29 PhD programmes in Gender & Sexuality Studies in Europe

Gender Studies
The Gender Studies course from Lancaster University gives you the opportunity to develop your own research skills and expertise as part of our vibrant cross-faculty community.

Comparative Gender Studies
The PhD program in Comparative Gender Studies at Central European University (CEU) focuses on the exploration of gender in its intersection with significant social categories such as race, nation, ethnicity, class, sexuality, age, or ability, and in the context of global knowledge production.

Gender Studies
The Gender Studies programme from SOAS University of London is a unique programme combining cutting edge theorizing in Gender Studies with the special areas expertise related to Africa, Asia and the Middle East which has been a trademark of SOAS.

Sexuality and Gender Studies
Explore sexuality and gender beyond disciplinary boundaries with the Sexuality and Gender Studies degree at University of Birmingham.

Women's Studies
The Women's Studies PhD programme from University of York provides an interdisciplinary environment for research and supervision in a wide range of Women's Studies issues to both full- and part-time students.
Gender Studies
As an inter- and transdisciplinary PhD programme, Gender Studies offered by Sabanci University investigates how relations of gender and sexuality are embedded in social, political, economic, and cultural formations through a wide variety of academic backgrounds to introduce the doctoral students to the concepts, methods and cutting-edge research that shape gender analyses.
Gender Studies
The Gender Studies programme at University of Strathclyde is an interdisciplinary research area within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, supported by staff from a range of subject areas, including journalism, media and communication, English, French, Italian, history, education, social policy, criminology and politics.
Gender Studies
The Gender Studies programme offered by Linköping University develops advanced research expertise in gender, identity, and power relations across social, cultural, and political contexts.
Gendered Organisational Practice
Gendered Organisational Practice aims to act as a solidarity platform for both The Open University UK and international researchers working in this area.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Students in the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion programme from University of Lincoln can benefit from a supportive academic community, where ideas and experiences are shared with the aim of advancing knowledge, and informing strategy, policy and practice across the sector and the wider field.
Gender Studies - Cultures, Societies and Politics
Gender Studies - Cultures, Societies and Politics programme offered by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona develops advanced research expertise in gender, feminism, and intersectional analysis across social and cultural contexts.
Music and Gender
The Open University UK academics investigate a range of topics related to Music and Gender, embracing classical music, popular music and music technology.
Gender Studies
The Gender Studies programme offered by University of Gothenburg develops advanced research expertise in feminist theory, social inequalities, and transformative perspectives on power and justice.
Gender Studies
A position as a PhD student in Gender Studies at the Umea University involves active participation at the Graduate School of gender studies, a unique and dynamic research environment, in which about 30 PhD students are participating in.
Gender Studies (Social Sciences)
The University of Sussex is the place to be if you want to do a Gender Studies (Social Sciences) PhD that addresses social, economic, political, professional and policy debates around gender.
Gender Studies
The Gender Studies programme offered by Lund University develops advanced research expertise in gender, power, and inequality in social, cultural, and political contexts.
Gender Studies
The primary aim of the Gender Studies programme at Kadir Has University is to provide advanced education and research opportunities in the field of gender and women’s studies.
Migration, Gender and Generation
This Migration, Gender and Generation research area at The Open University UK looks at the interrelations between families and migration.
Otherness in the Humanities
The Gender and Otherness in the Humanities (GOTH) research group at The Open University UK engages with various fields, including English Literature, Creative Writing, Music, History, Theatre Studies, Art History and Classical Studies, to explore topics related to themes of gender and otherness.
Genders, Sexualities, Relationships, Intimacies
The Social Policy and Criminology discipline at The Open University UK has longstanding interests in critical interdisciplinary scholarship in Genders, Sexualities, Relationships, Intimacies.