The Centre for Advanced Studies in Finance (CASIF) was established in 2005 and has grown into a vibrant, stimulating and supportive postgraduate research community in Leeds University Business School, with around 20 full-time postgraduate researchers studying a diverse range of subjects.
Our postgraduate researchers come from all over the world contributing to the vibrancy of our research community and quality of our outputs.
Our students produce rigorous and world-relevant research across a number of different themes in the following areas:
Credit
Banking and investment
Asset pricing and financial markets
Behavioural finance
Historical perspectives in accounting and finance
Ownership
Governance
Performance
Market-based accounting and decision-making
We offer an exceptional and comprehensive range of databases and outstanding IT infrastructure including a 400-core AMD Opteron Cluster ‘Everest’, part of the White Rose Grid.
