Roskilde Doctoral Schools (RDS) provides the overarching framework for the PhD programme at Roskilde University. The individual PhD programme are run under the auspices of one of RU's 18 research 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 six Doctoral Schools at RU and the research programmes linked to the schools.

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)

• Science Studies & Studies in Ethics and Legal Theory
• Intercultural Studies
• Linguistic Studies
• European Cultural Studies

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 Environmental and Social Studies (Department: ENSPAC)

• Graduate School of Environmental Stress Studies
• Society, Space and Technology

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

Doctoral School of Society and Globalisation (Department: ISG)

• Graduate School of International Development Studies
• Governance, Welfare and Citizenship