PhD Science, Technology and Innovation Policy / Overview

Year of entry: 2025

Degree awarded
Doctor of Philosophy
Duration
4 Years Full Time
Entry requirements
  • Bachelor's (Honours) degree at 2:1 or above (or overseas equivalent); and
  • Normally, a Master's degree in a relevant cognate subject normally with an overall average of 65% or above (or overseas equivalent)
  • Professional qualifications other than a Bachelors Degree and/or relevant and appropriate experience may be taken into account for entry to a PhD programme.

Full entry requirements

How to apply

Apply online

Please ensure you include all required supporting documents at the time of submission, as incomplete applications may not be considered.

Application Deadlines

The current deadline for consideration in internal funding competitions is 1 December 2024.

If you are applying for or have secured external funding (for example, from an employer or government) or are self-funding, you must submit your application before the below deadline to be considered. You will not be able to apply after this date has passed.

  • For September 2025 entry: 30 June 2025

Programme options

Full-time Part-time Full-time distance learning Part-time distance learning
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Programme overview

  • Join one of the world's most innovative and ambitious doctoral research schools.
  • Work alongside a range of specialists conducting cutting-edge research in business, innovation management and strategy.
  • Ranked 3rd in the UK for research power 'Business and Management Studies' in the REF2021.
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Introduction to Postgraduate Research in Innovation, Management and Policy

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Our virtual week took place October 2024 – to find out about future sessions to explore postgraduate research opportunities across the university, please visit our study fairs and events page.

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Fees

For entry in the academic year beginning September 2025, the tuition fees are as follows:

  • PhD (full-time)
    UK students (per annum): TBC
    International, including EU, students (per annum): £21,500
  • PhD (part-time)
    UK students (per annum): TBC
    International, including EU, students (per annum): £10,750

Further information for EU students can be found on our dedicated EU page.

Scholarships/sponsorships

There are a range of scholarships, studentships and awards available to support both UK and overseas postgraduate researchers, details of which can be found via the links below.

To apply for University of 51¸£ÀûÉç funding, you must indicate in your application the competitions for which you wish to be considered. The current deadline for most internal competitions, including Alliance 51¸£ÀûÉç Business School studentships is 1 December 2024.

All external funding competitions have a specified deadline for submitting your funding application and a separate (earlier) deadline for submitting the online programme application form, both of which will be stated in the funding competition details below.

You will need to be nominated by your proposed supervisor for a number of our scholarships. Therefore, we highly recommend you discuss these funding opportunities with your supervisor first, so they can advise on your suitability and ensure you meet nomination deadlines.

For more funding information, visit our or use our to search for scholarships, studentships and awards you may be eligible for.

Contact details

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Contact name
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School/Faculty
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