80 PhD programmes in Sport and Exercise Science in Europe

The Health and Sports Psychology programme offered by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona develops advanced research expertise in psychological processes related to health, wellbeing, and physical activity.

The Sport course within the Cardiff Metropolitan University School of Sport and Health Sciences is a research degree programme whereby students function independently at the same level as a traditional PhD (Level 8).

The Sport and Exercise Sciences programme offered by Anglia Ruskin University enables researchers to investigate performance, health, exercise, and coaching through advanced research in physiology, psychology, biomechanics, and sport pedagogy.

The learning objectives of the Sports Educology course from University of Prešov are achieved in the study programme through measurable learning outcomes in individual courses of the study programme and are transformed into the student's abilities at the time of completion of the study programme.

Abertay University’s Sport and Exercise Sciences Division has expertise in women’s sport equity; sedentary lifestyle risk factors; exercise and health training interventions; high-intensity exercise; elite sports performance; and healthy ageing. The university offers this PhD in Duty of Care in Sport.

This PhD in Impact of Contaminants on Metabolic Health by Abertay University's Sport and Exercise Sciences Division will prepare you for a rewarding career as an academic and researcher, as well as opening up opportunities for a diverse range of careers outside of academia.

The Sports and Exercise Psychology course from Glasgow Caledonian University is the only programme of its kind in Scotland, with a strong focus on developing outstanding therapeutic skills, inter-disciplinary learning, teaching and research.

The Sports and Exercise Science programme offered by Swansea University focuses on research in elite sports performance, exercise medicine and health, and sports ethics, integrity and governance. It explores the factors that influence athletic performance, physical activity, health, exercise behaviour, and ethical issues in sport.

The Sport and Exercise Science programme offered by Canterbury Christ Church University develops expertise in physical performance, active lifestyles, and movement sciences.

Gain further academic qualifications at the Institute of Sport Science by completing the Sport Science programme as well as to participate in the doctoral programme "Problem-oriented Sport Science" of the University of Bern.

The Sport and Exercise Sciences programme offered by Manchester Metropolitan University enables researchers to deepen their expertise through advanced investigation of human movement, musculoskeletal health, and related research and practical skills.

The Sports Science programme offered by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona develops advanced research expertise in sport and physical activity as complex social, cultural, and performance-related phenomena.

Much of our Sport and Development, Exercise and Physical Activity research at Abertay University focuses on work involving populations with protected characteristics (e.g. age, gender, disability) and aims to contribute to the duty of care agenda, which has growing salience as an issue in contemporary sport.

As Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence, we pride ourselves on game-changing research. Sport is in our DNA, and our Sports Studies research at the University of Stirling reflects our passion to make an impact on the global stage.

One of the core values held by the University of New York in Prague is excellence in research. Offered at their partner, New York College Athens, in coordination with the University of Bolton, students will be able to earn their Ph.D. in Sport, Performance, Recovery and Rehab.

The Sport and Exercise Psychology (Part-time) course from Liverpool John Moores University is designed to meet BPS Stage 2 accreditation requirements in Sport and Exercise Psychology and eligibility for HCPC registration as a Sport and Exercise Psychologist.

Within the multidisciplinary School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, they offer research supervision in all areas of staff expertise in sports and exercise sciences and related areas. Learn more with the Sport and Exercise Psychology programme from University of Essex. 

The Orthopaedics, Trauma and Sports Medicine programme from University of Nottingham has a thematic, translational and applied research focus.

Within the multidisciplinary School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, they offer research supervision in all areas of staff expertise in sports and exercise sciences and related areas. Learn more with the Sport and Exercise Science programme from University of Essex. 

Research within the Division of Engineering and Food Science at Abertay University is at the forefront of new developments and knowledge transfer in food innovation and sustainability. The university offers this Human Nutrition, Dietary Patterns and Physical Activity Linked to Health and Wellbeing Across the Lifespan PhD.