At Aston Business School our PhD programme is designed to train Doctoral students who aspire to become future academics or professional industry researchers. Our research expertise is embedded in our academic departments below, and you are strongly recommended to explore our departmental web pages, before applying, so that you can better position your research proposal to fit with academics' current research interests.<br><br>The Accounting Department at Aston Business School aims to provide a broad and rich learning experience, balancing academic rigour with real-world practical knowledge to produce rounded graduates and post-graduates with the highest possible level of critical skill and potential for employability. Our teaching and research staff include experienced academics and professionals with significant industry and consultancy experience. This unique mix means that from day one, our students are exposed to accounting experience that will set them ahead. We provide an environment that is conducive for early career staff to uncover their potential and to continue impacting societies within and beyond Birmingham. Our commitment to rigorous methodological, theoretical and empirical approaches offer substantiated excellence in our research and teaching portfolios. We build continually on our existing vibrant and collaborative research and maintain our reputation for research and innovation excellence by being flexible and agile, trying new approaches and seizing new opportunities.