516 PhD programmes in Physics

Students in the Earth, Space, and Physical Science program at the University of Lethbridge are normally supervised by Faculty members in the following contributing departments/areas: Biological Sciences, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Geography, and Physics and Astronomy.

Biophysics is an increasingly popular discipline that applies the approaches and methods of physics to unravel the underlying organizational principles of biological systems. This programme is offered at TU Dresden.

Geophysics is a discipline investigating the structure of the Earth, its temporal variations and related forces. This PhD program is offered at Bogazici University.

Graduate students in Applied Physics at Yale University develop their own course of study and research with the guidance and advice of faculty members in the areas of their research interests. 

Physics and Astronomy department faculty members at the University of Pittsburgh help graduate students to experience firsthand the excitement of discovery, from exploration of the cosmos to the abstract realms of equation and data analysis.

The Molecular Biophysics and Structural Biology (MBSB) PhD Graduate Program is an adventure that brings together faculty across the Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences and the School of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh as well as faculty of various departments at Carnegie Mellon University.

The doctoral Optics program at University of Rochester is designed to prepare its graduates to carry out independent, creative research in an industrial, academic, or government setting.

Uppsala University provides a postgraduate program in Theoretical Physics with specialization in Quantum Field Theory and String Theory. Our program will give you opportunity to work with leading experts in the most exciting areas of modern research in theoretical physics.

Pursue cutting-edge research on PhD in Physics alongside field experts at the University of Warwick. Warwick's Physics Department will provide you with a hands-on approach at the forefront of modern physics.

As part of Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), the Erlangen Graduate School in Advanced Optical Technologies (SAOT) acts as an interdisciplinary hub for research on photonics and optical technologies in Erlangen.

The Catalysis at Liquid Interfaces research group at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) aims to explore the highly dynamic, anisotropic environment of liquid interfaces to create, tailor and stabilise catalytically active sites with unique reactivity and performance.

At University of Rochester, our Physics and Astronomy PhD program typically takes five to seven years to complete.

The graduate program in Astronomy and Astrophysics is offered by the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of Toronto, leading to the Doctor of Philosophy.

The Building Physics programme offered by Lund University develops advanced research expertise in heat, moisture, and air transport in buildings and their impact on energy use, indoor environment, and sustainability.

The PhD in Physics: Physics Education at Tufts University combines curriculum from the Department of Physics and Astronomy and the Department of Education. Students participate in a larger community of discipline-based education research in STEM fields through the Institute for Research on Learning and Instruction.

Biophysics offers a graduate education program at University of California, Davis that focuses on the interface of biology, physics, chemistry, engineering, and mathematics, and explores the physical laws governing the properties and interaction of biomolecules and cells. 

The Physics programme offered by University of Wyoming provides graduate education in foundational physics, advanced topics and the choice of concentrations in astronomy or condensed matter physics within a close-knit environment where students work with faculty to advance their thinking and discover the questions that will guide their early careers.

The Biophysics Program at University of Virginia is an interdisciplinary degree-granting program that has faculty in 13 departments over three schools or colleges across the Grounds of the University of Virginia. 

With more than 40 faculty members with a broad range of experimental and theoretical research interests, the Physics program at University of California, Davis provides a dynamic and diverse environment for graduate students.

The main element of education at the Doctoral School of Exact and Natural Sciences (SDNSP) at the University of Warsaw is the implementation of an individual PhD project in one of the scientific disciplines covered  by the school.