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338 PhD programmes in Germany

Medical Sciences
The Medical Sciences course from European University Cyprus (EUC) provides advanced training in the primary areas of Basic Science, Clinical and Translational Science and Medical Education.

Doctoral Program
The KLU PhD program prepares PhD candidates to become independent researchers. The Doctoral Program is offered at Kühne Logistics University (KLU).

Matter to Life (PhD Phase)
In the 3-years Matter to Life (PhD Phase) programme delivered by Max Planck School Matter to Life , you will pursue interdisciplinary research at one of the MtL Fellow laboratories, which are distributed all over Germany.
Political Science
The University of Mannheim is proud to offer an esteemed Political Science doctoral program. Renowned for its academic excellence and distinguished faculty, this program provides a comprehensive exploration of advanced theories and methodologies in political science.
Sociology
The University of Mannheim hosts an exceptional Sociology doctoral program. Renowned for its academic excellence and distinguished faculty, this program offers a comprehensive exploration of advanced theories and methodologies in sociology.
Mechanical Engineering
Ilmenau University of Technology (TU Ilmenau) invites aspiring scholars to explore its esteemed doctoral program in Mechanical Engineering. Situated in the picturesque town of Ilmenau, Germany, this program is a gateway to advanced research and expertise in the field of mechanical engineering.
Public Health
The Faculty of Medicine at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf confers the academic title of Doctor of Public Health (Dr. PH) subject to completing regular doctoral examination proceedings.
Plant Ecological Genetics
The integrated graduate programme in Plant Ecological Genetics (GEcoGen) provides early-career researchers a training environment for developing scientific and professional expertise in both Molecular Biology and Ecology.
Business Administration
The School of International Business and Entrepreneurship (SIBE)'s Business Administration doctoral program stands as a pinnacle of academic pursuit in the field of business administration.
Gene Regulation, Epigenetics and Genome Stability
As a PhD student in our International PhD Programme (IPP) at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, you can work on exciting projects related to our overarching theme of Gene Regulation, Epigenetics and Genome Stability.
Medical Research in Genomic and Molecular Medicine - Personalized Approaches to Childhood Health
The international and interdisciplinary "Ph.D. Medical Research in Genomic and Molecular Medicine - Personalized Approaches to Childhood Health" is part of the Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital and the Munich Medical Research School from Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich.
Auditory Sciences
The Auditory Sciences program at Hannover Medical School has been developed within the framework of the Joint Research Academy of the Cluster of Excellence Hearing4all. It is one of the PhD Programs of the Hannover Biomedical Research School, integrated into the Hannover School of Medicine (MHH).
Mathematical Modeling for the Quantitative Biosciences
The Research Training Group (RTG) Mathematical Modeling for the Quantitative Biosciences (MMQB) offers a structured and comprehensive education in quantitative biology at the PhD level for the first time at Heidelberg University.
Catalysis at Liquid Interfaces
The Catalysis at Liquid Interfaces research group at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) aims to explore the highly dynamic, anisotropic environment of liquid interfaces to create, tailor and stabilise catalytically active sites with unique reactivity and performance.
Helmholtz International Graduate School for Cancer Research
Helmholtz International Graduate School for Cancer Research PhD students at Heidelberg University conduct research at the forefront of basic, computational, epidemiological and translational cancer research.
Science and Technology
The doctoral training program of the Graduate School of Science and Technology at the University of Würzburg is designed for a three-year period. In addition to ongoing research for their dissertation, doctoral candidates take part in both obligatory and elective training courses.
Medicine
The Faculty of Medicine at the RWTH Aachen University has the authority to award doctoral degrees. The degrees awarded by the Faculty are doctor of medicine, Dr. med. for short or doctor of dentistry, Dr. med. dent. for short.
Employment Research
GradAB is the joint doctoral programme in labour market research of the Institute for Employment Research (IAB) and the School of Business, Economics and Society of the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU).
Empatho-Kinaesthetic Sensory Systems
The Empatho-Kinaesthetic Sensory Systems research programme at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) aims to open up completely new “digital” and patient-centered diagnosis and therapeutic options in medicine and psychology.
Volition and Cognitive Control
The Volition and Cognitive Control research group at TU Dresden combines expertise from experimental psychology, cognitive-affective neuroscience and neuroimaging, clinical psychology, psychiatry and neurology to investigate mechanisms, modulators, and dysfunctions of volitional control on psychological and neural levels of analysis.