Theme: This doctoral training program will give a comprehensive view of the role of PAHs in space with thorough introductions to astronomical observations & theory, experimental & quantum chemical techniques relevant for the study of PAHs in the interstellar medium of galaxies, and observing opportunities from the ground and with the to-be-launched James Webb Space telescope. Topics: The molecular Universe; Interstellar PAHs; Observations of PAHs; Laboratory studies of PAHs; Quantum chemical studies of PAHs; Observing from the ground and from JWST; PAH data bases