Resources & Research Exchange
Dedicated facilities
All PhD students have full use of a spacious and recently refurbished PhD room. All 1st to 3rd years are guaranteed an allocated workspace with lockable desk, shelving, filing cabinet and School computer (optional). Sharing this space helps to build a strong sense of community amongst students.
Weekly research lunches
Research lunches bring together PhD students and faculty one day each week over lunch. The lunch begins with a 20 minute presentation of a student's research ideas. This is followed by an animated discussion on the topic.
Cambridge Judge Business School Doctoral Conference
The Winter Doctoral Conference, which is organised by a team of the School's PhD students, is designed to showcase the research of the School's doctoral students. It also gives students the opportunity to practise presenting their work.
Funding support to participate in conferences and workshops
One of the aims of the PhD programme is to support students in disseminating their research. Our students regularly present papers at international conferences, and can apply for funding of up to £1,000 (over four years) to cover travel and accommodation costs.
They can claim separate additional funds of up to £1,400 when they attend one of a few designated 'job market' international conferences.
Recent conferences at which our students presented papers have included the Academy of Management, the European Group of Organisation Studies, the British Accounting Association, the Irish Academy of Management, the International Conference on Applied Infrastructure Research, the International Conference on Family Firms and Corporate Governance and the Annual Industrial Relations European Conference (IREC).
Students are strongly encouraged to join the most relevant professional association from a designated list. Membership fees are reimbursed.
We also award grants to attend research training seminars and workshops.
We offer a small number of networking grants to 3rd/4th year students seeking to build links with key faculty in their field. These awards allow students to become visiting scholars at top business schools for a period of one or two months.
Access to knowledge and events embedded within the School
Each week there are a number of seminars and speaker events held at the School. These are organised by the various special interest groups, research centres and subject groups, and include talks by both business leaders and academics.
Information resources
The School's Business Information Centre provides a wealth of information resources including databases of electronic journals, company and financial data, market research reports, economic data and global news as well as a strong collection of printed books and journals. If you are undertaking multi-disciplinary research the Business Information Centre can also facilitate access to resources elsewhere in the University. The Centre offers one-to-one training and support at any time and scheduled group training on relevant research tools such as Endnote and Qualtrics survey software.
Personal development training
PhD students have access to a wide range of development courses within the University and also courses tailored and run within the department such as 'Presentation Skills', 'Lecturing Skills', 'Research Resources at the School and Beyond'.
Other personal development provision includes:
- One-to-one writing development sessions with a writing specialist - up to four sessions per term.
- Presentations by leading academics about career progression and the publication process.
- Individual grants to support students who wish to develop their skills in a specific area not covered by existing courses (e.g. English language training).
Teaching and supervision opportunities
PhD students provide vital assistance to our taught programmes and executive education programmes in a variety of roles (project supervisor, supervisor, teaching assistant, invigilator, etc.). This gives an opportunity for them to gain practical teaching experience which improves their CV.
Access to knowledge and events across the University
With the permission of the course leader, PhD students are entitled to attend lectures series from nearly all the University's degree programmes. These can range from economic, financial and social science lectures to lectures on astronomy, medieval history and nanotechnology.
Of particular note for Cambridge Judge Business School PhD students is the Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH). Established in 2001, CRASSH runs a range of programmes to support cross-faculty, cross-School and cross-disciplinary dialogue and research. Visit the CRASSH website to find out more »