Postgraduate research opportunities

If you have accepted an unconditional offer you will shortly receive an email from the University asking you to register as a student. Please refer to the support available on the registration webpage 

 As a PhD researcher in the Adam Smith Business School you are part of the College of Social Science Graduate School and the PGR community of the University as a whole.   

The College of Social Science is holding a PGR induction morning and lunch on 23rd January from 10:00 – 13:00.  

The Business School will also hold a welcome event for our new PhD students on 3rd February 2025. More information on this will be available soon. 

The university is then holding its central PGR Induction week commencing 24th February. More information on PGR Induction week will go live on our Researcher Development webpages when the schedule has been confirmed. 

Training offered by the School

There are a number of different sources of training.

Economics MSc (Level 5) courses - Economics PhD researchers may be able to attend relevant Economics MSc courses. This is subject to the course convener's agreement.

Economics MRes (level 5) courses- Some of the level 5 courses listed on the course catalogue are MRes in Economics courses. Economics PhD researchers may be able to attend the second year optional courses shown below (final list to be decided). Again this is subject to the course convener's agreement 

• Topics in Macroeconomic Theory 2 ECON5098, 
• Topics in Microeconomic Theory 1 ECON5095, 
• Advanced Mathematical Methods in Economics ECON5085, 
• Industrial Organisation ECON5089,
• Topics in Applied Microeconomics ECON5094, 
• Topics in Computational Macroeconomics ECON5086 

In addition a researcher may be able to attend one of the MRes in Economics first year courses below. This is subject to the course convener and MRes programme convener's agreement.  

• Econometrics ECON5079 
• Macroeconomic Theory 1 and 2 ECON5080 
• Microeconomics Theory 1 and 2 ECON5081 
• Research Methods and Research Design ECON5082 

Scottish Graduate Programme in Economics (SGPE) - you may be able to become an affiliate of the SGPE who provide a number of training opportunities.

In addition to the above possibilities, the Economics subject area may offer intensive courses or workshops in different areas of economics and finance.  

You must discuss the training you wish to undertake with your supervisor and have their agreement.

Other training

PhD training is also provided by the College of Social Sciences via their Research Training Programme.

Find out more about specific support, training, and development activities via the Research and Development programme. 

You should discuss with your supervisor whether or not you should attend any of these courses. 

Finding accommodation in Glasgow can be challenging. You are encouraged to secure accommodation in advance of travelling to Glasgow. If you are experiencing difficulties please contact your PhD administrator and we will try and offer advice for the commencement of your studies.

There is an online booking system for University Accommodation; however, if you haven't already arranged University accommodation then there is limited availability. Accommodation Services have an Accommodation Enquiry Line on +44 (0) 141 330 7157 Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm. You can also find further information on their Accomodation Guidance page.

The Student Representative Council is another source of advice. You may find their fearless-flathunting guide helpful.

There is information for international students on the International student support and visas website.  This also has information about living in the UK, opening a bank account, health services and other topics which will be helpful to those coming here for the first time.