PhD programmes in Marine Science in Europe

The Marine Science, Technology and Management doctoral program is offered by Universidad de Aveiro.

Supervision is available for research across all discipline areas in the School of Ocean Sciences. The Ocean Sciences (PhD/MPhil) is offered at Bangor University. 

Choose to carry out your Marine Sciences postgraduate studies at University of Hull and become part of a vibrant, forward-thinking research community. 

The Earth and Marine Science Programme at University of Ferrara is aiming at providing high qualified scientific competences in Earth and Marine Science: mineralogy, petrology, geochemistry, paleontology, geomorphology, physical oceanography, coastal dynamics, marine geology, economic geology and geophysics. 

Post graduate education at the Aquatic Sciences and Assessment program from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences is given within the subject areas environmental science, environmental science (environmental chemistry) and ecology.

The IMPRS Marine Microbiology (MarMic) teaches students to take an interdisciplinary approach to the understanding of marine prokaryotic and eukaryotic microbiology, offering training in physiology, ecology, evolution, molecular biology, bioinformatics, and other related subjects.

The University of Gothenburg is the leading university in Sweden for studies in the marine sciences. As a doctoral student at the Department for Marine Sciences you will be a part of the Natural Sciences environment.

This Marine Sciences MPhil, PhD programme from Newcastle University provide research training, supervision and collaboration to international standards.

Doctoral students in Animal Science and Fisheries at the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn will gain specialist knowledge and skills, including state-of-the-art techniques and research methodologies that can be used in PhD projects.

If you are interested to study scientific areas related to shipping, ranging from naval architecture and ocean engineering, climate and environmental impact, to maritime operations, on and below the water, you should apply to the graduate school Shipping and Marine Technology at Chalmers University of Technology.

The Doctorate course in Marine Sciences, Technology and Management (MTM) is a consortium doctorate offered by the University of Milano - Bicocca with the Italian Institute of Technology -IIT.

In the Palaeoenvironmental Change Research Group at the School of Environment, Earth and Ecosystems Sciences, our mission is to untangle some of the key Earth system processes that drive the planet’s climate. This Oceanography and Palaeoceanography programme is offered at The Open University UK.

Doctoral students at the Department of Aquatic Resources at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences work with issues such as how changes in climate and environment affect fish and fisheries, population and ecosystem dynamics and invasive species.

Improving competitiveness in aquaculture in Spain and in Catalonia requires specialised, multidisciplinary and innovative training. This is the basic tenet of the PhD programme in Aquaculture at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, through which the university offers advanced training in aquaculture in order to help develop the sector.

This MPhil, PhD programme from Newcastle University provides research training, supervision and collaboration to international standards.

The Tropical Marine Biology (Integrated) program from University of Essex provides a route into research study if you do not have a Masters degree, or have very little research training. It enables you to spend your first year completing a full-time Masters-level qualification, followed by a full-time PhD studied over 3-4 years or a part-time PhD studied over 6-7 years.

The Scottish Association for Marine Science offers a PhD in Marine Science through the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI).

The doctoral programme Protection of Aquatic Ecosystems represents an interesting possibility of continuing to acquire new scientific knowledge according to an individual study plan. The study deepens knowledge acquired in the master's study in connection with detailed professional specialization in the context of current scientific problems in environmental chemistry, toxicology, aquatic ecology and molecular biology.

This PhD program at University of A Coruña aims to train the best professionals and researchers in the various economic and social applications of Marine Sciences, Technology and Management, to generate research with international impact and to provide the industry with the best tools to enhance their global competitiveness.

We offer supervision in all areas of staff expertise in marine biology including community ecology of coral reef systems, tropical seagrass beds, mangroves and fisheries, deep sea/marine connectivity, ocean acidification and macronutrient cycling during the Marine Biology programme at University of Essex.