7.5k PhD programmes in Europe

The Health and Social Care DHSC programme from The Open University UK is an innovative programme of part-time study designed predominantly for health and social care professionals, including registered nurses and social workers, but also other professionals working across health and social care including the public, voluntary and private sectors.

Abertay University’s Sport and Exercise Sciences Division has expertise in women’s sport equity; sedentary lifestyle risk factors; exercise and health training interventions; high-intensity exercise; elite sports performance; and healthy ageing. It offers this High Intensity Exercise and Performance Measures PhD programme.

The Applied Forensic Psychology programme offered by Cardiff Metropolitan University is a ‘top-up’ designed for qualified Forensic Psychologists who would like to undertake an applied research project in an area related to the field of forensic psychology.

You'll harness York's research expertise and industry connections to develop practice-based research into architecture, urban design, planning and built environments. The Architecture and the Built Environment (By Practice) programme is offered at University of York.

Abertay University research programmes such as this eSports course will prepare you for a rewarding career as an academic and researcher, as well as opening up opportunities for a diverse range of careers outside of academia

Game Art and Animation are applied professional disciplines within the games industry, drawing upon complex creative, conceptual, and technical skillsets. This PhD is offered at Abertay University.

The DPhil in Area Studies (China) is a research-based course focused on contemporary China through topics like politics, sociology, economics, history, and culture; using interdisciplinary social science approaches. The Area Studies (China) programme is offered at University of Oxford.

This PhD in Higher Education Leadership at Warnborough College aims to develop leaders with the skills, vision, and knowledge to navigate complex challenges in higher education.

This Banking and Finance (Track C) program at the University of Zurich is targeted towards the pursuit of academic excellence. It aims at providing an intellectual environment and a curriculum comparable with the top PhD programs in Europe and North America.

The Economics (Track B) program offered at the University of Zurich offers a set of courses taught by internationally renowned scholars and world-class research opportunities.

The Sociology program from the University of Zurich requires participants to conduct independent research, write a PhD thesis, and to perform coursework. 

Welcome to the University of Lausanne and thank you for your interest in our PhD program in Economics. As the academic home of some of the most eminent economists of the last two centuries such as Léon Walras and Vilfredo Pareto, the University of Lausanne has a distinguished history of scholarship in economics and aspires to remain a leading center for economic research and learning.

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 Microbiology and Immunology program from the University of Zurich is under the umbrella of 'Life Science Graduate School Zurich' includes a written dissertation about an independent scientific research project.

The Management and Economics (Track A) program from the University of Zurich demonstrate a systematic understanding of a field of study and mastery of the skills and methods of research associated with that field. They can conceive, implement, and adapt a research process with scientific integrity. 

Students from the Business Administration (Track B) course program from the University of Zurich demonstrate a systematic understanding of a field of study and mastery of the skills and methods of research associated with that field. 

The Doctoral Program in Biotechnology and Bioengineering (EDBB) at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne provides doctoral students with the education necessary to be leaders in the fast-growing industrial and academic biotechnology and bioengineering sectors.

The doctoral program in Finance at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne is targeted towards the pursuit of academic excellence. The program covers a wide range of subjects including Asset Pricing, Financial Economics, Financial Econometrics, Corporate Finance and Mathematical Finance.

Physics is a strong focus of research at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, and about 200 doctoral students are pursuing their thesis in this discipline.

The doctoral program in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne provides an educational and research environment in chemical sciences and engineering.