Each doctoral student is allocated a personal research budget of €1,800. The Department provides access to individual workstations in a shared open space, currently serving 25 active PhD students across four cohorts (2025/26). Facilities include standard and high-performance computers equipped with specialist software and access to cloud-based services.

Doctoral students benefit from a wide range of services, including free printing and photocopying, access to extensive databases and bibliographic resources, and laboratories equipped with high-performance computers. Remote access to the university’s central computing servers is also available. Common areas include a shared lounge designed to encourage informal exchanges among peers and faculty, as well as a dedicated phone line for professional communication. All facilities are accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The Department actively supports international mobility through research stays abroad, cotutelle agreements with partner universities, and the opportunity to obtain the Doctor Europaeus label. The department secretariat assists with the organisation of doctoral activities and provides support throughout the PhD programme.