38 PhD programmes offered by the university

Human-Centered Design at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) holds vital potential for addressing some of today’s most pressing global issues, such as climate change, health pandemics, and social inequality.

The research mission of the Multi-Actor Systems department at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) is to improve our understanding of how decision-making, change and coordination of and within sociotechnical systems, happens.

How can we make the most of transportation’s advantages while minimising its downsides? It is this question that is at the heart of our work at the Transport and Planning Department, which is part of the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences at the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft).

At the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) Department of Bionanoscience we are fascinated by the question of how molecules work together to create life at the cellular scale. A better understanding of the cell and its behaviour is also relevant for the development of new biomaterials (in food or high-tech materials) and new energy sources (biofuels).

The department of Quantum Nanoscience at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) studies quantum phenomena in a wide variety of nanometer scale devices

The question is not when we will have a digital society – because we already have one. The question is how to organise it as well and as responsible as possible. This Digital Society program is offered at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft).

Geoscience and Remote Sensing at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) aims to understand the interaction between human activities, the Earth system and our living environment.

Research in Hydraulic Engineering at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) aims at formulating and resolving water-related academic research problems that contribute to the well-being of people living, working and recreating in deltaic areas.

The Department of Engineering Structures (ES) at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) studies civil engineering structures and infrastructure. The aim is to develop resilient, smart and sustainable (infra) structures, which meet the societal demands in transportation, energy transition and sustainable reuse.

Our ambition at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) is to be leading in developing novel instrumentation and imaging technologies. As such the Imaging Physics department's profile encompasses a mix of science, engineering and design.

The Graduate School of Aerospace Engineering at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) facilitates and fosters doctoral research and education.

Product, Process and Equipment Design at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)  is an advanced-level training programme that trains and educates MSc graduates to become certified designers.

Chemical Engineering at the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) develops solutions for societal problems, leveraging our broad expertise in chemical engineering, chemistry, physics and materials science. We harness our scientific curiosity to define emerging fundamental questions and educate future leaders in the field of chemical engineering.

Biomechanical Engineering is a Research Department at the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), located in the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (ME). 

The (re)making of better and sustainable urban landscapes can be achieved by considering urbanism as a planning and design-oriented activity. This Urbanism program is offered at the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft).

Bridging the gap between the disciplines of Architecture and Engineering, deploying an engineering and technology-driven approach to the design of buildings. That is the unique profile of Architectural Engineering and Technology at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft).

The department of Engineering Systems and Services at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) contributes to Comprehensive Engineering from a systems integration perspective.

Building on our disciplinary strengths, Maritime and Transport Technology at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) develops solutions addressing UNESCO global challenges relating to rapid urbanisation, growing energy demand, increasing air pollution, climate change, and raw material shortage.