Oxford Regional Innovation Enterprise Lab (ORIEL)
PhD
Key facts
Start dates
September 2023 / January 2024
Application deadline
30 April 2023
Location
Course length
Full time: 3 years
Department
More details
Eligibility: Home UK and international students
Bursary: £17,680 per year for 3 years
Fees: Paid by the University
Interview date: Online interviews will be held in mid-May 2023
Overview
Our mission as Oxford Brookes Business School (OBBS) is to ‘Inspire minds with insight and ambition’. Our doctoral students sit at the heart of this mission. The School is now accepting applications from outstanding candidates for a doctoral studentship at the research centre Oxford Regional Innovation Enterprise Lab (ORIEL).
The Oxford Regions, Innovation and Enterprise Lab (ORIEL) specialises in enterprise, entrepreneurship and regional economic development research and engagement, focussing on and addressing the needs of public, private and third-sector stakeholders. By linking intellectually-led questions and practice-based solutions, this thematic area brings together academic insight and its application to policy and practice.
Members of ORIEL are engaged in local, national and international research on a range of issues, such as regional economic development, entrepreneurial ecosystems, entrepreneurship, enterprise and innovation, social enterprise, start-ups, SME growth and performance, and internationalisation.
Additional details
Our researchers publish in top-tier journals, such as British Journal of Management, Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, Journal of Small Business Management, Journal of World Business, Regional Studies, and Technovation.
As a doctoral student, you can transform your future through undertaking rigorous and creative research training with recognised methodological and subject experts to become an independent researcher. You will be a valued member of our supportive, vibrant, diverse and inclusive research community and thriving research centres. You will have an opportunity to develop life-long networks, produce journal articles with supervisors and engage in some teaching, if desired.
There is a possibility for the studentships to be awarded to applicants to our new distance learning PhD programme.
How to apply
Entry requirements
These are highly competitive applications; applicants are expected to hold a good undergraduate degree and a Master’s degree at merit level or above, in a relevant area.
Applicants should demonstrate strong research capabilities and be fluent in spoken and written English.
This bursary will be awarded against the quality of the research proposal and the ability to complete within the three year funded period.
Application process
Interested applicants are encouraged to visit the OBBS research website to familiarise themselves with the research interests and publications of staff. For more information about OBBS, visit the OBBS website.
To request further details of how to apply, please email Dr Judie Gannon, Director of Doctoral Programmes, jmgannon@brookes.ac.uk or business-research-office@brookes.ac.uk.
Tuition fees
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