/ 2025/2026 PhD Courses / Institute for Interdisciplinary Research

Courses, Places and Opening Notices

Before applying to the course you want, you must check if you meet the requirements mentioned in the Opening Notice, by selecting the corresponding cycle of studies:

PHD COURSES | 3rd CYCLE OF STUDIES No. of PLACES NOTES
TOTAL 1st PHASE 2nd PHASE 3rd PHASE EXTRAORDINARY PHASE
PhD degree in Experimental Biology and Biomedicine 20 2 4 14+6 12 Minimum (1): None
PhD in Computational Media Design 15 4 10 1+10 6 Minimum (1): 5
PhD degree in Contemporary Studies 20 8 11 1+15 13 Minimum (1): 5

PhD in History of Sciences and Scientific Education

 20 9 10 1+15 16 Minimum (1): 3

PhD in Heritages of Portuguese Influence

 15 8 6 1+11 12 Minimum (1): 5

PhD degree in Territory, Risk and Public Policies (2)

 - - - - - -

PhD in Human Rights in Contemporary Societies

 15 8 6 1+10 Minimum (1): 5

PhD in Sustainable Forest Development (3)

 - - - - - -

International Doctoral Program in Integrative Neuroscience

 20 2 4 14+6 16 Minimum (1): None

(1) This course will only start in the current academic year if this minimum number of registered students is reached.

(2) Partner Institutions: University of Lisbon; University of Aveiro, which is the manager of the course.

(3) Partner Institutions:University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, which is the manager of the course.

Important: Applicants who were not offered a place or who were offered a place and did not enrol nor register for the course can opt to carry over their application into a new phase, if there is one. The applications that are carried over remain unchanged and new documents cannot be added. If applicants having their application with the status “Invalidated” or “Not-Admitted” want to apply in a later phase, should apply again and pay the corresponding fee.