centre will fully fund at least 40 students entering the centre between October 2010 and 2013. This funding includes a tax free salary and fees as well as supporting travel and equipment costs.
More information on this funding can be found at: http://www.stor-i.lancs.ac.uk/
