The School of Economics, Finance and Management consists of three distinct departments; the Department of Accounting and Finance, the Department of Economics and the Department of Management, with over 50 research-active staff, publishing in top international journals.

IIn the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, the Department of Economics had 85% of its research rated as 3* or 4*, the department of Accounting and Finance was awarded an average rating of 2.55 and the Department of Management had 75% of its research rated as international quality.

The School of Economics, Finance and Management also hosts 3 research centres;

• The ESRC funded Centre for Market and Public Organisation (CMPO)
• the Centre for Structural Econometrics (CSE)
• the Action Research and Critical Inquiry in Organisations (ARCIO).