To us accounting means more than cutting costs and managing transactions. It’s vital for ensuring accountability by encouraging sound, ethical decision making.
We’re home to world-class researchers and academics and we are ranked in the top 200 globally for accounting and finance in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024.
The University of Essex is also ranked in the Top 175 for Business and Economics in THE World University Rankings by Subject 2024.
We belong to the Social Sciences Faculty within the University, meaning we have strong connections with other departments and can supervise innovative interdisciplinary projects. We support our PhD students to design and conduct the research project they choose, rather than telling them to complete it in a particular way.
We’re pleased to be able to offer a number of integrated PhDs, for students who have a strong research proposal but who do not have previous research or Masters-level study experience.