106 PhD programmes in Geography in Europe

The Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) in Geography and the Environment at University of Oxford is the department's premier research degree, awarded to candidates who have successfully completed a major piece of original research. 

Future Rural Africa is an interdisciplinary collaborative research center involving geographers, anthropologists, political scientists, agroeconomists, soil scientists and ecologists from the University of Bonn and the University of Cologne.

Our collective research agenda at The Open University UK is defined by our commitment to Open Geographies: fostering new and emerging research exploring what it means to think geographically about the many social, political, cultural and environmental issues shaping these turbulent times.

The Human Geography degree at the University of Plymouth offers you the chance to be part of this rich discipline in its quest to understand people’s diverse relationships with the world.

Research in Physical Geography at Keele University focuses predominantly on glacial and periglacial environments and Quaternary environmental change.

The School of Geography and Sustainable Development at the University of St Andrews is a leading centre for scholarship in the field of geography and sustainable development.

The Human Geography programme offered by University of Gothenburg develops advanced research expertise in spatial processes, place-based dynamics, and human–environment relations.

The Geology and Geophysics programme at University of Aberdeen has an international reputation, with many former graduates in prominent positions in academia, industry and government worldwide. 

Geography is one of the four subject disciplines within the School of Environmental Sciences at University of Liverpool and offers excellent postgraduate research programmes.

The Human Geography programme offered by Lund University develops advanced research expertise in spatial, social, and economic processes and their impact on places and societies.

Research traditional economics such as spatial, urban and real estate economics, and approaches within regional science and local economic development. Learn more at the Economic Geography programme from London School of Economics and Political Science.

A major concern of the 20th and 21st centuries has been the migration of people, objects, goods and ideas across and within borders. This Mobilities and Migration programme is offered at The Open University UK.

Understand changing human populations – past, present and future. Equip yourself with advanced demographic research skills. Learn more at the Demography (Social - Formal) from London School of Economics and Political Science.

Enriching the academic landscape in Poland, the Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences proudly introduces its doctoral program in Social and Economic Geography and Spatial Management.

The Palaeography and Manuscript Studies programme offered by King's College London investigates ancient handwriting, manuscript cultures, textual transmission, and the preservation of written heritage across historical periods and linguistic traditions.

Planetary Science at The University of Manchester applies a fundamental knowledge of isotopes and chemistry together with new observations to understand natural systems.

Our research is underpinned by a shared belief in the importance of space and place in shaping the world around us. This Human Geography 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 Geography and Earth Sciences (Science) programme offered by Aberystwyth University develops advanced expertise in environmental systems, landscape evolution, and planetary processes.

The Department of Human Geography at Stockholm University, offers a postgraduate programme in Geography with a specialization in Human Geography.