Business School Doctoral Conference 2026: 'Doctoral Frontiers: Research for a Changing World'

2026 Doctoral Conference 'Doctoral Frontiers: Research for a Changing World'

We warmly welcome all Business School doctoral researchers, alumni, and friends to this landmark conference to celebrate the contributions of our doctoral community.

Business School Doctoral Conference 2026 highlights include:

• Inspiring Keynote Speakers sharing their academic journeys and impact across business, science, and society.
• Networking with doctoral researchers, alumni, and friends across all distinguished postgraduate research programmes – PhD, Integrated PhD, and DBA.
• Best Conference Paper Awards for the most innovative, methodologically rigorous, and societally impactful doctoral research.
• Gala Networking Dinner at Durham Castle on 23rd April 2026.

Registration for the conference (via Event Booking: Doctoral Conference 2026) has now closed.

Conference Committee

Professor Spyros Angelopoulos, Programme Director (Durham DBA Programmes)

Professor Susanne Braun, Associate Dean (Postgraduate Research Students)

Doctoral Conference Organisation Team

The full conference programme is available to view here:

Programme - 2026 Business School Doctoral Conference