125 PhD programmes in Portugal

Electrical and Computer Engineering from University of Porto is covering the major areas of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Mining and Geo-Resources Engineering from University of Porto focuses on a multidisciplinary, advanced and comprehensive approach to scientific or technological issues involved in the life cycle of a mineral resource.

Environmental Engineering from University of Porto emphasizes a multidisciplinary advanced and comprehensive approach to the diagnosis, prevention and resolution of environmental problems of any kind.

PhD holders in Economics from University of Porto are qualified to work in various institutions, public or private, academic or non-academic, national or international, namely: Teaching and research in Higher Education Institutions; Banks, Insurance Companies and Audit and Consulting Companies; Regulatory authorities; and Public or private companies from various sectors of activity.

The Statistics and Stochastic Processes programme offered by Instituto Superior Técnico allows for a smooth integration of courses in Probability and Statistics, related areas of Mathematics, and applications in other fields, with emphasis on Engineering, making effective use of the existing competencies at IST.

Mechanical Engineering from University of Minho is granting advanced education in emergent areas of Mechanical Engineering, namely Biomechanics, Energy and Environment, Functionalised Materials and Surface Behaviour, and also specific intervention areas of the professors involved in the PhD.

Informatics from University of Minho aims at promoting excellence and research in Informatics, providing quality advanced training, based on own research, which is internationally recognized.  

Culture Studies from Catholic University of Portugal is a four-year research program in the Humanities and Social Sciences aimed at graduates and professionals from the cultural sector who wish to advance their university education within a theoretically solid and groundbreaking framework. 

The Petroleum Engineering PhD from Instituto Superior Técnico capitalizes on the horizontal R&D structure of IST that is, directly or indirectly related to petroleum.

The Biological Sciences program from University of Madeira aims to contribute towards the creation of highly qualified investments, with the needed skills to carry out research projects autonomously, whether in academic context or in other economic related areas, either in private or public institutions.

The Comparative Politics course at Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Lisbon is strongly based on the research activities conducted at ICS. We aspire to scholarly excellence by combining research and teaching.

The Spatial Planning programme from University of Porto is designed to foster advanced knowledge in the field of spatial planning, aiming at explaining, resolving and supporting future public policy agendas. 

Industrial and Systems Engineering from University of Minho has an academic part, called doctoral degree, that involves a flexible set of 11 courses

The Doctoral Program in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico is integrated in the 3rd cycle of studies following the Bologna Agreement as a complement of the first and second cycles in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering.

The Architecture programme from Instituto Superior Técnico is structured in the framework of a wide-ranging understanding about the processes of production and use of the built space at both the urban and the building scale. 

The Doctoral Chemistry Programme at Instituto Superior Técnico aims to provide the students with a broad, modern and autonomy-oriented advanced training in the different fields of this exciting science, from theoretical to experimental methodologies, and from pure to applied approaches.

In this Information Science and Technology programme at the University of Coimbra the student must complete a set of four courses and write a valid Thesis Proposal in the first year.

The Occupational Safety and Health programme from University of Porto curricular structure has been designed to become an important contribution for the solution of one of the great problems that Portugal and other countries face: the lack of occupational safety and health conditions for all.

Engineering and Public Policy from University of Porto is a new, interdisciplinary, doctoral program focused on technological and policy issues that arise when designing, developing, regulating, implementing and managing networked infrastructures. 

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from University of Porto promotes the excellence, in terms of qualification, of its graduates, preparing them for a sustainable employability.