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Law
Bangor School of Law welcomes applications from suitably qualified graduates to read for the degrees of PhD, MPhil and LLM Res by research. The Law programme is offered at Bangor University.
Economics and Management
The PhD programme in Economics and Management of the University of Padua offers a full-time, four-year advanced doctoral programme for outstanding students who want to achieve an ambitious training in one of our two curricula: Economics or Management.

Civil and Environmental Engineering
The world of civil engineering is changing. Nowadays, there is an increasing demand for engineers who have a profound understanding of their own field and can oversee and combine the specialist knowledge from other disciplines. The Civil and Environmental Engineering programme is delivered at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft).
Management Information Systems
The University of Illinois at Chicago Business PhD program in Management Information Systems educates and trains future scholars to establish successful careers as productive researchers, scientists and scholars at leading universities and research institutions.
Plant Science
The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Plant Science offered by the Department of Plant Science in the Faculty of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences at McGill University is a research-intensive program that emphasizes in-depth and challenging learning opportunities.
Religious Studies
The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Religious Studies offered by the School of Religious Studies in the Faculty of Arts at McGill University is a research-intensive program that emphasizes interdisciplinary and tailored learning opportunities.
Sociology
Building on core knowledge in social theory and in research methods, students at Boston University specialize in diverse subfields within Sociology. Students pursue original research that contributes to the field, laying a foundation for academic and non-academic careers.
Terrestrial Ecology
The Terrestrial Ecology programme offered by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona develops advanced research expertise in ecosystems, biodiversity, and responses to global environmental change.
Energy and Climate
The HITEC Energy and Climate programme at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf intends to create optimal conditions for these talented young researchers. Joint lectures and practical training encourage their understanding of topics and the related methods, including joint use of the scientific infrastructure.
Scientific Computing
The PhD in Scientific Computing at Memorial University of Newfoundland trains students in advanced computational techniques and in the application of these techniques to at least one scientific area, such as Applied Mathematics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Physics, or Physical Oceanography.
Structural Dynamics of GPCR Activation and Signaling
In the Collaborative Research Centre Structural Dynamics of GPCR Activation and Signaling at Leipzig University, scientists from the life sciences, medicine, pharmacy and bioinformatics of our university are investigating the interactions of GPCRs, the peptide receptors and the adhesion receptors
Chemical Engineering - Nanotechnology
The Chemical Engineering - Nanotechnology programme offered by University of Waterloo develops advanced research expertise in chemical processes, nanomaterials, and emerging technologies for energy, biotechnology, and environmental applications.
Chemistry (Bionanointeractions)
Our thematic PhD Chemistry (Bionanointeractions) at University College Dublin is under the auspices of the Centre for BioNano Interactions and the supervision of its Director.
Materials Engineering
The Materials Engineering graduate program at Purdue University emphasizes the application of the basic sciences to the understanding of the structure, properties, and processing of materials.

Commercial Law
The Commercial Law programme at Hanken School of Economics prepares students for challenging careers in research by providing an individually tailored program for each doctoral student.
Environment and Society
The Environment and Society programme is offered at the Pablo de Olavide University. Each PhD student will submit a research plan to the Academic Committee of the programme during the first academic year after enrolment. This research plan must be approved by the thesis supervisor and, where appropriate, the tutor.
Science Education
This Science Education program at University of Georgia emphasizes broad and deep familiarity with the research literature in science education and closely related theoretical and practical fields,and the development of skills necessary to make original and important contributions to research.
English Language and Literature
The Ph.D. in English Language and Literature at Catholic University of America is conferred upon completion of 54 credit hours of course work following the B.A., a comprehensive exam, and a dissertation.
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
The Earth and Atmospheric Sciences program at Georgia Institute of Technology aims to produce breakthrough discoveries through research in Earth, atmospheric, ocean, and planetary sciences as well as interdisciplinary research involving the Earth system and the environment.
Archaeological Studies
The Archaeological Studies degree at Yale University focuses on ritual complexes and writing, ceramic analysis, warfare, ancient civilizations, origins of agriculture, and museum studies.