Published in the albo di Ateneo No. 43/2026 prot. No. 81372 of 24/06/2026 the Rectoral Decree No.1608/2026, prot. No. 81369 of 24/06/2026 the 42nd PhD call for public competition for admission to the PhD courses A.Y. 2026/2027.
👉 Deadline for online applications: 24 July 2026, 23:59 (Italy, UTC+02:00 / CEST)
The procedure for submitting the application is available on Esse3 platform starting from 25/06/2026, by logging in:
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Candidates who do not hold SPID credentials (e.g. international PhD applicants) may access the platform using Esse3 credentials, which can be obtained through the Registration/Login procedure available in Italian or in English.
The PhD Call for the 42nd Cycle consists of No. 15 attachments, each referring to the PhD courses activated for the A.Y. 2026/2027.
These attachments provide detailed information on: the PhD course website; the number of available positions (with and without scholarship); any affiliated external funding institutions or companies; the admission requirements; the documentation to be submitted with the application; the evaluation criteria and scoring system; and the application fee.
***IMPORTANT NOTICE***
The oral examination for admission to the PhD course in PSICOLOGY, originally scheduled for 3 September 2026 at 08:30 a.m., has been postponed and is scheduled to begin on 22 September 2026 at 09:00 a.m. (Italian time). The examination will be held in online, upon request of the candidate, in accordance with the provisions of the call for applications. Candidates wishing to attend remotely may do so via the Microsoft Teams platform, accessible through the website teams.microsoft.com, by connecting to the following link: Teams Classroom.
***IMPORTANT NOTICE***
The oral examination for admission to the PhD course in ECONOMICS, MANAGEMENT AND STATISTICS, originally scheduled for 2 September 2026 at 10:00 a.m., has been postponed and is scheduled to begin on 8 September 2026 at 2:30 p.m. (Italian time). The examination will be held in a hybrid format, either in person in Room 5, located on the second floor of the Department of Economics, or online, upon request of the candidate, in accordance with the provisions of the call for applications. Candidates wishing to attend remotely may do so via the Microsoft Teams platform, accessible through the website teams.microsoft.com, by connecting to the following link: Teams Classroom.
***IMPORTANT NOTICE***
Additional PhD Scholarship funded by the Italian Space Agency (ASI) for the PhD course in Engineering, pursuant to Article 1 of the Public Competition, based on qualifications and examinations, for admission to the PhD Programmes, 42nd cycle, Academic Year 2026/2027. For further details, please refer to the full notice available at the following link: Italian Space Agency (ASI) Scholarship.
***IMPORTANT NOTICE***
Published in the albo di Ateneo No. 48/2026, Prot. No. 86010/2026 of 7 July 2026, the Rector’s Decree amending the 42nd PhD Call for public competition for admission to the PhD courses, No. 1691/2026, Prot. No. 85913/2026 of 7 July 2026 (available in both Italian and English versions).
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For any issues or difficulties related to the application procedure, candidates are invited to contact the following e-mail address: dottorati@unime.it
In the sections below (Drop-down menu), the following will be published for each relevant PhD course:
- D.R. establishing the PhD Examination Commission
- Report No.1 containing the evaluation criteria
- List of candidates admitted to the oral examination (identified by Esse3 pre-registration number)
- Oral test calendar and link to Microsoft TEAMS classroom
- D.R. approval of final acts (admission)
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- D.R. establishing the PhD Examination Commission - BIOENGINEERING APPLIED TO MEDICAL SCIENCES
- Report No.1 containing the evaluation criteria
- List of candidates admitted to the oral examination (identified by Esse3 pre-registration number)
- The oral examination is scheduled to begin on 10 September 2026 at 09:00 a.m. through the TEAMS classroom
- D.R. approval of final acts (admission)
- D.R. establishing the PhD Examination Commission -APPLIED BIOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE
- Report No.1 containing the evaluation criteria
- List of candidates admitted to the oral examination (identified by Esse3 pre-registration number)
- The oral examination is scheduled to begin on 9 September 2026 at 10:00 a.m. through the TEAMS classroom
- D.R. approval of final acts (admission)
- D.R. establishing the PhD Examination Commission - ECONOMICS MANAGEMENT AND STATISTICS
- Report No.1 containing the evaluation criteria
- List of candidates admitted to the oral examination (identified by Esse3 pre-registration number)
- The oral examination originally scheduled for 2 September 2026 at 10:00 a.m., has been postponed and is scheduled to begin on 8 September 2026 at 2:30 p.m. (Italian time). The examination will be held in a hybrid format, either in person in Room 5, located on the second floor of the Department of Economics, or online, upon request of the candidate, in accordance with the provisions of the call for applications. Candidates wishing to attend remotely may do so via the Microsoft Teams platform, accessible through the website teams.microsoft.com, by connecting to the following link: Teams Classroom.
- D.R. approval of final acts (admission)
- D.R. establishing the PhD Examination Commission - PHYSICS
- Report No.1 containing the evaluation criteria
- List of candidates admitted to the oral examination (identified by Esse3 pre-registration number)
- The oral examination is scheduled to begin on 2 September 2026 at 9:30 a.m. and will be held in hybrid mode, in person at Classroom B-1-2, Building B, First Floor (opposite the cafeteria), at the Department of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, Physical Sciences and Earth Sciences (MIFT), and remotely, upon request, through the Microsoft Teams platform, in accordance with the provisions of the Call for Applications. The virtual meeting room can be accessed through the TEAMS classroom
- D.R. approval of final acts (admission)
***IMPORTANT NOTICE***
Additional PhD Scholarship funded by the Italian Space Agency (ASI) for the PhD course in Engineering, pursuant to Article 1 of the Public Competition, based on qualifications and examinations, for admission to the PhD Programmes, 42nd cycle, Academic Year 2026/2027. For further details, please refer to the full notice available at the following link: Italian Space Agency (ASI) Scholarship
- D.R. establishing the PhD Examination Commission
- Report No.1 containing the evaluation criteria
- List of candidates admitted to the oral examination (identified by Esse3 pre-registration number)
- The oral examination is scheduled to begin on 2 September 2026 at 9:00 a.m. through the TEAMS classroom
- D.R. approval of final acts (admission)
- D.R. establishing the PhD Examination Commission - PSYCHOLOGY
- Report No.1 containing the evaluation criteria
- List of candidates admitted to the oral examination (identified by Esse3 pre-registration number)
- The oral examination originally scheduled for 3 September 2026 at 08:30 a.m., has been postponed and is scheduled to begin on 22 September 2026 at 09:00 a.m. (Italian time). The examination will be held in online, upon request of the candidate, in accordance with the provisions of the call for applications. Candidates wishing to attend remotely may do so via the Microsoft Teams platform, accessible through the website teams.microsoft.com, by connecting to the following link: Teams Classroom.
- D.R. approval of final acts (admission)
- D.R. establishing the PhD Examination Commission
- Report No.1 containing the evaluation criteria
- List of candidates admitted to the oral examination (identified by Esse3 pre-registration number)
- The oral examination is scheduled to begin on 8 September 2026 at 09:00 a.m. and will be held in hybrid mode, in person at Classroom A-1-2, Building A, at the Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences (ChiBioFarAm), and remotely, upon request, through the Microsoft Teams platform, in accordance with the provisions of the Call for Applications. The virtual meeting room can be accessed through the TEAMS classroom
- D.R. approval of final acts (admission)
- D.R. establishing the PhD Examination Commission - COGNITIVE SCIENCES
- Report No.1 containing the evaluation criteria
- List of candidates admitted to the oral examination (identified by Esse3 pre-registration number)
- The oral examination is scheduled to begin on 7 September 2026 at 09:30 a.m. and will be held in hybrid mode. Candidates may attend either in person, at Classroom 202 of the COSPECS Department, or remotely, upon request, through the Microsoft Teams platform, in accordance with the provisions of the Call for Applications. The virtual meeting room can be accessed through the TEAMS classroom
- D.R. approval of final acts (admission)
- D.R. establishing the PhD Examination Commission - PUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONS SCIENCES
- Report No.1 containing the evaluation criteria
- List of candidates admitted to the oral examination (identified by Esse3 pre-registration number)
- The oral examination is scheduled to begin on 8 September 2026 at 9:30 a.m. and will be held in hybrid mode, in person at the premises of the PhD Programme in Public Administration Sciences, Department of Political and Legal Sciences, Piazza XX Settembre No. 4, Messina, and online, upon request by the candidate and in accordance with the provisions of the Call for Applications. The virtual meeting room can be accessed through the TEAMS classroom
- D.R. approval of final acts (admission)
- D.R. establishing the PhD Examination Commission - LEGAL SCIENCES
- Report No.1 containing the evaluation criteria
- List of candidates admitted to the oral examination (identified by Esse3 pre-registration number)
- The oral examination is scheduled to begin on 3 September 2026 at 9:30 a.m. and will be held in hybrid mode, in person in Classroom 5 of the Department of Law, Piazza Pugliatti 1., and remotely, upon request, through the Microsoft Teams platform, in accordance with the provisions of the Call for Applications. The virtual meeting room can be accessed through the TEAMS classroom
- D.R. approval of final acts (admission)
- D.R. establishing the PhD Examination Commission
- Report No.1 containing the evaluation criteria
- List of candidates admitted to the oral examination (identified by Esse3 pre-registration number)
- The oral examination is scheduled to begin on 3 September 2026 at 9:00 a.m. and will be held in hybrid mode, in person at Classroom Dottorandi Scienze Politiche, at the first floor of the Political and Juridical Sciences Department in Piazza XX Settembre, 4, 98122 Messina, and remotely, upon request, through the Microsoft Teams platform, in accordance with the provisions of the Call for Applications. The virtual meeting room can be accessed through the TEAMS classroom
- D.R. approval of final acts (admission)
- D.R. establishing the PhD Examination Commission - HUMANISTIC SCIENCES
- Report No.1 containing the evaluation criteria
- The written examination shall be held on 1 September 2026 at 9:00 a.m. in person at Classroom K, Department of Ancient and Modern Civilizations, Viale Giovanni Palatucci, No. 13, Messina.
- List of candidates admitted to the oral examination (identified by Esse3 pre-registration number)
- The oral examination is scheduled to begin on 8 September 2026 at 9:00 a.m. and will be held in hybrid mode, in person, at Classroom V of the Department of Ancient and Modern Civilizations, located at Viale Giovanni Palatucci No. 13, Messina, or, and online, upon request by the candidate and in accordance with the provisions of the Call for Applications. The virtual meeting room can be accessed through the TEAMS classroom.
- D.R. approval of final acts (admission)
- D.R. establishing the PhD Examination Commission
- Report No.1 containing the evaluation criteria
- List of candidates admitted to the oral examination (identified by Esse3 pre-registration number)
- The oral examination is scheduled to begin on 7 September 2026 at 10:00 a.m. through the TEAMS classroom
- D.R. approval of final acts (admission)
- D.R. establishing the PhD Examination Commission - SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCES
- Report No.1 containing the evaluation criteria
- List of candidates admitted to the oral examination (identified by Esse3 pre-registration number)
- The oral examination is scheduled to begin on 8 September 2026 at 10:00 a.m. and will be conducted in a hybrid format, either in person in Room A1 C2 19 (Meeting Room, Main Papardo Campus, 2nd Floor, Block C) of the Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, or online, upon request of the candidate, in accordance with the provisions of the call for applications. The virtual meeting room can be accessed through the TEAMS classroom.
- D.R. approval of final acts (admission)
- D.R. establishing the PhD Examination Commission - TRANSLATIONAL MOLECULAR MEDICINE AND SURGERY
- Report No.1 containing the evaluation criteria
- List of candidates admitted to the oral examination (identified by Esse3 pre-registration number)
- The oral examination is scheduled to begin on 7 September 2026 at 10:00 a.m. through the TEAMS classroom
- D.R. approval of final acts (admission)