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34 PhD programmes in Social Sciences in Netherlands

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Maastricht University4,2(209)
Maastricht, Netherlands Top 1% in Worldwide

Innovation, Economics and Governance for Development

At Innovation, Economics and Governance for Development at Maastricht University through our disciplinary and multidisciplinary research, our ambition is to contribute to the academic debate and to societal policy and innovation solutions at all stages of the policy process: from the setting of a policy agenda to the delivery and evaluation of public policy. 

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 years$10,605/yr
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam4,2(134)
Amsterdam, Netherlands Top 1% in Worldwide

Behavioral and Movement Sciences

The Faculty of Behavioral and Movement Sciences (FGB) of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is unique within the broad domain of behaviour and health due to the combination of the disciplines of psychology, education and movement sciences.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 years$11,783/yr
Leiden University4,0(133)
Leiden, Netherlands Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Archaeology

The Faculty of Archaeology at the Leiden University offers a dynamic research environment for PhD candidates. 

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 years$471/yr
Erasmus University Rotterdam4,2(100)
Rotterdam, Netherlands Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Social Studies

The International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) at Erasmus University Rotterdam offers a four-year PhD programme leading to an internationally recognized degree. 

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
4 years$9,427/yr
University of Amsterdam4,1(112)
Amsterdam, Netherlands Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Political Science

The Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research is dedicated to providing supervision and support to post-graduate students pursuing a PhD in social sciences at the University of Amsterdam. It offers this degree programme in Political Science.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 yearsTuition not available
Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)4,3(61)
Delft, Netherlands Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Cognitive Robotics

Cognitive robotics is about developing intelligence in robots. The Cognitive Robotics research group at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) focuses primarily on how robots can best plan and carry out their subsequent actions, so three cognitive aspects come into play: perception, thinking and acting.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 years$3,240/yr
University of Amsterdam4,1(112)
Amsterdam, Netherlands Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Sociology

The Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research is dedicated to providing supervision and support to post-graduate students pursuing a PhD in social sciences at the University of Amsterdam. It offers this degree programme in Sociology.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 yearsTuition not available
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam4,2(134)
Amsterdam, Netherlands Top 1% in Worldwide

Art and Culture, History, and Antiquity

The department of Art and Culture, History, and Antiquity at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is characterised by its staff's interdisciplinary and global approach to research and teaching on the present and the past.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 yearsTuition not available
Leiden University4,0(133)
Leiden, Netherlands Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Governance and Global Affairs

Thank you for your interest in doing PhD research at the Graduate School of Governance and Global Affairs from Leiden University.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 years$471/yr
University of Amsterdam4,1(112)
Amsterdam, Netherlands Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Experimental and Political Economics

The aim of the Experimental and Political Economics programme at the University of Amsterdam is improving the understanding of the behavioural determinants and consequences of economic decision making by focusing on political economic issues, allowing for bounded rationality, and using laboratory experimentation as a research method.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 yearsFree
University of Groningen4,2(119)
Groningen, Netherlands Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Behavioural and Cognitive Neurosciences

The Research School of Behavioural and Cognitive Neurosciences (BCN) is a multi-disciplinary research school within the University of Groningen. 

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 yearsTuition not available
University of Amsterdam4,1(112)
Amsterdam, Netherlands Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Equilibrium, Expectations and Dynamics

The objective of the Equilibrium, Expectations and Dynamics programme at the University of Amsterdam is the development of (mathematical) economic theory, focusing on the understanding of economic processes.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 yearsFree
University of Amsterdam4,1(112)
Amsterdam, Netherlands Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Geography, Planning and International Development Studies

The Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research is dedicated to providing supervision and support to post-graduate students pursuing a PhD in social sciences at the University of Amsterdam. It offers this degree programme in Geography, Planning and International Development Studies.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 years$5,355/yr
University of Amsterdam4,1(112)
Amsterdam, Netherlands Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Anthropology

The Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research is dedicated to providing supervision and support to post-graduate students pursuing a PhD in social sciences at the University of Amsterdam. It offers this degree programme in Anthropology.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 yearsTuition not available
University of Amsterdam4,1(112)
Amsterdam, Netherlands Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Econometrics

The University of Amsterdam Econometrics research programme aims at improving the accuracy, efficiency and robustness of econometric methods.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 yearsFree
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam4,2(134)
Amsterdam, Netherlands Top 1% in Worldwide

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.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 years$11,783/yr
University of Groningen4,2(119)
Groningen, Netherlands Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Global Economics and Management

The aim of the PhD Global Economics and Management programme at University of Groningen is to turn out highly qualified researchers. For this purpose, FEB offers PhD positions to excellent candidates who recently graduated. 

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 yearsTuition not available
Erasmus University Rotterdam4,2(100)
Rotterdam, Netherlands Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Economics

PhD candidates in this Economics program at Erasmus University Rotterdam will focus on one of five distinct fields of study.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 yearsTuition not available
University of Amsterdam4,1(112)
Amsterdam, Netherlands Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Language and Communication

The vision of the Amsterdam Center for Language and Communication at the University of Amsterdam is to solve scientific and societal problems in the broad field of language and communication through a focus on variability in language and the causes and constraints thereon.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 yearsFree
University of Amsterdam4,1(112)
Amsterdam, Netherlands Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Regional, Transnational and European Studies

The Amsterdam School for Regional, Transnational and European Studies was created with the goal of pooling and developing further existing research expertise in transnational and regional studies within the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Amsterdam.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 yearsFree

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