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323 PhD programmes in Germany

Doctoral Program
The KLU PhD program prepares PhD candidates to become independent researchers. The Doctoral Program is offered at Kühne Logistics University (KLU).
Behavior and Cognition
The focus of this PhD Degree in Behavior and Cognition from University of Göttingen is on the foundations and the evolution of nonhuman and human primate behavior. Research projects are undertaken in the fields of psychology, anthropology and evolutionary biology, with an emphasis on comparative approaches.
Graduate School of Life Sciences (GSLS)
The Graduate School of Life Sciences (GSLS) at University of Würzburg provides doctoral researchers with structured doctoral training. In return, the doctoral researcher has to meet additional requirements in order to successfully compete our graduate program.
Physics of Biological and Complex Systems
The GGNB doctoral program Physics of Biological and Complex Systems is a member of the Göttingen Graduate Center for Neurosciences, Biophysics, and Molecular Biosciences (GGNB). It is conducted jointly by the University of Göttingen, the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, and the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization.
Biological Diversity and Ecology
The doctoral studies programme in Biological Diversity and Ecology from University of Göttingen, qualifies for scientific work in the areas of biodiversity and ecology in university and non-university research institutes.
Mathematical Sciences
The spectrum of possible Ph.D research topics ranges from pure over applied mathematics to mathematical statistics. Ph.D projects may also be interdisciplinary, with close connections to other disciplines, such as mathematical physics or biophysics on the Mathematical Sciences programme from University of Göttingen.
International Development Studies
The International Development Studies programme from Ruhr University Bochum builds on three fundamental pillars: It is a structured PhD programme with a strong interdisciplinary and international focus.
Computing in Medicine and Life Sciences
The mission of the Graduate School for Computing in Medicine and Life Sciences at University of Lübeck is to train outstanding doctoral students through a structured teaching and research programme within an interdisciplinary and international environment. The programme for doctoral education is characterized by professional supervision and a quality curriculum.
Biochemistry
This Biochemistry PhD Program at the Heidelberg University offers an intense and detailed advisory assistance and supervision and a constant training in the field of biochemistry. It aims to broaden the horizons of the doctoral students and to prepare them for their later scientific career.
Taxation
The Taxation program at the University of Mannheim puts special emphasis on the demanding quantitative methods which represent the toolkit for state of the art research in this field.
Heidelberg Graduate School for Physics
The Heidelberg Graduate School for Physics from Heidelberg University offers a doctoral programme for students that culminates in the degree "Dr. rer. nat.". In order to enter this programme, the usual requirement is that students must have obtained the minimum of a Master´s degree in Physics or equivalent.
Life Science - From Molecules to Systems
The Graduate School Life Science Munich (LSM) offers an international doctoral program in life sciences to outstandingly motivated and qualified graduates. We offer a Life Science - From Molecules to Systems degree at Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich.
Organismal Studies
The Centre for Organismal Studies at Heidelberg University offers attractive opportunities for PhD work with excellent training and research in organismal, molecular and cellular biology, biochemistry, developmental and evolutionary biology.
Medical Life Science and Technology
The Medical Life Science and Technology at Technical University of Munich provides high-level scientific training for students with a background in medicine, natural and life sciences or engineering.
Integrated Chemical Micro Laboratories
The aim of the Integrated Chemical Micro Laboratories research group at Leipzig University is to investigate the possibilities and limits of integrated, miniaturized synthesis and analytical laboratories.
Molecular Virology
Modern Molecular Virology emerged as a novel discipline that integrates classical virology, cell biology, biochemistry and molecular biology. This program is offered at Heidelberg University.
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.
Functional and Structural Genomics
Cancer arises when genes in a cell are changed in such a way that they cause the cell to divide uncontrolled. For this to happen, however, a multitude of specific changes have to coincide. We offer a Functional and Structural Genomics degree at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) in Heidelberg.
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).
Cell Biology and Tumor Biology
The Research Program (FSP-A) at German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) in Heidelberg concentrates the basic Cell Biology and Tumor Biology-focused research groups at the Center.