Roskilde Doctoral Schools (RDS) provides the overarching framework for the PhD programme at Roskilde University. The individual PhD programme is run under the auspices of one of RU's seven Doctoral Schools and ten programmes. Research programmes are the academic disciplines for the PhD programme at RU. As a PhD student you can, in principle, therefore, be involved in several research programmes, but you will be organisationally attached to a department through the Doctoral School where you are enrolled.
Below is an overview of the seven Doctoral Schools at RU and the research programmes linked to the schools.

Doctoral School of Natural Sciences (Department: NSM)

• Didactics of mathematics, chemistry and physics with connections to history and philosophy of science
• Mitochondrieforskning
• Basic and Clinical Microbiology (BSM)
• Soft and biomolecular matter
• Mathematical modelling and its mathematical prerequisites

Graduate School of Environmental Stress Studies (Department: ENSPAC)

Doctoral School of Communication, Business and Information Technologies (Department: CBIT)

• Communication, Journalism and Performance Design
• Design and Management of Information Technology
• Business and Management

Doctoral School of Culture, Language and Philosophy (Department: CUID)

Doctoral School of Lifelong Learning and Social Psychology of Everyday life (Department: PAES)

• Graduate School in Lifelong Learning
• Social Psychology of Everyday Life

Doctoral School of Society, Space and Technology (Department: ENSPAC)

Doctoral School of Society and Globalisation (Department: ISG)