Centre for Responsible Banking & Finance (CRBF)

🎓 PhD studentship for August 2025 entry The University of St Andrews Business School is offering fully funded PhD studentships for August 2025 entry. These competitive studentships are an exciting opportunity for students to lead their own research projects in Economics, Finance or Management at one of the UK’s top-ranked universities (ranked 1st by The Times and The Guardian University Guides 2024). 📚 What’s included? 👉 A stipend at UKRI level (£19,237 for 2024-2025). 👉 Full tuition fees for UK or international students (3 years). 👉 Additional research funding (£750 per year) and support for travel, conferences, and accommodation. 👉 Access to academic and professional development, including a Postgraduate Certificate of Academic Practice. 🌍 The Business School is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive research community. As an Athena SWAN Bronze Award holder, we are dedicated to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion. 💼 Graduates of our PhD program have excelled in academia, research institutions, and a variety of sectors globally. ⏳ Application deadline: Friday, 28 February 2025 💻 Online interviews: March/April 2025 🔗 How to apply: Candidates should have a Master’s degree with merit or distinction, a passion for research, and must secure the support of a potential supervisor before submitting their application. For more details, including the application process and entry requirements, visit: https://lnkd.in/e9sPBvFy 📩 Questions? Contact the PGR Administrator at bschoolpgr@st-andrews.ac.uk. Please share this opportunity with anyone who might be interested. 🌟

#REF2029 👉 We’re delighted to share that Professor John O.S. Wilson, Head of the Department of Finance at the University of St Andrews Business School, has been appointed as a panellist for the REF 2029 People, Culture and Environment (PCE) Pilot. REF 2029 introduces an expanded definition of research excellence, emphasising the environments, roles and people essential to vibrant research ecosystems. The PCE pilot aims to inform this evolution by trialling new assessment methods across selected participating institutions. This appointment builds on his previous service with REF and brings valuable expertise to the Business and Management Studies (UoA 17) assessment panel. Reflecting on his role, Professor Wilson said: "I am honoured to contribute to this groundbreaking initiative, which emphasises the vital role of culture and environment in driving research excellence. The PCE pilot represents a transformative opportunity to ensure our sector continues to innovate and support its people." Link to the full news release: https://lnkd.in/etqUvrJT

The #CRBF at the University of St Andrews Business School is excited to announce our next Finance seminar (the last one ahead of 🎅🎄) 🎙️ Speaker: Muhammed Hasan Yılmaz, PhD, Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye 🌟 Title: "Ring-Fencing Bank Fees and Commissions: Implications and Externalities" 📅 Date: 11 December 2024 ⏰ Time: 15:00 - 16:00 📍 Location: Gateway Building, University of St Andrews 👉 Register now by getting in touch with Dr Christian Engels. The seminar is open to academic researchers (faculty, postdocs, PhD students). #CRBF #FinanceSeminar #ResponsibleBanking #StAndrewsBusinessSchool #BankingRegulations #FinanceResearch

New Working Paper Alert! The Centre for Responsible Banking and Finance (CRBF) is excited to share the latest addition to our working paper series: "Relationship Banking: The Borrower’s Incentives Channel" authored by Pejman Abedifar, Soroush Kamyab, Steven Ongena, and Amine Tarazi. This research highlights how pre-existing banking relationships can reduce borrower default risk, showcasing the pivotal role of relationship banking, especially during economic disruptions like the COVID-19 pandemic. #Banking #Finance #Research #RelationshipBanking

The #CRBF is greatly looking forward to welcoming Professor Patrycja Klusak at the University of St Andrews Business School on November 27th! 😎 Professor Klusak will be presenting "Nature Loss and Sovereign Creditworthiness" - timely, important and we are excited for her talk! #Finance #Research #AcademicSeminar #NatureLoss #SovereignCredit

Remembering Professor Philip Molyneux A tribute to an exceptional banking scholar who: ✴ Pioneered research on bank competition and Islamic banking ✴ Mentored 30+ PhD students ✴ (Co-)edited 130+ books in contemporary issues in banking ✴ Advanced understanding of financial systems globally His academic legacy continues to inspire responsible banking research. #AcademicLegacy #Banking #FinancialResearch

"Semovember"? 🤔 Seminar November at the #CRBF! On 20 November, Professor Maggie Fu from the University of Macau, and currently Visiting Fellow at Cambridge University, will visit us in St Andrews for a #Finance seminar! Professor Fu will present "Fintech and Green Finance in Banking" (joint work with Zhaoyan Liu). Exciting! 🌳💰👩💻 Learn more about our department's #AcademicSeminar series at the University of St Andrews Business School by visiting our website, link below 👇 #Fintech #Sustainability #Banking

The Finance seminar series at the University of St Andrews Business School is in full swing and we are enjoying so many exciting talks this autumn semester with our fantastic speakers: Caio Almeida, Bert Scholtens, Anjan Thakor, Maggie Fu, Ru Xie, Patrycja Klusak, Muhammed Hasan Yılmaz, PhD! Preparations for the spring semester are underway - watch this space 😎 With thanks from all of us at the #CRBF: Xing Chen, Dimitris Chronopoulos, João Rafael Cunha, Christian Engels, Sapnoti Eswar, Maria Chiara Iannino, George Kladakis, Marcel Lukas, PhD, Linh Nguyen, Bert Scholtens, Eleonora Sfrappini, Anna Lucia Sobiech, Ruslan Tuneshev, John O.S. Wilson, Mao Zhang, Song Zhang #Banking #Finance #Research #AcademicSeminars #StAndrews

"Semovember"? 🤔 Seminar November at the #CRBF! On 20 November, Professor Maggie Fu from the University of Macau, and currently Visiting Fellow at Cambridge University, will visit us in St Andrews for a #Finance seminar! Professor Fu will present "Fintech and Green Finance in Banking" (joint work with Zhaoyan Liu). Exciting! 🌳💰👩💻 Learn more about our department's #AcademicSeminar series at the University of St Andrews Business School by visiting our website, link below 👇 #Fintech #Sustainability #Banking

Delighted to present my paper at the Finance seminar series at Cambridge Judge Business School. Thank you to the organizers & the audience for your comments and feedback: Raghavendra R., Bart Lambrecht , Oğuzhan Karakaş Reena Aggarwal and others