Program Overview

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Overview

The finance group is an energetic and enterprising research cluster that continuously strives for excellence in both its teaching and its scholarship. The group's research strengths cover finance and financial history, financial markets and institutions and not-for-profit financial institutions. Research students benefit from attending courses and tailor-made reading groups to complete their background preparation in finance. Queen's Management School prides itself on research-led teaching and offers its research students experience as teaching assistants in a variety of undergraduate courses. Students regularly attend the School's various seminar series, which attract leading academics from around the world. Students also present their work at these events, gaining invaluable advice and preparation for the academic job market.

Mode of study/duration

Registration is on a full-time or part-time basis, under the direction of a supervisory team appointed by the University. You will be expected to submit your thesis at the end of three years of full-time registration for PhD, or two years for MPhil (or part-time equivalent).

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Subject Summary

Finance academic staff have been involved in a diverse range of projects such as adaptiveness in stock markets, derivative pricing, investor sentiment, economic and financial history, credit unions, corporate finance, crises and contagion, commodity markets, sustainable finance and household finance. You will benefit from attending courses and tailor-made reading groups to complete your background preparation in finance. You will be able to gain experience as a teaching assistant in a variety of undergraduate courses. You will regularly attend seminar series, which attract leading academics from around the world, and present their work at these events, gaining invaluable advice and preparation for the academic job market.

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Finance Highlights

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Professional Accreditations

QMS was recently awarded EQUIS, AMBA and SBC business school accreditation reflecting top quality education and research.

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World Class Facilities

Datasets

WRDS, CRSP/Compustat,, London Share Price Database, Bloomberg, S&P Capital IQ.

Trading Room

The FinTrU Trading Room, which replicates New York and London trading environments, provides students with access to Bloomberg terminals, trading simulations and other financial software. It is embedded into taught programmes allowing students to relate real world news and market activity to economic and financial theory. The facility is also vital for supporting extra-curricular activities such as the CFA Research Challenge and Queen’s Student Managed Fund.

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Key Facts

Research students are encouraged to play a full and active role in relation to the wide range of research activities undertaken within the School. Resources include: WRDS, CRSP/Compustat, London Share Price Database, Bloomberg, S&P Capital IQ

Office accommodation with access to computing facilities and support to attend conferences for full-time PhD students

My research projects focus on sustainable finance policies and their impacts on the financial sector, in particular investment banks and pension funds. My PhD journey so far at Queen’s Management School has helped me develop as a researcher. I would like to thank the academic supervisory team for their kind and supportive guidance. Libraries and databases are easily accessible. All in all, Queen’s Management School creates an environment that encourages students to be the best version of themselves.

Anh Vu, PhD student

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