13 PhD programmes offered by the university

At Humanities from University of Groningen you will strive for excellence, not just for the benefit of your dissertation and the advancement of science, but also to launch your career, be it inside or outside of academia. 

The aim of the PhD Operations Management and Operations Research programme at University of Groningen is to turn out highly qualified researchers. 

In the four year PhD degree Philosophy programme at University of Groningen, students conduct their own research while the Graduate School provides a balanced mix of expert supervision, tailor made postgraduate training and the freedom to pursue your own ideas within a relevant research theme.

The Research School of Behavioural and Cognitive Neurosciences (BCN) is a multi-disciplinary research school within the University of Groningen. 

The aim of the PhD Global Economics and Management programme at University of Groningen is to turn out highly qualified researchers. For this purpose, FEB offers PhD positions to excellent candidates who recently graduated. 

What cultural and societal processes shaped Jewish, Christian, and Islamic religions? Discover the varied religious roots of modern society, studying the testimonies these traditions left behind. We offer a Jewish, Christian and Islamic Origins degree at the University of Groningen.

The prime objective of the PhD programme within the Graduate School of Spatial Sciences at University of Groningen is to provide PhD researchers with a solid basis for independent research. 

The chief research aim of the Christianity and the History of Ideas department at University of Groningen is the analysis of the longue durée of the concepts, ideas, practices, and mentalities that are fundamental to an analysis of the role of religion in Western society. 

Research questions core to the Innovation and Organization programme at University of Groningen include the following: How do firms organize to better innovate? 

The aim of the PhD Economics, Econometrics and Finance programme at University of Groningen is to turn out highly qualified researchers.

The foremost research aim of the Comparative Study of Religion department at University of Groningen is to advance the multidisciplinary and critical study of religion. 

The aim of the PhD Marketing programme at University of Groningen is to turn out highly qualified researchers. For this purpose, FEB offers PhD positions to excellent candidates who recently graduated. 

The aim of the PhD Organizational Behaviour programme at University of Groningen is to turn out highly qualified researchers.