Peter and Norah Lomas PhD Studentship in Economics

Award Summary

The studentship will cover full PhD fees (home and international) and is aimed at exceptional PhD candidates. It provides an annual stipend equal to that provided by UKRI studentships (for reference, £20,780 in 2025/26), paid in regular instalments. Fee increases over the years will also be covered.

There may be teaching opportunities in the School, paid at a standard hourly rate based on qualifications and experience.

Overview

Newcastle University Business School invites applications for the Lomas PhD studentship for students undertaking a full-time PhD in Economics or Economic History, starting in September 2026. The studentship funds for three years and welcomes applications that are theoretical and/or quantitative, aligned with key research themes such as:

• Economics of safety, health, environment, and risk
• Behavioural and experimental economics
• Labour, education, and health economics
• Macroeconomics, policies, and institutions in open economic systems
• Spatial, urban, regional, international, and industrial economics
• Applied time series econometrics
• Finance, financial economics, and financial econometrics

Economics at Newcastle is a thriving research community with regular seminars and a dedicated PhD seminar series. PhD students are expected to engage fully in the research community.

Number of Awards

One

Start Date

September 2026

Application Closing Date

14 November 2025 at 16:00 (GMT)

Sponsor

This studentship is funded by a gift to the University by alumnus, Mr. Peter Lomas.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants should have a good Honours degree (first-class or upper-second-class) in a relevant subject area like Economics, Statistics, or Maths. They must also possess a Master’s-level qualification, or equivalent, with merit or above. For current Master’s students, any offer is conditional on achieving a merit award.

The successful candidate will actively participate in the Economics Subject Group, including attending research seminars and engaging with training opportunities.

The award is available to home and international candidates. If English is not the first language, evidence of IELTS 7.0 is required (with a minimum of 6.5 in writing and 6.0 in all sub-skills).

Contact Details

Informal enquiries may be made to: nubsphdadmin@newcastle.ac.uk