Doctoral schools

Each PhD student joins a research team attached to a specific doctoral School. A doctoral School federates research teams around scientific themes. Doctoral Schools have a coordinating role, ensuring the scientific consistency of the candidate's research project. It is responsible for training and preparing PhD students for their occupational integration.
 
The doctoral program is based on 10 thematic doctoral schools which train more than 250 PhD students per year in the fields of physical, natural, human, social and life sciences.
 
Doctoral studies require a minimum of 3 years of studies, after which the PhD student is awarded the highest degree offered within the French higher education system.

Matter, Molecules, Materials and Geosciences

• Céline BRELET ed-3mg.nantes@doctorat-paysdelaloire.fr
  • Phone : +33 240 412 831
  • Assistant director : Didier DUBREUIL
  • Associated labs : CEISAM, IMN, LPG, SUBATECH
• Website : https://ed-3mg.doctorat-paysdelaloire.fr/

Art, Literature, Language

• Dongmei LACROIX ed-all.nantes@doctorat-paysdelaloire.fr
  • Phone :+ 33 240 411 120
  • Assistant director : Werner WOGERBAUER
  • Associated labs : CRINI, L'AMo
• Website : https://ed-all.doctorat-paysdelaloire.fr/

Biology-Health

• Nathalie PINÇONNET ed-bs.nantes@doctorat-paysdelaloire.fr
  • Phone : + 33 240 411 102
  • Director : Xavier PRIEUR
  • Associated labs : CRCI2NA, CR2TI, IICiMed, INCIT, Institut du thorax, PHAN, RMeS, SPHERE, TaRGeT, TENS, US2B. Partners : IFREMER, INRAE-BIA, INSERM
• Website : https://ed-bs.doctorat-paysdelaloire.fr/

Law and Political Science

• Sylvie ROUSSEAU ed-dsp.nantes@doctorat-paysdelaloire.fr
  • Phone : + 33 240 411 115
  • Director : Mylène LE ROUX
  • Associated labs : CDMO, DCS, IRDP
• Website : https://ed-dsp.doctorat-paysdelaloire.fr/

Education, Cognition, Language, Interaction, Health

• Elodie CHASSAGNE ed-eclis.nantes@doctorat-paysdelaloire.fr
  • Phone : + 33 2 272 641 175
  • Director : Christophe CORNU
  • Associated labs : CAPHI, CREN, LLING, LPPL, LS2N, MIP
• Website : https://ed-eclis.doctorat-paysdelaloire.fr/

Economics and management sciences

• Hélène TOURIGNY ed-edge.nantes@doctorat-paysdelaloire.fr
  • Phone : + 33 2 240 411 119
  • Director : François-Charles WOLFF
  • Associated lab : LEMNA. Partner : AUDENCIA
• Website : https://ed-edge.doctorat-paysdelaloire.fr/

Mathematics and digital information and communication sciences and technologies

• Sylvie GUILBAUD ed-mastic.nantes@doctorat-paysdelaloire.fr
  • Phone : + 33 2 272 648 847
  • Director : Yannick AOUSTIN
  • Associated labs : IETR, IREENA, LMJL, LS2N
• Website : https://ed-mastic.doctorat-paysdelaloire.fr/

Engineerign and systemes sciences

• Edith DAUVÉ ed-sis.nantes@doctorat-paysdelaloire.fr
  • Phone : + 33 2 240 372 530
  • Assistant director : Caroline GENTRIC
  • Associated labs : GeM, GEPEA, LS2N, LTEN
• Website : https://ed-sis.doctorat-paysdelaloire.fr/

Society, time, territories

• Dongmei LACROIX ed-stt.nantes@doctorat-paysdelaloire.fr
  • Phone : + 33 240 411 120
  • Assistant director : Antoine VION
  • Associated labs : CENS, CFV, CReAAH, CRHIA, DCS, ESO, LETG. Partner : AAU (Architecture)
• Website : https://ed-stt.doctorat-paysdelaloire.fr/

Vegetal, animal, food, sea, environment

• Anne HUET ed-vaame.nantes@doctorat-paysdelaloire.fr
  • Phone : + 33 2 240 684 009
  • Assistant director : Christine FOURICHON
  • Associated labs : ISOMER, US2B. Partners : IFREMER, INRAE-BIA
• Website : https://ed-vaame.doctorat-paysdelaloire.fr/