Welcome and introduction to the programme

• About the Business School

  On Tuesday 1 August 2023, The School of Management and School of Economics and Finance at the University of St Andrews merged creating the Departments of Management, Economics and Finance.

  These three new departments lay the foundation of a business school at the University of St Andrews, officially launching in August 2024. During this transition year, education and research delivery will not change.

  The business school will be uniquely St Andrews – world-leading, diverse, digital, sustainable, and entrepreneurial. Its future is for the University of St Andrews community, the students and staff, to shape.

  Learn more and find out how to contribute here. 

  The departments' former school names may still appear in logos, branding, documentation, online and on campus during the academic year 2023/2024. These will be phased out and replaced with the new department names between August 2023 and August 2024.

  If you have any queries, please contact Director of Postgraduate Research at mgmtdopgr@st-andrews.ac.uk or visit the Business School Transition website.

• People

  As a member of the PhD programme, you are part of the rich research and learning environment with opportunities to interact with academics in the Departments of Management and Finance.

  Research is organised around the following thematic groups:

  • Financial Institutions and Markets
  • Governance, Organisations and Accountabilities
  • Knowledge and Practice
  • Work, Organisations and Society.

  During your studies, you will work with and engage with a large network of people devoted to supporting your postgraduate research, including:

  • your supervisory team
  • the Director of Postgraduate Research
  • Research Postgraduate Programmes Administrator
  • the Head of Departments of Management and Finance
  • the School's professional services team
  • University officials outwith the School.

  All are here to help you, so please use your initiative to seek information and assistance with your research and training. You should also take the opportunity to seek advice and support from your fellow students – and to provide advice and support where you can.

  Should you have any questions about your studies, you should contact your supervisors or the Postgraduate Research team:

  • Director of Postgraduate Research (DoPGR) mgmtdopgr@st-andrews.ac.uk
  • Postgraduate Research Programmes Administrator phdres@st-andrews.ac.uk

  The team is located in the School in the Gateway building. Should you have any questions, please contact them via the email addresses above.

• School president

  The role of the School President is to make representations on behalf of the students within their School to the University. The broad aim of the School President system is to improve communications and co-operation between students and staff, for the mutual benefit of both. The School President acts as a fundamental link between the student sabbatical officers of the Students' Association and the class representatives.

  Ruchi Dadu was elected student President for Management in spring 2023 and will hold office until spring 2024. Contact Ruchi at managementpresident@st-andrews.ac.uk.

• PGR Student Representatives and the Student Staff Consultative Committee (SSCC)

  At the start of the academic year, students elect PGR student representatives. The role of a student representative is to bring to the attention of the Departments issues and matters of specific common concern that affect or may affect student progress with their studies. 

  PGR student representatives meet with the Director of Postgraduate Research to discuss issues that may apply to all students.  This meeting is known as the Student-Staff Consultative Committee (SSCC).

  For 2024 to 2025, the PGR student representatives are:

  • Archwin Intharasombat on email ai72@
  • Richard Sparkes on email rs344@.

  See Student-staff consultative committees (SSCC).

• St Leonard’s College

  As a postgraduate research student, you are a member of St Leonard's College and have access to events, training and facilitates.

  St Leonard's College aims to:

  • promote the interest of postgraduates across the University and champion the development of postgraduate education and research
  • foster a vibrant and intellectually stimulating postgraduate community and provide opportunities for postgraduates to come together and make new connections
  • work with partners across the University to support the effectiveness and coherency of services and support for postgraduates
  • optimise the St Leonard's Postgraduate College building (Old Burgh School) as a hub for PG students and PG-focused activities
  • support postgraduates students through scholarships and other related funding
  • foster interdisciplinary postgraduate education and scholarship through the Graduate School for Interdisciplinary Studies.

• Student societies

  The Students' Association has over 150 affiliated societies. The following student societies may be of particular interest:

  • Management Society
  • Economics Society
  • Investment Society
  • Postgraduate Society
  • Women in Business Society.