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Faculty of Humanities, Charles University PhD in Longevity Studies
Faculty of Humanities, Charles University

PhD in Longevity Studies

Prague, Czech Republic

4 Years

English

Full time

30 Apr 2025*

Oct 2025

EUR 700 / per year **

Blended, On-Campus

* applicants from non-EU/EEA countries are advised to apply by April 30th, 2025

** online application fee: 810 CZK

Key Summary

    About: The PhD in Longevity Studies offers a deep exploration of the biology and social implications of aging. Students engage in interdisciplinary research to enhance understanding of longevity, healthspan, and the aging process. This program emphasizes innovative methodologies and equips graduates with tools for impactful studies in aging and related fields.
    Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue careers in academic research, healthcare policy, biotechnology, or gerontology. Opportunities also exist in public health agencies and non-profit organizations focused on aging populations.

Introduction

Longevity Studies enables a better understanding of the interfaces and challenges of prolongation of human life (longevity). It fosters further understanding and finding of appropriate answers and solutions of theoretical, applied, and ethical contexts of longevity. It reflects not only current demographic changes of the population but also reflects the fact that nowadays people with severe disabilities, chronic illnesses, and impairment live longer than ever before, and also that some other specific groups of our population have needs related to longevity. Longevity Studies offers an integrated study on the border of humanities, social, biomedical, and other mainly applied sciences. The study responds to the needs of specialist analyses and solutions to problems related to longevity and demographic changes in society and in various fields of human life and activity.

The Ph.D. Longevity studies produce highly skilled and knowledgeable specialists in research, expertise, and transference of knowledge into practice. On the scientific level, they are able to tackle problems related to the longevity of human life. They are aware and able to use relevant scientific methods, to coordinate interdisciplinary teams. And furthermore, able to publish both scientific publications and materials for decision-making at all levels and problems related to longevity.

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