93 PhD programmes in Public Health in Europe

The One Health programme from University of Helsinki is a rapidly expanding global approach that recognises a simple truth: the health of humans, animals, and the environment are inseparable.

The main attribute of Public Health programme from St. Elizabeth College of Health and Social Work  is prevention and the specificity of our university is that almost all teachers have experience with field work, whether on domestic or foreign projects. Our students are also invited to these activities.

The Obstetrics and Gynaecology programme from The University of Cambridge,aim is to carry out a research project which contributes new knowledge to the field. The Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology has two broad areas of research activity. 

The aim of the Health Service Management course offered at University of Essex is to provide a unified approach to theory and practice within a professional context, so your learning is structured to allow you to develop your skills both in the workplace and within the university environment.

This Health and Social Care Research Opportunities programme from University of Lincoln provides candidates with an opportunity to develop advanced and specific knowledge in a particular field of study. Students will have the freedom and flexibility to choose and develop their own subject area and enhance highly transferable research and project management skills.

The Health programme at University College London (UCL) is designed to produce practitioners and innovators who can interrupt, design, develop and evaluate what is needed for improving healthcare management and health systems through an evidence-based approach.

Students in Public Health and Health Policy programme at University of Strathclyde are expected to undertake research that results in a thesis which contributes to the wider literature in the field, thereby making an original contribution to current knowledge.

A University of Hertfordshire research degree in Food and Public Health is an internationally recognised degree signifying high levels of achievement in research.

The Public Health programme offered by Swansea University gives doctoral researchers the opportunity to pursue their particular personal or professional research interests in this wide-ranging area. By providing an evidence base through empirical investigation, audit, and evaluation, research actively contributes to improvements at all levels in public health policy and practice.

A University of Hertfordshire research degree in Primary and Community Care is an internationally recognised degree signifying high levels of achievement in research.

The Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences (IFV) at Uppsala University has postgraduate students who conduct studies, research and teaching within our different research areas.

Students of the Public Health Care course from Trnava University gain further experience and skills by participating in European or domestic research and development teams. Universities are frequent employers, but increasingly research is also carried out within health care institutions or organisations that provide health-related services.

Within the PhD in Public Health programme at The University of Manchester you will be working on a research project that will improve understanding of the field.

Research across the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences at University of Liverpool spans ‘from Cell to Society’, with the work of the Department of Public Health and Policy firmly at the Societal end of the spectrum. 

The Bielefeld University Faculty of Public Health’s doctoral program leads to the award of the degree of Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) or Doctor of Philosophy (PhD in Public Health).

During the Health Behaviour and Wellbeing program from Tallinn University the students are taught the principles of carrying out research and its practical application to pursue a career in higher education, research and development institutions and in health care system by integrating knowledge with health technologies.

The Methodology of Biomedical Research and Public Health programme offered by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona develops advanced research expertise in health data analysis, epidemiology, and population-based investigation.

This Ageing and Rehabilitation programme from University of Nottingham covers rehabilitation, including neurological, vocational and stroke rehabilitation, and ageing and care of older people, including care home residents. 

This Infections, Immunology, Virology and Parasitology research degree at the University of Nottingham is bespoke, and allows you to choose your own area of interest to research, under the title of your choosing.

This Public Health (Distance Learning) programme at the University of Huddersfield offers postgraduate researchers the opportunity to engage in high-impact, practice-focused research that directly improves patient care, health systems, and workforce development locally, nationally, and globally.