PhD programmes in Sustainable Development

Sustainability is a hugely important part in all areas of the built environment, in policy, in building regulations, in real world implementation, and for building occupants. We offer a Sustainable Buildings degree at the Leeds Beckett University.

The Regional Development PhD program from University of Pécs is designed to help students acquire the skills and knowledge necessary for writing good quality doctoral dissertations. 

A predominantly professionally-oriented education that addresses today’s sustainability challenges. Learn more at Doctorate of Business Administration in Sustainability Management from Sustainability Management School (SUMAS).

Based on the UN Sustainable Development Goals, this innovative course from Curtin University is among the first of its kind.

The Urban and Regional Development Phd programme jointly activated by Politecnico di Torino and Università degli Studi di Torino.   

This Environmental Engineering  programme from Kaunas University of Technology is joint doctoral studies with Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuanian Energy Institute and Kaunas University of Tehnology (as acoordinating institution). PhD students of this programme have a possibility to acquire a double PhD degree with the University of Bologna (Italy). 

This programme aims to produce leaders in academia and industry through its multi-disciplinary approach to sustainability. 

The Sustainable Futures MPhil/PhD programme from The University of Exeter entails undertaking an in-depth study of a particular topic and making an original contribution to knowledge in the field. 

The interdisciplinary pathway in sustainable futures seeks to produce a new generation of researchers who can address the pressing social issues of sustainability in the face of a growing global population. We offer a Sustainable Futures degree at the University of Bristol. 

The programme is a full research programme focusing on key areas of sustainable development and themes outlined in the 17 sustainable development goals.

The PhD in Sustainable Futures from University of Technology Sydney is a University-wide degree which involves an intense period of supervised study and research, culminating in the submission of a thesis.     

The Executive PhD at Maastricht School of Management allows working professionals and researchers with full-time or part-time jobs to combine their careers with obtaining a PhD.

The PhD on Urban Development and Governance at Erasmus University Rotterdam is a 4-year flexible trajectory programme that fuses urban management with governance.

The international PhD program at University of Naples Parthenope aims to train the future intellectual leaders in the field of Environment, Resources and Sustainable Development. 

The International Development Studies programme from Ruhr University Bochum builds on three fundamental pillars: It is a structured PhD programme with a strong interdisciplinary and international focus.

Our graduate Building Performance and Diagnostics programs at Carnegie Mellon University in Building Performance & Diagnostics (BPD) have long led the world in advanced building technologies that sustainably reshape the built environment.

The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Sustainable Built Environments at The British University in Dubai meets an important need in skill and knowledge in the increasingly important area of environmentally responsive design.

The School of Environment, Enterprise and Development (SEED) is unique in Canada, and possibly the world, in its focus on the intersection of environment and sustainability, on one hand, and business and development on the other. We offer a phd degree in Sustainability Management at the University of Waterloo.

This Civil Engineering and Urban Sustainability dual-title degree at Wayne State University is designed to prepare engineering professionals to solve challenging urban problems which require working across disciplines.

Sustainable use of resources is imperative for the future of humankind, nature and planet Earth. The Sustainable Use of Renewable Natural Resources doctoral programme from University of Helsinki focuses on plant production, forests, domestic animals, technology, the environment and economy.