PhD programmes in Philosophy in Europe

Philosophy at the University of Dundee offers both taught postgraduate courses and supervision for postgraduate degrees by research.

Pursue innovative research with experts working at the cutting-edge of their fields. Staff specialisms cover most traditional areas of Philosophy at Cardiff University, including analytic, continental and empirical approaches and an exciting range of growing sub specialties. 

Whether you are planning a career in academia or as a professional researcher, the Kingston University's Business PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) will enable you to develop your skills and knowledge and enhance your professional credibility.

Philosophy research at University of Hull covers an unusually rich variety of areas, from ancient philosophy to the present, including art and aesthetics, gender theory, philosophy of mind and embodiment, political philosophy and legal theory. 

The Ph.D. Program in Philosophy from Sofia University St.Kliment Ohridski, besides studies in residence, offers an opportunity for extramural studies (extramural studies is a Bulgarian version of distance learning). 

In this Truth and Being Laid Bare - The Use of Nudity in Philosophy project at University of Dundee, we want to investigate the notions of ‘naked’ or ‘nude’ in relation to the fields of epistemology, ontology, political philosophy, philosophy of law or aesthetics, or some combination of these fields.

The Poetry - Communism - Philosophy project at University of Dundee  aims to take seriously and examine systematically the political implications of the fact that there is no poetry that is not addressed to all. 

Students on the PhD Critical and Cultural Theory from Cardiff University, receive supervision from academic staff with a long-standing commitment to excellence and diversity in research, who work at the forefront of pioneering research in critical and cultural theory.

The Philosophy programme at Maynooth University will provide the students with a professional training in academic research in Philosophy, and thus enables them to contribute to national and international scholarship and to interdisciplinary co-operation. 

The Point is to Change it. Marx in-and Contemporary Philosophy project at University of Dundee aims at mutually elucidating the contemporary philosophical discourses on emancipation through the lens of Marx(’s thought) and the contemporary significance of Marx(’s thought) through contemporary philosophical discourses on emancipation.

The Theology and Religion MA by Res programme from The University of Exeter is a centre of excellence for teaching and research across a broad and diverse range of interests within the discipline.

Throughout this Philosophy PhD course from University of East Anglia you'll have opportunities to work at the heart of active research teams, challenging boundaries and making real advances.

The Philosophy PhD programme from London Metropolitan University is conducted purely by research. Each PhD is the unique development of a student’s individual research project, conducted under the guidance of at least two supervisory members of staff with expertise in the research area. 

The aim of the PhD degree at Bangor University is to assist you to complete a major piece of research in the area of Philosophy and Religion, and to demonstrate suitable academic attainments for appointment to a university-level teaching or research post.

Through the Philosophy MA by Res programme from The University of Exeter, you have the opportunity to undertake advanced postgraduate research in a friendly, interdisciplinary, collaborative, and highly productive community. 

We welcome proposals from home, EU and International applicants to come and study for a Doctor of Philosophy at our school from Leeds Beckett University.

Join the Department of Philosophy at University of Reading and become part of a flourishing and welcoming community, work alongside internationally renowned academics and contribute to highly respected research.

The Philosophy programme from University of Bristol has a reputation for high-quality research across the subject. We are particularly well known for our strength in logic and the philosophy of science and mathematics, as well as expertise in applied ethics, formal epistemology, phenomenology and the philosophy of medicine.

The Thinking Nature Thinking project at University of Dundee is located at the intersection of philosophy and poetics, between the conceptual labor of exploring and the poetic labor of inventing the idea of nature. 

Philosophy programme at Queen's University Belfast has a strong international reputation for innovative research, across a wide range of specialist research strengths.