119 Full-time PhD programmes in Astronomy & Space Sciences

The Department of Planetary Sciences from The University of Arizona offers multidisciplinary research leading to the Doctor of Philosophy degree with a major in Planetary Sciences. The department also offers a graduate minor in Planetary Sciences and administers a graduate minor in Astrobiology.

The Faculty of Physics and Astronomy awards the academic degree of Doctor of Natural Sciences for the University of Würzburg.

The Astronomy program at Northwestern University is designed to provide students with a broad training in astronomy while enabling them to get started quickly with their graduate research. 

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.

The research units of Physics and Astronomy of the University of Oulu conduct internationally state-of-the-art research in their disciplines.

Our Laboratory Astrophysics research at The Open University UK is in experimental molecular physics, with specific application to astrophysical environments.

The Astrophysics (Physics) program at Indiana University Bloomington is administered jointly by the Depart­ment of Astronomy and the Department of Physics through the interdepartmental committee named. 

The Atmospheric Research and Surface Exploration group at The Open University UK undertakes world-leading climate modelling and atmospheric retrievals spaceflight instruments Beagle 2, Cassini-Huygens and the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO).

The Space Science and Technology programme offered by the University of Trento aims to train young experts in the fields of science, engineering, technology, and international relations in the space sector, providing them with the knowledge, skills, and competencies needed in the research areas of interest to the participating universities and research institutions.

The Physics and Astrophysics programme offered by Ecole Centrale de Lyon develops advanced research expertise in physics and astrophysics through high-level interdisciplinary scientific training.

The Homer L. Dodge Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Oklahoma has a long tradition of educating scientists, engineers, and teachers who have achieved distinguished careers as researchers and leaders in industry and education. It offers this Astrophysics degree.

The PhD course in Astronomy Astrophysics and Space Science (AASS) -- jointly run by Tor Vergata University of Rome", Sapienza University of Rome, National Institute of Astrophysics (Rome OAR, Rome IAPS, Teramo OAAb offices) and Italian Space Agency (ASI) -- trains internationally competitive researchers in the field of Astrophysics and Space Sciences,

Our physics Ph.D. program in Physics and Astronomy at Vanderbilt University trains students who want to push forward the boundaries of knowledge about the universe to become leaders in discovery.

At the Indiana University Bloomington, we offer our graduate students a phd degree in Astronomy. Join us!

The Institute of Astronomy offers the opportunity to study for the Astronomy PhD degree at University of Cambridge, which is normally completed in three to four years.

Studentships are available each year in the Physics and Astronomy programme from University of Glasgow. You should discuss opportunities with potential supervisors within the relevant research group listed below.

Astronomy at the University of British Columbia is noted for the excellence of its research and its high academic standards and integrity. We are constantly rated as one of the top Physics & Astronomy programs in the world.

The Astronomy program for the Ph.D. at the Columbia University is designed to foster the intellectual and professional development of our students. To this end, graduate students are fully integrated into our departmental activities.

The Astronomy and Astrophysics program from The University of Arizona emphasizes research at the frontiers of astrophysics. Areas of concentration are theoretical, observational, and instrumentational astronomy. 

At the division of Astronomy and Space Physics at Uppsala University we are doing research across a range of fields, from space in Earth's direct vicinity to the first stars in the universe found in distant galaxies.