117 PhD programmes in Linguistics in Europe

The doctoral study programme is intended for outstanding graduates of the consecutive (follow-up) English Philology master's degree and related programmes at the University of Ostrava. 

The Language Technology programme offered by University of Gothenburg develops advanced research expertise in artificial intelligence, natural language processing, and computational analysis of human language.

The Applied Linguistics (Online) programme from University of Nottingham offers a fascinating opportunity to study the interaction between language and the real world.

The Applied Linguistics with English Language Teaching programme from University of Nottingham offers a fascinating opportunity to study the interaction between language and the real world.

We offer postgraduate research options across a broad variety of topics ranging from technology enhanced learning, higher education, youth work and community development research to themes around leadership, policy and inclusive practices within the Applied Linguistics and TESOL programme at University of Hull. 

The Linguistics group at Uppsala University has a broad research profile. It studies phonetics, morphology, syntax, semantics and discourse in relation to a variety of languages.

The Institute for Logic, Language and Computation (ILLC) PhD programme at the University of Amsterdam is designed to support and guide PhD candidates in their track to become highly qualified scientific researchers in the areas described by the institute's research mission.

This Linguistics PhD programme provided by Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, offers advanced specialization in linguistic analysis and related research areas, with opportunities for international collaboration and dual degree attainment.

Language and Policy is a key topic within the Language and Literacies Research Cluster at The Open University UK.

Cyclic Optimization researchers from the Institute of Linguistics at Leipzig University are investigating the empirical scope of models combining cyclicity and optimization, and hope to extend this to a comprehensive, representative subdomain of grammatical phenomena and unlock the full theoretical potential of these approaches.

The Linguistics and Language research portfolio at the University of Brighton is evolving rapidly with enthusiastic and dedicated supervision for PhD work in linguistics and related language studies across a number of specialisms.

We offer supervision for our PhD Applied Linguistics at University of Essex in the area of second language acquisition and learning.

This Linguistic Studies and Foreign Literatures PhD degree from University of Pisa is one of three doctoral courses offered by the Department of Philology, Literature and Linguistics, University of Pisa, each with the goal to promote, organize and manage activities related to high-quality research projects within the area of the human sciences. 

The Linguistics programme offered by Manchester Metropolitan University enables researchers to deepen their expertise and develop advanced research and practical skills in language, communication, information, and digital environments.

Our research on Turkic Languages at Uppsala University focuses on philological and linguistic investigations of historical and modern Turkic languages with the broadest possible coverage.

The Linguistics programme offered by Stockholm University develops advanced research expertise in the structure, variation, and use of language across different modalities and contexts.

The Linguistics programme offered by University of Gothenburg develops advanced research expertise in language, communication, and linguistic interaction.

The Applied Linguistics programme offered by offered by Birkbeck, University of London examines real-world phenomena where language plays a central role, preparing researchers to generate new insights into communication, language learning, and linguistic behaviour through advanced scholarly enquiry.

From Medieval and Renaissance writing to the 18th century to the present, from the novel to poetry to modernism, postmodernism and the contemporary scene – English at the University of Sussex is strongly committed to the interdisciplinary study of literature.

We offer a three-year supervised research route for students with a solid knowledge of existing research in the field and a good understanding of research methods. Learn more at the Linguistics course from University of Essex.