7.4k PhD programmes in Europe

The Civil and Architectural Engineering programme offered by KTH Royal Institute of Technology develops advanced research expertise in structural systems, sustainable buildings, and infrastructure engineering.

Research questions core to the Innovation and Organization programme at University of Groningen include the following: How do firms organize to better innovate? 

The Institute of Biomembranes (IB) is a unique multi-disciplinary research-training institute at Utrecht University. 

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. 

A University of Hertfordshire research degree in Midwifery is an internationally recognised degree signifying high levels of achievement in research.

Research into Greek and Latin Texts in The Open University UK Classical Studies encompasses a wide range of material, both literary and epigraphic, in different genres and from various socio-political contexts.

Conduct research at the cutting edge of the discipline, working alongside a team of specialist academic advisors in the Marine Sciences degree at University of Plymouth.

Abertay University’s research culture encourages areas of cross-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary working that are consubstantial to the latest evolutions of the Marketing discipline.

Studying for the Social Policy program at Swansea University gives you the opportunity to pursue in-depth your own personal or professional research interests in this wide-ranging field, which encompasses such diverse policy areas as health, education, housing, disability, crime, poverty, and the family.

The Ph.D. programme in International Affairs and Political Economy (DIA) at the University of St. Gallen (HSG) reflects society's need for highly qualified individuals that take on global challenges from multidisciplinary perspectives.

Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) is the medical faculty of Leiden University. It is a modern centre for research, education and patient care with a strong scientific orientation. We offer a phd degree in Medicine at the Leiden University.

The PhD programme of the Department of Water and Climate Risk at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam aims at developing data and modelling methods for the analysis of societal and environmental risk related to water and climate.

The Graduate School Engineering and Systems Sciences is one of the seven doctoral schools affiliated to the Graduate  College of the University of Lille.

The Materials Science programme offered by offered by Linköping University develops advanced research expertise in the structure, properties, and design of advanced materials using experimental and computational methods.

PhD Astronomy candidates at Leiden University carry out a programme of independent research and additional (limited) course work, culminating in production of a PhD thesis in typically 4 years.

Abertay University’s Division of Psychology has a strong and active role in delivering research degrees, including those in partnership with the NHS, local education authorities, Police Scotland, and the business and digital technology communities. The university offers this PhD in Cognitive Psychology and Vision Science.

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. The university offers this PhD in Duty of Care in Sport.

Current Linguistics research at University of Aberdeen is focused on topics including discourse analysis, language variation and change, language attitudes, language acquisition and learning (for both children and adults), bilingualism, morphosyntactic structure, and the linguistic ecology of Scotland.

Spanish and Latin American Studies at University of Aberdeen are centred on staff research interests and are integrated across research centres.

Students of the Public Health Care course from Trnava University gain further experience and skills by participating in European or domestic research and development teams. Universities are frequent employers, but increasingly research is also carried out within health care institutions or organisations that provide health-related services.