58 PhD programmes in Public Policy in Europe

Law operates in a context of public administration and society where historical, political, economic, social and technological aspects play a part. The Kooijmans Institute for Law and Governance at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam hosts research programmes relating to the central theme of Law and Governance. 

Enhance your professional capability and critical reflection on the theories, methods and practices of policymaking with this Professional Doctorate in Policy Research and Practice at the University of Bath.

The Research Policy programme offered by Lund University develops advanced research expertise in the governance, organisation, and evaluation of research and innovation systems.

The research training group The Dynamics of Demography, Democratic Processes and Public Policy offers doctoral researchers at Hertie School Berlin a unique and internationally competitive three-year PhD programme in cutting-edge quantitative methods and advanced theories of demography, democracy and public policy.

As a School of Health and Society student at University of Salford you will join our vibrant and diverse research community in the School of Health and Society. 

This Digital, Material Transformation and Infrastructures research area at The Open University UK considers cities not just as cultural and political sites, but also as sites where socio-material relations are enacted.

Science and Technology Policy Studies at the University of Sussex deals with subjects from science and technology capability building in developing countries to policy and regulation in energy and high technology industries to rethinking sustainable development.

Embark on an intellectual odyssey with the University of Macerata's Quantitative Methods for Policy Evaluation program.

The Social and Public Policy programme offered by Swansea University is a part-time doctoral research degree, equivalent to the PhD but different in that it is professionally orientated to focus on ‘applied’ research, rather than ‘pure’ research.

This Public Policy from University of Cambridge is ideal for candidates with a strong academic background and a passion for applied research in public policy.

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. 

The Public Policy Research programme offered by King's College London investigates how political and economic forces shape public policy and explores solutions to local, national, and global policy challenges through interdisciplinary research.

The Centre for Policing Research and Learning (CPRL) is a collaboration between The Open University UK and 20 UK police forces to create and use knowledge to improve policing through research, learning and knowledge exchange.

At the Keele University, we offer our graduate students a phd programme from Public Policy. Join us! 

The PhD in Science, Technology and Innovation Policy programme at The University of Manchester enables you to undertake a research project that will improve understanding of the field.

Drive social change through pioneering research on pressing social issues. Join a world-renowned social policy department. Learn more at the Social Policy programme from London School of Economics and Political Science.

The Social and Public Policy programme offered by University of Glasgow draws on the expertise of academics within their Division of Urban Studies & Social Policy (USSP) and Centre for Public Policy (CPP).

The Inclusive Innovation and Development degree at The Open University UK carries out interdisciplinary research in science, technology and innovation systems, social inclusion and global justice, politics and policy of development and development management.