Research Interests
Open to PhD applications in:
- Financial law and regulation
- European Banking Union and Capital Markets Union
- (Post-)Brexit financial markets integration in Europe
- Sustainable finance and financial inclusion
- Commercial law
- Trade law (especially WTO law; trade in financial services; regional trade integration; trade, the environment and precaution)
- Business regulation (e.g. energy sector; chemical industry; financial services)
- Competition law and policy (especially tensions between competition law and public policies; relationship between competition law – sector-specific regulation; EU competition law and policy; competition in the financial sector)
Public outreach & key achievements
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Member of the AHRC Peer Review College
Research students
| PhD area |
To what extent does the UK internal market act strike the optimal balance of trade liberalisation and regulatory autonomy in relation to services? And its interplay with FTA negotiations |
| Name | Gary Simpson |
| PhD area |
How can Northern Ireland deliver plant health protection contributing to the DAERA vision of a thriving rural economy? |
| Name | Rebecca Stevenson |
Alumni: Where are they now
| PhD area | Modernising stock market accessibility and operational framework: What can an emerging market economy learn from the 'best practice' models of the US and UK? |
| Name | Dr Saad Almohammed |
| Years of study | PhD awarded 2021 |
| PhD area | Unconventional gas exploration and regulating risks: What can Nigeria learn from western countries? |
| Name | Dr Alozie Nwabughuogu |
| Years of study | PhD awarded 2020 |
| PhD area |
Post-privatisation problems in the Nigerian electricity sector: The roles of sector-specific regulation and antitrust law |
| Name | Dr Kabiru Adamu |
| Years of Study | PhD awarded 2020 |
| Current Position: | Senior Lecturer, Department of International Law & Jurisprudence, Faculty of Law, Bayero University, Kano-Nigeria |
| Quotation | 'I had the best excellent supervision under Dr Pesendorfer. He gave detailed attention to my work and always provided me with excellent, constructive and timely feedback. He was always approachable and committed to helping me with guidance on my academics and career development at Queen's.' |
| PhD area |
Accountability and regulatory governance in a cross-jurisdictional market: A case study of the all-island energy market |
| Name | Dr Tanya Harrington |
| Years of study | PhD awarded 2016 |
| Current Position: | Chief Regulatory Affairs Officer, An Post (the Irish Postal Service) |
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- Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
- School of Law
- Centre for European and Transnational Legal Studies
Get ahead: tips on how to prepare your application to study for a PhD at QUB Law
Read our guidance on the steps in our PhD applications process and how to present your research proposal.
Interested in a postdoctoral fellowship at QUB Law?
If you have already completed a PhD or are about to do so, and you are looking for a mentor for a postdoctoral fellowship in one of my areas of expertise, please get in touch via email. The School of Law has a strong track record in supporting able candidates who are working towards fellowship applications to funders such as the British Academy, EU Marie Sklodowska-Curie scheme, ESRC NINE and the Leverhulme Trust.