Business and Management University of Gloucestershire

Overview

Business and Management at University of Gloucestershire investigates how organisations operate, adapt, and innovate in complex and changing environments, drawing on various interdisciplinary frameworks and evidence-based methods.

As a business and management postgraduate researcher, you’ll develop substantial expertise in qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-method approaches. You will learn how to apply these tools to analyse organisational challenges, develop innovative solutions, and contribute impactful insights to scholars, business leaders, policymakers, and wider society.

Our business and management group is internationally engaged. Experienced supervisors actively publish in leading journals and contribute to practice through consultancy and industry partnerships. Diverse disciplines, including economics, psychology, sociology, data science, and law inform our research. And, as part of a European Doctoral Association in Management and Business Administration (EDAMBA)-member doctoral programme, you will become part of a vibrant and diverse research community.

Careers

Your career goals are central to our postgraduate research programme in business and management. Whether you’re aiming for academic roles, industry leadership, consultancy, or posts in policy and public service, the skills you build here will equip you to lead and influence in a rapidly evolving business landscape.

This is more than a qualification—it’s a transformative journey that will shape you into a strategic, reflective, and ethically grounded thinker. As a postgraduate researcher, you’ll sharpen your expertise in areas like leadership, strategy, innovation, and organisational development, while gaining advanced capabilities in research design, critical analysis, academic communication, and professional impact.