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Technology and Innovation Management PhD

Key information.

• 1st  in the UK for annual research income in  2019-2022   (Chartered Association of Business Schools)
• 3rd  in the UK in the field of Innovation (Research Papers in Economics 2021)
• 8th  in the UK for citations in Business and Economics   (The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023)

At SPRU – Science Policy Research Unit, our research focuses on the direction, degree and impact of technological change. We aim to understand the varied pathways through which it may develop and how that can be strategically managed.

We work on enhancing innovation in all types of organisations, and across all sectors. This involves developing and delivering tools to improve the management of innovation within organisations and between organisations and their suppliers and customers.

How wanting to connect my arts-sector experience with a policy agenda led me to my PhD – Martha Bloom

Accreditation

You’ll join the EQUIS and AMBA-accredited University of Sussex Business School. Learn more about all of our course accreditations here. Find out more

Areas of study

Key areas of interest include:

• technology strategy
• high-growth new ventures
• infrastructure sectors
• healthcare and bio-pharmaceuticals
• the management of knowledge and intellectual property.

Find out more about research at the University of Sussex Business School

We expect successful applicants to be admitted to the Integrated PhD. This provides the rigorous research training you need to become a skilled practitioner. If you’re unsure which route to apply for, please apply for the Integrated PhD .

We understand that deciding where and what to study is a very important decision. We’ll make all reasonable efforts to provide you with the courses, services and facilities described in this prospectus. However, if we need to make material changes, for example due to government or regulatory requirements, or unanticipated staff changes, we’ll let you know as soon as possible.

PhD open evening on campus

Monday 21 October, 5pm - 8.30pm

Entry requirements

• UK requirements
• International requirements

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Saudi arabia, south africa, south korea, switzerland, united arab emirates, my country is not listed.

If your country is not listed, you need to contact us and find out the qualification level you should have for this course. Contact us

English language requirements

Ielts (academic).

High level (6.5 overall, including at least 6.0 in each component).

IELTS scores are valid for two years from the test date. You cannot combine scores from more than one sitting of the test. Your score must be valid when you begin your Sussex course.  Find out more about IELTS

We accept IELTS One Skills Retake.

We do not accept IELTS Online.

Check full details of our English Language requirements and find out more about some of the alternative English language qualifications listed below

Alternative English language qualifications

Proficiency tests, cambridge advanced certificate in english (cae).

169 overall, including at least 162 in each skill.

We would normally expect the CAE test to have been taken within two years before the start of your course.

You cannot combine scores from more than one sitting of the test. Find out more about Cambridge English: Advanced

Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE)

We would normally expect the CPE test to have been taken within two years before the start of your course.

You cannot combine scores from more than one sitting of the test. Find out more about Cambridge English: Proficiency

LanguageCert Academic SELT

High level (70 overall, including at least 65 in each component).

LanguageCert Academic SELT scores are valid for two years from the test date. Your score must be valid when you begin your Sussex course.  Find out more about LanguageCert Academic SELT

We only accept LanguageCert when taken at SELT Test Centres.

We do not accept the online version.  We also do not accept the non-SELT version.

LanguageCert International ESOL SELT

High level (International ESOL SELT B2 with a minimum of 39 in each component)

LanguageCert International ESOL scores are valid for two years from the test date. Your score must be valid when you begin your Sussex course. Find out more about LanguageCert SELT

We only accept LanguageCert when taken at SELT Test Centres. We do not accept the online version.

Pearson PTE Academic

High level (62 overall, including at least 59 in all four skills)

PTE (Academic) scores are valid for two years from the test date. You cannot combine scores from more than one sitting of the test. Your score must be valid when you begin your Sussex course. Find out more about Pearson (PTE Academic)

We do not accept the PTE Academic Online test.

TOEFL (iBT)

High level 88 overall, including at least 20 Listening, 19 in Reading, 21 in Speaking, 23 in Writing.

TOEFL (iBT) scores are valid for two years from the test date. You cannot combine scores from more than one sitting of the test. Your score must be valid when you begin your Sussex course. Find out more about TOEFL (iBT)

We do not accept TOEFL (iBT) Home Edition.

The TOEFL Institution Code for the University of Sussex is 9166.

English language qualifications

As/a-level (gce).

Grade C or above in English Language.

Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE)/ AS or A Level: grade C or above in Use of English.

GCE O-level

Grade C or above in English.

Brunei/Cambridge GCE O-level in English: grades 1-6.

Singapore/Cambridge GCE O-level in English: grades 1-6.

GCSE or IGCSE

Grade C or above in English as a First Language (Grade 4 or above in GCSE from 2017).

Grade B or above in English as a Second Language.

Ghana Senior Secondary School Certificate

If awarded before 1993: grades 1-6 in English language.

If awarded between 1993 and 2005: grades A-D in English language.

Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE)

 Level 4, including at least 3 in each component in English Language.

Indian School Certificate (Standard XII)

The Indian School Certificate is accepted at the grades below when awarded by the following examination boards:

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) – English Core only: 70%

Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) - English: 70% 

International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB)

English A or English B at grade 5 or above.

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education

Grades A - C in English language

Malaysian Certificate of Education (SPM) 1119/GCE O-level

If taken before the end of 2008: grades 1-6 in English Language.

If taken from 2009 onwards: grade C or above in English Language.

The qualification must be jointly awarded by the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES).

West African Senior School Certificate

Grades A1-C6 (1-6) in English language when awarded by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) or the National Examinations Council (NECO).

Country exceptions

Select to see the list of exempt english-speaking countries.

If you are a national of one of the countries below, or if you have recently completed a qualification equivalent to a UK Bachelors degree or higher in one of these countries, you will normally meet our English requirement. Note that qualifications obtained by distance learning or awarded by studying outside these countries cannot be accepted for English language purposes.

You will normally be expected to have completed the qualification within two years before starting your course at Sussex. If the qualification was obtained earlier than this, we would expect you to be able to demonstrate that you have maintained a good level of English, for example by living in an English-speaking country or working in an occupation that required you to use English regularly and to a high level.

Please note that this list is determined by the UK’s Home Office, not by the University of Sussex.

List of exempt countries: 

• Antigua and Barbuda
• New Zealand
• St Kitts and Nevis
• St Vincent and the Grenadines
• The British Overseas Territories
• Trinidad and Tobago
• United Kingdom

** Canada: you must be a national of Canada; other nationals not on this list who have a degree from a Canadian institution will not normally be exempt from needing to provide evidence of English.

English language support

If you don’t meet the English language requirements for your degree, you may be able to take a pre-sessional course

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Admissions information for applicants

If your qualifications aren’t listed or you have a question about entry requirements, contact us

• How to apply

If you’d like to join us as a research student, there are two main routes:

• browse funded projects in this subject area
• browse our potential supervisors and propose your own research project.

Find out how to apply for a PhD at Sussex

Full-time and part-time study

Choose to work on your research full time or part time, to fit around your work and personal life. For details about part-time study, contact us at [email protected]

PhD or MPhil?

You can choose to study for a PhD or an MPhil. PhD and MPhil degrees differ in duration and in the extent of your research work.

• For a PhD, your research work makes a substantial original contribution to knowledge or understanding in your chosen field.
• For an MPhil, your work is an independent piece of research but in less depth than for a PhD. You’ll graduate with the degree title Master of Philosophy. You might be able to change to a PhD while you study for an MPhil.

Our supervisors

Prof Constantin Blome

Visiting Professor

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Prof Ingo Borchert

Professor of Economics

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Dr Roberto Camerani

Senior Lecturer in Economics of Innovation

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Prof Chirantan Chatterjee

Professor of Development Economics, Innovation and Global Health

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Prof Andrew Davies

RM Phillips Freeman Chair in InnovationManagement

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Prof Michael Hopkins

Professor of Innovation Management

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Prof Gordon Mackerron

Professor Of Science And Technology Policy

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Dr Alberto Marzucchi

Visiting Fellow

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Dr Monica Masucci

Senior Lecturer in Strategy and Entrepreneurship

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Dr Piera Morlacchi

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Prof Dimitra Petrakaki

Professor of Technology and Organisation

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Dr Maria Restuccia

Senior Lecturer In Marketing

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Dr Carlos Sato

Senior Lecturer

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Dr Josh Siepel

Senior Lecturer in Management

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Prof Chris Storey

Professor of Marketing

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Prof Nachiappan Subramanian

Professor of Operations & Logistics Management and Supply Chains

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Prof Shqiponja Telhaj

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Dr Shova Thapa Karki

Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship and Sustainability

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Prof Joseph Tidd

Emeritus Professor

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Prof Mirela Xheneti

Professor of Entrepreneurship and Small Business

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Dr Biao Yang

Senior Lecturer in Operations Management

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View profile of Biao Yang

Funding and fees

How can i fund my course, funded projects and scholarships.

Our aim is to ensure that every student who wants to study with us is able to despite financial barriers, so that we continue to attract talented and unique individuals. Don’t miss out on scholarships – check the specific application deadlines for funding opportunities. Note that funded projects aren’t available for all our PhDs.

Up to 10 scholarships for outstanding PhD students from China

Find out more

A number of ESRC-funded standalone PhD and PhD with Masters scholarships across the social sciences.

A maintenance allowance for a Black home PGR student for 4 years starting at £19,237 in 2024-5 and UK PhD fees for 4 years

3 year scholarship starting February 2025 which covers: full UK fees, annual stipend plus research expenses

Applying for USA Federal Student Aid?

If any part of your funding, at any time, is through USA federal Direct Loan funds, you will be registered on a separate version of this degree which does not include the possibility of distance learning which is prohibited under USA federal regulations. Find out more about American Student Loans and Federal Student Aid .

Part-time work

We advertise around 2,500 part-time jobs a year so you can make money and gain work experience. We have a special scheme to employ students on campus, wherever possible.

Find out more about careers and employability

How much does it cost?

Fees for self-funding students.

Home students: Fees are not yet set for entry in the academic year 2025/26. Fees will become available once set by United Kingdom Research and Innovation.

Channel Islands and Isle of Man students: Fees are not yet set for entry in the academic year 2025/26. Fees will become available once set by United Kingdom Research and Innovation.

International students: £22,575 per year for full-time students

Home PhD student fees are set at the level recommended by United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI) annually, rising in line with inflation. Overseas fees are subject to an annual increase - see details on our tuition fees page

Additional costs

Note about additional costs.

Please note that all costs are best estimates based on current market values. Activities may be subject to unavoidable change in response to Government advice. We’ll let you know at the earliest opportunity. We review estimates every year and they may vary with inflation. Find out how to budget for student life .

Empirical research costs

On top of your PhD fees and living costs, you may also need to cover some research and training costs, relevant to your research project. These costs will depend on your research topic and training needs, but may include: - travel (to archives, collections or scientific facilities) - a laptop - overseas fieldwork costs (travel and accommodation, and language training) - conference costs (travel, registration fees and accommodation) - laboratory consumables and workshop materials - participant costs - transcription or translation costs - open-access publication costs. If you have a scholarship from one of the UK Research Councils, your scholarship should cover these types of costs. You'll receive details of how to claim this additional funding. If you're self funded, or if your scholarship doesn’t cover these costs, check with the Research and Enterprise Co-ordinator in your School for details of School or Doctoral School funding that may be available.

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Digital Transformation Hub PhD Scholarship

Help support research and teaching with digital technologies across the Faculty of Arts.

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One half-funded PhD Scholarship available to provide support in the Hub. The award covers half of a UK full-time postgraduate research tuition fee per year (£2,298 for 2022/23).

You will be expected to:

• Provide an efficient reception and enquiry service, assisting users in the Centre
• Maintain the equipment and manage the equipment loans service
• Provide support for the DTH Manager and cover in his absence
• Administer and support the student volunteer scheme
• Ensure the security of the Centre and its equipment
• Work with student volunteers to market and promote the Centre, including through social media feeds

Who we are looking for

We are looking for people with an interest in technology for the arts and humanities, and a willingness to learn and experiment.

We are looking for someone who has excellent organisational and PC skills . You will be part of a team responsible for delivering teaching and research support and therefore you should have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively within larger groups as well as with individual colleagues and students .

Our ideal candidate is interested and enthusiastic about digital technologies , and is willing to learn about the latest technologies and share their learning with others . Experience with photo or video editing applications, the Adobe Creative Cloud, scanning and digitisation, or with virtual reality would be beneficial, but are by no means required. You do not need to be a “digital expert” to take up this role; the DTH team will provide training and support for you to learn a variety of software packages, digitisation methods, and more.

In joining the DTH, you’ll be part of a small team working closely together to support digital research and teaching in Arts. The DTH Manager will be available for day-to-day support in the Hub. The Director of the DTH leads the DTH team, and will provide advice and career development opportunities in the digital humanities throughout your studentship.

Eligibility

Faculty of arts phd students only.

• American and Canadian Studies
• Classics and Archaeology
• Cultural, Media and Visual Studies
• Modern Languages and Cultures
• Theology and Religious Studies

New PhD applicants

You must hold a conditional or unconditional offer to study a PhD with an entry date by 3 October 2022.

Current PhD students

Current University of Nottingham PhD students can apply but the award will be shortened by your existing term of study.

Other funding sources

The award is not available for students who receive other funding, such as through Midlands4Cities .

• Complete an application form
• Return it to [email protected] by midday, Friday 29 July 2022

Contact details

Offered by the Digital Transformations Hub.

For informal queries about the Scholarships contact [email protected]

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Cambridge Digital Innovation is a centre for digital transformation at Cambridge Judge Business School and Hughes Hall College at the University of Cambridge.

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Cambridge Digital Innovation is a centre which bridges Cambridge Judge Business School as a University Department with Hughes Hall as a College at the University of Cambridge. It is a knowledge hub on digital innovation and transformation designed to develop and exchange knowledge on the digital revolution by stimulating interaction between industry professionals, policy makers, academics, and students. 

Our mission is to use digital technologies to promote social inclusion and improve lives through collaborative innovation.

We value the potential for rigorous research to develop knowledge on digital innovation and to provide novel insights for practice and policy.

Our academic members produce reports, articles, and papers in renowned publications throughout the world. Read our significant concepts in books and learn more about our publications.

We aim to share knowledge and bring ecosystems together to generate new understanding of digital innovation.

Our commitments and activities are focused on innovation as we work with highly respected global partners.

Disseminating innovative research and providing world-class educational programs are our goals for advancing the industry.

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Postgraduate research (PhD)

Use academic insights to create just and sustainable digital futures for development.

We host more than twenty doctoral researchers studying various aspects of the connection between socio-economic development and digital systems/data.

You can apply for our PhD research programmes through either the Global Development Institute (GDI) or the Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS):

• Development Policy and Management PhD (GDI)
• The Alliance Manchester Business School PhD

Scholarship and funding

Details of PhD scholarships are available online:

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Research focus

The Centre has a particular interest in candidates working in areas complementary to our focal research themes, especially:

• artificial intelligence and development
• data-intensive development
• data justice
• data science and development
• digital economy
• digital finance
• digital inequality
• digital labour
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• industry 4.0
• political economy of digital development
• twin (digital + sustainability) transition

Eligibility

We are looking for those with:

• a high merit or distinction level masters degree from an internationally recognised university in an appropriate topic (e.g., information systems, management, or development, among others);
• good English skills; and
• a relevant topic for study, backed by a proposal that demonstrates an ability to work with academic theory.

Management & Entrepreneurship

Choose start date: Start date: September 2025 Duration: Five to six years Deadline: 2 December 2024 Fee: Fully funded Location: London, UK

Work with renowned faculty and conduct innovative research

The  Department of Management and Entrepreneurship  brings together cutting-edge scientific thought leadership across various areas related to strategic leadership, organisational management, and innovation processes. Our focus extends to entrepreneurship, digitalisation, sustainability, and knowledge management, creating a dynamic environment for scholarly exploration and educational excellence. Our scholarship and educational activities encompass a comprehensive range of analyses, spanning from individual traits and group dynamics to the broader organisational and ecosystem levels. 

This is perhaps best represented in our fully-funded MRes/PhD programme, which provides students two years of training in key theoretical and methodological topics followed by three to four years to develop cutting-edge research with supervision by our research faculty. We welcome doctoral applicants from a wide variety of academic disciplines who are united by a desire to conduct innovative research. You may also be co-supervised by faculty in other departments in the School, depending on your research interests.

We understand that the emergence of new technologies and unprecedented global challenges, encompassing environmental, social, and health crises, necessitate the pursuit of innovative approaches to business. Our esteemed faculty delve into a myriad of research questions, including but not limited to exploring the profound implications of personal and group dynamics on organisational well-being and success, driving transformational change and fostering social impact through innovation, redesigning companies for stakeholder-driven value creation, crafting go-to-market strategies for scientific and social innovations, and establishing and nurturing entrepreneurial ecosystems.

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The Business School is home to several research centres and institutes, offering a diverse range of activities that bring together academics and specialists. 

Centre for Digital Transformation

The Centre for Digital Transformation helps businesses understand the far-reaching organisational implications of the digital revolution. From artificial intelligence (AI) to the Internet of Things to blockchain, the Centre’s work focuses on new and emerging digital technologies, and how they can be leveraged to meet both business and social objectives. 

Centre for Responsible Leadership

Using evidence-based research to create a focus on generating meaningful change in businesses and organisations.

Gandhi Centre for Inclusive Innovation

Linking innovation and entrepreneurship in companies and institutions globally, through thought leadership, research, technology and next-generation innovation models. 

Imperial Business Design Studio

Creating new empirical evidence on the impact of design thinking on business and the relationship between business, technology and data.

Leonardo Centre

Exploring and experimenting with new ways of doing business to regenerate economies, communities, and natural environments around the world. 

Research areas

Innovation & entrepreneurship.

Faculty and students in the field undertake research into the innovation and entrepreneurship process, from identifying pockets of original knowledge in the search for ideas, to the diffusion and entrepreneurial exploitation of new products, processes, and services.  Faculty members are particularly interested in the core themes of spotting and leveraging entrepreneurial opportunities; managing the innovation process; building and operating entrepreneurial ecosystems; the role of networks in innovation and entrepreneurship; the impact of corporate entrepreneurship on organisational innovation; and commercialising science innovations. 

Strategy & Organisational Behaviour

Researchers in this area are considering a variety of questions on what constitutes effective organisations across a range of different contexts. Some of these questions include understanding the link between senior managerial style and firm strategy, and the effect of team selection processes on success, how organisational contexts affect how we construe, and therefore facilitate, morally problematic behaviour and how business organisations learn to grow and adapt to environmental turbulence. 

Teaching experience

PhD students on the Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) scholarship will undertake 150 hours of teaching assistant duties from year three of the programme. There will be opportunities for PhD students to engage in teaching activities within the Business School’s programmes such as MSc in Management, MSc Economics & Strategy for Businesses, MSc Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Management as well as on our MBA.

Doctoral theses in Management & Entrepreneurship

Publications co-authored by recent phd students, meet your faculty.

Our PhD programme fosters close collaboration between leading Management & Entrepreneurship faculty and doctoral students, developing their research interests and providing continuous support and guidance throughout the programme.  

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Sanaz Talaifar

Celia Moore

Susan Scott

Markus Perkmann

Christian Hampel

Dmitry Sharapov

Yuri Mishina

Anne ter Wal

Maurizio Zollo

Kevin Corley

Chengwei Liu

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London is one of the top cities in the world for developing the latest advances in technology, business, finance and creative media, and offers a unique learning environment for anyone who shares a passion for digital technologies.

Master's degrees

Msc artificial intelligence and data analytics, msc cyber security and data analytics, msc design and artificial intelligence, msc digital creative media, msc digital entrepreneurship, msc digital finance and artificial intelligence, msc digital finance, msc digital innovation management, msc digital marketing, msc management and artificial intelligence, msc sport and artificial intelligence, research degrees.

In addition to our exciting range of taught programmes, there are also a variety of funded and unfunded opportunities to join the Institute for Digital Technologies as a doctoral researcher. You can develop your own unique research proposal or browse our current list of PhD opportunities – either way, we’d love to hear from you.

PhD Digital Technologies

Campus: London

Funding status Self-funded

Research and teaching

By pursuing postgraduate research, students will have the opportunity to work with top researchers and industry leaders, and gain first-hand experience of real life problem-solving. Our aim is to create a vibrant, enthusiastic and forward-thinking community, where world-leading academics and talented students work closely together to research world-leading digital technology applications and solutions.

PhD students within the Institute for Digital Technologies are provided with unrivalled access to industry partners and participate in large-scale national and international collaborative projects. With access to extensive software and equipment, as well as a dedicated research facility complete with hot desks, kitchen and social area, it is easy to see why the Institute boasts an exceptional postgraduate research experience.

Links with industry

The Institute for Digital Technologies is committed to building strong collaborations with academics, researchers and industrial organisations. Some of these collaborators include British Telecom, BT Sport, PTV Group, Chelsea Football Club, Huawei Technologies, Ogilvy Health and many others.

Each programme offers teaching from the most influential thought leaders, pioneering researchers and creative innovators to expose students to the latest theories and developments from across the discipline.

Based on our London campus, you will have access to all the facilities within our building, plus opportunities to learn outside the campus throughout your studies with us.

Career opportunities

Whether you choose to undertake a master's or a PhD with the Institute for Digital Technologies, you will complete your postgraduate programme with the knowledge and skills required to secure a wide variety of desirable roles in the digital and technological industries. Workshops and activities offered as part of your programme will also enable you to receive the necessary skills and knowledge to set up your own start-up venture if desired.

Our students

Both Cyber Security and Data Analytics and pertinent issues in the global computing space. With the ever growing ubiquity of computers and data, these areas are bound to continue to be of great importance.

I really enjoyed the practice-based experience. You do not simply just learn about things, but you actively do it yourself and find out how to solve real life problems.

Please get in touch if you have any questions about studying with us.

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Digital Economy, Entrepreneurship and Innovation

We sit at the nexus of world-leading research and education practice for business management in digital economy, entrepreneurship, innovation, and social enterprise. We seek to develop a broad collaboration for research across disciplines and institutions. In conjunction, we seek to develop partnerships with the industry to help them adapt in the fast-changing world while building relevant expertise for students in the workplace.

Digital Economy, Entrepreneurship and Innovation is a discipline within Surrey Business School .

By actively seeking interdisciplinary collaboration in research, we believe that together we can have a greater impact on business and government policy decisions.

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The PhD experience

Our staff members.

Dr Ekaterina Murzacheva

Head of Digital Economy, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Senior Lecturer in Innovation and Entrepreneurship