Interested in doing doctoral research at Ghent University?
All applications need the explicit commitment of a Ghent University professor who will act as your PhD supervisor.
There are two possibilities to start a PhD:
- Apply for an open PhD position
- Approach a specific professor
Use this roadmap to discover all the relevant information and which steps you need to take.
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News
| 26 February 2026 | Ellen Moons is Ghent University Alumnus of the Year 2026 |
| 27 January 2026 | Kristof Cools wins ERC Proof of Concept Grant for simulation software |
| 27 January 2026 | Five years of ENLIGHT, five impactful achievements |
| 15 December 2025 | Ingrid Moerman selected as IEEE Fellow |
| 9 December 2025 | Ghent University hits milestone: 150 ERC grantees with 4 new winners |
| 17 November 2025 | Diatoms are continuously having sex, and that's good for our planet |
Events
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Apr 29
Lecture 'Building Capacities: Social movements and the law: Global South-North Conversations on Law, Resistance and Justice'
Faculty Board Room - Campus Aula , Universiteitstraat 4, 9051 Ghent
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Apr 29
Lecture 'The Expansions of Spaces of Killing and the Logic of Evisceration against Gazans'
Auditorium E1 Oehoe, Blok E, Coupure Links 653, 9000 Ghent
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May 2
Lecture 'Isn't silence the most precise common language? Eco-literacy from ubiquitous wetness.'
Theater Foyer, VIERNULVIER, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 23, 9000 Ghent
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May 6
Symposium 'Leveraging evidence to safeguard sexual and reproductive health and rights on the policy agenda'
Palace of the Academies, Rue Ducale 1, 1000 Brussels 1