15 PhD programmes offered by the university

The Working Environment programme offered by Lund University develops advanced research expertise in the interaction between people, technology, and organisation, with a focus on health, safety, and performance.

The Sociology programme offered by Lund University develops advanced research expertise in analysing social processes, relationships, and structures across different societal contexts.

The Economic History programme offered by Lund University develops advanced research expertise in historical economic processes, development, and societal change over time.

The Industrial Environmental Economics programme offered by offered by Lund University provides expertise in sustainability-oriented strategies, policy instruments, and practical approaches guiding transitions toward resource-efficient societal systems.

The Gender Studies programme offered by Lund University develops advanced research expertise in gender, power, and inequality in social, cultural, and political contexts.

The Technology and Society programme offered by Lund University develops advanced research expertise in the interactions between technology, systems, and societal development.

The Service Studies programme offered by Lund University develops advanced research expertise in analysing services and their role in economic, social, cultural, and spatial processes.

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

The Environmental Psychology programme offered by Lund University develops advanced research expertise in how people interact with and experience physical and social environments.

The Human Geography programme offered by Lund University develops advanced research expertise in spatial, social, and economic processes and their impact on places and societies.

The Sociology of Law programme offered by Lund University develops advanced research expertise in the relationship between law, justice, and social processes.

A doctoral Economics education at Lund University is an opportunity to acquire high-level expertise in a specific area. At the same time, the studies give a broad overview of the discipline.

The Psychology programme offered by Lund University develops advanced research expertise in psychological theory, methods, and empirical research across multiple subfields.

The Social Anthropology programme offered by Lund University develops advanced research expertise in cultural processes, social relations, and human behaviour in diverse and global contexts.

Lund University aims for world-class research, and our outstanding research staff and specialised research environments create a fertile ground for PhD Political Science studies.