Doctoral programmes
Reasons to study a doctoral programme at the UB
The leading university for research
We are the leading Catalan and Spanish university in terms of research output, boasting more than 7,600 scientific publications (indixed in Web of Science), 4,990 trainee researchers and 87 patent requests.
More grant opportunities and predocs
We offer our own grant programme for trainee researchers (PRE-DOCS UB). You can also apply for the grants offered by the Spanish Ministry of Education and Research (FPU and FPI) and the Government of Catalonia (FI).
A programme tailored to you
47 different programmes, almost 750 doctoral theses read and 70 extraordinary doctoral prizes awarded.
We have more researchers and consolidated research groups than any other Catalan university. We have 1,111 active research projects, 250 research groups (SGR), and 16 UB research institutes.
We have more researchers and consolidated research groups than any other Catalan university. We have 1,111 active research projects, 250 research groups (SGR), and 16 UB research institutes.
Industrial doctorate programmes:
an alternative approach
an alternative approach
We offer an industrial doctorate programme that consists of a cooperation agreement between a company and the University while you are working on your thesis.
An extensive range of doctoral programmes
You can take your doctoral programme part-time or full-time over three or five years, with a wide range of cross-disciplinary or specific training activities. You can submit your thesis in Catalan, Spanish or English.
Professional insertion
We offer an industrial doctorate programme that consists of a cooperation agreement between a company and the University while you are working on your thesis.
Internationalization
We are the only Spanish member of the League of European Research Universities (LERU), and we are members of many international research networks. Your thesis can be co-supervised by another university. It also can be done abroad (under the Erasmus+ programme), in which case you will be eligible for an international doctorate certification.
A broad array of resources
You can find all the necessary resources for research: facilities, services and laboratories, information resources (+2.2M), digital journals (+38K) and specialized databases (+250).
What do UB students think about it?
I chose the UB to do my PhD because it is a university with a prestige known nationally and internationally, very well valued and with a very good human component.
Anna Grañana
Doctoral program in Law and Political Science
Doctoral program in Law and Political Science
Other testimonials
PhD in Genetics
Maria Rosselló Xamena
Taking the doctoral programme at the UB enabled me to grow personally and scientifically
PhD in Society and Culture
Marta Hidalgo
I decided to do my doctorate here because of my supervisors, who supported me at all times and from whom I learnt a lot.
PhD in Food and Nutrition
María Fernanda Zerón
Choosing the UB was a great decision, I'd return!
PhD in Education and Society
Raquel Miño
Thanks to the UB I was able to carry out my research stays in Copenhagen and British Columbia
International mobility
We will explain the different possibilities for a research stay in an institution abroad and how to do a shared thesis between two universities
