Program Overview

Surrey Business School is internationally recognised for interdisciplinary, international and applied research.

As a PhD student you will receive rigorous training in research methods, outstanding supervision and mentorship, and coursework that will give you both in-depth and broad subject-specific knowledge. You also benefit from choosing between either writing a traditional dissertation monograph or by following the PhD by publication format route. This way, you decide your preferred pathway to work so that it suits your interests.

Our researchers work closely with industry and pursue a variety of approaches with staff across the School, often leading to innovative new thinking. In the UK Government’s 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF) the School is in the Top 10 for the outputs and top 20 for real-world impact of our business research. Overall, the University is ranked 33rd for overall research quality by REF.

The Surrey Business School is a member of the Association of Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and is accredited by the Association of MBAs (AMBA).

We are ranked 9th in the UK for business and economics and 61st in the world in the Times Higher Education World Rankings 2022.