61 PhD programmes in Earth Sciences in Europe

The Antarctic Studies programme from The University of Cambridge is an institute of the UK Research & Innovation - Natural Environment Research Council (UKRI-NERC) and is responsible for the UK's national scientific activities in Antarctica.

The Environment, Society and Global Change program sit within the Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Freiburg. 

The PhD Program in Climate Change and Sustainable Development Policies is a joint initiative between the Instituto Superior Técnico and New University of Lisbon, working in partnership with the University of East Anglia, UK a leading international institution in these fields.

The Earth Surface Processes and Paleobiosphere program at the University of Lausanne provides an interesting and contemporary program of field seminars and courses to foster scientific quality, creativity, and communication within the scientific community as well as with the professional world.

The Department of Earth Sciences at Royal Holloway University of London is one of the leading centres of research in the UK. Its research environment was classified as world leading and internationally excellent in terms of originality, significance and rigour.

Embark on an exciting academic journey in Physics, Earth, and Materials Sciences through the doctoral program at the University of Camerino.

At the University of St Andrews you will benefit from a world-class education in Earth and Environmental Sciences and be taught by leading scientists in the field.

Postgraduate Earth Sciences research in the School at University College Dublin covers a broad spectrum of specialities, as can be seen in our Research Groups, with a seamless transition between pure and applied research.

Earth Sciences are at the heart of society, and both are undergoing dramatic and related changes. This research programme is offered at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

Our postgraduate Earth Sciences students at University of Liverpool are led by internationally-renowned experts and enjoy a first-class experience in an exciting research environment.

Co-accredited by the University of Orleans, the University of Tours and INSA Centre Val de Loire, the Energy, Materials, Geosciences, Space Sciences Doctoral School (EMSTU) has doctoral students carrying out their research in the 13 research units attached to the DS distributed over the Orleans, Tours, Bourges and Blois sites. 

The Doctor of Philosophy Programme Atmospheric Sciences taught by the University of Innsbruck offers scientific development in the academic area and research institutions.

Participation in the Earth Sciences Doctoral Programme at the ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology provides a stimulating introduction to independent research on a scientific frontier.

At the centre of the Geography - Earth System Sciences program offered at the University of Zurich is a written dissertation describing an original, independent scientific research project.

The Earth Sciences programme offered by Durham University provides research on geological hazards, sustainability, climate change, energy, and natural resources.

The study of sedimentary rocks and the fossils contained within them is critical to our understanding of the Earth system and the evolution of life. This Sedimentology, Stratigraphy and Palaeobiology degree is offered at The Open University UK. 

The main goal of the Earth-Resources program from Instituto Superior Técnico is to promote autonomous scientific abilities in the three scientific areas of Geosciences , Geo-engineering and Natural Resources and Environment.

 Our research in Geoscience at Aarhus University relates to Earth surface processes with focus on clastic and carbonate sedimentology, basin analysis, soil science, hydrology and glacial geology.

The Geology (Earth Sciences) doctorate at the University of Bern essentially consists in research work in the laboratory or in the field. 

The Earth Sciences programme from University of Debrecen provides high quality education in scientific research.