7.4k PhD programmes in Europe

The Materials programme offered by Imperial develops advanced research expertise in materials science and engineering, enabling students to create innovative solutions for energy, transport, electronics, healthcare, and environmental challenges through interdisciplinary investigation.

The Preclinical and Clinical Research for Drug Development at the Medical University of Vienna is an interdisciplinary research area determined to make innovative treatment strategies available for unmet medical needs.

Computing and Mathematics PhD students at the School of Mathematics and Computer Science from University of Wolverhampton are supervised by academics who are leading experts in their particular area of expertise. 

Design at Luleå University of Technology encompasses scientific and artistic issues concerning sustainable design of technology, communication, services, environments and systems based on the conditions and challenges of the individual and society.

The Ph.D. programme in Law at the University of St. Gallen (HSG) offers you the opportunity to carry out a scientific research project (doctoral thesis) on a legal topic.

The Ph.D. programme in Organization Studies and Cultural Theory integrates the University of St. Gallen (HSG)'s core and contextual subjects in a new form of doctoral studies.

The mission of Amsterdam Institute for Life and Environment (A-LIFE) at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is to generate and implement innovative scientific insights on the interplay between life and its environment.

The Faculty of Medicine at Lund University offers a stimulating environment for PhD students, with research that ranges over a broad field from experimental research to clinical research, closely involving patients. 

A doctoral Economics education at Lund University is an opportunity to acquire high-level expertise in a specific area. At the same time, the studies give a broad overview of the discipline.

The aim of the Economic History programme at Uppsala University is for our PhD students to learn how to critically and independently assess economic-historical research tasks and contribute to the development of research by producing a doctoral thesis.

The DPhil in Education in University of Oxford is intended to provide graduates with a wide range of research skills, as well as in-depth knowledge, understanding and expertise in their chosen field of research.

The DPhil in English at University of Oxford is intended to develop the skills and understanding necessary to undertake and present original research at a high level, and provide a thorough foundation for a career in research.

A Doctorate degree in Education (EdD) at University of Leeds combines the research methodology of a PhD with a programme of taught modules.

Staff in Italian at University of Glasgow are involved in research primarily in the modern period and can provide postgraduate supervision in a range of topics in modern Italian literature and culture.

The Economics Ph.D. programme offered at Kadir Has University is specialised in political economy and development economics.

The main aim of our Sustainable Industrial Systems research at The University of Manchester is to help identify sustainable solutions for industrial systems on a life cycle basis, taking into account economic, environmental and social aspects.

The doctoral program of the Class of Language Education at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich offers a research-oriented and integrated curriculum open to doctoral candidates in all language education majors of the Faculty of Languages and Literatures at the LMU. 

The Environment and Society programme offered by Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich develops advanced expertise in human–nature interactions, socioecological change, and interdisciplinary environmental inquiry.

The DPhil in History (Economic and Social History) at University of Oxford is an advanced research degree, awarded on the basis of successful completion of an individual research thesis and an oral examination.

The Literary Theory and Comparative Literature programme offered by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona develops advanced research expertise in literary analysis, theory, and cross-cultural textual studies.