Conducting rigorous research

How we support research:

• Call for proposals

  Every year we call for and award cutting-edge research proposals from London Business School PhD, post-doctoral students, research fellows and faculty.
  
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• Bid for research assistance

  Our pre-doctoral research assistant programme offers research assistance to London Business School faculty across all subject areas.
  
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• PhD award

  We are committed to supporting early career researchers. Our PhD award is a prestigious recognition of cutting-edge research that highlights the merit of the individual PhD student’s academic focus. The award recognises PhD students at London Business School whose research is aligned to the Institute’s objectives and previous awardees are:

  • Shikhar Singla, Post-Doctoral Researcher at Goethe University, LBS PhD 2022 in Finance. Learn about his research on measuring institutions; 
  • Diego Kaenzig, Assistant Professor of Economics at Northwestern University, LBS PhD 2022 in Economics. Learn about his research on climate change and economic inequality; 
  • Alp Sungu, Assistant Professor of Operations, Information and Decisions at Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, LBS PhD 2023 in Management Science and Operations. Learn about his research on how better use of mobile-data can improve the lives of the poor; 
  • Nazli Sönmez, Assistant Professor of Management Science at ESMT Berlin, LBS PhD 202 in Management Science and Operations. Learn about her research on shared medical appointments;
  • Iris Steenkamp, Assistant Professor of Marketing at Bocconi University, LBS PhD 2022 in Marketing. Learn about her research on the impact of engaging in sales activities on women’s empowerment.

  
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