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The current ecological crisis, the increase in environmental awareness and the design and implementation of public policy measures make it opportune to offer postgraduate training that promotes critical reflection and change towards more sustainable societies.
The PhD in Transitions to Sustainability reflects on ways of transitioning systems that are central to life in society (e.g. energy, food, housing, transport), including public policy instruments (e.g. green policies) and technological options (e.g. digital technologies).
The programme is therefore interdisciplinary in nature, combining the social sciences (economics, psychology, anthropology, sociology), management, information and communication technologies and architecture.
The research carried out will support the creation and modification of environmental public policies by clarifying the multiple psycho-social, entrepreneurial and technological processes involved in the transition to sustainability and in the reception and acceptance of or resistance to green policies.
2026/2027
The PhD in Transitions to Sustainability combines different scientific areas with contributions to reflection and intervention in the dynamics of transitions to sustainability in the context of the current triple planetary crisis.
The research carried out by Iscte's different Research Units on the subject of sustainability translates into complementary approaches to the major systems for organizing life in society (e.g. energy, transport, housing, food). The combination of research into environmental sciences, social and human sciences (e.g. economics, sociology, social psychology), management, technologies and architecture guarantees innovative and interdisciplinary training in the field of transitions to sustainability, taking into account the following main objectives:
1. To carry out research on the current environmental crisis and the societal challenges associated with the transition to sustainability.
2. Contribute to the change associated with the transition of societies to sustainability.
3. Present concrete proposals involved in the transition to sustainability of key socio-economic sectors (energy, transport, housing, food).
| Unidades curriculares | Semester | ECTS |
|---|---|---|
| Applied Research Methods * | 1 | 18.0 |
| Research Project in Transitions to Sustainability and Environmental Studies * | 1 | 18.0 |
| Seminar in Contemporary Challenges in Environmental Sciences * | 1 | 12.0 |
| Seminar in Sustainability Transitions * | 1 | 12.0 |
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| Unidades curriculares | Semester | ECTS |
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| Thesis in Transitions to Sustainability Thesis in Transitions to Sustainability | 1 | 180.0 |
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The PhD in Transitions to Sustainability involves lecturers and researchers from Iscte's Research Units ( Investigar no Iscte ) with relevant and current work, as well as guest experts, on the main themes and debates in the field of sustainability and in various areas of application.
2025/2026
| Round | Start Date | End Date | Vacancies | Application fee | Reservation fee | candidacy.reservation_fee_international |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st round | Doutoramento/PhD | 2025-12-15 09:30 | 2026-01-14 17:00 | 20 | 70.00 € | 350.00 € | € |
| 2nd round | Doutoramento/PhD | 2026-01-15 09:30 | 2026-02-25 17:00 | 70.00 € | 350.00 € | € | |
| 3rd round | Doutoramento/PhD | 2026-02-26 09:30 | 2026-04-06 17:00 | 70.00 € | 350.00 € | € | |
| 4th round | Doutoramento/PhD | 2026-04-07 09:30 | 2026-05-13 17:00 | 70.00 € | 350.00 € | € | |
| 5th round | Doutoramento/PhD | 2026-05-14 09:30 | 2026-06-24 17:00 | 70.00 € | 350.00 € | € | |
| 6th round | Doutoramento/PhD | 2026-06-25 09:30 | 2026-08-26 17:00 | 70.00 € | 350.00 € | € |
a) Holders of a master's degree or legal equivalent;
b) Holders of a bachelor's degree with an academic, scientific or professional curriculum recognized as attesting to their ability to complete a doctorate;
c) Holders of an academic, scientific or professional curriculum recognized as attesting to their ability to complete a doctorate;
Selection Criteria
1. Assessment of academic record (50%)
2. Evaluation of the scientific curriculum (20%)
3. Evaluation of the professional curriculum (10%)
4. Work plan assessment (20%)
i. Clear definition of the objectives and research questions.
ii. Potential contribution of the research project to knowledge in the scientific area of the doctorate.
i) Suitability of the methodologies to the tasks and objectives set out in the work plan, based on the number of months indicated for their completion and the total time for the project.
Candidates may be interviewed to clarify aspects of their CV (academic, scientific and professional) and work plan.
See the evaluation criteria and other important information about the application HERE
Documents to be submited with the Application
The application is made exclusively online, through Fénix+. The following documents must be attached:
Candidates who do not submit the above documents will be passed over to the next stage. If they do not submit the missing documents by the end of the next phase, they will be excluded.
For more information: doutoramentos.cei@iscte-iul.pt
