Call for admission to the PhD Courses in Physics and Technologies for Fundamental Research in Physics and Astrophysics

Call for admission to the PhD Courses 2026/27 – 42° cycle

The call for applications for the PhDs of the XLII cycle, A.Y. 2026/27, is online.
The call is available at the page https://www.unipd.it/dottorato/bandi-graduatorie” (English version: Calls and rankings | Università di Padova).

Applications must be submitted through the online procedure indicated in the call. Application deadline: May 20, 2026, 1 p.m.

PhD Course in Physics

Each PhD student may choose a research topic among the very wide set of fields of competences of the DFA members: Applied Physics, Astrophysics, Biophysics, Cosmology, Gravitational Waves Physics, History of Physics, Multimessenger Astroparticle, Neutrino Physics , Nuclear Physics, Physics at Colliders, Physics Didactics, Physics of Data and of Complex Systems, Physics of Matter, Quantum Technologies, Theoretical Physics.

24 available scholarships, 3 funded by INFN (2 open, 1 funded by INFN – LNL Topic: Research in Nuclear Physics within the activities of the National Laboratories of Legnaro).

More info: http://www.dfa.unipd.it/didattica/dottorati-di-ricerca/phd-physics/

Contact: Angela Puca didattica.dfa@unipd.it

PhD Course in Technologies for Fundamental Research in Physics and Astrophysics

The PhD programme in Technologies for Fundamental Research in Physics and Astrophysics aims to provide a multidisciplinary pathway on technologies essential to fundamental research. The proposed PhD programme, structured into five curricula, provides complementary and multidisciplinary training across all areas that experimental research in Physics and Astrophysics relies upon. 

18 available positions, 6 scholarships funded by INFN.

More info: https://www.dfa.unipd.it/index.php?id=1842

Contact: Laura Zanovello phdnazionale.dfa@unipd.it