278 PhD programmes in Health Sciences in Europe

Study towards a Clinical Doctorate degree in nursing, midwifery or professional health studies at the University of Stirling, on the only course of its kind in Scotland.

Within the multidisciplinary School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, we offer research supervision in all areas of staff expertise in sports and exercise sciences and related areas. Learn more at the Health and Physical Activity programme from University of Essex.

Within Perinatal and Child Health programme from University of Nottingham, it is focused on delivering optimal maternal and newborn health, covering pre-conception through to early childhood.

The Cancer Studies research programme from University of Nottingham delivers a pioneering model of synergistic cancer training and research throughout the postgraduate journey.

The Planetary Health Studies course at Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Lisbon addresses critical global challenges at the intersection of health, environmental, social, and political sciences.

Food, Nutrition and Health at The University of Exeter is underpinned by our current expertise in nutrition science, human nutrition and dietetics, sustainable nutrition and planetary health, nutrition physiology, and sports nutrition, as well as cutting-edge facilities and techniques.

The Sensory, Pain and Regeneration programme offered by King's College London is part of the Division of Neuroscience within the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN). Research  focuses on the maintenance of a healthy nervous system during aging, by understanding how its activity changes during damage to nerves and the surrounding tissues.

The Health and Social Care programme offered by Anglia Ruskin University enables experienced practitioners to investigate policy and practice issues within health and social care settings, producing original research that advances professional knowledge and service improvement.

Are you interested in doing some independent research work and would like to start a Health Sciences doctorate at the University of Bern?

Psychoanalytic Studies graduates from University of Essex go on to a number of different destinations, including further study and training in psychoanalysis, Jungian analysis, or psychoanalytic psychotherapy. 

The Clinical Science  program offered at University of Zurich, which focuses on research with healthy or sick people in a clinical setting, has been established to open a university postgraduate qualification opportunity in the field of clinical research. 

The part-time DPhil is part of the Evidence-Based Health Care Programme at the University of Oxford, which is jointly run with the Centre for Evidence- Based Medicine in the Nuffield Department of Primary Health Care Sciences.

The aim of the Health Service Management course offered at University of Essex is to provide a unified approach to theory and practice within a professional context, so your learning is structured to allow you to develop your skills both in the workplace and within the university environment.

The primary objective of the Dentistry and Otorinolaryngology programme at Masaryk University is to deepen the theoretical knowledge and develop the ability to perform independent creative tasks in the field of basic and applied research in the context of the Otorhinolaryngology and Dentistry disciplines in the students.

The graduates of the Surgery and Reproductive Medicine doctoral degree programme at Masaryk University are primarily prepared for the further development of their scientific careers at various institutes, but they are also prepared to eventually work in medical facilities or as academic lecturers.

The PhD in Dental Health Sciences programme at The University of Manchester enables you to undertake a research project that will improve understanding of Dental Health Sciences.

The PhD in Dermatological Sciences programme at The University of Manchester enables you to undertake a research project that will improve understanding of Dermatological Sciences.

The PhD Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes programme at The University of Manchester enables you to undertake a research project that will improve understanding of Endocrinology and Diabetes.

The scope of The Cardiovascular Tissue Regeneration and Repair programme Medical University of Vienna encompasses the entire cardiovascular regenerative medicine including ischemic heart diseases, oncologic treatment-induced cardiotoxicity, congenital and metabolic heart diseases or brain-heart axis. 

A University of Hertfordshire research degree in Primary and Community Care is an internationally recognised degree signifying high levels of achievement in research.