17 PhD programmes in Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences in Netherlands

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

Executive PhD
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.
Environmental Policy Analysis
The PhD research in the department of Environmental Policy Analysis (EPA) at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam focuses on the theme of governance for sustainability.
Geoscience and Engineering
Geoscience and Engineering research at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) aims to contribute to responsible use of the geosphere considering the impact on system earth and society.
Water Management
Water Management research at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) addresses very relevant worldwide issues such as water and sanitation for the globe's cities, mitigation of floods and droughts, and the timely delivery of water of sufficient quality for society's and nature's needs.
Environment and Climate Research
The Environment and Climate Research programme at Wageningen University and Research supports PhD candidates in the natural and social environmental sciences during their PhD trajectory.
Geosciences
At Utrecht University, as a PhD Geosciences candidate in the Netherlands, you are not a student but a university employee in most cases.
Earth Sciences
Earth Sciences are at the heart of society, and both are undergoing dramatic and related changes. This research programme is offered at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Sustainable Design Engineering
The department of Sustainable Design Engineering (SDE) at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) conducts research at the intersection of engineering and sustainability to transform design and unlock novel design opportunities for addressing societal challenges.
Doctorate of Philosophy
Throughout the Doctorate of Philosophy PhD program from IHE Delft Institute for Water Education you'll embark on a pioneering journey in water education.
Environmental Geography
The PhD programme in the department of Environmental Geography at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam has a strong methodological focus in developing, applying and interpreting novel approaches for the description, mapping, and modelling methods land and food systems on different spatial and temporal scales.
Ecology
Gain expert training and advanced knowledge in Ecological and Evolutionary sciences with a PhD in Ecology from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Environmental Sciences
PhD candidates at Leiden University carry out a Environmental Sciences programme of independent research and additional (limited) course work, culminating in production of a PhD thesis in typically 4 years.
Water and Climate Risk
The PhD programme of the Department of Water and Climate Risk at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam aims at developing data and modelling methods for the analysis of societal and environmental risk related to water and climate.
Environmental Economics
The PhD research in the department of Environmental Economics at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam investigates how economic growth (including the improvement of livelihoods for the world’s poor) and environmental sustainability can be reconciled.
Life and Environment
The mission of Amsterdam Institute for Life and Environment (A-LIFE) at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is to generate and implement innovative scientific insights on the interplay between life and its environment.
Toxicology and Environmental Health
Risk is an integral part of life. We take, perceive, ignore and experience risks every day. We offer a Toxicology and Environmental Health degree at the Utrecht University.