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Applying for research degrees

You can apply for a research degree online and track your application at each stage of the process. 

Before you apply please read the following application steps and check the admissions process and requirements for your research area.

Some faculties have specific guidance relevant to their area. Where instructions or advice are different, the faculty-specific guidance should be followed. If you have any queries, please contact the relevant postgraduate research admissions team .

Take a look at our most recent  postgraduate research admissions policy .

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If you are a current postgraduate researcher studying at another institution and need to use our facilities, please  contact the relevant postgraduate research admissions team .

If you have any difficulties using the online application form, please email our research admissions team via [email protected] .

International applicants

International applicants can contact  University representatives overseas  for support.

You can also review  information about visas and immigration  and specific entry requirements, including English language requirements .

For specific information about visa and immigration requirements for all types of temporary study and research visits, see the visas for research and study visits page .

Disabled students

We are committed to providing high-quality advice and support for postgraduate researchers. You can choose to tell us about your disability during the application process. See how in our information for disabled postgraduate researchers .

Disability information that you disclose on your research degree application form will not be visible to admissions colleagues, but it will be made available to our Disability Services team who will contact you should you accept an offer from us. You can also  register with Disability Services in advance of accepting an offer .

If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the admissions and scholarships selection process , please contact the relevant postgraduate research admissions team to discuss your needs.

You are not obliged to inform us of any disability, but you will still be covered by the Equality Act (2010) if that disability becomes known to us.

Application process

Applying for a research degree is a simple five-step process:

Step 1 — choose an existing research project or start your own

For information on the research degrees we offer, visit our research opportunities directory .

Please make sure that you meet the following requirements before submitting your application: 

• The University's English language requirements .
• The academic entry requirements for your course. Programmes have different entry requirements. If you need confirmation of the academic and English language entry requirements for your programme, please contact the relevant postgraduate research admissions team .
• Research degree fees .

Start dates vary and some academic schools and faculties have only one or two start dates per year. Main start dates are commonly in October and February. Please contact the relevant postgraduate research admissions team for advice on when you can start your research or check individual school websites.

Start your own project

If you would like to start your own research project we recommend you are up to date with related literature and news so you are ready to discuss the direction you intend your research to take with potential supervisors. You need to identify the supervisors available to work with you. They must be experts in the topic you are interested in to ensure that your research is accurate and adding to current knowledge. You will then need to develop a research proposal for your application.

Please read the procedures for investigating plagiarism in a research proposal (at the admissions stage) (PDF) , which explains the actions taken when plagiarism is suspected when processing an application. 

How to search for supervisors:

• Search in our research opportunities directory .
• Browse  research news : find academics who are taking part in breakthrough research at the University.
• Check  faculty websites : browse our faculty site list by subject to find our academics.
• Search for authors of recent research journals and articles on The Conversation and Academia  websites.

Step 2 – apply

When applying, it is important you state clearly the intended project or programme.

The supporting documents your school needs to process your application may vary but you must provide copies of your academic transcripts or certificates. 

You may also need copies of:

• a research proposal
• certificates and transcripts of any academic qualifications
• English language qualification certificates
• visa and immigration documents.

All documents should be in English or be accompanied by a certified translation into English. They can be sent via the online research degree application or can be emailed to the relevant postgraduate research admissions team after you have submitted your application. Your email should include your student ID number (emailed to you on submission of your application), full name and your intended course of study.

Please do not send original documents at the application stage and only provide documents via email.  

In most faculties, you need to provide the names and contact details of a minimum of two academic referees in support of your application. These should be entered in the referees section of the online application form.

Read more about  references for research degree applications .

Research proposal 

Some faculties require a brief description of the general research area you are interested in, or a specific research proposal. Be aware that the faculty may have deadlines for your proposal so be sure to ask before you apply. Your research proposal is submitted via the application form.

You may not need to provide a research proposal if you are applying for a pre-defined project studentship but please check when applying. 

Declaring a criminal conviction

If you have an unspent criminal conviction, you may need to declare it to us. This is usually required when we make you an offer that you wish to accept. For a small number of our courses, you will need to declare it when you apply. Having a criminal conviction will only rarely stop you from studying at Leeds. Find out more about declaring a criminal conviction .

We advise you to apply at least four months before your proposed start date. This is to allow sufficient time to review your application and undertake any additional checks. You may also need adequate time to apply for ATAS (Academic Technology Approval Scheme) clearance or a Student visa, as well as making arrangements to travel to Leeds.

We cannot guarantee that we will be able consider applications received after this date and, where there is not sufficient time, we may consider you for the next possible start date instead.

If you are applying for a scholarship or funding opportunity, this may require you to apply for a place of study much earlier and in advance of funding deadlines, which can often be up to 12 months before the proposed start date.

After you have applied

If you have applied online you will be able to log in and track your research degree application’s progress . The school will contact you if it has any further entry requirements and to let you know if your application status changes. 

Step 3 – find scholarships and sources of funding

There are many options available for you to secure the funding you need to commence your research studies including scholarships and bursaries.

• UK research councils : competition for these scholarships is high but the majority of your fees will be funded so it is well worth applying.
• University research degree scholarships : we offer scholarships centrally and on faculty level to help fund your research.
• Alumni bursary : if you are a University of Leeds alumnus you could receive a 10% discount on tuition fees.
• Other sources of funding: there are databases with funding opportunities as well as charities to help support your research.

Step 4 – accept your offer

If your application is successful you will be sent an offer letter that you will need to respond to. You can accept your research degree offer online using your web login ID and web login PIN. 

If you do accept your offer you will be agreeing to the terms and conditions outlined in your acceptance letter and you should only do so if you have secured funding for your studies.

Changing the start date

To request a new start date, you should contact the relevant postgraduate researcher admissions team . If they are able to accommodate this change then a new formal offer letter will be issued with your revised start and end date. You will have to accept this new offer as outlined previously. 

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The Leeds PhD program prepares graduates for academic careers at great universities all over the U.S. and the world. Here is a sampling of recent placements in the areas of Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Organizational Behavior and Information Systems, and Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Operations.

• Jesse Glaze PhD: 2022 Placement: University of Texas, El Paso Dissertation: Fast-Thinking Attention and the Disposition Effect
• Nicholas Jasa PhD: 2020 Placement: University of Nebraska Omaha Dissertation: Risk Disclosure and Event Impact Mitigation: Evidence from Security Breaches
• Tongqing Ding PhD: 2019 Placement: University of Melbourne Dissertation: Understanding Heterogeneous Board Busyness: Determinants and Implications
• Nikki Skinner PhD: 2019 Placement: University of Georgia Dissertation: Changing the Channel: The Relation between Information Complexity and Disclosure Channel Richness
• Leah Baer PhD: 2018 Placement: University of Missouri at Columbia Dissertation: Are All Interim CEOs Created Equal? Evidence from Investor Perceptions and CEO Behavior
• Caleb Rawson PhD: 2018 Placement: University of Arkansas Dissertation: Who Let the Secrets Out? Overconfidence and the disclosure of proprietary information
• Judith Hermis PhD: 2017 Placement: Naval Postgraduate School Dissertation: Corporate Political Influence and Contract Risk: Evidence from Federal Procurement
• Andrea Pawliczek PhD: 2017 Placement: University of Missouri at Columbia Dissertation: The Effect of Performance Shares on Executive Incentives 
• Jonathan Black PhD: 2015 Placement: Purdue University Dissertation: Assessing the Impact of Credit Derivative Seller Disclosure
• ​Adam Bordeman PhD: 2015 Placement: California Polytechnic State University Dissertation: The Effects of Discretion in Accounting Standards on Financial Reporting Comparability
• Jessica Weber PhD: 2014 Placement: University of Nevada, Reno Dissertation: Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure Level, External Assurance and Cost of Equity Capital 
• Marc Cussatt PhD: 2014 Placement: University of Washington, Pullman Dissertation: The Usefulness of Pension Obligation Estimates – Evidence from the Post-Financial Crisis Era
• Jeremy Michels PhD: 2014 Placement: University of Pennsylvania Dissertation: Essays on Disclosure
• Paige Patrick PhD: 2013 Placement: University of Washington Dissertation: Essays in Executive Compensation
• Troy Pollard PhD: 2013 Placement: University of Alabama Dissertation: Sneaking in the Back Door? An Evaluation of Reverse Mergers and IPOs
• Kristin Luttecke PhD: 2012 Placement: University of North Carolina, Charlotte Dissertation: Expectations Management Around Fixed Date Stock Option Grants
• Sanghyuk Byun PhD: 2012 Placement: Sogang University, Korea Dissertation: Determinants and Implications of Executive Pay Dispersion and Compensation to Investor Relations Officers
• Brian Burnett PhD: 2011 Placement: Indiana University, Bloomington Dissertation: Essays on Disclosure and Legal Origin
• Curtis Nicholls PhD: 2010 Placement: Bucknell University Dissertation: The Impact of Accounting & Auditing Enforcement Actions on Firm’s Cost of Equity Capital
• Qiuhong Zhao PhD: 2010 Placement: University of Missouri at Columbia Dissertation: Credit Rating Agency Efficiency: Credit Watch, Monitoring Role, and Effects of Earnings Management
• Greg Martin PhD: 2009 Initial Placement: University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Current Placement: Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Dissertation: Shareholder Rights’ Relation to Earnings Management: A Pre- and Post-Sarbanes Oxley Examination
• Boo Chun Jung PhD: 2007 Placement: University of Hawaii, Manoa Dissertation: Information Asymmetry and the Relations between Dividend Increases, Risk and Expected Future Earnings Changes
• Stephan Fafatas PhD: 2006 Placement: Washington & Lee University Dissertation: Audit Failure, Auditor Reputation, and Risk Management Strategies
• Yanhua “Sunny” Yang PhD: 2006 Initial Placement: University of Texas, Austin Current Placement: University of Connecticut Dissertation: Earnings Management as a Response to the Threat of Exchange Delisting
• Ran Zhang PhD: 2006 Placement: Peking University Dissertation: Cash Flow Management and Its Market Pricing
• Veronda Willis PhD: 2005 Placement: University of Texas - San Antonio
• David Paul Weber PhD: 2005 Placement: University of Connecticut
• Jialin Kevin Sun PhD: 2005 Placement: University of Hawai at Manoa
• Sung Wook Yoon PhD: 2004 Placement: Winona State University
• Rafael Lara PhD: 2003 Placement: Concordia University - Montreal Canada
• Dov Fischer PhD: 2003 Placement: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby B.C.
• Xiaowen Hu PhD: 2022 Placement: Southern Methodist University Dissertation: Three Chapters in Finance: New Advancements in Financial Narratives, Investor Incentives, and Consumer Biases
• Khaled Alsabah PhD: 2020 Placement: Kuwait University Dissertation: Essays on Financial Regulation and Corporate Finance
• Subhiksha Swamy PhD: 2018 Placement: Market Force Information Dissertation: Essays on Capital Reallocation
• Jordan Martel PhD: 2018 Placement: Indiana University (visiting professor) Dissertation: Essays in Real Estate Economics
• Gustaf Bellstam PhD: 2018 Placement: Remitly Dissertation: Essays on Financial Information in Text
• Saad Alnahedh PhD: 2017 Placement: Kuwait University Dissertation: Essays on Banking and Finance
• Bharadwaj Kannan PhD: 2016 Placement: Colorado State University Dissertation: Essays on Labor and Finance
• Michael Manser PhD: 2015 Placement: Promontory Financial Group Dissertation: Competitive Consequences and Effectiveness of Bank Regulatory Intervention
• John Jason Lunn PhD: 2014 Placement: Penn State University Dissertation: Competition and Corporate Investment Policy
• AbdulRahman Al-Taweel PhD: 2014 Placement: Kuwait University Dissertation: Corporate Governance and Employee Pensions
• David Brown PhD: 2014 Placement: University of Arizona Dissertation: Investing in Security Price Informativeness: The Role of IPO Underpricing
• Nhan Le PhD: 2012 Placement: Post Doc at Mannheim Business School, Germany Dissertation: Essays in Empirical Corporate Finance
• Ying Xiao PhD: 2011 Placement: Mount Saint Mary College, Newburgh, NY Dissertation: Essays in Pre-IPO R&D and Growth
• Yang Ho Park PhD: 2011 Placement: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Dissertation: Two Essays on Options Market
• Jun Lu PhD: 2011 Placement: Central University of Finance and Economics in Beijing, China Dissertation: Size, Leverage and Risk-taking of Financial Institutions
• Jeffrey Merrell PhD: 2011 Placement: United States Air Force Academy Dissertation: Essays on Legal Origin and Corporate Governance: Evidence from Louisiana and Quebec
• Surasak Ngammekchai PhD: 2008 Placement: Central University of Finance and Economics in Beijing, China Dissertation: How to Human Capital Assets Affect Cumulative Abnormal Returns During Merger and Acquisition?
• Wei Wang PhD: 2008 Placement: University of New Orleans Dissertation: Two Essays on IPO Information Revelation
• Moonsoo Kang PhD: 2007 Initial Placement: Loyola College Current Placement: Iona College Dissertation: Does More Informed Trading Necessarily Lead to Higher Expected Returns
• Stefan Platikanov PhD: 2007 Placement: Suffolk University Dissertation: Essays on Firm Investments and Financial Constraints
• Brian Bolton PhD: 2006 Initial Placement: University of New Hampshire Current Placement: Portland State University Dissertation: Corporate Governance and Firm Performance
• Gitit Gur-Gershgoren​ PhD: 2006 Placement: Ben-Gurion University
• Guoming (Alan) Huang PhD: 2005 Placement: University of Waterloo
• Michael Loroz PhD: 2004 Placement: No information provided
• Jing Yang       PhD: 2003 Placement: California State University – Fullerton
• Aakash Saxena PhD: 2020 Placement: Sykes Enterprises, Inc. Dissertation: A Method to Extract Context-Sensitive Semantics of a Concept Using Word-Embedding Space and Its Application
• Jeffrey Sweeney  PhD: 2016 Placement: Erasmus University Dissertation: On Value Creation from Knowledge Management Systems
• Jose Ramirez  PhD: 2015 Placement: United States Military Academy at West Point Dissertation: Essays on Military and Civilian Manpower Planning
• Mark Zais  PhD: 2014 Placement: Office of the Secretary of Defense Dissertation: Simulation-Optimization, Markov Chain and Graph Coloring Approaches to Military Manpower Modeling and Deployment Sourcing
• Subhamoy Ganguly PhD: 2013 Placement: Indian Institute of Management – Udaipur Dissertation: Essays in Scheduling: Applications in Health Care and Manufacturing
• Jingjing Li  PhD: 2013 Placement: University of Virginia Dissertation: Addressing Information Proliferation: Applications of Information Extraction and Text Mining
• Michele Samorani  PhD: 2012 Placement: University of Alberta, Canada Dissertation: Data Mining For Enhanced Operations Management Decision Making: Applications in Health Care
• Tomasz Miaskiewicz  PhD: 2010 Initial Placement: The New University of Lisbon Current Placement: NOVA School of Business and Economics Dissertation: Bridging the Gap Between Consumers and Designers: The Role of Accurate and Effective Personas
• Harald Reinertsen  PhD: 2010 Placement: Smith Stål Øst AS, Norway Dissertation: Optimization of the Industrial Cutting Stock Problems – Production Scheduling in a Dynamic Stochastic Environment
• Zainab AlQenaei  PhD: 2009 Placement: Kuwait University Dissertation: An Investigation of the Relationship Between Consumer Mental Health Recovery Measures and Clinicians’ Reports Using Multivariate Analysis of the Singular Value Decomposition of a Textual Corpus
• Marco Better  PhD: 2007 Placement: OptTek Systems, Inc. Dissertation: Data Mining Techniques for Prediction in Discrete Data Applications
• Fang Liang  PhD: 2007 Placement: PROS Pricing Solutions Dissertation: The Hyperplan-Based Classification Techniques
• Dirk Hovorka PhD: 2006 Placement: Bond University, Australia Dissertation: Information Systems Foundations: Four Research Essays
• Rahul Patil  PhD: 2006 Placement: Indian Institute of Management Dissertation: Improved Techniques for Due Date Quotation in Realistic Production Environments
• Emilio Collar  PhD: 2005 Placement: Western Connecticut State University Dissertation: An Investigation of Programming Code Textbase Readability Based on a Cognitive Readability Model
• Younghwa Lee  PhD: 2005 Placement: University of Kansas Dissertation: Developing Theoretical Models of Website Usability
• Mark W.S. Chun  PhD: 2003 Placement: Pepperdine University Dissertation: Embedded Knowledge, Embedded Information Systems: A Resource-Based Perspective on the System Integration Process During a Corporate Merger
• Matthew Meister PhD: 2023 Placement: University of San Francisco Dissertation: Inherent Issues with User-Generated Star Ratings
• Nicholas Light PhD: 2021 Placement: Portland State University Dissertation: Less Is More? Two Essays on Consumer Perceptions of Simplicity and Complexity
• Joseph Harvey PhD: 2020 Placement: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Dissertation: A Limited Attention Account of Information Overload, Adaptive Consumer Attention, and Annuity Decisions
• Sharaya Jones PhD: 2020 Placement: George Mason University Dissertation: Two Essays Toward a Conceptual Understanding of Shared (vs. Individual) Consumption
• Justin Pomerance PhD: 2020 Placement: University of New Hampshire Dissertation: Two Essays Toward a Conceptual Framework for the Pain of Paying
• Lauren Min   PhD: 2018 Placement: University of Kansas Dissertation: Two Essays on Consumer Curation
• Andrew Long PhD: 2018 Placement: Louisiana State University Dissertation: There’s No Accounting for Taste: The Role of Unique Features and Explanations in Perceived Product Differentiation
• Erin Percival Carter PhD: 2017 Placement: University of Maine Dissertation: A Dynamic and Multi-Dimensional Approach to Consumer Well-Being
• Julie Schiro PhD: 2016 Placement: University College Dublin Dissertation: Using Humor to "Sell" Good Life Choices
• Christina Kan PhD: 2015 Placement: Texas A&M University Dissertation: Two Essays on Coping with Constraint
• An Tran PhD: 2014 Placement: Drexel University, Sacramento Dissertion: Consequences and Causes of Broad or Narrow Categories in Budgeting and Planning
• Bridget Leonard PhD: 2014 Placement: Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne Dissertation: Stereotype Transfer in Advertising: Process and Moderators
• Abby Schneider PhD: 2014 Placement: Regis University Dissertation: Message in a Bottle: What Anthropomorphized Package Designs Tell Consumers About Themselves
• Ji Hoon Jhang PhD: 2013 Placement: Oklahoma State University Dissertation: Two Essays on Consumers' Goal Proximity and Inter-temporal Choice
• Kelly Herd PhD: 2011 Placement: Indiana University, Bloomington Dissertation: Identity and Product Design
• Ethan Pew PhD: 2010 Initial Placement: American University Current Placement: Stony Brook University Dissertation: Regulatory Fit Can Be More Than a Feeling: Evidence of Facilitated Processing for Prevention Fit in Investment Decision-Making Contexts
• Caleb Warren PhD: 2010 Placement: Bocconi University, Milano, Italy - Current Placement, Texas A&M University Dissertation: What Makes Things Cool and Why Marketers Should Care
• Qiuping Li PhD: 2010 Placement: University of Nebraska, Kearney Dissertation: Memory Reconstruction and Consumer Decision Making
• Mark Ratchford PhD: 2010 Placement: Vanderbilt University Dissertation: Resource-Based Coalitions in Marketing Channels: A Cooperative Game Theoretic Analysis
• Gina Mohr PhD: 2009 Placement: Colorado State University Dissertation: When Are Decisions Difficult? Goal Conflict and Compromise in Negatively Correlated Choice Environments
• Rajesh Bagchi PhD 2008 Placement: Virginia Tech University Dissertation: Reading the Seller’s Face: Moderating Effects on How Seller Concession Patterns Influence Buyer Price Expectations
• Rodney Ruble PhD 2007 Placement: Rivendell College, Boulder, CO
• Barney Pacheco PhD 2005 Placement: The University of the West Indies
• Amar Cheema PhD 2003 Placement: Washington University, St. Louis
• Liza Barnes   PhD: 2023 Placement: Drexel University Dissertation: A Multi-Perspective Exploration of Employee Medical Leaves of Absence
• Jessi Rivin PhD: 2023 Placement: San Diego State University Dissertation: Dynamics Between Mental Health and Curiosity in Employee Well-Being
• Brittany Lambert PhD: 2021 Placement: Indiana University, Bloomington Dissertation: An Exploration of Gender and Mental Health in Traditional and Non-Traditional Work Environments
• Victor Marsh PhD: 2021 Placement: University of Toronto Dissertation: Diversity Practice Innovation: Design Processes and Employee Perception
• Hunter Phoenix Van Wagoner PhD: 2021 Placement: California State University, Fullerton Dissertation: An Affective Events Theory Perspective on Mental Health in The Workplace
• Jessica Kirk PhD: 2019 Placement: University of Memphis Dissertation: Gender Dynamics in the Workplace: A Nuanced Look at Gender Bias and How to Mitigate It
• Elsa Chan PhD: 2017 Placement: City University of Hong Kong Dissertation: Virtues in organizations: An examination of humility and compassion in leadership and entrepreneurship
• Jenni Dinger  PhD: 2015 Placement: Indiana University Dissertation: An Examination of How Community Social Identity Motivates Crowdfunding of Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurial Rebuilding after Natural
• Shayne Kiefer  PhD: 2013 Placement: U.S. Air Force Academy Dissertation: Predicting and Examining Links Between IPO Hype, Managerial Expectations, and Firm Outcomes
• Daniel Lerner  PhD: 2013 Placement: University of Deusto, Spain Dissertation: Opportunity Pursuit and the Disinhibition Paradox
• Marilyn Uy  PhD: 2009 Placement: University of Victoria, Canada Dissertation: Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Dissertation: The Roller Coaster Ride: Affective Influences in Entrepreneurial Efforts
• Zainab AlQenaei PhD: 2009 Placement: Kuwait University Dissertation: An Investigation of the Relationship Between Consumer Mental Health Recovery Measures and Clinicians’ Reports Using Multivariate Analysis of the Singular Value Decomposition of a Textual Corpus
• Marco Better PhD: 2007 Placement: OptTek Systems, Inc. Dissertation: Data Mining Techniques for Prediction in Discrete Data Applications
• Fang Liang PhD: 2007 Placement: PROS Pricing Solutions Dissertation: The Hyperplan-Based Classification Techniques
• Rahul Patil PhD: 2006 Placement: Indian Institute of Management Dissertation: Improved Techniques for Due Date Quotation in Realistic Production Environments
• Emilio Collar PhD: 2005 Placement: Western Connecticut State University Dissertation: An Investigation of Programming Code Textbase Readability Based on a Cognitive Readability Model
• Younghwa Lee PhD: 2005 Placement: University of Kansas Dissertation: Developing Theoretical Models of Website Usability
• Mark W.S. Chun PhD: 2003 Placement: Pepperdine University Dissertation: Embedded Knowledge, Embedded Information Systems: A Resource-Based Perspective on the System Integration Process During a Corporate Merger
• Elizabeth Embry PhD: 2023 Placement: University of Kansas Dissertation: Building Change: A Multi-Level Analysis of Resilience through Sustainability, Health and Entrepreneurship in the Built Environment
• Sandip Bisui PhD: 2023 Placement: Purdue University Dissertation: Essays on the Implications of Information Disclosures on New Ventures’
• Andrew Garofolo PhD: 2023 Placement: Georgia Southern University Dissertation: The Time Dynamics of Acquisitions and Entrepreneurial Exit
• Nianchen Han PhD: 2022 Placement: Nanyang Technological University Dissertation: How Value Appropriation Concerns Affect Knowledge Development Decisions: Evidence from Three Innovation Contexts
• Fan You PhD: 2022 Placement: Uber Technologies Dissertation: Essays on Approximate Dynamic Programming, Customer Choice Modeling and Assortment Optimization in Online Marketplaces
• Harsha Tadikonda PhD: 2020 Placement: Indian School of Business Dissertation: Essays on Intellectual Property Litigation
• Kun Zhang PhD: 2019 Placement: Peking University Dissertation: An Exploration of Knowledge Diffusion Through Organizational Boundary-Spanning and Employee Mobility
• Jessica Jones PhD: 2020 Placement: University of Tennessee Dissertation: How Identity Influences the Investor-Entrepreneur Relationship: The Case of Impact Investing
• Francisco Morales PhD: 2019 Placement: Universidad Diego Portales Dissertation: Value Creation and Capture in Corporate Acquisitions: Essays on Inventor Collaboration and Knowledge Transfer.
• Carla Bustamante PhD: 2016 Placement: Universidad Adolfo Ibanez Dissertation: Institutions as Determinants of Startups’ Decisions and Outcomes in Particular, and Market Functioning At Large
• Yuchen Zhang PhD: 2016 Placement: Tulane University Dissertation: Knowledge Transfer and Recombinant Innovation: Evidence from Three Types of Organizations
• Jenni Dinger PhD: 2015 Placement: Suffolk University Dissertation: An Examination of How Community Social Identity Motivates Crowdfunding of Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurial Rebuilding after Natural 
• Siddharth Vedula PhD: 2015 Placement: Babson College Dissertation: Startups in a spiky world: Three essays on geography and entrepreneurship
• Jose Ramirez PhD: 2015 Placement: United States Military Academy at West Point Dissertation: Essays on Military and Civilian Manpower Planning
• Michael Conger PhD: 2014 Placement: Miami University - Ohio Dissertation: Hybrid Social Enterprise: Collective Action, Identity, and Hybrid Business Models
• Mark Zais PhD: 2014 Placement: Office of the Secretary of Defense Dissertation: Simulation-Optimization, Markov Chain and Graph Coloring Approaches to Military Manpower Modeling and Deployment Sourcing
• Richard Hunt PhD: 2013 Placement: Institute of Behavioral Sciences, CU Boulder Current Placement: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Dissertation: Essays Concerning the Entry and Survival Strategies of Entrepreneurial Firms: A Transaction Perspective Winner of the National Federation of Independent Business Doctoral Dissertation Award, Entrepreneurship Division, 2014 Academy of Management Annual Meeting
• Shayne Kiefer PhD: 2013 Placement: U.S. Air Force Academy Dissertation: Predicting and Examining Links Between IPO Hype, Managerial Expectations, and Firm Outcomes
• Daniel Lerner PhD: 2013 Placement: University of Deusto, Spain Dissertation: Opportunity Pursuit and the Disinhibition Paradox
• Michele Samorani PhD: 2012 Placement: University of Alberta, Canada Dissertation: Data Mining For Enhanced Operations Management Decision Making: Applications in Health Care
• Kenneth Younge PhD: 2012 Initial Placement: Post Doc at the University of California, Berkeley Current Placement: Purdue University Dissertation: Employee Mobility and the Appropriation of Value from Knowledge: Evidence from Three Essays Winner of the Wiley-Blackwell Outstanding Dissertation Award, Business Policy & Strategy, 2013 Academy of Management Annual Meeting
• Patrick Heflin PhD: 2012 Placement: United States Air Force Academy Dissertation: Resistance and Compliance: Employee Reaction to Bureaucratic Control Measures in Autonomous Work Settings
• Markus Fitza PhD: 2010 Initial Placement: Bentley University Current Placement: Texas A&M University Dissertation: IPO Underpricing From the Perspective of the Issuing Firm: Money Left on the Table or Strategic Gain? Finalist of the Wiley-Blackwell Outstanding Dissertation Award (one of seven), Business Policy & Strategy, 2011 Academy of Management Annual Meeting
• Tandy Dilworth PhD: 2010 Placement: N/A
• Harald Reinertsen PhD: 2010 Placement: Smith Stål Øst AS, Norway Dissertation: Optimization of the Industrial Cutting Stock Problems – Production Scheduling in a Dynamic Stochastic Environment
• Marilyn Uy PhD: 2009 Initial Placement: University of Victoria, Canada Current Placement: Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Dissertation: The Roller Coaster Ride: Affective Influences in Entrepreneurial Efforts
• Desiree Pacheco PhD: 2009 Placement: Portland State University Dissertation: The Quest for Legitimacy in Nascent Industries: Exploring the Interplay Across Institutional Actors in the Emergence of Renewable Energy Sectors
• Asad Aziz PhD: 2008 Placement: Colorado State University Dissertation: Striving or Coasting on Collective Tasks: A Regulatory Focus Perspective
• Charles Murnieks PhD: 2007 Placement: United States Air Force Academy Dissertation: Who Am I? The Quest for an Entrepreneurial Identity and an Investigation of its Relationship to Entrepreneurial Passion and Goal-Setting
• Joy Godesiabois PhD: 2007 Initial Placement: Northeastern University Current Placement: Colorado School of Mines Dissertation: The Rise and Decline of Social Capitalists: A Longitudinal Study of Social Capital and Performance Among Startups in the Venture Capital Industry
• Lawrence Plummer PhD: 2007 Initial Placement: Clemson University Current Placement: University of Oklahoma Dissertation: Good Neighbors or Bad? A Time-Space Model of the Effects of Entrepreneurial Entry on the Profits of Post-IPO Firms
• Arunee Tanvisuth PhD: 2007 Placement: Thammasat University, Bangkok
• Michele Swift PhD: 2007 Placement: Oregon State University
• Rahul Patil PhD: 2006 Placement: Indian Institute of Management
• Linda LaGanga PhD: 2006 Placement: Mental Health Center of Denver
• Erik Monsen PhD: 2005 Placement: Max Planck Institute of Economics
• James Haynie PhD: 2005 Placement: Syracuse University
• Denis J. Gregoire PhD: 2005 Placement: Georgia State University
• Michael Meeks PhD: 2004 Placement: San Francisco State University
• Gyungwon Jung PhD: 2003 Placement: Korean Army
• Jeffery McMullen PhD: 2003 Placement: Baylor University
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Accounting and Finance BSc

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Course overview

You'll study your Accounting and Finance degree at our world-renowned Leeds University Business School . This is a leading and innovative course that delivers a strong accounting and finance knowledge base, whilst helping you develop a wider skill set, in preparation for a career in accounting or finance, as well as a range of other sectors.

This Accounting and Finance degree offers you the opportunity to graduate with significant exemptions from the main accountancy professional bodies, giving you a head start for your career.

You'll develop a deep understanding of the way financial information is used and managed within organisations and how it is reported, both internally and externally. You'll learn about the modern economy, the nature of business, and the role that accountancy and finance can play within in it.

This course will give you the practical knowledge and skills that top accounting and finance employers are looking for. Compulsory modules will develop your analytical skills and gives you a broad understanding of key topics in economics, financial and management accounting, corporate finance and financial analytics.

You can also tailor your studies with optional modules as diverse as forensic accounting and finance, corporate social responsibility and strategic management.

Leeds is one of the largest city regions for financial and business services in the UK which makes it an ideal place to study accounting and finance. You'll also have a range of opportunities to gain relevant work experience within the sector.

Shape your learning with pathways

This course offers pathways from Year 2, which allow you to tailor your course to your specific interests or professional aspirations. The pathways provide modules that can be taken in particular areas and can be followed through to your final year. This unique level of personalisation and self-direction provides you with flexibility to meet your career goals, whilst helping you stand out from the crowd when you graduate.

The pathways available on this course are:

• Enterprise and Innovation
• Ethics and Sustainability
• Business Management

Leeds University Business School

Find out more about studying your undergraduate degree at the University of Leeds' world-ranked and triple accredited Business School.

Course highlights

Choose to take an optional year in industry gaining practical experience, or immerse yourself in a new culture studying in a different country at one of our many partner universities across the world.

Access to our state-of-the-art trading room, helping you develop practical skills for your career. You'll have the chance to gain certification for taking part in Bloomberg Market Concepts training in your first year, and to participate in a live trading simulation in your final year.

Learn from highly qualified and experienced professional accountants and world-renowned academic researchers.

Graduate with the opportunity to receive significant exemptions from the main accountancy professional bodies, giving you a head start for a career as a Chartered Accountant.

Supporting your personal development

Throughout your studies, you'll benefit from the support of your Academic Personal Tutor who will work in partnership with you to maximise your personal and professional development.

You’ll also have access to support from the Business School’s Employability and Opportunity team who will help you explore opportunities to develop your professional network and gain work experience.

Read more about personal development support within the Business School .

Specialist facilities

At Leeds University Business School, you’ll have access to specialist facilities including state-of-the-art lecture theatres, collaborative learning and teaching spaces with the latest interactive technology and modern study spaces with dedicated computer clusters. As an accounting and finance student, you will also have use of our state-of-the-Bloomberg Trading Rooms, enabling you to engage with practical applications of both finance and investment decision-making. Read more about our Business School facilities .

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Accreditation

Leeds University Business School has triple accreditation from the three leading bodies AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS

This course is an ICAEW Strategic Partnership Degree and is recognised as a University Affiliation Programme (UAP) by the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute.

Our BSc Accounting and Finance offers significant exemptions from the main accountancy professional bodies, which include:

the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)

the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW)

the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) .

the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) .

Course details

Our degrees have a modular structure. This means that the theoretical and applied content within our compulsory modules provide you with the core knowledge and skills that you need.

Alongside these compulsory modules, you'll also have the opportunity to shape your course through optional, pathway and discovery modules. They're a great way to tailor your study around your interests or career aspirations and help you stand out in a competitive graduate job market.

• Optional modules are related to the field of accounting and finance, enabling you to deepen your knowledge and skills within this area. 
• Pathways are optional modules themed around key business disciplines, designed to complement your core knowledge and skills in accounting and finance and broaden your expertise. Pathway modules are available in your second and final year. You can choose to study modules from up to two pathways during each year, with the opportunity to continue, choose a different pathway* or return your focus to accounting and finance optional modules as you progress between years.
• Discovery modules give you opportunities to expand your intellectual horizons outside your subject area. They are categorised into 10 Discovery Themes ranging from arts to sciences, and from theory to practice.   

*Subject to prerequisites in year 2.   

Whether you choose optional, pathway or discovery modules, you’ll be shaping your course to suit your personal interests and career aspirations. In all years, you will be able to choose from a selection of modules that reflect the research interests and expertise of staff at Leeds.

You’ll be introduced to a set of compulsory modules that lay the foundations of your studies. You’ll learn and develop the mathematical knowledge and skills you need and be introduced to key financial and economic principles, as well as study the fundamentals of financial and management accounting. You’ll also choose an optional module based on your current level of mathematics and statistics knowledge, and be offered discovery module(s) from a broad range of University-wide disciplines.

Building upon your knowledge base from first year, you’ll undertake further compulsory modules that will develop your understanding of corporate finance, and financial and management accounting. You’ll also develop essential skills including research methods and analytical techniques.

Optional modules will allow you to focus on areas including applied credit analytics, business and the legal environment and banking systems. You’ll also have the opportunity to study pathway modules in areas of economics, enterprise and innovation, ethics and sustainability and business management. A choice of discovery modules will again be offered.

When you enter your final year, you will have developed high-level research and analytical skills. You’ll apply these to a project that runs throughout the year, which could be either a research dissertation on a topic of your choice or in-depth financial analysis on a major organisation. You will also have the opportunity to explore advanced topics in finance and undertake a complex case study.

Optional accounting and finance modules will span diverse topics, such as auditing, taxation, forensic accounting and finance, private equity, behavioural finance and international banking and finance. You will also have the option to continue to study pathway modules. A choice of discovery modules will also be offered in your final year.

Course structure

The list shown below represents typical modules/components studied and may change from time to time. Read more in our terms and conditions.

For more information and a full list of typical modules available on this course, please read Accounting and Finance BSc in the course catalogue

Compulsory modules  

• Foundations of Finance (20 credits) 
• Academic and Professional Development for Studies in Finance (20 credits) 
• Mathematics and Statistics for Economics and Business 1B (10 credits) 
• Introduction to Financial Accounting (10 credits) 
• Introduction to Management Accounting (10 credits) 
• Economic Theory and Applications for Finance (20 credits) 

Optional modules  

• Mathematics and Statistics for Economics and Business 1A (10 credits) 
• Foundations of Banking (10 credits)

Compulsory modules   

• Corporate Finance (20 credits)  
• Financial Econometrics (10 credits)  
• Commercial Skills for Finance Professionals (10 credits)  
• Intermediate Financial Accounting (20 credits)  
• Intermediate Management Accounting (20 credits)  
• From Study to Work (10 credits)  
• Applied Credit Analytics (10 credits)  
• Banks and Banking Systems (10 credits)  
• Business and the Legal Environment (20 credits)  
• Experiencing the World of Work (10 credits)

Pathway modules  

Enterprise and Innovation pathway  

• Leading and Managing Small Business (10 credits)  
• Entrepreneurship in Theory and Practice (10 credits)  
• Managing Innovation in Business (10 credits)  
• New Enterprise Planning (20 credits)  

Ethics and Sustainability pathway  

• Leadership Ethics (10 credits)  
• Contemporary Industrial Relations (10 credits)  
• Corporate Social Responsibility (10 credits)  

Economics pathway 

• Industrial Economics (10 credits)  
• Mathematics for Business and Economics 2 (10 credits)  
• Business Economics (10 credits)  
• Intermediate Microeconomics (10 credits)  
• Intermediate Macroeconomics (10 credits)  

Business Management pathway 

• People in Organisation (10 credits)  
• How Managers Make Decisions (10 credits)  
• Evidence Based Consultancy (10 credits)  
• Advanced Financial Accounting (10 credits)  
• Advanced Finance (10 credits)  
• Critical Cases in Accounting and Finance (20 credits)  
• Dissertation for Accounting, Banking and Finance (40 credits)  OR Financial Analysis (40 credits)  
• Private Equity (10 credits)  
• Forensic Accounting and Finance (10 credits)  
• Behavioural Finance (10 credits)  
• Contemporary Issues in Banking (10 credits)  
• Financial Derivatives (10 credits)  
• Auditing and Assurance Services (20 credits)  
• International Business Finance (10 credits)  
• Contemporary Issues in Accounting (10 credits)  
• Professional Portfolio Management (10 credits)  
• Principles of Taxation (20 credits)  
• Enterprise Consultancy (20 credits)  
• Critical Perspectives in Enterprise and Entrepreneurship (20 credits)  
• Innovation Thinking and Practice (10 credits)  
• Gender and Equality at Work in Comparative Perspective (20 credits)  
• Diversity Management (20 credits)  
• Business Ethics (20 credits)  

  Economics pathway 

• Advanced Microeconomics (10 credits)  
• Advanced Macroeconomics (10 credits)  
• Environmental Economics (10 credits)  
• Modern Theories of Money and Monetary Policy (10 credits)  
• The Political Economy of Work (10 credits)  
• Economics of Business and Corporate Strategy (20 credits)  
• Strategic Management (20 credits)  
• International Business Management (20 credits)  
• Leadership in Organisations (10 credits) 

Learning and teaching

You’ll be taught using a range of methods including lectures, tutorials, seminars and workshops. The rest of your time will be spent in independent learning, which allows you to develop your skills in research and analysis. You will benefit from access to our Bloomberg Trading Rooms, including two brand new 24-seat suites. The trading rooms allow you to apply your finance theories to decision making in a safe environment using real time information.

Our Virtual Learning Environment will help to support your studies: it’s a central place where you can find all the information and resources for the School, your programme and modules.

On this course you’ll be taught by our expert academics, from lecturers through to professors. You may also be taught by industry professionals with years of experience, as well as trained postgraduate researchers, connecting you to some of the brightest minds on campus.

We use a variety of assessment methods to help you develop a range of transferable skills that you’ll need in professional life. These are likely to include coursework, exams, oral presentations, group reports and a dissertation.

Entry requirements

A-level: AAA

GCSE: 5 GCSEs at grade C/4 or higher including Mathematics grade A/7 and English Language grade B/6 or equivalent, or an appropriate English language qualification.* *If you have a B/6 in GCSE English Literature we will accept a Grade B/5 or C/4 in GCSE English Language.

Read more about UK and Republic of Ireland accepted qualifications for this course.

Alternative qualification

Access to he diploma.

Typically, we consider the Access to Higher Education Diploma to be suitable for UK/EU applicants who will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. Applicants must complete a Business-related diploma of 60 credits with 45 credits at Level 3. A minimum of 30 Level 3 credits must be awarded at Distinction level and 15 at Merit. Applicants are expected to meet the GCSE Maths and English Language minimum requirements for their chosen degree programme.

Please note that applicants presenting this qualification may be called for interview (where they must also present a recent piece of academic writing for review) - this requirement is assessed upon receipt of the application.

We will accept the RQF BTEC National Extended Diploma in Business with Distinction* Distinction Distinction (an academic A Level is not required). For the QCF BTEC National Extended Diploma in Business, or other BTEC qualifications alongside academic A-levels, please see our BTEC entry requirements .

Cambridge Pre-U

D3, D3, M2 or D2, M1, M1. Please note that this requirement excludes the Cambridge Pre-U Certificate in Global Perspectives and Independent Research. We also consider applicants who offer a combination of Pre-U and A-Level qualifications. Please contact [email protected] for further advice.

International Baccalaureate

35 points overall including 5 in Standard level Maths courses or 4 in Higher level Maths courses, and 5 in English (Standard or Higher Level), with 17 points from Higher Level subjects.

For those candidates who meet our Maths or English requirements through another qualification, these minimum points for Maths or English in the IB Diploma do not apply. If you are presenting Literature and Performance as one of your International Baccalaureate subjects, you will need to present a separate English qualification .

Irish Leaving Certificate (higher Level)

Applicants must obtain 6 H2 grades in the Irish Leaving Certificate (Higher Level). Maths and English Language will be accepted at Ordinary level in lieu of GCSEs. A grade of O2 is required for GCSE A/7, and a grade of O3 is required for GCSE B/5 (Maths) or GCSE B/6 (English).

Scottish Highers / Advanced Highers

Scottish Highers and Scottish Advanced Highers are acceptable for entry onto our degree programmes in the following combinations: six Highers at AAAAAA or one Advanced Higher at A with five Highers at AAABB, or two Advanced Highers at AA with five Highers AABBB. We will also accept three Advanced Highers at AAA. Intermediate 2 / National 5 Maths and English are acceptable in lieu of GCSE requirements on a grade for grade basis.

We welcome applications from candidates offering T levels. Applicants would be expected to achieve an overall Distinction from one of these subjects; Digital Business Services, Digital Support and Services, Accounting, Finance, or Management and Administration (the subject Human Resources may be considered in the future).

Applicants are expected to meet the GCSE Maths and English Language minimum requirements for their chosen degree programme.

Welsh Baccalaureate

Applicants offering the Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (SCC) must obtain a grade A alongside AA at A level (excluding General Studies and Critical Thinking).

Alternative entry

We’re committed to identifying the best possible applicants, regardless of personal circumstances or background.

Access to Leeds is a contextual admissions scheme which accepts applications from individuals who might be from low income households, in the first generation of their immediate family to apply to higher education, or have had their studies disrupted.

Find out more about Access to Leeds and contextual admissions .

Typical Access to Leeds offer A level: ABB

GCSE: 5 GCSEs at grade C/4 or higher including Mathematics grade A/7 and English Language or English Literature grade C/4

Access to Leeds: Pass

International

We accept a range of international equivalent qualifications. Read more about International Entry Requirements for Leeds University Business School on our Entry Requirements page.

International Foundation Year

International students who do not meet the academic requirements for undergraduate study may be able to study the University of Leeds International Foundation Year. This gives you the opportunity to study on campus, be taught by University of Leeds academics and progress onto a wide range of Leeds undergraduate courses. Find out more about International Foundation Year programmes.

English language requirements

IELTS 6.5 overall, with no less than 6.0 in any component. For other English qualifications, read English language equivalent qualifications .

Improve your English If you're an international student and you don't meet the English language requirements for this programme, you may be able to study our undergraduate pre-sessional English course , to help improve your English language level.

UK: £9,250 (per year)

International: £28,750 (per year)

Tuition fees for UK undergraduate students starting in 2024/25 Tuition fees for UK full-time undergraduate students are set by the UK Government and will be £9,250 for students starting in 2024/25.

The fee may increase in future years of your course in line with inflation only, as a consequence of future changes in Government legislation and as permitted by law.

Tuition fees for UK undergraduate students starting in 2025/26 Tuition fees for UK full-time undergraduate students starting in 2025/26 have not yet been confirmed by the UK government. When the fee is available we will update individual course pages.

Tuition fees for international undergraduate students starting in 2024/25 and 2025/26 Tuition fees for international students for 2024/25 are available on individual course pages. Fees for students starting in 2025/26 will be available from September 2024.

Tuition fees for a study abroad or work placement year If you take a study abroad or work placement year, you’ll pay a reduced tuition fee during this period. For more information, see Study abroad and work placement tuition fees and loans .

Read more about paying fees and charges .

There may be additional costs related to your course or programme of study, or related to being a student at the University of Leeds. Read more on our living costs and budgeting page .

Scholarships and financial support

If you have the talent and drive, we want you to be able to study with us, whatever your financial circumstances. There is help for students in the form of loans and non-repayable grants from the University and from the government. Find out more in our  Undergraduate funding overview .

Leeds University Business School awards a generous range of scholarships .

Apply to this course through UCAS. Check the deadline for applications on the UCAS website .

The deadline for international students to apply to Leeds University Business School courses is 30 June.

This course is not accepting applications for deferred entry.

We typically receive a high number of applications to our courses in Leeds University Business School. The number of applicants exceeds the number of places available so, to ensure that we treat all applications fairly and equitably, we wait until after the UCAS equal consideration application deadline has passed before making a final decision on applications.

If we put your application on hold for review after the UCAS application deadline, we will send you an email to let you know. Although you may have to wait longer than usual to receive a decision, you will hear from us by mid-May at the latest, in line with the deadline that UCAS sets universities for making decisions on applications submitted by the January UCAS deadline.

Offer decisions are made based on an overall review of applications including predicted grades, breadth of knowledge demonstrated through qualifications, personal statement, extra-curricular and work experience, and contextual information. We look for enthusiastic and talented students who have the potential to succeed in their studies with us and contribute to our community.

Please see our How to Apply page, under “Application decisions” for details.

International students apply through UCAS in the same way as UK students. Our network of international representatives can help you with your application. If you’re unsure about the application process, contact the admissions team for help.

Read about visas, immigration and other information in International students . We recommend that international students apply as early as possible to ensure that they have time to apply for their visa.

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Career opportunities

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A degree in Accounting and Finance equips you with a range of skills to pursue many career options. Developing a comprehensive skill from a complex business degree, is highly valued by employers across all sectors.

Where will your Accounting and Finance degree take you?

Whilst a large number of graduates have pursued a career in accountancy and progressed to become qualified accountants, there are a variety of other options available to you upon graduation.

For example, recent graduates have gone on to work in Retail and Investment Banking, Management Trainees, Civil Servants, Brokers, Auditors, Finance Analysts, Insolvency Administrators, and Tax and Business Advisors.

Careers support

We encourage you to prepare for your career from day one. That’s one of the reasons Leeds graduates are so sought after by employers. Leeds University Business School is one of the few universities in the UK with a dedicated Employability and Opportunity team . You'll be supported throughout your studies with one-to-one support, workshops and events from graduate employers, helping you develop the professional skills and experience that top employers are looking for,

Nurturing Talent Mentor Scheme

You’ll also have the opportunity to apply for our competitive Nurturing Talent Mentor Scheme , exclusive for Business School students. We’ll connect you with an industry professional who will support you on your career path as you are mentored on a one-to-one basis for one academic year.  

Find out more about the Business School’s Employability and Opportunity support .  

During your time at Leeds, you’ll also have full access to the University Careers Service Centre and Centre for Enterprise and Entrepreneurial Studies.  

The Careers Service Centre work with a large network of experienced professionals from companies such as Santander, M&S and KPMG, who volunteer as mentors on our  Nurturing Talent Mentor Scheme .   

Study abroad and work placements

Study abroad.

On this course you have the opportunity to apply to spend an additional academic year studying abroad. The University has partnerships with more than 300 universities worldwide and popular destinations for our students include the USA, Canada, Australia, countries in Asia and countries in Europe.

You can also apply to take part in a short-course summer school at one of our overseas partner institutions. A summer school can be taken as part of a three-year degree, or in addition to a study year abroad or year in industry.

Read more about studying abroad .

Work placement

Work placements can help you decide on your career and improve your employability prospects. You’ll have the opportunity to put theory from your course into practice whilst gaining practical work experience and transferable skills sought after by graduate employers.

On this course you have the option to apply to spend a year in industry working within organisations across the public, private or voluntary sectors, in the UK or overseas. If you take this option, your degree will be extended to a four-year course with the third year spent on placement.

Support to find shorter summer internships is also available.

Learn more about work placements .

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Expertise of research area algorithms and complexity; algorithms on graphs and data structures; applied computing; artificial intelligence; artificial intelligence in medical imaging; big data; cloud computing; computational fluid dynamics; crowd simulation; data analysis; machine learning; modelling and simulation platforms; sensor data

Research in the School of Computing ranges from fundamental advances in algorithms and our understanding of computation, through to highly applied research into new display technologies for clinical diagnosis, energy-efficient data centres, and profound insight into data through visualisation.

<h3>Our research</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://eps.leeds.ac.uk/computing-research-groups/doc/artificial-intelligence">Artificial Intelligence</a></li> <li><a href="https://eps.leeds.ac.uk/computing-research-groups/doc/computing-biology-medicine-health">Computing in Biology, Medicine and Health</a></li> <li><a href="https://eps.leeds.ac.uk/computing-research-groups/doc/algorithms-complexity">Algorithms and Complexity</a></li> <li><a href="https://eps.leeds.ac.uk/computing-research-groups/doc/distributed-systems-services">Distributed Systems and Services</a></li> <li><a href="https://eps.leeds.ac.uk/computing-research-groups/doc/computational-science-engineering">Computational Science and Engineering</a></li> <li><a href="https://eps.leeds.ac.uk/computing-research-groups/doc/computational-medicine">Computational Medicine</a></li> </ul> <p>We have strong links with the <a href="https://lida.leeds.ac.uk/">Leeds Institute for Data Analytics</a>, <a href="https://robotics.leeds.ac.uk/">Robotics Leeds</a> and the <a href="https://fluids.leeds.ac.uk/">Leeds Institute for Fluid Dynamics</a>. We&#39;re also a partner of <a href="http://www.leeds.ac.uk/info/2000/research_and_innovation/683/our_partnership_with_the_alan_turing_institute">The Alan Turing Institute</a>, the UK&rsquo;s national institute for data science and artificial intelligence.</p> <p>We have a range of opportunities for prospective postgraduate researchers including funded opportunities with our <a href="https://eps.leeds.ac.uk/computing-research-degrees/doc/centres-doctoral-training">Centres for Doctoral Training</a>. We also have a range of project ideas, and welcome new proposals that match our areas of expertise. You&rsquo;ll join a friendly, supportive and diverse community of postgraduate&nbsp;researchers who come from all over the world.</p> <h5>Why do your PhD at Leeds?&nbsp;</h5> <p><strong>96% of our research is world-leading (REF 2021)&nbsp;</strong><br /> At Leeds, our research addresses the most prevalent real-world challenges &ndash; providing solutions that have had both a national and global impact.&nbsp;<br /> <strong>Study in an active research environment&nbsp;</strong><br /> Studying your PhD with us means you&rsquo;ll be working in a professional research environment, using UK-leading facilities to bring your project to life &ndash; alongside active researchers who are at the forefront of their area.&nbsp;<br /> <strong>A strong network of support &nbsp;</strong><br /> The Leeds Doctoral College connects our community of researchers and can offer you the guidance, services and opportunities you&rsquo;ll need to get the most out of your PhD.&nbsp;<br /> <strong>Close industry links&nbsp;</strong><br /> Our partnerships and links to companies and academic institutions give you the opportunity to network at industry talks, seminars and conferences, building connections that&#39;ll benefit your next steps after you complete your PhD.&nbsp;<br /> <strong>Professional skills development &nbsp;</strong><br /> We think of the whole picture at Leeds. That&rsquo;s why we offer a range of workshops and courses that&#39;ll enhance your skillset further and transfer into your professional career.&nbsp;<br /> <strong>Personal and wellbeing services&nbsp;</strong><br /> Mental health and wellbeing support are integral to who we are at Leeds and you&rsquo;ll have access to the full range of services we offer to ensure you&rsquo;re feeling your best &ndash; and reaching your potential in your studies.&nbsp;<br /> <strong>Join our global community&nbsp;</strong><br /> We welcome students, researchers, academics, partners and alumni from more than 140 countries, all over the world. This means, as a university, we&rsquo;re bringing together different cultures and perspectives which helps strengthen our research &ndash; and societal impact.</p> <h3>Useful links and further reading:</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://eps.leeds.ac.uk/computing-research-degrees">Research degrees in the School of Computing</a></li> <li><a href="https://eps.leeds.ac.uk/computing-research-innovation">School of Computing, Research&nbsp;and Innovation</a></li> </ul> <h3>Leeds Doctoral College</h3> <p>Our <a href="https://www.leeds.ac.uk/research-leeds-doctoral-college">Doctoral College</a> supports you throughout your postgraduate research journey. It brings together all the support services and opportunities to enhance your research, your development, and your overall experience.</p>

<p>Formal applications for research degree study should be made online through the <a href="https://www.leeds.ac.uk/research-applying/doc/applying-research-degrees">University&#39;s website</a>.</p>

<p>For general enquiries and details regarding the application process, please contact the Graduate School Office:</p> <p>e:&nbsp;<a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>, t: +44 (0)113 34 35057</p>

Fisher Center for Real Estate + Urban Economics

2024 summer real estate research symposium, 2024 pre-wfa summer real estate research symposium, hilton hawaiian village june 26th – june 27th, 2024, registration is now open details can be found at the event website ., preliminary agenda, wednesday, june 26.

6:00 pm – Reception 7:00 pm – Dinner

THURSDAY, JUNE 25

8:00 am – Breakfast 9:00 am – Session I Mortgage Lenders’ Diversity Policies and Mortgage Lending to Minorities Ivy Feng,  University of Wisconsin-Madison , Devin M. Shanthikumar,  University of California Irvine , Dayin Zhang,  University of Wisconsin-Madison Presenter: Dayin Zhang,  University of Wisconsin-Madison Discussant: TBD

Why Zoning is Too Restrictive Jack Favilukis,  Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia , Jaehee Song,  Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado Presenter: Jack Favilukis, Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia Discussant: Sophie Calder-Wong, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

10:30 am – Break

11:00 am – Session II In Search of the Matching Function in the Housing Market Cristian Badarinza,  National University of Singapore and CEPR , Vimal Balasubramaniam,  Queen Mary University of London and CEPR,  Tarun Ramadorai,  Imperial College London and CEPR Presenter: Vimal Balasubramaniam,  Queen Mary University of London and CEPR Discussant: TBD

Identifying the Effects of Demand for Safe Assets Jefferson Duarte,  Jesse H. Jones School of Business at Rice University , Tarik  Umar, Jesse H. Jones School of Business at Rice University Presenter: Tarik Umar,  Jesse H. Jones School of Business at Rice University Discussant: Chester Spatt,  Carnegie Mellon University

12:30 pm – Lunch

2:00 pm – Session III – Lightning Round Environmental Health Risks, Property Values and Neighborhood Composition Jules van Binsbergen,  University of Pennsylvania, CEPR and NBER , João F. Cocco,  London Business School and CEPR , Marco Grotteria,  London Business School and CEPR,  S. Lakshmi Naaraayanan,  London Business School Presenter: Marco Grotteria,  London Business School and CEPR

Impact of Institutional Owners on Housing Markets Caitlin S. Gorback,  McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin , Franklin Qian,  UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School , Zipei Zhu,  UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Presenter: Franklin Qian,  UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School

Exploring Climate Risk, Risk Retention, and CMBS: Understanding their Interplay Yildiray Yildirim,  Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College, CUNY , Bing Zhu,  Technical University of Munich, Department of Civil, Geo and Environmental Engineering Presenter: Yildiray Yildirim,  Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College, CUNY

Adaptation to Climate Change Through Mortgage Default and Prepayment Yongheng Deng,  University of Wisconsin-Madison , Congyan Han,  University of Wisconsin-Madison , Teng Li,  Sun Yat-sen University , Timothy Riddiough,  University of Wisconsin-Madison Presenter: Timothy Riddiough,  University of Wisconsin-Madison

Picking Up the PACE: Loans for Residential Climate-Proofing Aymeric Bellon,  UNC Chapel Hill, Kenan-Flagler Business School , Cameron LaPoint,  Yale School of Management , Francesco Mazzola,  ESCP Business School , Guosong Xu,  Erasmus University, Rotterdam School of Management Presenter: Aymeric Bellon,  UNC Chapel Hill, Kenan-Flagler Business School

3:30 pm – Break

4:00 pm – Session IV Did Pandemic Relief Fraud Inflate House Prices? John M. Griffin,  McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin , Samuel Kruger,  McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin , Prateek Mahajan,  McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin Presenter: John M. Griffin,  McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin Discussant: TBD

For more information, please email [email protected] .

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