7.4k PhD programmes in Europe

The Wellbeing of Children, Youth and Families Research Group in the School of Health, Wellbeing and Social Care from The Open University UK brings together academics and research students conducting social, sociological and critical psychological research into children's and young people's lives and policy/practice applications.

The Health, Biology, Biochemistry Doctoral School (ED SSBCV) is comprised of joint research units associated with major research entities from the University of Tours and the University of Orleans.

The Economics and Management programme offered by l'Institut Agro Montpellier develops advanced research expertise through structured doctoral training and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Research in Ageing and Later Life has a distinguished history within the School of Health, Wellbeing and Social Care’s Centre for Ageing and Biographical Studies (CABS) at The Open University UK, which involves current and emeritus staff, doctoral students and associated academics from other institutions.

In the Biological Sciences (Evolution, Ecology and Behaviour) programme from University of Liverpool, we study patterns in the natural environment, from the behaviour of individual organisms to dynamics of populations and the diversity of communities. 

The School of Health, Wellbeing and Social Care’s work in the area of Living With Disability and Long-Term Conditions at The Open University UK covers research on a wide spectrum of people’s experiences and care across the life course, including physical and learning disability, living with a long-term condition and receiving and giving care.

Immerse yourself in the diverse and enriching field of Human Sciences with the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia - UNIMORE.

The GAIA - Biodiversity, Agriculture, Food, Environment, Land, Water programme offered by l'Institut Agro Montpellier develops advanced research expertise in life, environmental, and engineering sciences through interdisciplinary doctoral training across multiple scientific domains.

The legal academics within the Law School build on Keele University’s long-standing reputation for excellence in socio-legal scholarship and contextually-aware doctrinal legal work.

The principal research interest in renal disease is peritoneal dialysis and the evaluation of fluid status in advanced renal failure. We offer a Human Metabolism degree at the Keele University.

The Doctoral Programme in History at Tampere University provides doctoral candidates with versatile possibilities to act as a researcher or in demanding expert assignments in Finland and abroad

The traditional track of the Gutenberg School of Management and Economics doctoral program at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz is based on writing a PhD thesis and involves only minor coursework.

Embark on a journey of discovery with the University of Genoa's Clinical and Experimental Immunology doctoral program.

Within the context of the PhD programme Cardiovascular Research, the research at Utrecht University is focused on a selected number of cardiac (e.g. cardiomyopathies, myocardial infarction, heart failure) and vascular diseases (e.g. atherosclerosis, aneurysms, stroke). 

The Innovation and Entrepreneurship programme offered by University of Gothenburg develops advanced research expertise in innovation processes, entrepreneurship, and the management of intellectual capital.

The Welfare Law programme offered by Linköping University develops advanced research expertise in legal frameworks shaping welfare systems, social rights, and institutional practices.

On the PhD in Finance programme at City St George's, University of London, you have the opportunity to join a thriving and international faculty.

The Social Work programme at University College Dublin has commencement dates in January, May and September annually.

Our Nursing Studies research at University of Nottingham has a truly international outlook and wide-ranging impacts on society, the economy, health and welfare, culture, public policy and the environment.

At the University College Dublin, we offer our graduate students a phd programme degree in Software Engineering.