7.4k PhD programmes in Europe

The Department of Engineering Structures (ES) at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) studies civil engineering structures and infrastructure. The aim is to develop resilient, smart and sustainable (infra) structures, which meet the societal demands in transportation, energy transition and sustainable reuse.

Embark on a transformative academic journey at the University of Florence's distinguished Civil and Environmental Engineering doctoral program.

Elevate your academic journey at the University of Insubria with the esteemed Doctoral Program in Computer Science and the Mathematics of Computation.

Embark on a transformative academic journey with the University of Verona's distinguished doctoral program in Surgical and Cardiovascular Sciences—a cutting-edge initiative at the forefront of medical innovation and surgical excellence.

The ICD Academy for Cultural Diplomacy's Cultural Diplomacy and International Relations program, in partnership with the University of Bucharest, epitomizes excellence in the field of cultural diplomacy.

The Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences Graduate School at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf offers a structured doctoral program covering the fields of molecular plant sciences, plant genetics, plant-microbe interactions, synthetic biology as well as quantitative and computational biology.

University of Vienna offers the Natural Sciences in the field of Life Sciences programme. 

A University of Hertfordshire research degree in Politics and International Relations is internationally recognised signifying high levels of achievement in research.

A University of Hertfordshire research degree in Primary and Community Care is an internationally recognised degree signifying high levels of achievement in research.

With this Architecture programme from Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava you will  have a systematic and comprehensive overview of research methods in the field of architecture and urban design.

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

Drama, Theatre and Performance at the University of Sussex welcomes applicants with practice-as-research projects as well as historical, critical and theoretical approaches.

Religions are implicated in cultural and national traditions as well as in questions of identity and subjectivity. Political and national commitments and involvements are topics of interest here, ‘civil religion’ is a strong area of our existing research. This The State, Citizenships and Identities programme is offered at The Open University UK.

Sociology’s postgraduate culture centres on students completing a PhD. Abertay University has been a key partner in a number of large European grants specifically examining the interaction between technology, society and social innovation, as well as exploring social network dynamics for collective awareness.

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

The DProf Management at Cardiff Metropolitan University is aimed at senior practitioners from a wide range of business and industry sectors and normally requires candidates to lead a significant strategic management project.

Immerse yourself in the captivating world of language and literature with the University of Udine's doctoral program in Linguistics and Literature.

By pursuing your Physics PhD at University of Liverpool here you’ll not only get to explore fundamental physics using state-of-the-art technology. 

In the Palaeoenvironmental Change Research Group at the School of Environment, Earth and Ecosystems Sciences, our mission is to untangle some of the key Earth system processes that drive the planet’s climate. This Oceanography and Palaeoceanography programme is offered at The Open University UK.

In the Political and Social Sciences programme offered at European University Institute (EUI) researchers will study the important issues of our time that social science can uniquely address, with PhD opportunities across politics and comparative politics, political theory, international relations, and sociology.