The Faculty of Finance is internationally-recognised as being academically excellent and is renowned for its impactful research relevant to business, industry and academia which leverages the geographic proximity of the faculty to the City of London.
As a Faculty, over the last decade we have
3m
attracted in research funding
300
Resarch papers published
35
PhD students supported through to completion, with another 40 currently enrolled.
Consisting of more than 60 full time academic staff, the Faculty is home to diverse and wide-ranging fields of expertise.
Subect area groups
Research centres
- Centre for Asset Management Research (CAMR)
- Mergers & Acquisitions Research Centre (MARC)
- Centre for Banking Research
- The Costas Grammenos Centre for Shipping, Trade & Finance
- Centre for Financial Analysis and Reporting Research (CeFARR)
- Real Estate Research Centre
- The Centre for Econometric Analysis
- The Pension Institute.
Our research constantly evolves to address the challenges and opportunities affecting the Financial sector and wider society. Important research themes emerging include: the role of digital technology and how it is re-shaping the way we do business and environmental concerns about climate change and its impact.
Global perspectives from the heart of the city
In London we're in the heart of finance in close contact with industry, government and private companies. We are always up to speed with emerging trends and we have a real-world relevance where new findings and theories can be quickly tested and translated into the market. We provide advice and bespoke consultancy across our fields of expertise.
We also have a distinctly international outlook and collaborate with leading universities in the US and Europe, as well as with institutions like the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the European Commission and the Central Bank of Chile.
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss a possible research collaboration, or have a need for specialist consultancy.
Sharing new knowledge
Our research findings are published in the Finance sector’s leading journals, including:
You can find more details of our most influential peer-reviewed papers on the Academic Group pages.
As well as publishing high quality research, our academics share their insight through regular commentary in the media, in the likes of The Economist, The Wall Street Journal, and Financial Times.
Our active public events programme attracts leading figures from the Finance sector, and our seminars and workshops give staff, PhD students, external academics and industry practitioners the opportunity to discuss their work. Events series include:
- Finance Research Workshops
- Finance Research Seminars
- Financial Engineering Workshops
- Accounting Seminars.
See our Faculty of Finance events
A thriving PhD community
We attract an incredibly diverse group of PhD students from all over the world, who join us in London to develop their research interests, with supervision from our academic leaders. Each student is allocated two or more dedicated supervisors who will guide their research and foster their development as academic researchers.
They undergo comprehensive research training, participate in development workshops, present papers at conferences and study intensive courses which prepare them for careers in academia. Others go on to apply their research skills in the private sector, or work in policy development for governments and international organisations.
