Research courses

As a PhD student you will receive rigorous training in research methods, outstanding supervision and mentorship, and coursework that will give you both in-depth and broad subject-specific knowledge.

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What we are researching

  • Business analytics
  • Data-driven management
  • Decision support systems
  • Extractive industries
  • Lean thinking and agile manufacturing
  • Management science
  • Mining and development
  • Operations and logistics
  • Operations research
  • Reverse logistics
  • Supply chain management
  • Sustainability in business
  • System modelling and simulation
  • Sustainable supply chain management

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Expert support

Our Doctoral College supports the academic and professional development of postgraduate researchers to ensure our world-leading research continues to grow. There is also an extensive Researcher Development Programme run at university level.

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Researcher Development Programme

What our students say

Read our student profiles to discover first-hand what it's like to study with us.

My supervisor was supportive and he was always guided me. He was the person who made me rely on my own initiatives and be independent. Mojdeh Mehrganrad, PhD Management and Business
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