A number of PhD Studentships are made available each year by CardiffBusiness School to outstanding students of any nationality. The studentshipsmay cover the cost of both tuition fees and living expenses for a maximum ofthree years.

Cardiff Business School has a strong commitment to postgraduate researchstudies and widely recognised expertise across the wholebusiness/management/economics research domain. Applications for studentshipsare invited in the broad areas of *Accounting and Finance, Economics, HumanResource Management, Logistics and Operations Management, and Marketing andStrategy.

Areas of particular expertise include:

• Economics and Management of the Automotive Industry
• Corporate Governance
• Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations
• Market-led Strategic Change
• Accounting and Business History Research
• Regional Economics
• Financial and Banking Economics
• International and Cross Cultural Research in Management Accounting
• Public Sector Management
• Manufacturing Management
• Logistics and Operations Management
• Services Marketing
• Labour Economics
• Macro Economics

For further information about the School’s research activities and PhDprogramme, please visit the School’s webpages at
http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/carbs/research/phd/programme.html

Eligibility
We are seeking exceptional applicants with a first or very good uppersecond class Honours degree, or a Master’s degree with an average mark of atleast 65%. Students of all nationalities are welcome to apply for theseawards.

How to Apply:
Applicants should apply using the standard Cardiff University applicationform for postgraduate study and indicate clearly the academic school andarea of research that is intended. The application form and accompanyingforms can be downloaded here

Applicants should indicate clearly on the front page of the applicationform that they wish to apply for a 2007/8 Studentship. Please also indicatethis in Section 5 ‘Funding’.Applicants should also submit a detailed research proposal of no more than 4pages - please see the Guidance Notes at
http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/postgraduate/pgapply for more details.

Further Information:
For further information, please visit the School’s PhD Programme web pagesat http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/carbs/research/phd/programme.htmlAlternatively, please contact:

Elsie Phillips, Research Programme Secretary
Tel: +44 (0)29 2087 6786
Fax: +44 (0)29 2087 4419
Email: PhillipsE2@cardiff.ac.uk

Completed application forms and all supporting documents must be received byFriday 2 February 2007.