University of Gothenburg
Department of Philosophy, Linguistics and Theory of Science
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Doctoral Studies

Our department offers postgraduate (third cycle) education in six subjects. Our research environment is international, with several recognised research projects and our staff representing over twenty countries.

About doctoral studies

The ambition of the department is that the postgraduate studies will give a solid knowledge within the fields of philosophy, linguistics or theory of science. The studies will also give excellent skills in independent research and to publish work in international journals as well as teaching skills.

Work at the University
Here you become a part of outstanding research and education at one of Sweden's largest higher education institution. We…
Find our doctoral courses
Our research
Research Seminars at FLoV
Our research seminars at the Department of Philosophy, Linguistics and Theory of Science, FLoV, are listed below. Please…

General study plans at the department of philosophy, linguistics or theory of science

internal pages for third-cycle students

Meet some third-cycle students

Meet some third-cycle students who have completed their thesis. We have around 30 third-cycle students. Meet some of our graduates here.

Dissertation
Alexander defended his thesis in Computational Linguistics
Dissertation for Ph.D. in Computational Linguistics at the Faculty of Humanities, Department of Philosophy, Linguistics and…

Current PhD projects

Contact our PhD students
Research project/group
Research School Norms and Normativity, NoNo
Our research
Research Seminars at FLoV
Our research seminars at the Department of Philosophy, Linguistics and Theory of Science, FLoV, are listed below. Please…
Find our latest doctoral theses in the GUPEA database.

Alumni who have obtained their doctorates

from 2021 and onwards

Leila El-Alti
Bill Noble
Vladislav Maraev
Adam Ek
Viswanatha Naidu
Vidya Somashekarappa
Dominik Wehr
Alexander Berman
Isabella Pistone
Chatrine Qwaider
Alexander Andersson
Nikolai Ilinykh
Jakob Lundgren
Giacomo Barlucchi
M. Hadi Fazeli
Dorna Behdadi
Jasmine Elliot
Maximilian Zachrau
Richard Endörfer
Mattias Granberg Olsson
Tjeerd Fokkens
Helena Lagerlöf
Allan Lidström

Applying for doctoral studies

Are you interested in doing a PhD? Here you’ll find a guide to the admissions process, learn about entry requirements and see which PhD programmes are available at the University of Gothenburg.

Doctoral studies
About doctoral education
The doctoral education gives you the opportunity to deepen your knowledge within a research subject area. As a doctoral…
Doctoral Studies
To solve the challenges of the future, we need deep knowledge combined with the ability to think innovatively. Third-cycle…
Doctoral studies
Apply to doctoral studies
Want to pursue a PhD? Here is a guide to the admission process, information about eligibility requirements, and an overview…
Doctoral studies
Doctoral courses
The University of Gothenburg offers a wide range of doctoral courses. To be eligible to the course you must be admitted to…

Planning your stay

Here is information to help you prepare for your move to Sweden and your first few months as a third-cycle student at the University of Gothenburg.

Doctoral studies
Before you arrive as a doctoral student
As an international doctoral student at the University of Gothenburg, there are several practical matters to arrange before…
Doctoral studies
Getting started as a doctoral student
Once you have arrived in Gothenburg, there are several practical steps to complete during your first weeks. Below you will…
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