41 PhD programmes in Energy Engineering in Europe

The Cyprus Institute offers the Energy, Environment and Atmospheric Sciences programme. Particular attention is given to the EMME (Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East) regional background in the context of global climate changes, addressing impacts and possible mitigation and adaptation strategies.

The PhD Energy Science and Engineering program from University of Naples Parthenope aims to prepare professionals/scholars with a high level academic profile managerial competencies and an interdisciplinary vision of the possible resolution of issues in the field of energy science and the ongoing environmental and social impact they produce all over the world and above all in Italy.

Systems Power and Energy research within the School of Engineering from University of Glasgow is tackling many strategic and challenging areas of research in energy, ultrasonics, material and manufacture, space systems and science and music.

The PhD in Engineering for Energy and Environment from Università degli Studi della Tuscia aims to provide a high level of training to a selected number of young graduates to make them competitive at national and international level in private companies with a high technological content, research centers and universities.

The Energy and Nuclear Science and Technology programme from Politecnico di Milano is strictly related to the research activities of the Department of Energy, which are characterized by the existence of research topics common to the ”Energy and Nuclear Science and Technology” and by other aspects more specific to the energy and the nuclear fields. 

The international doctoral program Energy Conversion Systems - From Materials to Devices at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) was established with our partner institute, the Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan, in order to better understand lead-free perovskite materials for electro- optical-mechanical energy conversion systems.

Have you completed your master’s degree and are you working, for example as a researcher, but want to carry on studying? Then the Energy and Sustainability professional doctorate programme offered at the HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht may be for you. 

Energy Engineering concerns the development of technologies and processes in order to build a sustainable energy supply. The research at Luleå University of Technology focuses on bioenergy technologies and energy-efficiency in industry and society.

The Energy Systems programme offered by Linköping University develops advanced research expertise in sustainable energy transitions, integrating technological, societal, and policy perspectives.

The Energy, Environment and Systems programme offered by Chalmers University of Technology develops advanced research expertise in sustainable energy systems, environmental processes, and system-level analysis.

This distinctive model of integrating engineering and economics education, offered by Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) and Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão (ISEG), a joint venture of leading Engineering and Economics TULisbon schools, empowers students as leaders who can design innovative strategies and execute them in real world situations to promote Sustainable Energy Systems. 

This Energy, Systems, Territory and Construction Engineering PhD degree from University of Pisa training is aimed at providing students with adequate scientific preparation to develop highly qualified research activities in the field of Energy, Systems, Territory and Construction Engineering.

The Renewable Energy MPhil/PhD programme from The University of Exeter offers postgraduates an outstanding research environment with state-of-the-art analytical facilities and laboratories and have excellent rates of graduate employment.

The Doctorate Course in Energy at Politecnico di Torino develops research and training activities in fundamental and frontier sectors in the field of energy and energy transition, of strategic importance for the development of every modern industrial society. 

The Sustainable System Analysis programme offered by Linköping University develops advanced research expertise in energy systems, environmental management, and resource-efficient solutions.

The Technologies for Nanosystems, Bioengineering and Energy course from Rovira i Virgili University provides students with training to become highly qualified researchers in the field of technologies for nanosystems, bioengineering and energy. 

The Energy Sciences programme offered by Lund University develops advanced research expertise in energy systems, processes, and technologies for sustainable energy use and supply.

The Environmental Engineering, Mining and Energy program at the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn provides PhD students with knowledge about developing trends and new achievements in the discipline and focuses on current and future problems related to the rational use of the environment.

Immerse yourself in the realm of sustainable energy and nuclear technology with MIP Politecnico Di Milano's Energy, Nuclear Science, and Technology doctoral program.

The Offshore Renewable Energy programme offered by Swansea University has been running as a training centre since 2012 and so far, has already recruited and trained over 100 Offshore Renewable Engineers.