7.4k PhD programmes in Europe

The Business in Society programme offered by Coventry University investigates how businesses, governments, and communities can create resilient, ethical, and sustainable solutions to economic, social, and technological challenges.

Extend your understanding of societal and cultural issues on PhD in Women's and Gender Studies offered at the University of Warwick.

The Physics programme offered by University of Gothenburg develops advanced research expertise in fundamental physics, astrophysics, and complex physical systems.

The Humanities - Educational Sciences programme offered by University of Gothenburg develops advanced research expertise in learning, knowledge formation, and educational processes from humanities perspectives.

Egyptological study and research combines modern archaeological methods and practises with sophisticated linguistic and philological investigation of ancient texts. This Egyptology programme is offered at Uppsala University.

The Physical Geography programme offered by Umea University develops advanced research expertise in environmental processes, climate systems, and interactions among the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere.

The Doctoral Programme in Governance at Hertie School Berlin is an international three-year doctoral training programme. It is aimed at outstanding master's students from the social sciences and related disciplines. Today, several dozen PhD researchers study the conditions, structures and dynamics of governance in the Hertie School's doctoral programme.

The University of Stirling offers a range of postgraduate research opportunities in Philosophy through our collaboration with the University of St Andrews.

Step into the forefront of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) with the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia - UNIMORE's transformative doctoral program.

The analysis of designers’ engagement with digital tools is fascinating and complex, this project aims to help solve a few issues around the extension of the mind into the digital realm. We offer a Connecting Mind and Digital Creativity degree at the Robert Gordon University. 

The Romance Languages programme offered by University of Gothenburg develops advanced research expertise in Romance linguistics, literary scholarship, and cultural analysis.

As a PhD researcher in Social Work at the University of Stirling, you’ll benefit from our desire to engage with communities around the world and produce research that makes a positive difference to society.

At University of Hull, you Archaeology research under the supervision and guidance of leading experts who are active historians working on everything from ancient Rome to modern Britain. 

Explore the realms of advanced research and scientific inquiry with Ilmenau University of Technology's (TU Ilmenau) distinguished doctoral program in Mathematics and Natural Sciences.

Waste Science and Technology incorporates all stages of society’s waste management – generation, collection, treatment and disposal of waste, including reuse and recycling. This programme is offered at Luleå University of Technology.

Work with us to produce internationally excellent research that benefits both policy practitioners and the academic community – and contribute to the political, economic and social wellbeing of Europe. This Contemporary European Studies programme is offered at the University of Sussex.

Explore how media figures in everyday life, politics and culture with this Media and Communications programme at the University of Sussex.

Embark on a journey of exploration at the forefront of Physics and Nano Sciences with the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia - UNIMORE's cutting-edge doctoral program.

Journey into the realm of economic theory and media studies with Ilmenau University of Technology's (TU Ilmenau) distinguished doctoral program in Economic Sciences and Media.

Focus on a research area in depth, receive substantial training in a range of research approaches and write a thesis that will demonstrate your understanding of how to develop a critical academic argument, all with this Doctor of Philosophy programme at Edge Hill University.