For current doctoral students
This page contains support and general information on different aspects of your doctoral studies at the Faculty of Science.
Content on the page
- Overview, terms and support
- General syllabus and individual study plan
- Thesis and supervision
- Courses
- Graduate schools
- Licentiate seminar and doctoral thesis defense
- Degree and doctoral degree conferment ceremony
- Other information (credit transfer, non-completion, student union activities)
As a doctoral student in the Faculty of Science, you will study in an attractive, international and competitive environment where education and research are intertwined.
Scope of the programme – two or four years
Third-cycle education can comprise either two or four years of full-time studies and lead to two different degrees:
- Licentiate degree consisting of 120 credits, equivalent to two years of full-time studies. The Licentiate degree is usually a milestone on the way to a doctoral degree.
- Doctoral degree consisting of 240 credits, equivalent to four years of full-time studies. Almost all doctoral students at the Faculty of Science have a doctoral degree as their final goal.
You are admitted to a specific subject and follow two plans
You are admitted to one of the faculty's more than 20 third-cycle subject areas at one of the faculty's departments. During the programme, you follow two study plans:
- General syllabus for your programme. The syllabus describes the goals you need to achieve in order to graduate.
- Individual study plan specific to your studies. The plan describes, among other things, the parts that are included in your education (for example, various courses, seminars and conferences).
Components of the programme
Your programme includes, among other things:
- Courses. For example, you will take an introductory course at your department, an introductory course at the faculty and a course in research ethics.
- Seminars and conferences.
- Participation in one or more graduate schools on different themes. Graduate schools offer courses, workshops, seminars and networking opportunities, among other things.
- Work on your licentiate thesis (minimum 60 credits) or doctoral thesis (minimum 120 credits). You will spend about half of your studies on this.
- Presenting and defending your licentiate thesis or doctoral thesis at a public seminar. The licentiate thesis is presented at a licentiate seminar and the doctoral thesis is presented at a doctoral defence seminar.
What you will learn during the programme
During the programme you will learn, among other things, to:
- Solve research problems independently.
- Collaborate with others to understand and solve global societal problems in a sustainable way.
- Think both analytically and critically.
- Make ethically conscious research choices.
Degree
Once you have completed all parts of your programme, you apply for a degree certificate. If you earn a doctoral degree, you can participate in the doctoral degree conferment ceremony, which is the ceremonial highlight of the academic year.
Labour market
The labour market for science graduates is broad. For example, you can work as a researcher, a specialist in a particular field, or in a broader position.
Quality of education and student influence
The Faculty of Science works continuously to ensure and develop the quality of third-cycle education through, among other things, student influence and course evaluations.
As a doctoral student, you are represented by the Science Doctoral Student Council (NDR), which participates in the various bodies of the faculty and departments, such as boards and committees.
Responsibilities and organisation of third-cycle education
- Your supervisors are responsible for guiding and supporting you through your programme.
- The head of your department is responsible for your employment and work environment.
- The director of studies at your department is responsible for coordinating the third-cycle subject area.
- The faculty's Research Programmes Board is responsible for ensuring high quality in all third-cycle subjects.
- The University's Research Programmes Board is responsible for overall strategic issues relating to third-cycle education.
Contact
If you have questions about how third-cycle education is organised at the Faculty of Science, you are welcome to contact Aleksandra Popovic, education coordinator at the faculty office.
Contact details for Aleksandra Popovic (lunduniversity.lu.se)
As a general rule, a person admitted to doctoral studies at Lund University is also to be employed through a doctoral studentship. However, it is possible to undertake your studies using another form of financing such as an external scholarship or an agreement between Lund University and another employer.
If you are employed as a doctoral student, you are considered both a student and an employee. If you have another form of financing, you are considered a student only.
Terms of employment and financing doctoral studies (staff.lu.se)
Questions about employment
The head of department is responsible for your employment and your work environment. Please contact the head of department if you have any questions.
There are a number of different support services for doctoral students, both within the Faculty of Science and the University at large. You can also get support from your supervisors, your manager, the director of studies at your department and the HR administrators.
Emails from the faculty
New doctoral students at the Faculty of Science are registered in the Canvas learning platform. This enables us to send you information about courses that are open for enrolment, opportunities to apply for scholarships and more.
The library
The Library of Science offers courses and workshops on topics such as data management, database searching and publishing.
Academic writing
Workshop on academic writing
The workshop "Academic writing – from perfectionism and procrastination to flow" will help you to create sustainable writing habits and deal with common psychological barriers, such as perfectionism and procrastination.
Workshop on academic writing in Kompetensportalen (skills portal)
Writing community
Lund University PhD Writing Lab is a writing community for doctoral students and other academic writers at the university. Take the opportunity to participate in writing sessions and learn how to create sustainable writing habits.
Lund University PhD Writing Lab in the learning platform Canvas
Tips for writing popular science texts
In essence, popular science is about simplifying and "translating" science and research into something that people outside the scientific community can understand.
Tips for writing popular science texts (staff.lu.se)
Disability Support Services
Disability Support Services at Lund University offers a number of different forms of support for those who have a permanent disability, such as visual impairment, dyslexia or ADHD.
Support for students with disabilities (lunduniversity.lu.se)
Occupational health care
As a doctoral student, you can contact the occupational health service free of charge for work-related medical, psychological and ergonomic advice.
Occupational health services (staff.lu.se)
The Science Doctoral Student Council (NDR)
The Science Doctoral Student Council works to improve the quality of the faculty's education. You can, for example, contact the council if you have questions about your rights.
Contact the Science Doctoral Student Council: ndr [at] ldk [dot] lu [dot] se.
Lund's Doctoral student union (lundsdoctoralstudentunion.com)
Doctoral Student Ombudsman
The doctoral ombudsman at Lund University is tasked with helping the university's doctoral students when they encounter challenges or problems during their doctoral studies. No matter how small or serious the problem is, you can always turn to the doctoral student ombudsman for support and help.
Contact the Doctoral Student Ombudsman: domb [at] ldk [dot] lu [dot] se.
As a doctoral student, you have many opportunities to gain international experience during your doctoral studies. You can, for example:
- Take courses
- Participate in skills development
- Collect data for your thesis
- Carry out fieldwork
- Do an internship
- Teach at one of Lund University's partner universities
You can apply for a mobility grant if you are doing an exchange through the EU's education programme, Erasmus+.
Erasmus+ doctoral student mobility (staff.lu.se)
Canvas page about international opportunities for doctoral students
Contact
If you have questions about international opportunities, please contact Marie Brink, internationalisation manager at the faculty office.
General syllabus and individual study plan
As a doctoral student, you must adhere both to the general syllabus for your programme and an individual study plan specific to your studies.
For students admitted from 1 January 2021
Centre for Environmental and Climate Science
- Environmental Science (PDF, 593 kB, opens in a new tab)
- Theoretical Physics with specialisation in Computational Biolog (PDF, 595 kB, opens in a new tab)
Centre for Mathematical Sciences
- Mathematical Statistics (PDF, 665 kB, opens in a new tab)
- Mathematics (PDF, 581 kB, opens in a new tab)
- Numerical Analysis (PDF, 593 kB, opens in a new tab)
Department of Biology
Biology (PDF, 759 kB, opens in a new tab)
Department of Chemistry
- Analytical Chemistry (PDF, 569 kB, opens in a new tab)
- Biochemistry (PDF, 574 kB, opens in a new tab)
- Chemical Physics (PDF, 630 kB, opens in a new tab)
- Computational Chemistry (PDF, 242 kB, new tab)
- Inorganic Chemistry (PDF, 574 kB, opens in a new tab)
- Molecular Biophysics (PDF, 575 kB, opens in a new tab)
- Organic Chemistry (PDF, 574 kB, opens in a new tab)
- Physical Chemistry (PDF, 573 kB, opens in a new tab)
Department of Geology
- Geobiosphere Science with a specialisation in Lithosphere and Palaeobiosphere Sciences (PDF, 592 kB, opens in a new tab)
- Geobiosphere Science with a specialisation in Quaternary Geology (PDF, 591 kB, opens in a new tab)
Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Sciencex
- Geobiosphere Science, with specialisation in Geographical Information Science (PDF, 592 kB, opens in a new tab)
- Geobiosphere Science, with specialisation in Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science (PDF, 591 kB, opens in a new tab)
Department of Physics
- Astronomy and Astrophysic (PDF, 579 kB, opens in a new tab)
- Physics (PDF, 756 kB, opens in a new tab)
- Theoretical Physics with specialisation in Theoretical Physics (PDF, 593 kB, opens in a new tab)
Medical Radiation Physics
Medical Radiation Physics (PDF, 690 kB, opens in a new tab)
Older syllabus
Please contact Benedicte Sato Arentzen to obtain an older syllabus.
Contact information for Benedicte Sato Arentzen (lunduniversity.lu.se)
Content of the individual study plan
When you are admitted to third-cycle studies, your departmental representative will draw up an individual study plan in consultation with you and your supervisors. The study plan shows, among other things, the parts that are to be included in your education (for example, various courses, seminars and conferences) and the responsibility that you and the University have for the completion of the education.
Updating and revision
Your individual study plan must be updated regularly and revised as necessary. At least once a year, the study plan must be approved by the head of department.
See your individual study plan
You can find your individual study plan in the faculty's system for individual study plans.
Log in to the system for individual study plans (isp.science.lu.se)
The licentiate thesis comprises at least 60 credits (see your individual study plan).
Thesis format
The thesis can be produced in two different ways:
- A summary of at least one academic article, or manuscript, that you have written on your own or together with others.
- A monograph, which is a uniform and coherent research report.
It should be clear which contributions are yours and which belong to any other authors.
Quality of the thesis
The quality of the thesis must meet the requirements for publication in recognised peer-reviewed journals.
Show that you fulfil the degree objectives
In your licentiate thesis, you must show that you fulfil the learning outcomes for a licentiate degree. You can find the learning outcomes in the general syllabus for your programme.
Support in working on your thesis
Your supervisor will provide ongoing support for your thesis, but you can also attend courses and workshops on academic writing. Further up the webpage, in the section Overview, terms and support, you can read more about support during your studies.
Prepare for the licentiate seminar
Further down the webpage, in the section Licentiate seminar, you can read about what you need to consider when it comes to printing your licentiate thesis and preparing for your licentiate seminar.
The doctoral thesis comprises at least 120 credits (see your individual study plan).
Thesis format
The doctoral thesis can be produced in two different ways:
- A compilation thesis consisting of a number of scientific articles (or manuscripts) along with a summarising chapter. This is the most common format at the Faculty of Science.
- A monograph thesis, which is a uniform and coherent research report.
Compilation thesis
The research articles are to be of a quality corresponding to the requirements for publication in recognised research journals with peer review procedures. It should be possible to distinguish your own contributions from those of any other authors.
The summarising chapter is an important part of the thesis. It should read like an independent academic text, introducing the articles and placing your own research results in context. It should not contain large amounts of copied sections from the articles.
Your thesis should also include a popular science summary so that people who are not familiar with your topic can understand what your work is about. The popular science summary can help you in your contacts with funders, collaborators, future employers and research journalists.
Monograph thesis
The monograph thesis comprises a cohesive report where you present your research task, issues, working methods, analysis, results and discussion.
Show that you fulfil the degree objectives
In your doctoral thesis, you must show that you fulfil the learning outcomes for a doctoral degree. You can find the learning outcomes in the general syllabus for your programme.
Support in working on your thesis
Your supervisor will provide ongoing support for your thesis, but you can also attend courses and workshops on academic writing. Further up the webpage, in the section Overview, terms and support, you can read more about support during your studies.
Prepare for the doctoral thesis defence
Further down the webpage, in the section Doctoral thesis defense, you can read about what you need to consider when it comes to printing your doctoral thesis and preparing for your doctoral thesis defence.
You have at least two supervisors to guide you through your doctoral studies. One of them is your main supervisor. How your supervision is organised is stated in your individual study plan and will be followed up at least once a year.
If you have questions about your thesis, you should primarily contact your supervisors.
This course is compulsory for all doctoral students at the Faculty of Science. The course includes information about the university and the faculty, general terms of employment, insurance and more.
The course is given each semester by the faculty.
Scope
The course comprises 0,5 credits.
Next course opportunity
9 October from 09:00 to 16:00.
Register for the introduction course (science.lu.se/internal)
Contact
Contact Benedicte Sato Arentzen if you have questions about the course.
Contact information for Benedicte Sato Arentzen (lunduniversity.lu.se)
The aim of the course is to provide a basic knowledge of research integrity and research ethics that is relevant during doctoral studies and in subsequent post-doctoral research at a university or a research institution.
The course is compulsory for doctoral students admitted as of 1 January 2021. These students will be prioritised in the admission to the course.
The course is given by the faculty.
Syllabus
Syllabus: Research Ethics (PDF, 251 kB, ny flik)
Scope
The course comprises 3 credits.
Course leader
Niklas Vareman.
Next course opportunity
The course will be given 14–25 October 2024.
Preliminary schedule
14 October from 09:00 to 12:00
15 October from 09:00 to 12:00
16 October from 09:00 to 12:00
17 October from 09:00 to 16:00
18 October from 09:00 to 12:00
21 October from 09:00 to 12:00
22 October from 09:00 to 12:00
23 October: no meeting/individual work
24 October from 09:00 to 16:00
25 October from 09:00 to 12:00
Application
Application form: Research Ethics (science.lu.se/internal)
The application deadline is 9 September. There are 20 places on this course.
Contact
Contact Benedicte Sato Arentzen if you have questions about the course.
Contact information for Benedicte Sato Arentzen (lunduniversity.lu.se)
The aim of the course is to provide you with tools to improve your communicative strategies and academic writing skills in a disciplinary context. You will also learn about prevailing publication conventions in your specific field of study, with a main focus on research articles.
The course is given by the faculty.
Syllabus
The syllabus will be published shortly.
Scope
The course comprises 6 credits.
Course leader
Lene Nordrum.
Next course opportunity
The course will be given from September to December 2024.
Schedule
- 25 September from 09.15 to 12.00: Lecture
- 30 September: One hour workshop in groups (you will receive detailed information when the course has started)
- 2 October from 09.15 to 12.00: Lecture
- 14 October from 09.15 to 12.00: Lecture
- 18 October from 13.15 to 16.00: Lecture
- 7 November from 09.15 to 12.00: Lecture
- 6–16 November: 45-minute individual meeting (you will receive information on date and time when the course has started)
- 20 November from 09.15 to 12.00: Lecture
- 4 December from 09.15 to 12.00: Lecture
- 9–19 December: 45-minute individual meeting (you will receive information on date and time when the course has started)
Application
In order to apply, you must have progressed far enough in your doctoral work that you are ready to begin writing an original research paper.
The application deadline is 9 September (first come, first served). There are 16 places on this course.
Application form: Academic Writing in the Science Disciplines
Contact
Contact Benedicte Sato Arentzen if you have questions about the course.
Contact information for Benedicte Sato Arentzen (lunduniversity.lu.se)
The course deals with the structure and language of scientific papers and scientific publications. You will gain insights into the publishing process, the role of reviewers and editors, and how open access works. Ethical issues surrounding publishing are also addressed.
The course is given by the faculty.
Syllabus
Syllabus: Scientific Publishing (PDF, 524 kB, opens in a new tab)
Scope
The course comprises 1,5 credits.
Next course opportunity
Spring 2024 – the application is now closed.
Spring 2025 – the dates are not yet decided.
Contact
Contact Benedicte Sato Arentzen if you have questions about the course.
Contact information for Benedicte Sato Arentzen (lunduniversity.lu.se)
The aim of the course is to give you an understanding of project management and project control in research. You will, among other things, learn about projects as a way of working, to make a project management plan and to use basic methods and tools to manage projects.
The course is given by the faculty.
Syllabus
Syllabus: Project Management for Research Work (PDF, 528 Kb, new tab)
Scope
The course comprises 2 credits.
Course leader
Radhlinah Aulin.
Next course opportunity
Spring 2024 – the application is closed.
Contact
Contact Benedicte Sato Arentzen if you have questions about the course.
Contact information for Benedicte Sato Arentzen (lunduniversity.lu.se)
- Training in higher education teaching and learning (science.lu.se/internal)
- How to take care of your data: Introduction to practical data management (nateko.lu.se)
- Course and support on thesis templates (mediatryck.lu.se)
- Postgraduate courses in the Life Sciences (cmps.lu.se)
The departments' doctoral student courses
- Courses given by the Centre for Environmental and Climate Science (cec.lu.se)
- Courses given by the Centre for Mathematical Sciences (maths.lu.se)
- Courses given by the Department of Biology (biology.lu.se)
- Courses given by the Department of Chemistry (kilu.lu.se)
- Courses given by the Department of Geology and the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science (nateko.lu.se)
- Courses given by the Department of Physics (fysik.lu.se)
- Courses given by the division Medical Radiation Physics, in English at the bottom of the page) (msf.lu.se)
A graduate school offers, among other things, courses, workshops and seminars on a specific theme. The graduate school provides you with the opportunity to create a personal network within the theme together with other doctoral students and researchers.
Please consult your supervisor to discuss which graduate school might be suitable for your studies, so that it can be included in your individual study plan.
Advanced microscopy research environment (ADMIRE)
The graduate school focuses on microscopy and micro imaging.
Agenda 2030
The graduate school focuses on societal challenges in line with the United Nations' 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Agenda 2030 (agenda2030graduateschool.lu.se)
Bioeconomy
The graduate school focuses on the transition from today's oil-based economy to a future circular economy.
Climate, biodiversity and ecosystem services in a changing world (ClimBEco)
The graduate school focuses on climate, biodiversity and ecosystem services in a changing world.
Integrative Biology (IBIO)
The graduate school focuses on cutting-edge techniques and approaches for generating and working with large and complex biological datasets
Integrative Biology (biology.lu.se)
Scientific discovery using computers (COMPUTE)
The graduate school focuses on scientific discovery using computing, but in the widest sense, meaning any research using digital tools.
QDETAILSS – high quality detection and analysis of liquid and solid samples
The graduate school focuses on experimental problems related to chemistry.
QDETAILSS (kilu.lu.se/internal)
Xanadu
An interdisciplinary graduate school focusing on sustainability research using the research facilities MAX IV and European Spallation Source (ESS).
During the licentiate seminar, you will present and defend your licentiate thesis in order to ultimately obtain a licentiate degree corresponding to 120 credits.
About the seminar
The licentiate seminar is open to the public. During the seminar, you have the role of respondent, which means that you present and defend your licentiate thesis.
Other participants in the seminar include:
- The opponent, who has the task of examining your thesis and discussing it with you during the seminar.
- The chair, who leads the seminar.
- The examiner, who will provide you with a grade based on both the content of your thesis and the defence of it.
At the end of the licentiate seminar, you will receive a grade of either Pass or Fail.
Before the seminar
Before the seminar, you need to print your thesis, submit copies to the faculty administrator and make your thesis available at your department.
Printing your thesis
The University uses two printing companies, Media-Tryck and E-huset printing. Contact the printing company as soon as the date of your seminar has been set so that printing can be scheduled. At least 10 copies of your thesis must be printed. The printing cost is covered by your department.
Submit copies to the faculty administrator
No later than three weeks and three working days before the seminar, you must submit three copies of the thesis to Constance Holmbäck, administrator at the faculty office (Astronomihuset (Astronomy building) on Sölvegatan 27). The faculty office will then announce the seminar three weeks before it takes place.
Make your thesis available at your department
At least three weeks before the seminar, you must make your thesis available for scrutiny at your department.
If you want to make your paper available to even more people, you can register it electronically in the Lund University research database, LUCRIS. This is voluntary.
Contact
Contact Constance Holmbäck if you have questions about the licentiate seminar.
Contact details for Constance Holmbäck (lunduniversity.lu.se)
During the defence, you will present and defend your doctoral thesis in order to ultimately obtain a degree of doctor corresponding to 240 credits.
About the defence
The defence is open to the public and lasts approximately two to four hours. During the defence, you have the role of respondent, which means that you present and defend your doctoral thesis.
Others who participate in the defence include:
- The opponent, who has the task of examining your thesis and discussing it with you during the seminar.
- The chair, who leads the seminar.
- The examining committee, who will ask you questions about the content of your thesis and then grade it, taking into account both the content of your thesis and the defence of it.
- Your supervisor, who has no formal role during the seminar but should be present nonetheless.
After the defence, you will receive a grade of either Pass or Fail.
Book a date for your thesis defence
Book the date as soon as your supervisors have confirmed that it is time for you to defend your thesis.
How to book a date:
- Log in to the thesis defence system (lth.se)
- Fill in all fields in the booking form and add your departmental representative as administrator of your booking.
- Click on the button "Book and email".
- Notify your departmental representative that he or she has been added as an administrator in the booking.
Printing your thesis
The University uses two printing companies, Media-Tryck and E-huset printing. Contact the printing company as soon as the date of your defence has been set so that printing can be scheduled.
Copies and template
Your thesis must be printed in at least 50 copies (paid for by your department) and designed according to Lund University's graphic profile. Media-Tryck offers both a thesis template and a course on how to prepare your thesis for printing.
Support for doctoral students on the Media-Tryck website
ISBN for your thesis
Before you send your doctoral thesis to print it will need a unique ID. This is called International Standard Book Number (ISBN), and is usually printed on the first page of the doctoral thesis. You can obtain an ISBN through the library.
ISBN for a doctoral thesis (science-library.lu.se)
Announcement and distribution of your thesis
You must announce and distribute your doctoral thesis no later than three weeks and three working days before your defence.
How to announce and distribute your thesis:
- Register your thesis electronically in the Lund University's research information system, LUCRIS.
Support on how to register your thesis in LUCRIS (lub.lu.se) - Submit three printed copies to the reception at the Lund University Library (UB) in Lund. Make sure you get a receipt confirming that you have submitted the copies.
- Submit the receipt from the Lund University Library and two printed copies to Constance Holmbäck, administrator at the faculty office (Astronomihuset (Astronomy building) on Sölvegatan 27).
The faculty office will then announce your thesis defence in the University's thesis defence calendar.
The thesis defence calendar (lu.se)
Contact
Contact Constance Holmbäck if you have questions about the doctoral thesis defence.
Contact details for Constance Holmbäck (lunduniversity.lu.se)
The licentiate degree comprises 120 credits, equivalent to two years of full-time studies. The licentiate degree is usually a milestone on the way to a doctoral degree (see your individual study plan).
Requirements
To be awarded a licentiate degree, you must have successfully defended your licentiate thesis at a licentiate seminar and completed the courses and components included in your programme.
Degree certificate
The doctoral degree comprises 240 credits, equivalent to four years of full-time studies. Almost all doctoral students at the Faculty of Science have the doctoral degree as their final goal.
Requirements
In order to be awarded a doctoral degree, you must have successfully defended your doctoral thesis at a public defence and completed the courses and components included in your programme.
Degree certificate
About the ceremony
In a solemn ceremony in Lund Cathedral, the doctoral students who completed their doctoral studies in the past year and successfully defended their doctoral theses will have their degrees conferred. The ceremony is usually held on the last Friday in May each year.
Ring and laurel wreath
As a doctoral student at the Faculty of Science, you wear a ring and a laurel wreath during the ceremony. You wear these regardless of whether your degree certificate says Doctor of Philosophy or Doctor of Technology (in some cases, the degree may be changed to Doctor of Technology).
At other faculties, such as the Faculty of Engineering, doctoral students wear a ring and a hat during the ceremony. This means that some doctoral students at the Department of Chemistry, the Department of Physics and the Centre for Mathematical Sciences will wear a ring and a laurel wreath, while others will wear a ring and a hat. This is due to the fact that the doctoral students are admitted to different faculties and thus have different traditions.
Prepare for the ceremony
The doctoral degree conferment ceremony (lunduniversity.lu.se)
You can apply for credit transfer for relevant previous education or professional experience to shorten your third-cycle studies.
You can apply for credit transfer if you:
- have completed more than 240 credits, including 60 credits in the second cycle
- or have professional experience that you consider corresponds to some part of your planned third-cycle education.
Form for credit transfer
Complete the form below and submit it to the director of third-cycle studies at your department.
Form for credit transfer – in Swedish only (PDF, 91 kB, new tab)
Form for non-completion of studies
If you wish to terminate your third-cycle studies, you must notify your department in writing using the form below. The non-completion of studies is then registered and filed by your department.
Form for non-completion of studies (PFD, 85 kB, new tab)
If you want to resume your studies
If you would like to resume your studies, you need to reapply for a doctoral studentship.
The assignment as doctoral student representative
As a doctoral student, you have the opportunity to get involved in student union work and thus influence third-cycle education and the situation of doctoral students. Within the Faculty of Science, doctoral students are organised through the Science Doctoral Student Council (NDR), which is one of several doctoral councils within Lund's Doctoral Student Union.
The Science Doctoral Student Council (NDR) appoints doctoral student representatives to decision-making and preparatory bodies at both faculty and department level. If you are interested in becoming a doctoral student representative, please contact the council, ndr [at] ldk [dot] lu [dot] se.
Lund Doctoral Student Union (lundsdoctoralstudentunion.com)
Extension of study period and employment
In order to compensate for the time you spend on your assignment as a doctoral student representative, you need to apply for an extension of your study period and employment.
You apply for an extension using the form below. Remember to attach minutes or other documentation that proves your contributions to the bodies.
Form to request an extension – in Swedish only (PDF, 163 kB, new tab)
Assignments and scope in faculty bodies
Below you can see the approximate scope of assignments in faculty-level bodies.
- Faculty Board: 24 hours per year.
- Presiding Committee: 60 hours per year.
- Management Council: 60 hours per year. For the Management Council, you will only get an extension corresponding to the actual meeting time as the same issues are dealt with in the Presiding Committee.
- Academic Appointments Board: 80 hours per year.
- Research Programmes Board: 20 hours per year.
- Research Board: 12 hours per year.
- Scholarship Committee (travel and research grants): 6 hours per year.
- Equal Opportunities Committee: 12 hours per year.
- Associate Professorship Appointments Board: 20 hours per year.
- Labour Market Council: 10 hours per year.
- Local Health and Safety Committee: 8 hours per year.
- Organisational discussion: 2 hours per year.
- Nominating Committee: The Nominating Committees only work prior to elections. As the student representatives have a one-year term of office, it may transpire that no work at all is done during a term of office. The actual scope is therefore difficult to estimate.
- Lund Protein Production Platform (LP3) Board: 10 hours per year.
- Lund Institute of Advanced Neutron and X-ray Science (LINXS) Board: 10 hours per year.
If the faculty establishes separate working groups with fixed-term mandates, an agreement is made with the Science Doctoral Student Council on possible doctoral student representation. If the working group is formed on an ad hoc basis within an existing body, the doctoral student representative also become a representative in the working group. Extensions will be granted according to the same principles as for regular bodies.
Assignments and scope in department bodies
- Department Board: 10–20 hours per year.
- Library branch advisory group: 6–8 hours per year.
- Gender Equality and Equal Opportunities Group: 12 hours per year.
- Health, Safety and Environment Committee: 12 hours per year.
- Nominating Committee: The Nominating committees only work prior to elections. As the student representatives have a one-year term of office, it may transpire that no work at all is done during a term of office. The actual scope is therefore difficult to estimate.
There may be additional bodies at department level; contact your department to get the full picture.
Contact
Questions about your studies
If you have any questions about your studies, you should primarily contact your supervisors or the departmental representative at your department.
There are also contact details at the bottom of some sections on this webpage, for example regarding the licentiate seminar, doctoral thesis defence and international opportunities.
Directors of third-cycle studies
Centre for Environmental and Climate Science
Contact information for Tobias Ambjörnsson – lunduniversity.lu.se
Centre for Mathematical Sciences
Contact information for Sandra Pott – lunduniversity.lu.se
Department of Biology
Contact information for Klas Flärdh – lunduniversity.lu.se
Department of Chemistry
Contact information for Viveka Alfredsson – lunduniversity.lu.se
Department of Geology
Contact information for Helena Filipsson – lunduniversity.lu.se
Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science
Contact information for Cecilia Akselsson – lunduniversity.lu.se
Department of Physics
Contact information for Göran Frank – lunduniversity.lu.se
Medical Radiation Physics
Contact information for Ronnie Wirestam – lunduniversity.lu.se
Doctoral student council and ombudman
Lund's Doctoral Student Union (lundsdoctoralstudentunion.com)
Contact the Science Doctoral Student Council (NDR): ndr [at] ldk [dot] lu [dot] se (ndr[at]ldk[dot]lu[dot]se)
Contact the Doctoral Student Ombudsman at Lund University: domb [at] ldk [dot] lu [dot] se (domb[at]ldk[dot]lu[dot]se)