7.5k PhD programmes in Europe

The Stirling Centre for International Publishing and Communication at the University of Stirling is a world-leading centre for postgraduate Publishing Studies, offering expertise in contemporary and historical publishing in the UK and beyond.

Building Materials includes sustainable building materials and their application technologies, recycling and reuse, and applied building physics, especially focusing on the artic conditions. This programme is offered at Luleå University of Technology.

This cross-university Carers and Caring research group at The Open University UK was established in light of the growth in recognition of carers, their needs and the importance of supporting them.

A University of Hertfordshire research degree in English Language and Communication is an internationally recognised degree signifying high levels of achievement in research.

The Management Science and Operations programme offered by London Business School develops advanced quantitative research expertise for analysing organisational processes and improving decision-making across business, healthcare, digital platforms, supply chains, and non-profit settings.

As an Occupational Therapy PhD student at the University of Brighton you will be able to develop your expertise in an area of clinical or professional practice and advance your knowledge, understanding and application of research methodologies.

The PhD courses offer the opportunity to carry out a significant body of research in a discipline related to the School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment at Nottingham Trent University. 

At the Criminology research programme at the University of Brighton you will enter an academic community that addresses challenges within the criminal justice system and beyond, considering social, health, psychological, spatial, and environmental injustice, seeking to transform policy and practice on global and more local scales.

Undertaking doctoral Classical Studies research at the University of London allows you to develop in-depth knowledge, while making a meaningful contribution to your chosen field.

Complexity and Design as a research theme at The Open University UK Design Group encompasses a broad spectrum of investigations and interpretations.

Religious lives are lived out in specific localities, from busy urban neighbourhoods to rural and coastal communities. This Place, Pilgrimage, Culture and Performance programme is offered at The Open University UK.

The tourism and hospitality department offers a supportive research environment that provides opportunities for candidates to succeed in their chosen research area. The successful completion of the Tourism and Hospitality course at University of Plymouth will prepare you well for the a career in academia or industry.

Research in English and American Literatures, in which Creative Writing is situated, has a long and distinguished history at Keele University. 

The Spanish programme offered by Queen's University Belfast develops advanced expertise in Hispanic and Latin American languages, literatures, histories, and cultures, preparing researchers to investigate diverse cultural, linguistic, and artistic traditions across the Spanish-speaking world.

The Business and Law at the University of Brighton is among an elite set of international schools proven to provide the best in business education worldwide.

The University of Brighton offers an active, supportive and stimulating environment for English Literature PhD study in a range of literary fields.

The aim of the Biology and Health Sciences doctoral program at the University of Lille is to train doctoral students as highly skilled scientists capable of independent research in the public sector of higher education and research in biology and health sciences or as scientifically-trained professionals who will valorize their competences in a non-academic context.

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.

Embark on an enlightening academic journey with the University of Turin's esteemed Doctoral Program in Pharmaceutical and Biomolecular Sciences.

Our area of research in this Computational Molecular Physics research programme at The Open University UK is the study of molecular physics.