PhD research programmes

The University of Groningen offers a broad research spectrum ranging from the Humanities to Medical Sciences that covers most of the academic disciplines . Within these disciplines the University of Groningen focuses on several specific research themes, like the ones listed below. Please contact the individual Graduate Schools for a current overview.

Arts

Graduate School for the Humanities

• Groningen Institute of Archaeology
• The Groningen Research Institute for the Study of Culture (ICOG)
• Centre for Language and Cognition

Contact this Graduate School via gsh-groningen rug.nl

Behavioural and Social Sciences

• Psychology
• Sociology
• Pedagogy and Educational Sciences: Nieuwenhuis Institute and GION

Contact this Graduate School via gradschool.bss rug.nl

Economics and Business

Graduate School of Economics and Business
Related research institute: FEBRI Research Institute

• Economics, Econometrics & Finance
• Global Economics & Management
• Human Resource Management & Organizational Behaviour
• Innovation & Organization
• Marketing
• Operations Management and Operations Research

Contact this Graduate School via Rina Koning - a.c.koning rug.nl

Law

Graduate School of Law
Related research institute: Groningen Centre for Law and Governance

• Effective Criminal Law
• Energy and Sustainability
• Protecting European Citizens and Market Participants
• Public Interests and Private Relationships
• Public Trust and Public Law
• User-friendly Private Law
• Transboundary Legal Studies

Contact this Graduate School via ggsl rug.nl

Medical Sciences (University Medical Centre)

Graduate school of Medical Sciences

• Behavioural and Cognitive Neurosciences (Research School BCN/Research Institute BCN-BRAIN),
• Chronic Diseases and Drug Exploration (Research Institute GUIDE),
• Cancer Research (Cancer Research Institute),
• Health Research (Research Institute SHARE),
• Biomedical Engineering (Research Institute W.J. Kolff).

Contact this Graduate School via gsms rug.nl

Philosophy

Graduate school of Philosophy
Related research institute: Groningen Research Institute for Philosophy

• History of Philosophy
• Theoretical Philosophy
• Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

Contact this Graduate School via gswijsb rug.nl

Science and Engineering

Graduate school of Science
Research at the Faculty of Science and Engineering

• Artificial Intelligence
• Computer Science
• Mathematics
• Astronomy
• Physics
• Chemistry
• Environmental Science
• Industrial Engineering
• Biology
• Pharmacy
• Science Education

Contact this Graduate School via gsse rug.nl

Spatial Sciences

Graduate school of Spatial Sciences
Related research institute: URSI

• Towards Well- being, Innovation and Spatial Transformation

Contact this Graduate School via gradschool.fss rug.nl

Religion, Culture and Society

Graduate school of Religion, Culture and Society
Related research institute: Centre for Religious Studies

• Religion in relation to cultural and social developments.

Contact this Graduate School via gradschool.rcs rug.nl

Campus Fryslân

Graduate School Campus Fryslân