19 PhD programmes in Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences in Germany

The doctoral studies programme in Biological Diversity and Ecology from University of Göttingen, qualifies for scientific work in the areas of biodiversity and ecology in university and non-university research institutes.

The Graduate School of Life Sciences (GSLS) at University of Würzburg provides doctoral researchers with structured doctoral training. In return, the doctoral researcher has to meet additional requirements in order to successfully compete our graduate program. 

The integrated graduate programme in Plant Ecological Genetics (GEcoGen) provides early-career researchers a training environment for developing scientific and professional expertise in both Molecular Biology and Ecology.

This research in Geoscience from University of Göttingen, focus examines geological, mineralogical, crystallographic and biological processes in the formation of minerals and rocks. Interactions at different geological and biological interfaces are investigated. 

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

The Environmental and Resource Management programme at The Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg offers an integrated approach to current national and international environmental issues and contributes to improving the quality of professional environmental management in the 21st century.

The PhD program Environmental Sciences and Biodiversity Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, offered for young researchers in the field mathematics and environmental sciences. 

The excellent biological, ecosystemic, environmental and mathematical research in Göttingen requires the establishment of a corresponding integrated Master and PhD Programme for Environmental Informatics - PEI programme from University of Göttingen, in environmental informatics, from which important innovative scientific impulses and contributions can be expected.

This doctoral programme "Deep Earth Volatile Cycles" is offered at the University of Bayreuth. Join us!

The RTG Genetic and Developmental Toxicology at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf combines local scientific expertises in a multidisciplinary center of research and education in the field of toxicology.

The Doctor of Philosophy programme offered by Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development develops advanced research expertise in applied sciences, interdisciplinary scholarship, and independent scientific investigation.

The Faculty of Georesources and Material Technology is entitled to confer the titles of Dr.-Ing. and Dr. rer. nat. At RWTH Aachen University, a doctoral program is viewed as a graduate's first practical work experience. 

The main focus of the training is to provide an introduction to independent research. Students in the Experimental Geosciences programme from University of Bayreuth are not only supervised by one doctoral supervisor alone, but by a whole group of scientists. 

Integrative Biodiversity Research at Leipzig University conducts basic research, on the basis of which decision-makers from the applied and policy sector can develop solutions for the current biodiversity crisis.

Welcome to TU Berlin's cutting-edge Urban Water Interfaces Doctoral Program. Explore the complex and vital intersection of urbanization and water dynamics, contributing to innovative solutions for sustainable urban water management at one of Germany's premier institutions.

The Environment Water course from University of Stuttgart is a doctoral program in Hydraulic and Water Resources Engineering offered by the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering Sciences which leads to a doctoral degree in Engineering ('Doktor-Ingenieurin' or 'Doktor-Ingenieur', abbr. 'Dr.-Ing.').

The Environment and Society programme offered by Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich develops advanced expertise in human–nature interactions, socioecological change, and interdisciplinary environmental inquiry.

The HITEC Energy and Climate programme at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf intends to create optimal conditions for these talented young researchers. Joint lectures and practical training encourage their understanding of topics and the related methods, including joint use of the scientific infrastructure.

The structured doctoral programme "Ecology and Environmental Research" (PEER) constitutes the training of doctoral students in ecology and environmental research, a designated focus area of the University of Bayreuth.