Doctoral Programme in Health Sciences, Åbo Akademi University

For Doctoral Programme in Health Sciences, Åbo Akademi University, applications close 2026-04-14.

The Doctoral Programme in Health Sciences has one major subject: Caring Science. Research in Caring Science at Åbo Akademi University is grounded in a human-science and hermeneutic approach, treating basic research as the necessary foundation for applied scientific work. The underlying premise is that all research operates from an explicit value basis, described as an ethos, with substance given priority throughout. Research within the programme is divided into systematic and clinical caring science. The four-year programme begins in January 2026 and is offered at Åbo Akademi University in Vaasa, Finland.