Educational Offer

The University of Florence offers a wide and diversified range of PhD programmes, structured into five subject areas: biomedical, scientific, social sciences, technological and humanities.

For each PhD programme, there are dedicated fact sheets detailing the research topics, admission requirements, application procedures and selection criteria. Please consult the relevant fact sheet on the PhD programmes page.

Programmes may be taught in Italian, English or in a bilingual format.

In addition to Unifi PhD programmes, students may enroll in PhD Programmes of National Interest (DIN) or in PhD programmes activated in partnership or consortium with other universities, with the aim of exploring topics of strategic relevance.

Biomedical Area

• Drug Research and Innovative Treatments
  Director Lorenzo Di Cesare Mannelli - website
• Ricerca Traslazionale nelle Scienze a Tutela della Salute
• Director Romina Nassini - website
• Tuscany Ph.D in Neurosciences
  Director Gianni Virgili - website
• Biomedical Sciences
  Director Fabrizio Chiti - website
• Clinical Sciences
  Director Gian Maria Rossolini - website

Scientific Area

• Evolutionary Biology and Ecology  
  Director Duccio Cavalieri - website
• Earth and Planetary Sciences
  Director Sandro Conticelli - website
• Physics and Astronomy
  Director Francesca Intonti - website
• International Doctorate in Atomic and Molecular Photonics
  Director Diederik Sybolt Wiersma - website
• International Doctorate in Structural Biology
  Director Roberta Pierattelli - website
• Life Course Research
  Director Daniele Vignoli - website
• Mathematics, Computers Sciences, Statistics
  Director Alessandra Sestini - website
• Chemical Sciences
  Director Anna Maria Papini - website

Social Sciences Area

• Development Economics and Local Systems (Delos)
  Director Donato Romano - website
• Political and Social Changes
  Director Angela Perulli - website
• Legal Sciences
  Director Maria Luisa Vallauri - website
• Social Sciences for Sustainability and Wellbeing
  Director Leonardo Boncinelli - website

Technological Area

• Architettura, Progetto, Conoscenza e Salvaguardia del Patrimonio Culturale
  Director Fabrizio Franco Vittorio Arrigoni - website
• Sustainable Management of Agricultural Resources, Forestry and Food
  Director Erminio Monteleone - website
• Information Engineering
  Director Stefano Ricci - website
• Industrial Engineering
  Director Lapo Governi - website
• International Doctorate in Civil and Environmental Engineering
  Director Luca Solari - website
• Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
  Director Carlo Viti - website
• Advanced and Sustainable Agricultural-Forestry Systems
  Director Salvatore Moricca - website
• Smart Computing
  Director Stefano Berretti - website
• Sustainability and Innovation for the Design of Built Environment and System Product
  Director Paola Gallo - website
• Urban Future Studies
  Director Gherardo Chirici - website

Humanities Area

• Philology, Italian Literature, Linguistics
  Director Francesco Bausi - website
• Philosophy
  Director Andrea Mecacci - website
• Comparative Languages, Literature and Culture
  Director Fernando Cioni - website
• Education Sciences and Psicology
  Director Fabio Togni - website
• Storia delle Arti e Dello Spettacolo
  Director Antonella D'Ovidio - website
• Studi Storici
  Director Giulia Torri - website

PhD Programmes of national interest (DIN) 

• Cybersicurezza
  IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca
  Director Rocco De Nicola - sito web
• Heritage Science
  Sapienza - University of Rome
  Director Paolo Carafa - sito web
• Innovation in the Diagnosis, Prevention and treatment of Infections at Epidemic-Pandemic Risk
  University of Siena
  Director Donata Medaglini - sito web
• Peace Studies
  Sapienza - University of Rome
  Director Alessandro Saggioro - sito web
• Religious Studies
  University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
  Director Alberto Melloni - sito web

PhD Programmes under partnership/consortium agreements 

 PhD Programmes based at the University of Pisa

• Business Administration and Management (Pegaso)
  (University of Florence, University of Pisa, University of Siena) 
  Director Simone Lazzini - sito web
• Computer Science (Pegaso)
  (University of Florence, University of Pisa, University of Siena) 
  Director Antonio Brogi - sito web
• Ancient Studies and Archaeology  (Pegaso)
  (University of Florence, University of Pisa, University of Siena) 
  coordinatore Gianfranco Agosti - sito web
• Smart Industry (Pegaso)
  (University of Florence, University of Pisa, University of Siena) 
  Director Enzo Pasquale Scilingo - sito web

PhD Programmes based at the University of Siena

• Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BiBiM 2.0) (Pegaso) 
  (University of Florence, University of Pisa, University of Siena) 
  Director Lorenza Trabalzini - sito web
• Economics (Pegaso)
  (University of Florence, University of Pisa, University of Siena) 
  Director Simone D'Alessandro - sito web
• Genetics, Oncology and Clinical Medicine (GenOMec) (Pegaso)
  (University of Florence, University of Pisa, University of Siena) 
  Director Francesca Ariani - sito web
• Molecular Medicine (MedMol) (Pegaso)
  (University of Florence, University of Pisa, University of Siena)  
  Director Daniela Rossi - sito web
• Life Sciences (Pegaso)
  (University of Florence, University of Pisa, University of Siena) 
  Director Simona Maccherini - sito web