16.02.23 | Cand. Rerum Anita Carin Gudmundsen | IHO | ||
20.02.23 | Master i clinical nursing Amalie Nilsen Hagen | "Cardiovascular disease: risk assessment, total risk, and primary prevention in the general population. Insight from the Tromsø Study" | ISM | |
22.02.23 | Cand.Med Tobias Frischmuth | IKM | ||
28.02.23 | Master in social economics Jan Håkon Rudolfsen | ISM | ||
16.03.23 | Master in physical education and sports sciences Kim Arne Heitemann | IH | ||
23.03.23 | Master in social economics Espen Berthung | ISM | ||
24.03.23 | Master of Science Mushtaq Talib Sahwi Al-Rubaye | IMB | ||
30.03.23 | Master in dentistry Aksel Wikant | IKO | ||
21.04.23 | Master in biology Nikoline Lander Rasmussen | IMB | ||
26.04.23 | Master in biology Fredrik Håkonsholm | IMB | ||
05.05.23 | Master in public health Dolley Dixil Charles | ISM | ||
11.05.23 | European Master in Health and Physical Activity Edvard Hamnvik Sagelv | IH | ||
02.06.23 | Master of sciences Diana Karina Diaz Canova | IMB | ||
15.06.23 | Cand.Med Fridtjof B. Rinde | IKM | ||
15.06.23 | Master in Health Sciences Marianne Sivertsen | IHO | ||
16.06.23 | Master in pedagogy Catrine Buck Jensen | IHO | ||
20.006.23 | Master in biomedicine Susannah von Hofsten | IMB | ||
20.06.23 | Master in psychology Efim Nemtcan | IPS | ||
22.06.23 | Cand.Med Hallgeir Selven | " | IKM | |
26.06.23 | Master in pharmacy Danijela Simonovic | " | IFA | |
30.06.23 | Master in biomedicine Marthe Norreen-Thorsen | IKM |
17.08.23 | Master in musicology Soile Pävikki Hämäläinen (dr.philos) | |||
17.08.23 | M.Phil Sairah Lai Fa Chen | "A healthy lifestyle index and cacer: Using a multifactor lifestyle exposure to estimate cancer indicende and survival among Norwegian women" | ISM | |
25.08.23 | Cand.Scient Kristin Lode | "Cancer associated fibroblasts and their regulatory functions in the context of radiotheraphy" | IKM | |
15.09.23 | Cand.Med Elisabeth Myrseth | "Result after surgical treatment of rectal cancer in Norway" | IKM | |
15.09.23 | Master of Medical Science in Infection Biology Jónína Gudmundsdóttir | "Cancer drugs as drivers of antibiotic resistance" | IFA | |
21.09.23 | Cand.Psychol Dag Nordahl | "The transition to motherhood: Maternal well-being and mother-child bonding until four months postpartum" | IPS | |
22.09.23 | Cand.Scient Josephine Groot | "Neural mechanism of the wandering mind" | IPS | |
29.09.23 | Cand.Med Inger Therese Tønsberg Enoksen | "Novel serum biomarkers and their association with measured and estimated GFR decline in the general population" | IKM | |
03.10.23 | Master in public health Dana Catalina Mora (dr.philos) | "Complementary and alternative medicine use for supportive care in childhood cancer - Prevalence of use, effectivness, safety and clinical practice" | ||
12.10.23 | Cand.Med Hilde Risvoll | "Health care professionals' caretaking of persons with dementia who use dietary supplements" | ISM | |
13.10.23 | Master sci. Fatema A. Rahman | "Zinc binding and chelating compounds as inhibitors of bacterial metalloproteses and human matrix metalloproteases" | IMB | |
18.10.23 | Master in socialantropology Frank Hansen | "On the path to healing - A qualitative longitudinal study of colorectal cancer patients' accounts of trajectories to healing in Norway" | ISM | |
19.10.23 | Master in biomedicine Trude Victoria Mørtberg | "Prevention of Fetal/Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia (FNAIT) by prohylatic monoclonal antibodies. In vitro and preclinical evaluation of HPA-1a-spesific antibodies" | IMB | |
20.10.23 | Cand.Psych. Ingrid Daae Rasmussen | IPS | ||
24,10,23 | Master of Public Health Nikita Baiju | «Gene expression in blood and cancer risk factors - Investigating associations of blood gene expression with Smoking, BMI, and Menopause in the Norwegian Women and Cancer (NOWAC) postgenome cohort» | ISM | |
25.10.23 | Master Sci. Eike Struck | “The Endothelial Cell Response to Inflammation, the Functional Role of the Endothelial-enriched Protein KANK3 and the Adipose Tissue Transcriptome” | IKM | |
27.10.23 | Cand.Med Christian A. Kjellmo | «Assessment of LDL and HDL Subfractions and Metrics of HDL Function in High-Risk Patients of Cardiovascular Disease: Evaluation of Four Different Interventions» | IKM | |
09.11.23 | Master in Peace and Conflict Transformation Barbara Sophia Stein | «Integration and the Voluntary Sector: An Unfavourable Pairing, or the Perfect Match? - Exploring Integration Processes of Immigrants through and in the Voluntary Sector in Norway» | IVP | |
09.11.23 | Master Sci. Amir Rad | «HPV mRNA and HPV DNA Tests in Cervical Cancer Screening» | IKM | |
10.11.23 | Cand.Med Adrina Kalasho Kuzmiszyn | «Temperature-dependent effects of phosphodiesterase inhibitors for cardiovascular support in hypothermic patients - Effects on cellular elimination of cAMP and cGMP» | IMB | |
13.11.23 | Master Sci. Adrina Kalasho Kuzmiszyn | "Deciphering human cell type enriched transcriptomes across tissue types and the functional study of the endothelial enriched protein KANK3" | IKM | |
15.11.23 | Cand.Med Viktoria T. Isaksen | “Early Markers of Metabolic Dysregulation in Obese Individuals - Identification at Baseline and Effect of Modest Weight Loss” | IKM | |
17.11.23 | Cand.Med Camilla Andreasen | “Secondary Fracture Prevention and Forearm Fracture Epidemiology NoFRACT – The Norwegian Capture the Fracture Initiative” | IKM | |
23.11.23 | Master in psychology Marte Olsen | «Men's Underrepresentation in Communal Occupations: A Social-Developmental Approach» | IPS | |
24.11.23 | Master Sci. Giovanni Allaoui | «Blood biomarkers and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus - Repeated measurements of blood biomarkers in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus cases and controls; longitudinal assessments and associations.» | IMB | |
30.11.23 | Master in pedagogy Kjersti Bergum Kristensen | «Family focus in mental health and social services for adults: Supporting minor children of parents in challenging life situations» | RKBU | |
06.12.23 | Master in chemistry Lara Cioni | «Human Exposure to PFAS and Other Anthropogenic Organofluorine Chemicals in Tromsø between 1986 and 2015». | ISM | |
14.12.23 | Cand.Psyc Johan Jacob Espenes | “Dementia Disease Initiation: Demographically adjusted norms based on Scandinavian samples and comparison with published norms from North America” | IPS | |
21.12.23 | Cand.Med Sergei Valkov | IKM |
22.01.22 | Cand.Med Melinda Berg Roaldsen | Aspects on Recanalisation Therapies for Acute Ischaemic Stroke- Long-term survival after thrombolytic treatment with alteplase, edovascular thrombectomy for acute ischameic stroke and recanalisation for wake-up stroke” | IKM | |
25.02.22 | Master in public health Tatiana Unguryanu | Evidence basis for injury prevention in Northwestern Russia: a study from the Population-based Shenkursk Injury” | ISM | |
11.03.22 | Cand. Med Jan Harald Nilsen | Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Rewarming from Accidental Hypothermia” | IKM | |
18.03.22 | Cand.Psyc Benedicte Langseth-Eide | Come togheter: Promoting Work and Well-being. A study in the framework of the JD-R model.” | IPS | |
25.03.22 | Master in medical biology Tracy Munthali Lunde | Antibiotic Resistance in Oral Streptococci: The prevalence, diversity, stability, and fitness cost of Tn916 -Tn1545 family in oral streptococcal isolates” | IKO | |
31.03.22 | Cand. Med Einar Stikbakke | Inflammation, hypertension, and microRNA and Prostate Cancer. The Prostate Cancer throughout life (PROCA-life) study” | IKM | |
01.04.22 | Cand. Med Dina Benedicte Berg Stensen | Sex-steroids and social network in relation to Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage” | ISM | |
04.04.22 | Master in odontology Lars Martin Berg | Treatment success with continuous positive airway pressure or mandibular advancement splint in non-severe obstructive sleep apnea: A randomized controlled clinical trial on sleep quality, health-related quality of life and clinical predictors of treatment success” | IKO | |
06.04.22 | Master in public health Ingvild Hersoug Nedberg | Cesarean sections in Georgia and Norway - What contributes to too much, too little, or just right?” | ISM | |
08.04.22 | Cand. Scien Hagar Taman | "Epigenetics in Inflammatory Bowel Disease - Contribution of DNA methylation to Ulcerative Colitis pathongenesis " | IKM | |
22.04.22 | Cand.Odont Andreas Jörn Schmalfuss | Hypomineralization (MIH) Prevalence among 16-year-old adolescents: A case-control study of children with a low Apgar score at birth and a study on tooth formation and antibiotics in mice” | IKO | |
25.04.22 | Cand. Med Espen Benjaminsen | Multiple sclerosis in Northern Norway, epidemiology and comorbidity” | IKM | |
29.04.22 | Master Sci. Lorenz Göschl | Discovery and detection of phase-II metabolites of exogenous steroids in anti-doping analysis” | IFA | |
12.05.22 | Cand. Psyc Marta Maria Gorecka | A novel dual-task paradigm for evaluating the interplay between gait, cognition, and hearing loss in normal aging and MCI: Effects of Dichotic Listening during overground walking” | IPS | |
20.05.22 | Cand. Psyc Tom Hilding Skoglund | A short-form personality measure for military personnel selection: Psychometric investigation and perspectives on usage” | RKBU Nord | |
25.05.22 | Cand. Psyc. Anna Dahl Myrvang | Cerebral structural and functional changes in adolescent females with anorexia nervosa” | IPS | |
03.06.22 | Cand. Med Thomas Sjöberg | Optimising breast reconstruction. A clinical study on autologous breast reconstruction.” | IKM | |
07.06.22 | Master in psychology Monica Isabel Olsen | Physical performance, physical and perceived health, and the use of healthcare services in a population of adults with intellectual disability.” | IKM | |
10.06.22 | Master Sci. Jennifer Cauzzo | Microscopy Meets Nanomedicine: The Challenge of Liposomes Selecting, Understanding and Adapting Imaging Techniques to Localize and Characterize Nanocarriers “ | IFA | |
10.06.22 | Cand. Med Anette Uhlving Larsen | Vitamin D: Relations with Sleep and Bone Mineral Density. Insights from the Tromsø Study and randomized controlled trials “ | IKM | |
17.06.22 | Cand. Med Didrik Kjønås | Prediction of outcome in patients with severe aortic stenosis treated with transcatheter aortic valve implantation” | IKM | |
17.06.22 | Cand. Med Joakim Sejrup | Risk Factors and Triggers of Venous Thromboembolism in Patients with Myocardial Infarction” | IKM | |
21.06.22 | Cand. Rerum.Polit Frank Olsen | Geographic and socioeconomic variation in the utilisation of specialist health care services in Norway – Three selected health care services” | ISM | |
22.06.22 | Cand.Med.Vet Synne Simonsen Hansen | Myocardial metabolic, structural and functional remodelling following nutritional and hormonal stress” | IMB | |
12.08.22 | Master in biology Eric Juskewitz | IMB | ||
19.08.22 | Biotechnology Karolina Szafranska | IMB | ||
26.08.22 | Cand.Psyc Jeanette Schultz Johansen | IFA | Annoucement | |
08.09.22 | Master in biomedicine Alicia Villatoro Gonzàlez | IMB | ||
09.09.22 | Cand.Med Torvind Olav Næsheim | IKM | ||
15.09.22 | Cand.Psyc Nina Mørkved | IPS | ||
16.09.22 | Master phil. med fa. Madhu Wagle Parajuli | IKM | ||
28.09.22 | Cand. Med Benjamin Storm | IKM | ||
28.09.22 | MBChB Mona Dixon Gundersen | IKM | ||
30.09.22 | Cand. Med Kristina Fladseth | IKM | ||
04.10.22 | Cand. Polit Marlene Bruun Lauridsen | IHO | ||
04.10.22 | Cand.Med Kristina B. Slåtsve | IKM | ||
14.10.22 | Master in pharmacy Anup Shrestha | IFA | ||
04.11.22 | Master in history Helle Jørgensen | “ | IKM | |
07.11.22 | Master in health sciences Anja Davis Norbye | ISM | ||
08.11.22 | Cand. Med Martin B. Harbitz | ISM | ||
11.11.22 | Master in pharmacy Lise M. Hemmingsen | IFA | ||
11.11.22 | Cand, Med Cato Kjærvik | “Hip fractures in Norway – Inequity in treatment and outcomes” | ISM | |
25.11.22 | Master of science Ellen Nierenberg | “ | IPS | |
02.12.22 | Cand. Med Erlend Bugge | “Some systemic markers of inflammation in older adults with psychiatric disorders”. | IKM | |
09.12.22 | Master sci. Amrinder Singh | “Falsifiable Network Models” | ||
13.12.22 | Master Anne Mette Nygaard | IHO | ||
14.12.22 | Master in pharmacy Kjerstin Havnes | IFA | ||
15.12.22 | Cand. Med Line Tegner Stelander | “Alcohol and aging: A longitudinal study of alcohol habits and health effects due to alcohol consumption in old adulthood” | IKM | |
15.12.22 | Cand.Psyc Veronica Lorentzen | Providing a short and effective transdiagnostic treatment intervention and a valid outcome measure for adolescent with anxiety and depression. A randomized controlled trial of the SMART intervention and validation of the CORE-OM in adolescents aged 14 to 17 (Doctoral thesis).” | IPS | |
04.01.21 | Master in health sciences Nils Abel Aars | ISM | ||
15.01.21 | Cand. Med Gøril Heide | IMB | ||
22.01.21 | Cand.Med Elin Storjord | IKM | ||
22.01.22 | Master Sci. Hong Mao | IMB | ||
05.02.21 | Master Sci. Bishnu Joshi | IMB | ||
08.02.21 | Master in health sciences Susanna Siri | ISM | ||
12.02.21 | Cand. Med Randolf Inge Hardersen | IKM | ||
26.02.21 | Master in sports physiotherapy Ane Sigirid Nygaard | « | IKM | |
12.03.21 | Master in vocational pedagogy Trine Eriksen (dr.philos) | |||
12.03.21 | Master of business Meghan Bradway | IKM | ||
23.03.21 | Cand. Med Håkon Sandbukt Johnsen | IKM | ||
25.03.21 | Master Sci. Olena Iakunchykova | ISM | ||
13.04.21 | Master in psychology Isabel Viola Kreis | IPS | ||
19.04.21 | Cand.Med Karin Abeler | IPS | ||
23.04.21 | Master, unspesified, Margherita Flavigna | IFA | ||
23.04.21 | Master in health sciences Jan-Thore Lockertsen | IHO | ||
03.05.21 | Master Sci. Marita Olsson | IPS | ||
11.05.21 | Dr.Med David Andreas Thomas Werner | IKM | ||
14.05.21 | Dr.Med Priya Bhide | IKM | ||
20.05.21 | Cand.Med Inger Lund-Kordahl | IKM | ||
21.05.21 | Cand.Med Veronika Rypdal | IKM | ||
21.05.21 | Master, unspesified, Jucal Garcia Garcia | IMB | ||
28.05.21 | Master Sci. Ole-Andreas Nilsen | IHO | ||
28.05.21 | Master Sci. Samuel Kuttner | IKM | ||
04.06.21 | Andre Henriksen | ISM | ||
10.06.21 | Master in psychology Thies Ludtke | IPS | ||
11.06.21 | Julia Kloos | IFA | ||
11.06.21 | Cand.Med Nora Ness | IMB | ||
17.06.21 | Master Sci. Kamilla Gjerland Haugland | IKM | ||
18.06.21 | Cand. Med Hanne Skille | IKM | ||
23.06.21 | Master Sci. Atena Miroslawska | IKM | ||
20.08.21 | Master Sci. Sabin Bhandari | IMB | ||
27.08.21 | Master in health sciences Irish Borch | Result | ||
03.09.21 | Cand.Med Dario Musso | IKM | ||
07.09.21 | Master Sci. Patty Hujgens | IPS | ||
17.09.21 | Master Sci. Kirsten Maria Jansen | IMB | ||
01.10.21 | Master in odontology Hege Nermo | IKO | ||
13.10.21 | Cand.Med Vilde Lehne Michalsen | ISM | ||
22.10.21 | Cand.Med Christian Børde Arkteg | IKM | ||
22.10.21 | Cand.Med Linn Såve Nymo | IKM | ||
22.10.21 | Master in biology Daria Popova | IKM | ||
25.10.21 | Cand.Scient Markus Landrø | IPS | ||
05.11.21 | Master in biomedicine Cathrine C. Ramberg | IKM | ||
12.11.21 | Cand.Med Maria Kristin Carlsson | IKM | ||
25.11.21 | Cand.Med Guri Anita Heiberg | IKM | ||
26.11.21 | Cand.Med Ragnhild Hellesnes | IKM | ||
26.11.21 | Master in exercise physiology Sigurd Pedersen | IH | ||
29.11.21 | Cand.Psyc Tom Johan Johnsen (dr.philos) | |||
03.12.21 | Master in statitics Lars Bakke Hindenes | "C | IKM | |
03.12.21 | Master in biomedicine Anthimi Palara | IMB | ||
08.12.21 | Master in odontology Ann-Kristine Bongo | ISM | ||
09.12.21 | Master in public health Marie Wasmuth Lundblad | ISM | ||
15.12.21 | Master phil. Matthew B. Stephensen | IPS | ||
16.12.21 | Master, unspesified, Sigurd Klemetsen Beldo | IH | ||
20.12.21 | Master in health sciences Erlend Hoftun Farbu | ISM |
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16.01.20 | Master in sociology Monika Dybdahl Jakobsen | ISM | ||
29.01.20 | Cand. Sanitatis Hilde Laholt | IHO | ||
29.01.20 | Cand.med Esben Bjøri | IKM | ||
31.01.20 | Cand.med Terje B. Holmlund | IKM | ||
04.02.20 | Master of high performance sports training Ivan André Matias do Vale Baptista | IH | ||
07.02.20 | Master in biotechnology Katrine Stange Overå | IMB | ||
07.02.20 | Mater.Sci Line Holtet Evensen | IKM | ||
20.02.20 | Master i molekylærbiologi Thaddaeus Mutugi Nthiga | IMB | ||
28.02.20 | Master i psychology Connie Villemo Nilsen | IPS | ||
27.03.20 | Master of public health Sunday Oyeyemi | ISM | ||
01.04.20 | Cand.med. Juan Carlos Aviles Solis | ISM | ||
03.04.20 | Cand.med. Christian Widnes | IKM | ||
03.04.20 | Master i klinisk sykepleie Siv Jorunn Storli Olsen | IHO | ||
03.04.20 | Master in biology Maria Pain | IKM | ||
16.04.20 | Cand.med. Sandra Goldbeck-Wood (dr.philos) | IKM | ||
17.04.20 | Cand.Med Peter Holger Johnsen | IKM | ||
17.04.20 | Master i biomedisin Rangita Dawadi | IMB | ||
23.04.20 | Master i nevrologisk fysioterapi Synne Garder Pedersen | IHO | ||
12.05.20 | Cand.Polit. Maria Fredriksen Kvamme | ISM | ||
19.05.20 | Master in public health Anu Mirjam Piira | IHO | ||
22.05.20 | Master in psychology Lizbett Flores-Garcia | IPS | ||
25.05.20 | Master in Global Health Marisa da Silva | ISM | ||
25.05.20 | Cand.med Ilya Zykov | IMB | ||
27.05.20 | Master i helsefag Ellen C. Arntzen | IHO | ||
29.05.20 | Cand.med Øyvind Holsbø Hald | IKM | ||
09.06.20 | Master of engieneering Antal Martinez | IFA | ||
10.06.20 | Cand. Sanitatis Karina Sebergsen | IHO | ||
12.06.20 | Cand.med Merethe Selnes Hansen | IKM | ||
17.06.20 | Cand.psyk Kent Nordby | IPS | ||
19.06.20 | Cand.med Lotte Olsen | IKM | ||
02.07.20 | Cand.Med Rune H. Hermansen | ISM | ||
21.08.20 | Master i psykologi Ida Marie Opdal | IPS | ||
21.08.20 | Cand.Med Michael Stylidis | ISM | ||
27.08.20 | Cand.med Anna Bågenholm | IKM | ||
28.08.20 | Sivilingeniør Nya Mehnwolo Boayue | IPS | ||
04.09.20 | Master of Science Kashif Rasheed | IMB | ||
11.09.20 | Cand.Med Ellinor Christin Haukland | ISM | ||
18.09.20 | Cand.Med Trygve Nissen | IKM | ||
24.09.20 | Master in health sciences Maria Bakland | IHO | ||
25.09.20 | Cand.med. Astrid Synnøve Buvik | ISM | ||
25.09.20 | Cand.med. Bjørn Holdø | ISM | ||
29.09.20 | Cand.psyk Silje Vagli Østbye | IPS | ||
02.10.20 | University degree in Dental Surgery Paula Frid | IKM | ||
08.10.20 | Cand.med Inger Heidi Bjerkli | IMB | ||
09.10.20 | Master sci. Josef Diab | IFA | ||
22.10.20 | Cand.med Hanne Skjerven Bersvendsen | IKM | ||
12.11.20 | Master Sci. Adriana Maria Sanabria-Moreno | IMB | ||
27.11.20 | Master Sci. Trond Isaksen | IKM | ||
04.12.20 | Cand.Polit Trine Kvitberg | ISM | ||
11.12.20 | Master of Arts in Public Health Tinatin Manjavidze | ISM | ||
17.12.20 | Jon Petter Anders Stoor | ISM | ||
18.12.20 | Cand.Psyk Martin Kragnes Bystad | IPS |
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Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences and Education is a multidisciplinary faculty that offers research training within most fields in the humanities and social sciences. Subjects in which you can specialize in are among other: philosophy, archaeology, history, religious studies, education, pedagogy, sociology, social anthropology, community planning, cultural understanding, political science, linguistics, literature, tourism, child welfare, social work, northern studies and more.
About the PhD Programme in Humanities and Social Sciences
The PhD program is an organized research education and consists of an independent research work with a doctoral dissertation and a training component. The program's nominal length of study is three years full-time study/ 180 ECTS. The HSL faculty admit PhD candidates for either 3 or 4 years of studies. candidate on a 4-year contract have 75 % of full-time allocated for PhD studies, and 25 % of the time for duty work in a PhD fellow position. The educational plan for the PhD study is individual for each PhD candidate and agreed on when signing the Agreement upon admission to the PhD programme. The individual education plan consist of serveral plans for the PhD project; among them are time schedule woth a plan for the work with the doctoral research project/dissertation, a data management plan, a plan for dissemination, budget and a funding plan, a plan for the instruction component and more. The aim of the education is an independent research work with a scientific dissertation on a high international and academic level defended in public disputation. The PhD program opens for doctoral projects with professional specialization in a number of humanities and social sciences. Implementation of the program requires integration and participation in one or more of the faculty’s active research environments, collaboration with other researchers and connection to relevant networks nationally and internationally. The PhD candidates receive close follow-up and academic guidance, but the candidate must take responsibility for the planning and implementation of the dissertation work.
The PhD study’s relevance
A doctorate degree is Norway's highest education and qualifies for research activities of international standard and for other work in society where high standards of scientific insight and analytical thinking are required, in accordance with good scientific practice and research ethical standards. For example, the education provides qualifications for a further career as a researcher at universities, colleges, research foundations or business and other sectors where research and development is conducted and high demands are placed on knowledge and competence. With a doctorate you can also get positions with work / responsibilities in leadership and management in knowledge companies; undertake investigative tasks in government and municipal administration; drive knowledge dissemination and teaching; participate in product development and international cooperation; and you have attractive skills in an international labor market.
In order to become a PhD candidate at HSL-faculty you have either to apply for a PhD fellow position that is advertised, or be employed at an external institution that will fund the PhD project. You must have completed a master’s degree with good grades and document proficiency in English and have a doctoral research project that fit within our faculty’s research interests and strategies.
The faculty hiers approxcimately 20 PhD fellows every year. All vacant positions are advertised through Jobbnorge.no and UiT's webpage .
Desired educational background, qualifications, application deadline and topic of the call for PhD projects are specified in the advertisement for each vacant PhD fellow position. Working conditions, application requirements including mandatory attachements and procedures are also specified in the advertisement.
Applicants that are chosen and employed shall submit an application for admission to PhD programme in Humanities and Social Sciences within a specified deadline after commencement of their work contract. We recommend you to read the requirements for an application for admission to PhD-studies at HSL-faulty further down.
The faculty welcomes candidates that are employed at external institutions to apply for admission to PhD-studies. Admission is contingent on the availability of adequate funding, which as a general rule should covers personnel and running costs, and overhead for a doctoral fellow position. For part-time candidates, it is required that a minimum of 50 % of the candidate’s working time may be spent on the doctoral degree programme. The required funding can be achieved by applying for a vacant Doctoral Research Fellow position at an external institution where the agreement with your employer are to apply for admission for the PhD programme at UIT/HSL-faculty. The main supervisor should be employd at UiT. 50 % of the supervisory time provided by empoyees at HSL-faculty must be covered by the external institution. There is an requirement that the candidate keep a work place in a relevant research community at one of the faculty's departments or centres for 12 months during the admission period. The cost with office, infrastructure, library services etc must be covered by the external institution.
An agreement between the external institution and the HSL-faculty has to be signed and enclosed when applying for admission. The same requirements apply for external candidates with regard to the project description and other mandatory application attachements. The faculty accepts application twice a year. The application deadlines are: 1 April and 1 October.
Section 8 of The UiTs PhD regulations and the faculty's supplement regulations describe formal requirements in order to be admitted to the PhD programme in Humanities and Social Sciences. To be admitted, the candidate must have sufficient university education, good grades and be able to document adequate proficiency in English. in addition, there is a requirement for sufficient funding.
Educational background
In order to be admitted to a doctoral degree programme, the applicant must have completed a master´s degree that meet the descriptions in The Norwegian qualifications framework for lifelong learning (NQF). HSL-faculty can approve other similar education as equal. Applicants with foreign higher education will be assessed in accordance with the Act relating to universities and university colleges in Norway, section 3-5 (3).
Normally an applicant can be admitted based on either an integrated master’s degree of 300 credits or a master’s degree of 120 credits building upon a bachelor’s degree of 180 credits. The Master’s degree should contain a major written work equivalent to 30 ECTS.
Foreign master's degree will be approved unless there are demonstrated substantial differences between the foreign degree and the qualification it is compared with. This could be substantial differences in the learning outcome; differences in access to further activities e.g., PhD studies, research activities and paid work; differences in the key elements of the master's programme e.g., training (or lack thereof) in relevant scientific theory, methodolgy or master's thesis; or differences in the quality of the master's programme and/or institution that issued the master's degree. A foreign master's degree shorter than 120 ECTS or a master's thesis shorter than 30 ECTS are not by itself considered substantiel differences.
Applicants need to document sufficient Proficiency in English for PhD-level studies . A list of valid tests and scores is found on the webpage.
All applicants should have a grade-point average of B or higher (or equivalent goog grades) on their master’s degree in order to be admitted to the PhD programme. The grade-point average also applies to 300 ECTS points integrated five-year master’s degrees, in which all courses are to be included in the grade-point average.
The doctoral research project and research community/group
The academic character of the PhD project (methodology, perspectives and theories) determines with which research community the project should be affiliated. Therefore, the applicant should, when admitted, have affiliation to the department/centre that the doctoral project belongs to academically, regardless of whether the applicant holds a master’s degree in a discipline at this department. Still the applicant must document training in theory and methodology within the Social Sciences or Humanities.
Exceptions to the rules
Experience-based Master's degrees of 120 credits may be basis for admission to the PhD programmes. In such cases the faculty must see to in advance that the quality of the master's thesis in question, has been externally evaluated as adequate for the purpose of admission to the doctoral degree programme from an academic, methodological and philosophy of science perspective. Such evaluation must be carried out by at least one professor / associate professor from a relevant subject area at another institution that awards PhD degrees in the discipline in question. The admissions committee should put decisive weight on this external evaluation.
An exception may be granted for applicants with a grade-point average of C (or equivalent) on their master’s degree if the applicant can document scientific work beyond their master’s degree, where they have been sole or principal author. Examples of what may qualify as scientific works are accepted or published peer-reviewed articles, publishable academic works and academic reports and studies.
If a long time has elapsed from the completion of the master's degree to the submitted application for admission to PhD studies (10 years or more), the applicant should refer to their own interest in research with documentation of accepted or published scientific / professional work beyond the master's degree.
UiT and the faculty has some requirements in order to make application for admission complete. For UiT employed PhDs, a temporary admission to the PhD studies has been granted when being employed, but an application for admission has to be submitted within a deadline of between 1-3 months after commencement of work contract.
The application with the project description and other documents is evaluated and approved by the Doctoral Degree Commitee at the faculty.
If you would like a review of what should be included in the project description before you deliver your application, you can contact the PhD advisor (see the Contact tab). Please arrange a meeting in advance.
A relatively detailed project description of your research project with the project's plans shall be developed and written in collaboration with your supervisors. Use this template for project description and project plans . The project description consist of to parts: one for the extended and detailed description of the project (app. 10 pages) and a second part for the project's plans. The presentation of the research project shall include:
Part 1 Project description
Part 2 Project's plans
Where do i send/submit the application.
The application with the project description, the Agreement on Admission, and all other required attachments shall be sent to one of the faculty's PhD advisors (see the Contact tab).
The application is processed by the faculty administration and forwarded to the admission body.
1. The application is submitted to the faculty administration at HSL-faculty
2. The administration looks through the application and advise the applicant on various aspects pertaining to the application, e.g. missing information, formal errors.
3. The relevant department or center appoints researchers active within the field of the doctoral candidates project to assess the scientific quality of the project. The department/center gives their recommandations.
4. The Doctoral Degree Committee formally approves admission if the application is found satisfactory
The applicant is informed on the decision of the committee and receives a letter of admission. Comments and required amendments and/or changes to the project description is conveyed. A copy of the Agreement of Admission now also signed by the vice-dean will be enclosed with the letter.
Academic and social inclusion of doctoral candidates - the mentor scheme
New doctoral candidates will be offered a mentor at their department or center. The purpose of the mentor scheme is to contribute to a good transition to research education by offering the doctoral candidate support to deal with various aspects of being new in a research community and facilitating integration into the PhD study programme and relevant academic environments. The mentor scheme is a supplement to other existing frameworks for academic and social integration, such as supervision, participation in research or project groups, PhD coordinator, forums/meeting places for doctoral candidates, etc.
Mentor's tasks:
The aim of the training component is to further develop the scientific competence acquired by the PhD candidate throughout the course of previous studies. It will provide knowledge and skills beyond the work on the dissertation, and will underpin the dissertation work.
The training component consist of 30 credits. A tentative plan for which PhD courses, research courses or conference participation, the PhD candidate should complete, are agreed upon when the candidate is admitted to the PhD study and signs the Agreement upon admission with the faculty. We recommend that the candidate complete the training component within the 2-3 first semesters of study. When the components are completed, the candidate must apply for final approval of the training component to the faculty. This should be done in due time before the planned submission of the dissertation. The training component must be approved before the submission of the doctoral dissertation.
The structure of the training component for PhD candidates at HSL faculty
The HSL faculty offers common courses for PhD candidates that cover the requirements for the compulsory components of the training component in scientific theory, research ethics and dissemination. Courses in these subjects are offered annually, either in the autumn or spring semesters, while an optional course in research method is offered every other year. The departments/centers are responsible for offering subject-specific topics in theory and method or in special topics and positions. Some of these go into fixed rolling plans, while others are arranged only as one-off courses. The training component has the following structure:
Theory of science and research ethics (10 credits)
SVF-8054 Theory of Science (7 credits) – offered every Fall term
SVF-8038 Research Ethics (3 credits) - offered every Spring term
Dissemination (5 credits)
HSL faculty offers one PhD course in dissemination. In the Fall term it is offered with English as language of instruction, while in the Spring term it is offered with Norwegian as language of instruction:
SVH-8001 Research dissemination (5 credits) – offered every Fall term
SVH-8002 Forskningsformidling (5 credits) – offered every Spring term
Electives in theory and method (15-17 credits)
The candidate must set up elective PhD courses within theory and method of relevance to the doctoral project. The composition of the courses should preferably consist of courses in both method and theory. A conference participation with a paper presentation can replace a PhD course as 3 or 5 credits in the training component. If the offer of relevant courses for the candidate's doctoral project is small, a special syllabus can be drawn up and the faculty can be asked to have it approved in the training component.
The following are offered as optional subjects in theory and method:
SVF-8040 Qualitative research (5 credits) - offered every other year in the spring semester (in Norwegian only). Offered next spring 2024 and spring 2026.
One course of up to 2 credits in generic skills can be approved in the training component. We recommend GEN-8001 Take Control of your PhD Journey: from (P)reflection to Publishing (2 credits) - taught every semester. New PhD candidates are given priority. High North Academy (HNA) also offers other subjects in generic skills, for more information see here .
See other PhD subjects in the course catalog online.
National research course portal in Social Scienses
Follow this page for more information about courses in social sciences offered at the various institutions: https://www.sv.uio.no/english/research/phd/courseportal/
Requirements for documentation in order to get the training component approved are:
Documentation required for approval of (credit-giving) PhD courses as part of the training component:
Documentation required for the evaluation of conference participation for credits are:
Application form for approval of training component
In connection with the admission, the appointing committee or the PhD Programme Board formally appoints two supervisors. The department/centre is responsible for ensuring that the appointed supervisors have expertise and available capacity to supervise. The main supervisor should normally be employed at UiT, have doctoral degree himself/herself and be an active researcher within the field of the candidate’s PhD project. He/she should also have prior experience in supervision of PhD candidate and/or formal training in research supervision.
Upon admission, a formal agreement (part B of the PhD agreement) is entered into between you and the supervisors, which is mutually binding. In addition, UiT has Ethical guidelines for supervision. These can be found here
PhD candidates can receive a total of 240 hours of supervision, including the time the supervisors need for preparation and follow-up work (for example, to read chapter drafts, etc.). This equates to 40 hours per semester over 3 years, or 30 hours per semester over 4 years.
At the start of the PhD studies, the candidate and the supervisor will put together a plan for the work on the dissertation and the instructional component. This will be the candidate’s individual education plan against which progress throughout the studies is measured.
The academic dialogue with supervisors is central to the work on the dissertation. This collaboration should start as soon as the formal admission is in place. The supervisor’s foremost task is to assist you in the work on the dissertation. This includes far more than reading through finished chapters or articles. candidates’ needs will often be individual and varied. The supervisor can be regarded as a professional mentor who also assists the candidate in establishing a professional network, getting to know an international research environment, discussing work routines, and more.
Initially, the guidance will often be about developing the work plan for the project, as well as discussing the framework for the supervision. During this phase, it is important that the candidate and the supervisors become acquainted with each other, so that a positive basis for the cooperation will be established in the future. Further in the study, discussions about the dissertation itself will become increasingly central. Most people experience problems to a greater or lesser degree along the way, both professionally and personally. If the candidate has established a mutual relationship of trust with his or her supervisors early in the course, it will be easier to contact them if problems should arise. The supervisors are there, not least to help in academically challenging situations. If the problems are of a more personal nature a PhD candidate employed at UiT, can make an appointment with the employees’ health service, HEMIS . In such situations, it may be helpful to contact the supervisors to discuss possible revisions to the studies work plan.
If the PhD candidate and/or supervisor feels that the relationship is not working as desired, that there is a need for other competence in the supervision, or that for other reasons a change of supervisor is desired, this should be a simple decision. A simple application with reasons for changing the supervisor is sent to the department/centre. You can seek advice from the Head of Department/Deputy Chair/PhD Coordinator or the PhD administration at the faculty.
All PhD candidates and their supervisors are required to submit a report on the progress of the PhD education each year. The PhD candidates will respond to the report via Studentweb (for the previous year) as part of the semester registration in the spring semester (within 1 February).
The supervisors are sent questionnaires from the faculty via email to be answered for each candidate they are main supervisor for.
The questions about progress are based on the individual education plan (plan for the work on the dissertation and plan for the instructional component) that the candidate has delivered at admission and which is included in the PhD agreement. Information provided in the report is treated confidentially.
It is considered a violation of the reporting obligation if the candidate does not submit the annual progress report. The consequence of a failure to report may result in the annulment of the PhD agreement on admission (cf. section 25 of the PhD regulations).
As part of the quality assurance system at UiT, the faculty sends the progress reports to the departments/centers, where they are entered as a background document for the annual research conversation the management will have with the PhD candidate. The departments/centers then report back to the faculty about the progress of the PhD studies, any measures the department/centre has initiated or plans to initiate, and any measures the departments/centers wish the faculty to follow up. The department/centre reports are processed by the PhD Programme Board (usually in the June meeting).
Midway through the PhD programme, the candidate will be assessed on the progression of his/her studies. This is done by performing a ‘mid-term assessment’.
From 01.08.2018, all PhD candidates who are admitted to a PhD programme at UiT must complete a mid-term assessment. The mid-term assessment is a compulsory part of the PhD programme. The department/centres are responsible for conducting mid-term assessments. The scheme also includes candidates in the PhD programme for the humanities and social sciences who have an external employer.
§17 of UiT The Arctic University of Norway’s regulations for the degree of philosophiae doctor (PhD) states the following:
(1) A midway evaluation must be conducted for each PhD candidate. The midway evaluation comprises an evaluation of the candidate’s progress in relation to the PhD agreement. The purpose of the evaluation is to evaluate the progress and quality of the doctoral work and ensure that the candidate will complete by the agreed time. In the event that significant shortcomings associated with the doctoral work are identified, measures must be implemented to correct the situation. The format of the midway evaluation will be determined by the Faculty.
In its supplementary rules to the PhD regulations, Quality assurance and reporting , the faculty adopted the following form of mid-term assessment at the faculty board’s meeting on 26 October 2018 (issue FS 34-2018):
The HSL faculty shall have a joint procedure for conducting mid-term assessments for each PhD candidate. The arrangement of the mid-term assessment shall be organised by the institutes/centres. The mid-term assessment is a compulsory requirement for all candidates admitted to the PhD programme from autumn 2018 and must be approved before the candidate can apply for the trial lecture and public defence of the dissertation.
The mid-term assessment will be carried out in the candidate’s 3rd–4th or 4th–5th semester (depending on whether he/she has been admitted on a 3-year or 4-year agreement). The mid-term assessment will be an obligatory milestone in the study programme, and the time of its occurrence will not be adjusted according to the candidate’s progression unless special circumstances (illness, leave of absence) require its postponement.
The assessment will address both the progress of the PhD study with a view to its completion within the standard time, and give the candidate (and supervisors) constructive academic feedback on the material submitted that the candidate can take with them further into the doctoral work.
The committee shall consist of at least two members. At least one member should have no connection to the candidate’s institute/centre or closest academic environment.
Conclusions on delayed progress of the study following the mid-term assessment may lead to termination of the doctoral degree agreement cf. chapter VII of the regulations for PhD degrees at UiT The Arctic University of Norway.
Provisions for assessment of PhD candidates admitted in previous years
For PhD candidates admitted to the PhD programme for the humanities and social sciences before 1 August 2018, other provisions apply:
The Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences and Teacher Education will have institute-based arrangements in which at least one ongoing assessment will be performed (obligatory). This should preferably be carried out as a mid-term assessment. It is optional for the departments to decide whether they also require further assessments, for example a final assessment.
The point during the candidate’s course of study at which the mid-term assessment will take place is not specified in the old regulations, and for candidates admitted in the spring of 2018 and preceding semesters it is the departments’ own procedures that apply. This does not prevent the institutes/ centres from also choosing to use the faculty’s joint procedure for performing mid-term assessments for PhD candidates admitted before autumn 2018.
The objective of the mid-term assessment is for the PhD student to be able to assess the progress of his or her studies, both in terms of the educational component and the PhD project, in respect of its completion as planned/within the standard period of time. The arrangement aims to help the PhD student by identifying conditions that pose a risk of the project coming to a stop or being delayed, as well as to provide input that may improve the quality of the work. Through the assessment, the student (and supervisor) will also be given constructive academic feedback that the student will be able to take with them further in their work.
The mid-term assessment will be a central and obligatory part of the institute’s/centre’s follow-up of the student, in addition to regular supervision, annual progress reports, and conversations with researchers and peers.
When will the mid-term assessment be carried out?
The institute/centre is responsible for conducting mid-term assessments for students associated with the unit. This responsibility also includes PhD students with external employers who are rooted in the unit’s academic environment.
The mid-term assessment will be carried out in the student’s 3rd–4th semester or 4th–5th semester (depending on whether the student is admitted on a 3-year or 4-year agreement).
The point in time at which the assessment occurs is agreed as part of the student’s individual education plan at the start of their studies and is incorporated into the PhD agreement. At the beginning of each semester the faculty will send the institutes/centres overviews of those students who, on the basis of the plan, will be undergoing a mid-term assessment.
Written documentation
It is recommended that the student submit written material prior to the assessment, e.g. one month (four weeks) in advance. This is to be agreed by the student with the supervisor. Written documentation may, for example, include:
Composition of the academic panel
To evaluate the PhD student’s work, the institute/center appoints a panel consisting of two scientists. One of these should be appointed as a commentator appointed in consultation with the PhD candidate. At least one of the members of the panel should have no connection to the candidate's institute/center or closest academic environment. The candidate's supervisors should not be members of the panel. Academics who participate in the panel for the mid-term assessment are not considered ineligible of later standing as a member of the assessment committee that will evaluate the candidate’s dissertation for the PhD degree, but when choosing a member, discretion and caution should be exercised.
The institute/centre is responsible for performing the mid-term assessment. It may, for example, be arranged as a two-part seminar in which the first part is a presentation of the project, while the second is set aside for comments and discussion. All or part of the mid-term assessment may be open or closed to other PhD students and members of the academic community. It is important to arrange an open/closed event with the student well in advance.
The recommended timeframe for the mid-term assessment is three hours/half a working day.
The results of the student’s presentation, the submitted material and/or the oral summary are reported by the panel in a mid-term assessment form.
Content of the presentation
The presentation should be a briefing about the academic status of the research project, as well as other factors that are important to the completion of the study. This may, for example, include:
Content of the assessment report
The results of the assessment must be reported in a separate form. Here, the external member of the panel (i.e. the member unrelated to the student’s institute/centre or closest academic environment) will lead the report, including a statement about the student’s progress and potential to complete the dissertation within the stipulated time/before funding expires (see note 1 below).
The report shall conclude with one of the following:
1) the student’s progress is good and is proceeding according to plan. The project (and the educational component) is feasible within the remaining funding period.
2) the student must adjust the PhD project and/or the plan for the educational component, but has the potential to complete the project within the remaining funding period.
3) the student is delayed in the work on the PhD project (and the educational component). It is not feasible for the student to complete the study within the remaining funding period.
The assessment report is sent to the institute/centre, which forwards this to the student, supervisors and faculty.
If the assessment panel concludes that there is a need for adjustment, the institute/centre will implement the measures it deems appropriate (point 2), and involve the faculty in the event of inadequate progress (in case of concluding cf. point 3) for further follow-up.
Following the assessment the student and supervisor will, if necessary, prepare an adjusted progress plan for the remaining work and submit this to the faculty (in case of point 2).
1) For PhD students on 4-year admission agreements with 75% time set aside for PhD studies and 25% time for work obligations, a subjective assessment must be made of the progression of the studies in relation to the possibly larger or smaller scope of work obligations performed in the period from the start of the studies until the mid-term assessment.
The result of the assessment must be reported in a separate form. Here, the eksternal member of the panel (i.e. the member unrelated to the students department/senter or closest academic environment) should take lead on writing the report, including a statement about the student's progress and potential to complete within the stipulated time/before funding expires.
Link to reporting form for mid-term assessment
A copy of the report should be sent to the facultys administrative team for the PhD education.
For PhD students holding a university scholarships at the faculty, it is possible to apply for funding to cover additional costs for research stays at a foreign host institution for 2-6 months in duration. The scheme is announced once a year, normally at the end of a calender year with an application deadline in January/February. The scheme is an offering to PhD students in their 3rd-5th semester of study (for PhD students on 3-year admission contracts and in the 2nd or 3rd year of PhD students on 4-year admission contracts.
The faculty’s support scheme with foreign scholarships is announced on UiT’s TAVLA and an invitation will be sent to the PhD students via email.
Transitional grants are announced once or twice a year and are intended for skilled researchers who wish to pursue a scientific career. Those eligible to apply will be those who recently have completed the PhD degree or submitted their dissertation for assessment in the period that has elapsed since the previous invitation to apply. Scholarships are awarded for a duration of up to 3 months. The condition for being awarded a transitional scholarship is a PhD degree by defence and in a position to accept the scholarship before the end of the calendar year in which the award is granted.
Invitations to apply for transitional scholarship are announced on UiT’s TAVLA and sent via email to the qualified candidates.
You will find the HSL faculty's research schools in this link .
The work on the dissertation is the PhD student’s main task and should be in focus from the start. The other aspects of the study, such as the instructional component, should be an aid to the work on the dissertation.
For the individual, the dissertation is important because the insight gained through it will set the terms for how one will later work and think as a researcher. The dissertation is also a research project with importance for one’s future career.
Item 19 of the PhD regulations for UiT states:
“The dissertation is to be an independent piece of academic research that meets international standards of ethics, scholarship and method in its field. Through the dissertation, the student will contribute to the development of new knowledge, and the dissertation shall be at a level meriting publication as part of the scientific literature in the field.
The dissertation may either be a monograph or a collection of several smaller research papers – an anthology. Such collections must have a connection between the various components, and the connection must be explained in a summary.”
This objective emphasizes the academic requirements for doctoral dissertation. But what exactly does it mean that a dissertation should contribute to the development of new knowledge, and that it should be published as part of a the scientific literature in the field?
The requirement to contribute to the development of new knowledge is an ambitious goal. One way to understand this is for a doctoral dissertation to be at the forefront of research. This means that the student must actively relate to other literature and other people’s research, and place their own project in relation to this research. This already applies in the project description, but in the dissertation it should be argued even more clearly what makes it possible for one’s own project to contribute new knowledge to a particular field of research. In this connection, thorough literature studies are often important.
The requirement to be at the forefront of the research applies not only to theoretical approaches and the dissertation question, but also in terms of method. Methodically, the student should demonstrate that he/she is familiar with existing approaches or techniques, and justify both design and choice of technique in relation to frontline research in the field.
At other levels of study it is possible to rely on secondary literature in the presentation of relevant theory or professional literature. In a doctoral dissertation, the student should document familiarity with the academic literature by employing primary sources, by explaining the academic debate around the literature, and by making independent interpretations of it.
In other words, whether a dissertation is considered as placing itself among frontline research is determined by the assessment committee’s evaluation of its academic quality. Such assessments can also be expressed by publishing – for example, by publishing empirical results or theoretical reasoning from the on-going work in the form of articles or shorter contributions in journals/anthologies.
The dissertation can be either a monograph or an article collection (a compilation of several shorter works). It is important that the student think through this option at the beginning of the project period. Feel free to discuss it with potential supervisors or other academic figures. Also think through and discuss with your supervisors whether it may be appropriate to have them as co-author(s) on articles.
The dissertation should be an independent scientific work that meets international standards in terms of theory, method and empiricism in the field of study. A good way to gain an insight into the requirements for a dissertation is to read others’ dissertations within your own and adjacent fields or subject matters.
Item 19 of the supplementary rules of the PhD regulations outlines the requirements for dissertations. In summary, the following can be said:
Article-based dissertation
For article-based dissertations where one or more of the articles have co-authors, a declaration must be completed for each article with co-authors describing the student's independent contribution to the article / book chapter. It is the student who must fill in the declaration and state whether he / she has contributed with e.g. problem formulation, method, data collection, analysis, interpretation, writing etc. The student must sign the declaration and must obtain signature from the co-authors. The declarations must be uploaded in separate pdf-files when the dissertation is submitted in Munin. The committee will have access to the statements. The statements will however not be published in Munin when the dissertation has been approved and published in connection with the public defense.
Declaration describing the independent research contribution of the candidate
A doctoral thesis may also include film, audiovisual material or other medium. Such material can be an appendix to the thesis. It should be clarified how such material should be viewed in the context of the doctoral thesis. If this is not clear in the actual doctoral thesis, it can be elaborated in an attached letter to the thesis (and uploaded together with the thesis in Munin).
A scientific anthropological film can be considered as equivalent to a scientific article and replace one of the three required articles in a articled-based doctoral thesis according to given criteria:
- the film has been peer-reviewed and assumed for or published in an approved publishing channel
- the film has listed author(s) and institution affiliation
- the film is registered and reported in Cristin as 'scientific article' not film, and within the registration deadline for publications in the relevant year
It must be made clear in the summary (the introduction article 'kappa') how the film should be seen in connection with the other parts of the thesis.
A candidate may not submit research work or parts of a work which has been accepted as basis for previous examination unless the work is a minor part of a thesis consisting of several related works. Data, analyses or methods from earlier degrees may, nonetheless, be used as a basis for the PhD project.
Work published more than five years before training begins may not be included as part of the thesis. The faculty may waive this requirement under extraordinary conditions.
(3) A thesis that has been evaluated / is submitted for evaluation at another institution may not be submitted.
The dissertation must be written in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, English or Sami. Language for the dissertation is reported to the faculty in the individual education plan form in connection with admission. The dissertation language should normally also be the language for the trial lecture and the defence of the dissertation, unless the faculty decides otherwise (cf. the PhD regulations section 34 and section 35). Alternatively, the language should be Norwegian. If the student wishes to use another language, the student must apply for his/her own approval upon admission.
The dissertation must follow ethical rules and conventions for academic quality assurance of research. For articles with multiple authors, the Vancouver rules should normally be used. One should stay acquainted with the Vancouver Convention; see information on the website of the National Research Ethics Committees. If there are deviations from the Vancouver rules, the reason for this should be described in the declaration by the co-author(s).
About the Vancouver Rules in brief: The Vancouver Rules have three important criteria for authorship. All three criteria must be met:
Contributors who do not meet these criteria should be listed in a footnote.
When the doctoral dissertation is written and ready to be assessed by a committee, it must be submitted to the faculty by filling in an electronically form in Munin (UiT’s open research archive) and by uploading a PDF-fil with the dissertation.
It is the student who decides when the submission will take place. The supervisors cannot be held responsible for the content or outcome of the assessment committee’s recommendation. The faculty accepts the submission of doctoral dissertations throughout the year.
UiT has an electronic submission portal, “Munin – Open research archive”, for all master’s and doctoral dissertations, which is part of the University Library. Munin is the university’s open research archive for academic and research-related material. All PhD students must submit the dissertation via Munin. There is a requirement for open access to the dissertation for all candidates.
There is no deadline for doctoral dissertations. The student delivers the dissertation at his/her own discretion, but the working hours for support staff are 0800–1545 (summertime 0800–1500). However, you can save the completed submission at any time and finish it later. It will not be registered until it is completed on the submission screen.
The dissertation itself must be submitted by uploading a PDF file (one file composed of all the dissertation’ parts.) An electronic form must also be completed. When the student completes the submission, the faculty will be notified automatically by email. The submission is reviewed and, if everything is in place, approved. The dissertation should be delivered as a PDF file prepared for double-sided printing. The front and back page must follow the standard template. The dissertation will be printed in book-size on 17 x 24 cm paper with surrounding cover. It is recommended to use 13-point as the font size (e.g.. Times New Roman) on the original document, as in practice this gives about 12 points of print on the finished book-print (17 x 24 cm is scaled down about 20 % from the original A4 edition). We recommend 25 mm of margin on each side.
The template for the cover can be found here .
Please observe that the font and type size on the front page are also part of UiTs logo and must not be altered.
Questions about printing should be addressed directly to the UiTs Print Office.
Munin – submission: https://munin.uit.no/
Once submitted, a work cannot be withdrawn until it is finally decided whether the doctorate is worthy of defending. More information about this can be found below.
The university’s digital knowledge archive aims to make visible quality-assessed research work via open and free publication on the internet. The dissertation is stored in Munin and will be available in the future to you and others via a permanent URL. This makes it very easy for you to refer to the dissertation in applications and references.
The contents of Munin will be searchable and easily retrievable both locally, nationally and internationally. This is ensured by the University Library through collaboration with archives at other institutions. The dissertation is also registered as an electronic document in the library base Oria.
Dissertation to be published in Munin must be related to doctoral degrees awarded at UiT. All doctoral dissertations will be made publicly available. No restrictions can be imposed with regard public disclosure and publication of the doctoral work, with the exception of postponement of the publication date agreed in advance. Such postponement can be agreed between the PhD candidate and the funding soucre/employer only when the purpose is for these to be able to consider any patenting/commercialisation (see the PhD regulation, Section 19 ). The dissertation must not contain material that is contrary to confidentiality, privacy or copyright. For the dissertation is to be made available in Munin, the candidate must also obtain permission to use, for example, illustrations or other objects to which others own the rights. As previously mentioned, in the case of article-based dissertations, the consent of any co-authors must also be obtained. The dissertation becomes available in Munin only after it has been approved by the assessment committee.
At the same time as the dissertation is delivered via the portal, some questions must be answered about publishing: whether all or only parts of the dissertation should be published, about permission for publication, etc. Check the formal requirements regarding publication in the UiT’s Regulations concerning the PhD degree, Section 21. There is also a field in the electronic form where an abstract should be placed. The Munin group at the University Library that administers this will contact you if they need more information. If the dissertation consists, in whole or in part, of published material, the Munin group, in collaboration with the student, will investigate what restrictions the publisher may have against making it available in Munin.
A text (up to 200 words) written in the “abstract” field in the electronically form in Munin. This will be used in dissemination work by UiT and must be written in both Norwegian and English . You can also write the abstract in additional languages. The text (up to 1000 characters) to be written in the “Popularized summary” field should be in Norwegian and English and is used in a brochure that the UiT produces every year about completed doctoral dissertations at UiT. If you have questions about procedures, guidelines or other issues related to publishing a dissertation in Munin, please contact [email protected] .
The defence of the dissertation should be held within three months after the date on which the dissertation was submitted for assessment. The supervisor is obliged to report the pending submissions of the dissertation of the PhD students they supervise to the faculty. The assessment committee should normally be formally appointed before the dissertation is submitted. On average, the work of appointing a committee takes about two months. The student should therefore arrange a submission date with supervisors and the department/centre so that the work of appointing an assessment committee can begin well in advance.
The committee’s assessment (recommendation) should be available within 2 months of receiving the dissertation, unless an alternative schedule has been agreed with the faculty.
The minimum time from the faculty receiving the assessment to the date of the defence should be 3–4 weeks. This is due to case processing after the assessment and practical proceedings of the defence, as well as to give the candidate time to prepare the trial lecture.
Appointment of the assessment committee
Student and supervisors can discuss possible committee members prior to submission. It is not common practice for the student to contact any committee members after the dissertation has been submitted.
The main supervisor is responsible for making the department/centre and faculty aware of pending submissions from students so that the work towards appointing a committee can begin (cf. section 26 of the PhD regulations). The assessment committee is appointed by the PhD Programme Board after the department/centre has proposed the committee’s composition. The candidate is notified of the proposed committee by the faculty, and has the opportunity to submit written comments on the committee’s composition within five working days from receiving the notification.
A committee will be composed as follows (cf. section 27 of the PhD regulations):
The assessment committee will consist of at least three members. Appointed supervisors cannot be members of the committee. Former members of the mid-way evaluation panel are not necessarily disqualified and may be considered as members of the assessment committee.
The candidate is advised when the dissertation has been sent to the assessment committee via a copy of a letter sent to the committee along with the dissertation.
The committee’s recommendation
The committee submits a written recommendation (assessment) to the faculty, which is quickly communicated to the candidate.
The length of the report varies considerably within and between subjects, from a couple of pages up to 10 pages. The length in itself indicates nothing about the conclusion or that there were particularly difficult assessments. People who participate in the committees and who write their contributions to the overall recommendation are different, and come from different places and traditions, so the variations are broad.
It is normal, on the one hand, for the recommendation to state something about the strengths of the dissertation and its contribution to the frontline research in the discipline or field. On the other hand, the recommendation should also formulate the committee’s criticism of (main features) and objections to the dissertation. This may apply to theoretical, methodological and empirical aspects. Then the report ends with a conclusion. Here we find three principal variants:
1) The conclusion is that the committee has found the dissertation worthy of public defence.
2) A preliminary report where the committee recommend that the faculty permit that the candidate do minor revisions of the dissertation before the final recommendation is made. This means that the dissertation is not ready for approval in its present form, but that the committee finds it good enough to be prepared for re-submission (within a deadline of 3 months).
3) The committee concludes that the dissertation needs significant changes is necessary in theory, hypothesis, material or method to be able to recommend the dissertation worthy of defence. The committee will then recommend that the dissertation not be approved. In such cases, the work cannot be resubmitted until 6 months have passed.
If the dissertation is defined under the aforementioned items 2 or 3, there are major consequences for the further consideration of the case.
Concerning item 2): The PhD Programme Board takes the final decision on whether section 32 (of the PhD regulations) should be used – that is, if they agree to the committee’s recommendation that the student be able to submit the dissertation in a revised form within three months. The PhD Programme Board will then set an exact deadline for resubmission. This can also be shorter than 3 months if the recommendation is only for minor matters to be reworked. Such preliminary recommendations from the committee are not considered a rejection, but as part of the first submission. The resubmitted dissertation is then sent back to the committee. They then assess whether the candidate has met the recommendations outlined in the preliminary recommendation, before finalizing it and submitting the final recommendation to the faculty.
It is recommended that the candidate prepare an attachment (about 1 page) outlining the main points of changes made on the basis of the original committee recommendation. If the submission deadline is not kept, the first submission is considered completed – with rejection as the final outcome. The dissertation cannot then be submitted until 6 months have passed since the faculty made their decision.
It is only upon first submission that item 2 can occur.
Concerning item 3): When the candidate’s dissertation has not been approved, he/she cannot submit a new dissertation until 6 months have passed (cf. § 33). The PhD Programme Board sets the earliest date that new submissions can be made.
On the second submission, the candidate must state that the dissertation has been assessed previously without being found worthy of defence. An assessment committee will be reappointed. Continuity in the composition of the committee between first and second submission is desirable, but if the candidate wishes for a different committee to be appointed, this must be justified and reported to the faculty in writing.
If on the second submission the student also fails the dissertation, he/she will not be able to submit a new edited version for assessment (cf. section 33). When the committee’s recommendation is unanimously positive, the dissertation is worthy of defence of the doctoral degree without a formal hearing at the faculty level. In the event of a dissenting or unanimously negative assessment, the candidate will be given 10 working days to make written comments on the committee’s recommendation. Any comments are to be sent to the faculty, who then forward them to the committee. Thereafter, the case goes for further consideration at the PhD Programme Board.
It is not uncommon for a dissertation to be rejected. This does not mean that ‘the race is over’, although it can be a difficult message to receive. The committee’s critical comments are guidelines for the student’s preparation of the dissertation for later submission. If the student’s dissertation is not approved in one of the two variants, it is important for the student to have a detailed conversation with the supervisor(s) in order to plan the work further with a view to submission.
Upon positive recommendation, the student is instructed by the faculty to contact the UiT’s Print Office in order to print copies of the dissertation for the defence. The faculty will order 35 copies of the dissertation. The expenses are covered by the faculty. 3 copies of the 35 will be sent to the National Library of Norway and 1 copy will be made availabel to the public to borrow at the UiT library. The other copies are presented during the trial lecture and defence. The candidate is not permitted to reserve a number of the copies for his/her own use. Additional copies of the dissertation for personal use can be ordered by the candidate on the Print Office’s webpage for a fee.
Images and illustrations where colour is important for understanding/reproducing the academic content will be printed in colour. It must be stipulated which pages you wish to be printed in colour in dialog with the staff at the Print Office. Headings and similar will not be printed in colour. More information on printing and templates on the front page can be found on the print shop’s website or here . Questions should be addressed directly to the Print Office.
As soon as the committee has given their positive recommendation, the faculty will complete the submission of the dissertation in Munin. If it is marked for the dissertation to be made available in Munin, the University Library will publish the dissertation on Munin’s front page and the public will have access to it prior to the defence.
The assessment committee gives suggestions for the date for the defence of the dissertation, the title of the trial lecture, and who will assume the roles of first and second opponents respectively. The department/centre notifies who will be the chair of the defence. The candidate will receive a copy of this notification, together with information on printing of the dissertation and delivery of the trial lecture. This is administered by the faculty. The arrangement of the defence of the dissertation takes place at the department/centre level, where an administrative contact person is appointed to take care of the planning and practical execution of the defence. The trial lecture on assigned topic and the public defence of the candidate’s dissertation, are arranged on the same date.
The department/centre organizes the defence of the dissertation. When it is clear that a defence will take place, an administrative contact person is appointed at the department/centre to plan and assume the practical work towards the public defence.
The head of the department/centre normally chairs the defences of dissertation. If the he/she is not able to do so, he/she delegates this to an experienced researcher at the department/centre.
Defence Procession: The chair of the defence leads the procession into the room once the audience has arrived. Then follows the doctoral student, the first opponent, second opponent and third opponent/chair of the committee. It is expected that all stand as the procession enters. Please inform your family and friends in advance. When the procession enters the hall, the doctoral student and the committee sit in reserved seats, while the chair of the defence holds an introduction with an account of the submission and assessment of the dissertation and the trial lecture.
The assigned topic for the trial lecture will be forwarded on email to the candidate 10 working days prior to the date for the defence. The duration of the lecture should be of 45 minutes length. After the lecture the Committee withdraws to assess whether the Candidate have ‘Passed’/’Not passed’ the trial lecture. If ‘Passed’, the exam continues with the defence of the doctoral dissertation.
First the doctoral student gives an account of the aim and the result of the scientific investigation. This presentation should have a duration of approximately 15 minutes (item 35 of the supplementary rules).
The chair of the defence shows the doctoral student and his opponents to their places during the defence. During the defence, the opponent and the doctoral student are usually turned halfway towards each other.
The first ordinary opponent then initiates the discussion. The faculty has provided an indicative time of up to 1.5 hours for the discussion (item 35). The second opponent ends the defence; the length of this discussion is recommended to be up to 1 hour (item 35). When it comes to the content of the contributions of the two opponents, they will have agreed between themselves who will address what in the defence. The committee’s recommendation may give hints on relevant topics for the defence.
Other attendees who wish to oppose ex auditorio must report this to the chair of the defence during the defence. This occurs within the time that the chair has appointed and announced at the opening of the defence.
The department/centre invites the chair of the defence, the committee, supervisors, doctoral student and possibly his/her immediate family for lunch.
Attire during trial lecture and defence: Formal.
Doctoral dinner
The dinner that the doctoral student provides for selected guests is not mandatory, but is a normal end to the celebrations. Over the years, it has become less formal. For those who wish to retain this form, the following information may be provided: The chair of the defence should be invited along with the committee. Normally, the person chairing the defence initiates the speeches. Then follows the third opponent (head of the committee) who gives his/her traditional speech. If (other) institutional heads (other than the chair of the defence) are represented, they should follow after the third opponent. Next follow the supervisors. Then the floor is open.
The trial lecture and defence will be streamed and recorded, and the recording will be available online for one month. According to the Personal Data Act, the processing of personal data will require a basis for the processing, and in this case, it will be GDPR art. 6 no. 1, letter e).
More about the processing of personal data:
The leader of the committee is fully involved in the evaluation of the dissertation, the trial lecture and the public defence. If one of the opponents is prevented from attending the public defence, the leader of the committee must fill the role of the second opponent.
The tasks of the leader of the committee
Before the public defence, the leader of the committee must:
Trial lecture:
Public defence:
Find tentative date for the defense
The committee's first task is to find a tentative date for the defence.
The leader of the committee is responsible for scheduling a defence date suitable for the candidate, the supervisors, the committee and the faculty. We kindly ask the committee to submit the evaluation no later than four weeks, and the topic for trial lecture no later than three weeks, prior to the defence date.
The assessment
The deadline for submitting the assessment is four weeks before the public defense. The committee evaluate the doctoral thesis according to the following regulations:
You received these documents by email together with the thesis.
Remuneration
Members of the committee who are not employed by UiT – The Arctic University of Norway will be reimbursed according to fixed rates. The framework is 30 hours for the assessment work with the addition of 20 hours for the first opponent, and 15 hours for the second opponent. Remuneration is at salary level 79 for professors and salary level 67 for associate professors.
We do not have the opportunity to pay fees for assessments to sole proprietorships, cf. guidelines for entering into contracts and paying fees to self-employed persons.
Travel arrangements
The department/centre must approve any travel and accommodation expenses. The leader of the committee must clarify this with the department/centre and communicate this to the two external members of the committee. We recommend that you wait to book your trip until you agree on a positive assessment. The opponents pay for travel and accommodation themselves, and after the defense, they apply for reimbursement of the expenses. The trip must be booked in the cheapest way (economy class).
The department/centre can cover up 2 hotel nights with standard rooms.
The university currently has agreements with Scandic, Choice and Thon hotels. Please inform the hotel that you work for the university when you book the room to get the negotiated price. Keep all original receipts.
Who is covered by the completion grant scheme? The scheme applies to all PhD candidates with a 3-year appointment at institutes/centres within the Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences and Education (HSL-fak), and entails the offer of extended employment with a completion grant following submission of the doctoral dissertation.
All PhD candidates who are appointed on a 3-year employment contract and submit their doctoral dissertation for appraisal, together with a written recommendation from their supervisor, within either 3 years or with minor delays of study and within 3 ½ years counting from the start date, will respectively be offered a 12- or 6-month completion grant.
The scheme covers PhD candidates for whom the HSL-fak, as their employer, has responsibility. The scheme does not cover PhD candidates appointed on 4-year employment contracts with 25% of their time set aside for compulsory work. The scheme may include NFR PhD candidates if the position was advertised with the possibility of an extension of a completion grant and the institute/centre covers the costs of a 12 or 6-month completion grant beyond the specific budget limits. The scheme does not apply to dr.philos. candidates.
Completion period
The limits of 3 years or 3 ½ years are fixed. In order to be offered a 12-month completion grant, the dissertation must be submitted for assessment no later than 3 years after the date of appointment. This means that a PhD candidate who submits after 3 years + 1 week will be offered a 6-month grant. Accordingly, a PhD candidate who submits after 3 ½ years + 1 week will not be offered a completion grant. Any leave of absence or reduction in working hours undertaken in order to perform teaching work or other work either at or outside the institute/centre during the period of candidature will count towards the total period. If PhD candidates wish to prioritise such a grant, they themselves must ensure that such leaves of absence do not affect their eligibility to be awarded a completion grant by the faculty. If, for example, a PhD candidate undertakes teaching work of up to half a year total duration, he/she will still be eligible to receive a half-year completion grant, provided that he/she submits within the 3 ½-year limit.
However, periods of sick leave (14 consecutive days or longer) and the use of statutory periods of leave or those negotiated under collective agreements (parental, compassionate, or other welfare-related leave) will be deducted from the total time from commencement of the candidature, and will therefore have no effect on the individual’s eligibility to be offered the completion grant. This also applies in the event of a reduction in working hours due to childcare and or caring for immediate relatives. The completion grant is awarded for a period of 6 or 12 months. Grants are not awarded for periods shorter than 6 months, longer than 12 months, or for 7–11 months.
Those who wish to apply for a completion grant and believe they will be able to submit the dissertation within the stipulated time limit must notify their institute/centre in writing, via the head of institute, no later than 6 months before the planned submission.
Training for teaching in higer education
As far as is practicable, recipients of 12-month grants shall complete a course in Teaching in Higher Education – Foundation Skills [Norwegian: Universitetspedagogisk basiskompetanse], which satisfies the requirements for qualification and documentation in higher education (UNIPED-100 Teaching in Higher Education – Foundation Skills, or equivalent course. Total 200 hours). As far as is possible, recipients of the 6-month grants shall complete the course Teaching in Higher Education for Research Fellows [Norwegian: Universitetspedagogikk for stipendiater] (Total 60 hours).
Planning for the completion grant
The institute/centre heads are obliged to stay informed about the progress of their candidates’ studies with a view to being able to include the recipients of completion grants in their plans. Below are examples of other duties that may form part of the scheme: • teaching internship alongside another lecturer • substitute teaching positions • participation in grading of examinations • preparation of teaching programmes and other academically relevant project work • preparation and implementation of assessment systems and other quality assurance work • participation in the planning and conducting of professional seminars and conferences • participation in the design of relevant research projects and/or applications for external funding • design of postdoctoral projects or other research projects • research work as an extension of the doctoral dissertation, e.g. writing scientific articles • popularising one’s own research or other work involving dissemination
It may be possible to tie the PhD candidates to professionally relevant work at other units.
The detailed content of each individual’s completion grant shall be agreed with the head of institute/centre. Here, consideration must be taken of which competence-enhancing measures the individual unit can offer, as well as which measures are of particular relevance to the candidate. Normally the main body of the work will be linked to tasks that raise the candidate’s pedagogical competence. When the PhD period ends, the head of institute/centre must certify which competence-enhancing tasks the candidate has completed. The faculty assumes that this will be meritorious and academically relevant work, and a written agreement on the content of the work must be entered into at the start of the agreement period.
As a general rule, the recipient of the completion grant must take up the position immediately following the submission of the dissertation.
Before submitting your dissertation
The PhD candidate: If he/she has undertaken a leave of absence or reduction in working hours for other work during the original period of employment, or sick leave, maternity leave, compassionate leave or other welfare-related leave (for 14 consecutive days or longer), the PhD candidate should request the Section for Personnel and Organisation (SPOR) by email (addressed to [email protected]) to calculate a new end date for the position in good time before the date of submission. These periods will either count towards or be deducted from the total period used as a basis for calculating whether the candidate is eligible to receive a completion grant. It is the responsibility of the PhD candidate to check that the information is correct/updated in PagaWeb.
The PhD candidate sets the date for submission and notifies their supervisor and the institute/centre management of the date.
The institute/centre: Before a dissertation is submitted for appraisal – and no later than 2 weeks before the expected submission – the institute/centre shall notify the Section for Research, Education and Dissemination (FUFHSL) of the name of the candidate and their submission date, and send:
The supervisor’s recommendation shall state that he/she has read the completed dissertation manuscript, stating where relevant that the dissertation script has been sent to the final reader, and considers the script to be ready for appraisal.
Implementation of the completion period
FUFHSL: The faculty checks the start and submission date and any leave that is to be counted towards or deducted from the total period, and decides whether the PhD candidate is qualified for a 12-month or 6-month completion grant, or is not qualified to receive a completion grant according to the rules. The faculty fills out and submits an order form in ePhorte for SPOR on behalf of the recipient of the completion grant. The supervisor’s recommendation and the agreement on the PhD candidate’s new work duties must be included as an attachment to the employment agreement.
SPOR: Sets up an employment contract for the period of the completion grant. The agreement on the PhD candidate’s work tasks will be included as an attachment. This contract takes effect from the day after the date of submission of the dissertation. Salaries are continued as normal for PhD candidates according to the state salary scale 1017.
After the implementation period
The institute/centre: When the completion grant period ends, the head of institute/centre must certify which competence-enhancing tasks the candidate has completed.
After the dissertation, the candidate is entitled to an increase in salary if the person in question is still employed at HSL-fak, i.e. doctoral increment, cf. circular V-44 1987 and circular of 16 December 1987 from the Ministry of Culture and Science. The institute/centre notifies SPOR when the defence of the dissertation has been completed.
Regulations relating to the Philosophiae doctor (PhD) degree and Philosophiae doctor (PhD) degree in artistic research and development at the University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway (UiT) (English)
Supplementary regulations - PhD programme in Humanities and Social Sciences (English)
Guidelines for Research Ethics in the Social Sciences and the Humanities
Principles and guidelines for management of research data at UiT
Chair of the PhD Programme Board: Vice-Dean Research Trine Kvidal-Røvik
Administrative contact persons
PhD Team Coordinator Senior Adviser Mayvi B. Johansen
Senior adviser Hilde-Gunn Londal
Adviser Martin-Arne Andersen
Adviser Lena Bogstrand
The PhD Committee is the Programme Board for the PhD Programme in Humanities and Social Sciences.
The committee normally holds five to six meetings a year. An overview of meeting dates, meeting notices and minutes is published in ElementsCloud .
Important matters handled by the committee are admission to the PhD study, approval of PhD courses, the quality of the PhD study, the awarding of transition grants and stays abroad scholarships, and more.
The PhD Committee 2022-2025
Vice Dean Professor Trine Kvidal-Røvik
Ordinary members:
Professor Unn-Doris K. Bæck, Department of Education (ILP)
Professor Charlotte Damm, Department of Archaeology, History, relogious Studies and Theology (AHR)
Professor Andrei Rogatchevski, Department of Language and Culture (ISK)
Deputy members:
Professor Stine Willum Adrian, Department of Social Sciences (ISV)
Professor Rita Sørly, Department of Child Welfare and Social Work (IBS)
Professor Gry Paulgaard, Department of Education (ILP)
Representatives of the doctoral candidates:
Stipendiat Lena Fjellvang Osima, Department of Social Sciences (ISV). Has the right to speak, propose and vote.
Stipendiat Mats Johannessen Hoel, Department of Social Sciences (ISV). Has proposal and voting rights.
Senior adviser Mayvi B. Johansen
The PhD committee's tasks and mandate
The committee must give advice and recommendations concerning the faculty's research training.
In connection with admission, training and quality assurance, the committee must:
This manual provides an overview of the various aspects of being a PhD student at the Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences and Teacher Education (initialized as “HSL-fak” in Norwegian). It is aimed especially at those students who have recently been admitted, but is also suitable as a reference guide for all PhD students and supervisors. Here you will find information on the many aspects of being a PhD student. We also stress the importance of both the student and the supervisor familiarizing themselves with the regulations and becoming acquainted with their rights and obligations.
Most issues related to the doctoral programmes are governed by the regulations for the degree of philosophiae doctor (PhD) at UiT The Arctic University of Norway and the faculty’s supplementary rules to the regulations that are applicable to the PhD programme in the humanities and social sciences. A PhD student who is employed in a PhD position is also obliged to familiarise him or herself with the staff regulations.
Upon admission to the PhD programme, the student is incorporated into a research community, with the requirements and expectations that apply in such a community. The goal of all research, including the work on the dissertation, is to make an independent contribution to research in your particular field of study. The basis for this is created through an educational component and by communicating and discussing findings and challenges in an academic environment, primarily with one’s appointed supervisors. The student is also subject to a formal obligation to report progress in the form of annual reports to the department/centre, and the faculty.
The department/centre and faculty are obliged to facilitate the conditions for the progress of the doctoral project and for the completion of the required training. However, students also have an independent responsibility to keep pace with what is happening in their academic field and to take an active part in relevant activities. It is especially important that PhD students try to create networks between themselves and orient themselves towards relevant people and environments within and across the discipline/department/centre. This kind of network is a vital resource both for the completion of the doctoral project and for a possible further career as a researcher.
On the one hand, a PhD student is subject to a study programme and the regulations that apply to that programme. In other words, the student is in an educational or training role and will therefore not immediately achieve the status equal to a researcher in an established research community. The student must develop that status over time through efforts in research work and participation in training.
On the other hand, the student is also a colleague in a research group. By being admitted to the PhD programme, the student has been granted academic recognition for representing research expertise in a certain field, although it remains to be “proven” that the project can be completed and that the student is able to unlock the knowledge as expected.
This is an ambiguity that the student must deal with and with which it is important to have a conscious relationship. In some cases, the role as student will come into focus, for example in questions regarding progress in the dissertation work and in the completion of the courses/seminars required in the educational component. In other cases, the role of colleague will become most important, for example when the student presents his/her research project within the academic environment, at conferences, and in the form of publications.
Another ambiguity associated with these two roles is that despite the flexibility inherent in the student role, the student as staff member and employee must adhere to the rules that apply in the workplace, both in terms of attendance at the place of work, vacation periods, illness, etc.
PhD students employed in doctoral positions at the faculty will normally have academic ties to the department/centre at which the position is offered; this same unit also has personal responsibility for the PhD candidate. Most often, the student will have one or both of their supervisors here. However, ties with and participation in research group(s) can take place across units.
PhD students with external employers, or candidates appointed at other UiT units, will be admitted to an academic environment at one of the departments/centres based on the academic nature of the doctoral project and the unit to which the supervisor belongs.
PhD students’ ties to the department/centre and the faculty can vary widely. Some are university fellows with 75 % of their time for their studies and 25 % obligatory duties (4-year appointment). Others are fellows with all their time for their studies and without any obligatory duties (3-year appointment). In these cases, UiT is an employer and the student is appointed at the department/centre. However, certain candidates are employed at institutions other than UiT. For these candidates, it can be difficult to integrate into the department’s/centre’s academic environment. The departments/centers are responsible for integrating all their PhD students into the academic environment/academic activities, even though for periods they may not be able to be physically present in the academic environment on a daily basis due to the conditions of their employment.
The HSL faculty has seven departments and four centers. These are:
In addition, various academic communities at the faculty participate in local, national and Nordic research schools. Information regarding research schools can be found on the faculty’s website.
The faculty’s Research, Education and Communication Section (FUFHSL) and the PhD Programme Board are some of the most important bodies when it comes to questions about your rights and obligations as a PhD student.
The PhD Programme Board is the board for the PhD programme in the humanities and social sciences at HSL faculty. The PhD Programme Board is composed of the following: chair, three ordinary members (and three deputy members), and one student representative (as well as one deputy member for the student representative). The chair is the Vice Dean of Research. The ordinary members are appointed by the dean from among those permanent scholarly staff with a doctorate background and with an interest in the doctoral training programme. To the extent that it is possible, the widest possible representation from the departments/centres has been sought. The members sit for 4 years at a time and follow the same period of incumbency as the faculty board. The PhD students make their own choice of student representative and deputy for the PhD Programme Board. These are chosen for one academic year (1 August–31 July). An overview of the members of the PhD Programme Board can be found here (in Norwegian).
The PhD Programme Board has the following authority and duties (cf. regulations for the faculty adopted June 2014):
• The Board shall provide advice and recommendations concerning the faculty’s research training programme. • In connection with admission, training and quality assurance, the Board shall:
The appointment committee or the PhD Programme Board undertake admission to the PhD study. This is done on the basis of a professional assessment at the individual department/centre.
Revised project description: Occasionally there is a requirement for the PhD student to submit a revised project description prior to final admission to the PhD programme. In such cases, the revised project description is submitted to the faculty. The faculty will process the matter further and forward it to the applicable unit for academic assessment. The department/centre recommends admission/non-admission, proposes supervisors, and decides what the distribution between the respective supervisors (minimum two) should be.
Educational plan: All PhD students have to fill in a form for an individual education plan that is then sent to the faculty. It ought to show plans for both compulsory education (the instruction component) and for the PhD project and dissertation work.
The instruction component counts for 30 credits, which corresponds to 6 months of study (1 study point counts as approximately 25–30 work hours). The requirements for the compulsory educational component are:
• Scientific theory and research ethics. Total 10 credits. • Dissemination. Total 5 credits. • Subject-specific theory and method/Professional approaches and positions. Total 15 credits.
The courses in the training section are intended to provide a professional foundation for the further work on the PhD project and dissertation and are therefore recommended to be taken early in the study. We recommend that the educational component be completed within the first two or three semesters of study. It may therefore make sense to investigate which possibilities exist for relevant courses and conferences at UiT and at other educational institutions at home and abroad as early as during the application process. The UiT online course catalogue contains more information about which courses are being arranged for upcoming semesters. The faculty collaborates with other universities on a national research seminar portal for social sciences where an overview of the institutions’ PhD courses in social sciences is provided. See here.
The educational plan should register activities and milestones (in the form of keywords), semester by semester, until submission and public defense of the dissertation in your final semester of study. This may, for example be; a literature review, submission of the project to the Norwegian Centre for Research Data (NSD) for approval, data collection/fieldwork, development of the interview guide, sorting or summarizing of data material, in which semester any prospective first, second or third articles will be started and completed, and in which semester mid-way evaluation should be completed (in 3rd or 4th semester for students on 3-year appointment agreements, and in 4th or 5th semester for students on 4-year appointment agreements). Mid-way evaluation is compulsory for all PhD students with admission in the autumn of 2018 and later. If a research visit to a host institution abroad are planned, this should also be included in the plan. If the student is employed in a fellowship position with compulsory duties, the agreed selection of compulsory duties should also be included in the plan. Compulsory duties must be coordinated with the education plan for the PhD study so that planned research activities in the work on the PhD project or PhD courses do not have to be postponed, leading to delayed study progression. The plan and selection of compulsory duties is agreed with the institutional management in consultation with the supervisor. For PhD students with an external employer, the plan must state for which periods the student will have his or her place of work in the academic environment at the HSL faculty. During the admission period, there is a requirement to stay for a total of 12 months at the institution granting the degree.
When the educational plan and project description are approved, the faculty will send you a PhD agreement consisting of two parts (parts A and B). However, PhD students who are not employed at UiT will receive an agreement consisting of 3 parts (parts A, B and C). The agreement should be entered into as follows:
Part A: Everyone who is being admitted to a doctoral programme should complete a general part. This includes the PhD student’s individual education plan. The contractual parties to Part A are the student and the faculty.
Part B: All students who are being admitted to a doctoral programme should complete the agreement on academic supervision in the doctoral programme. The contractual parties to Part B are student and supervisors. All formally appointed supervisors should be included in the agreement. Any changes to the supervision agreement must be written in Part B, item 3.
Part C: Those students who have a place of work at another institution must in addition fill out an agreement between student, employer/external institution and the university on the completion of the doctoral study. The agreement can also be used if a student has a job at a different department/centre or faculty at the university than the HSL faculty where he/she is affiliated with under Part A of the admission agreement.
Each student is responsible for ensuring that the agreement are signed and returned to the faculty within a specified deadline. After the PhD agreement has been returned and signed by the faculty, the admission process is considered complete.
Students are admitted to the PhD programme for a given period, usually 3 or 4 years, and with a set date of completion. If the student does not complete the dissertation by the end of the admission period, he/she may request the retention of his/her study rights for 2 years beyond the original admission period (cf. section 12 of the PhD regulations), for a total of 6 years.
The total admission period of 6 years includes any extension of the admission period as consequence of valid leave (e.g. maternity leave, sick leave or similar). Note that the student may be required to provide funding for the excess period. If the student is granted sick leave, the medical certificate must be delivered to the nearest head (department’s head/office manager) who is responsible for following up those on sick leave. PhD students who are not employed in a PhD position at UiT must arrange this with their own employer. External employers must notify the faculty of any extensions granted to the fellowship position as a result of valid leave so that the faculty can extend the period of admission with a corresponding new date of completion.
The student has the right to extend the scholarship period if he/she can demonstrate 14 days or more of continuous sick leave. The student must apply for an extension based on the sick leave him/herself. Applications are addressed to your own department/centre. A new date of completion will then be calculated and notified to the faculty. In such cases, the right to study on the PhD programme will be set equal to the date of completion in the PhD position.
If the dissertation is not completed before the right to study ends (original admission period of 3 or 4 years + 2 years extension according to section 12), the student may apply for an additional extended right to study if he/she plans to submit the dissertation within a reasonable period of time (6 months) (cf. item 12 in the supplementary rules). Such applications must be sent to the faculty (before the period of study expires) and must contain a reason for the delay, as well as a progress plan for the completion of the dissertation. The application should be prepared in collaboration with the supervisor.
If the faculty does not receive an application for an extension of the right to study, it will expire. However, termination of the right to study is usually no obstacle to submitting the dissertation at a later stage and applying to have it assessed for the PhD degree. However, this possibility assumes that the educational component was completed and approved before the term of study expired. Please note that the elements in the instruction component is considered outdated 7-8 years after the courses was completed. In previous cases where a former student has applied to have their dissertation evaluated for the PhD degree, the faculty have granted permission to applicants that had elements in their instruction component that was close to 10 years since completing the courses. The option for former PhD student that has not been found qualified to have their doctoral dissertation evaluated for the PhD degree, can apply and present themselves for the degree doctor philosophiae (dr.philos.)
Upon termination of the right to study for the PhD degree, the IT user account as a student at UiT will be terminated. He/she can no longer request supervision; access to office facilities and databases at the University Library, for example, is blocked. If access to the bases is still desired, the department/centre can be contacted and alternative user access can be requested.
The aim of the instructional component is to further develop the scientific competence acquired by the PhD student throughout the course of previous studies. It will provide knowledge and skills beyond the work on the dissertation and will underpin the dissertation work. We recommend that the requirements and choice of courses/seminars/conferences be discussed with supervisors and/or the academic environment. Information on requirements for the instruction component can be found in the supplementary rules of the faculty, item 15.
The HSL faculty offers common courses for PhD students that cover the requirements for the compulsory components of the instruction component in scientific theory, research ethics and dissemination. Courses in these subjects are offered annually, either in the autumn or spring semesters, while an optional course in research method is offered every other year. The departments/centers are responsible for offering subject-specific topics in theory and method or in special topics and positions. Some of these go into fixed rolling plans, while others are arranged only as one-off courses.
The documentation requirements in order to gain approval for PhD courses (which are prescribed with credits) in the instruction component are:
• Local, national or international PhD courses (doctoral degree courses) arranged with credits are usually approved with the stated number of credits. • Approved participation/papers/examinations must be documented with a transcript of grades, course certificates or similar.
Documentation requirements in order to have conference attendance assessed as credits are:
• It should be a scientific or academic conference. This means that the theme of the conference is scientific, and that the speakers are researchers. The content of the conference must be relevant to the educational component into which the credits are to be accommodated: subject-specific theory and method/academic approaches and positions. • Model 1: In order to grant 3 credits, the conference must extend over 2 days, and the PhD student must have presented at least 15 minutes. The extent of work must be 90 working hours. • Model 2: In order to grant 5 credits, the conference must have a minimum duration of 2 days, and the PhD student must have had a presentation of at least 20 minutes. The extent of work must be 150 hours. • Documentation regarding attendance and presentations must be attached: the list of attendees and the conference programme, for example. The student’s presentation must be documented in the form of a text manuscript or equivalent. • Participation at conferences of shorter durations, or participating without presenting, will not be approved with credits in the instruction component • It is only possible to have one conference attendance approved during the educational component.
The educational component must be approved before the dissertation can be submitted for assessment. The student completes and sends the form for approval of the educational component to the faculty, in which it is requested to have the entire educational component approved. The PhD Programme Board approves the educational component.
Requirements for approval of the instructional component are:
• At a minimum, the application must contain the approval of parts of the educational component (theory, method, scientific theory/ethics and/or dissemination), preferably the entire educational component. • In cases where there is doubt as to whether the course or conference can be approved, separate applications for approval of the course/conference should be sent. • The student must state which course/conferences he/she wishes to fit into the various sections of the educational component. • There should be no direct content overlap between courses and/or participation at conference.
In practice, the approval occurs like this:
• The faculty is the case manager for the applications. • The chair of the PhD Programme Board (Vice Dean of Research) approves the entire educational component. The Board is informed through the sending of copies. • The faculty draws up a response letter to the student. • Complaints are dealt with by the PhD Programme Board.
Compulsory courses offered annually by the HSL Faculty:
Optional courses:
The High North Academy (HNA) is a unit of the university that organizes intensive, non subject-specific PhD courses in which participants can often use their own data and results. Many of the courses HNA offers are considered generic or ‘transferable skills’ and will not be eligible for credits in the instructional component. You can find a link to HNA here .
All PhD courses offered at the university can be found in the online course and seminar catalogue .
A national research seminar portal for social sciences has also been developed, in which universities in Norway publish overviews of the PhD courses they offer. You can find a link to the portal here .
In connection with the admission, the appointing committee or the PhD Programme Board formally appoints supervisors. The department/centre is responsible for ensuring that the appointed supervisors have expertise and available capacity to supervise. In accordance with the faculty’s supplementary regulation to the UiT’s regulations concerning the PhD degree, there must be a minimum of two supervisors. The main supervisor should normally be employed at UiT, have doctoral degree himself/herself and be an active researcher within the field of the student’s PhD project. He/she should also have prior experience in supervision of PhD student and/or formal training in research supervision.
Upon admission, a formal agreement (part B of the PhD agreement) is entered into between you and the supervisors, which is mutually binding. In addition, UiT has Ethical guidelines for supervision. These can be found here .
PhD students can receive a total of 240 hours of supervision, including the time the supervisors need for preparation and follow-up work (for example, to read chapter drafts, etc.). This equates to 40 hours per semester over 3 years, or 30 hours per semester over 4 years.
At the start of the PhD studies, the student and the supervisor will put together a plan for the work on the dissertation and the instructional component. This will be the student’s individual education plan against which progress throughout the studies is measured. The education plan is discussed in more detail in section 3.1.
The academic dialogue with supervisors is central to the work on the dissertation. This collaboration should start as soon as the formal admission is in place. The supervisor’s foremost task is to assist you in the work on the dissertation. This includes far more than reading through finished chapters or articles. Students’ needs will often be individual and varied. The supervisor can be regarded as a professional mentor who also assists the student in establishing a professional network, getting to know an international research environment, discussing work routines, and more.
Initially, the guidance will often be about developing the work plan for the project, as well as discussing the framework for the supervision. During this phase, it is important that the student and the supervisors become acquainted with each other, so that a positive basis for the cooperation will be established in the future. Further in the study, discussions about the dissertation itself will become increasingly central. Most people experience problems to a greater or lesser degree along the way, both professionally and personally. If the student has established a mutual relationship of trust with his or her supervisors early in the course, it will be easier to contact them if problems should arise. The supervisors are there, not least to help in academically challenging situations. If the problems are of a more personal nature a PhD student employed at UiT, can make an appointment with the employees’ health service, HEMIS . In such situation it may be helpful to contact the supervisors to discuss possible revisions to the studies work plan.
If the PhD student and/or supervisor feels that the relationship is not working as desired, that there is a need for other competence in the supervision, or that for other reasons a change of supervisor is desired, this should be a simple decision. A simple application with reasons for changing the supervisor is sent to the department/centre. You can seek advice from the Head of Department/Deputy Chair/PhD Coordinator or the Section for Research, Education and Communication.
Midway through the study, the PhD student and supervisor(s) will receive an assessment of the progression of the studies from an evaluation panel. The department/centre is responsible for the completion of the mid-way evaluation, which will normally be arranged as an open or closed seminar based on the student’s written material and an oral presentation and an evaluation panel. Here, the student and the supervisor will receive constructive academic feedback that they can take with them in the further work on the dissertation.
The system of mid-way evaluation is common to all faculty units and mandatory for all PhD students who are admitted to the programme in the autumn of 2018 and later.
More information about the mid-way evaluation can be found in the faculty’s supplementary rules to the PhD regulations ( item 22 Quality assurance and reporting ).
A doctoral degree consists of many important processes related to courses, other training, teaching and working in a research college and creating a network of your own. The work on the dissertation is nevertheless the core of the doctoral study and should be the focus from the start. The other aspects of the study, such as the instructional component, should be an aid to the work on the dissertation. Placing the dissertation at the core is important both in terms of formal and equitable considerations. It is through the submission, assessment and defence of a dissertation that a doctorate is granted. For the individual, the dissertation is important because the insight gained through it will set the terms for how one will later work and think as a researcher. The dissertation is also a research project with importance for one’s future career.
The academic requirements for the dissertation
The PhD degree is the highest degree that can be obtained at a Norwegian university and thus there are also strict requirements for passing. Item 19 of the PhD regulations for UiT states:
All PhD students and their supervisors are required to submit a report on the progress of the PhD education each year. The PhD students will respond to the report via Studentweb (for the previous year) as part of the semester registration in the spring semester (within 1 February). The supervisors are sent questionnaires from the faculty via email to be answered for each student they supervise. The questions about progress are based on the individual education plan (plan for the work on the dissertation and plan for the instructional component) that the student has delivered at admission and which is included in the PhD agreement. Information provided in the report is treated confidentially.
It is considered a violation of the reporting obligation if the student does not submit the annual progress report. The consequence of a failure to report may result in the annulment of the PhD agreement on admission (cf. section 25 of the PhD regulations).
As part of the quality assurance system at UiT, the faculty sends a copy of the progress reports to the departments/centers, where they are entered as a background document for the annual research conversation the management will have with the PhD student. The departments/centers then report back to the faculty about the progress of the PhD studies, any measures the department/centre has initiated or plans to initiate, and any measures the departments/centers wish the faculty to follow up. The department/centre reports are processed by the PhD Programme Board.
It is the student who decides when the submission will take place. The supervisors cannot be held responsible for the content or outcome of the assessment committee’s recommendation. The faculty accepts the submission of doctoral dissertations throughout the year. UiT has an electronic submission portal, “Munin – Open research archive”, for all master’s and doctoral dissertations, which is part of the University Library. Munin is the university’s open research archive for academic and research-related material. All PhD students must submit the dissertation via Munin. There is a requirement for open access to the dissertation for all candidates who submit their dissertation after 1 January 2019 (cf. the PhD regulations section 21). There is no deadline for doctoral dissertations. The student delivers the dissertation at his/her own discretion, but the working hours for support staff are 0800–1545 (summertime 0800– 1500). However, you can save the completed submission at any time and finish it later. It will not be registered until it is completed on the submission screen. The dissertation itself must be submitted by uploading a PDF file (one file composed of all the dissertation’ parts.) An electronic form must also be completed. When the student completes the submission, the faculty will be notified automatically by email. The submission is reviewed and, if everything is in place, approved. The dissertation should be delivered as a PDF file prepared for double-sided printing. The front page must follow the standard template. The dissertation should be printed on 17 x 24 cm paper with surrounding cover. It is recommended to use 13-point as the font size (e.g.. Times New Roman) on the original document, as in practice this gives about 12 points of print on the finished book-print (17 x 24 cm is scaled down about 20% from the original A4 edition). We recommend 25 mm of margin on each side. The template for the cover can be found here (webpage in Norwegian, frontpage in English). Questions about printing should be addressed directly to the UiTs Print Office.
The university’s digital knowledge archive aims to make visible quality-assessed research work via open and free publication on the internet. The dissertation is stored in Munin and will be available in the future to you and others via a permanent URL. This makes it very easy for you to refer to the dissertation in applications and references. The contents of Munin will be searchable and easily retrievable both locally, nationally and internationally. This is ensured by the University Library through collaboration with archives at other institutions. The dissertation is also registered as an electronic document in the library base Oria. Dissertation to be published in Munin must be related to doctoral degrees awarded at UiT. The dissertation must not contain material that is contrary to confidentiality, privacy or copyright. If the dissertation is to be made available in Munin, the student must also obtain permission to use, for example, illustrations or other objects to which others own the rights. As previously mentioned, in the case of article-based dissertations, the consent of any coauthors must also be obtained. The dissertation becomes available in Munin only after it has been approved by the assessment committee. At the same time as the dissertation is delivered via the portal, some questions must be answered about publishing: whether all or only parts of the dissertation should be published, about permission for publication, etc. Check the formal requirements regarding publication in the UiT’s Regulations concerning the PhD degree, Section 21 . There is also a field in the electronic form where an abstract should be placed. The Munin group at the University Library that administers this will contact you if they need more information. If the dissertation consists, in whole or in part, of published material, the Munin group, in collaboration with the student, will investigate what restrictions the publisher may have against making it available in Munin.
The text (up to 200–300 words) written in the “abstract” field is used in dissemination work by UiT and should be written in both Norwegian and English. The text (up to 1000 characters) to be written in the “Popularized summary” field should be in Norwegian or English and is used in a brochure that the UiT produces every year about completed doctoral dissertations at UiT. If you have questions about procedures, guidelines or other issues related to publishing a dissertation in Munin, please contact [email protected].
A submitted dissertation cannot be withdrawn until it is finally decided whether the doctorate is worthy of being defended. However, formal errors can be corrected in the dissertation after submission. The candidate will receive an email with information and deadline for the opportunity to submit an errata list. An errata list is a summary list of specific corrections of formal errors (layout, correction of printing errors, pure language errors, etc.) that you wish to make in the dissertation before the defence. In practice, correcting formal errors means making the text meaningful or linguistically correct, not clarifying/changing the meaning of the text. A list of errata should not be long. It is not necessary to list which words have been corrected. Instead, reference can be made to which pages have been corrected. It is only possible to deliver a list of errata once. If approved, the candidate will be given the opportunity to upload an updated version of the dissertation included the correction. This is then considered the final version of the dissertation which will then be printed for the final exam (the defence of the tehsis).
It is not uncommon for a dissertation to be rejected. This does not mean that ‘the race is over’, although it can be a difficult message to receive. The committee’s critical comments are guidelines for the student’s preparation of the dissertation for later submission. If the student’s dissertation is not approved in one of the two variants, it is important for the student to have a detailed conversation with the supervisor(s) in order to plan the work further with a view to submission.
The assessment committee gives suggestions for the date for the defence of the dissertation, the title of the trial lecture, and who will assume the roles of first and second opponents respectively. The department/centre notifies who will be the chair of the defence. The candidate will receive a copy of this notification, together with information on printing of the dissertation and delivery of the trial lecture. This is administered by the faculty. The arrangement of the defence of the dissertation takes place at the department/centre level, where an administrative contact person is appointed to take care of the planning and practical execution of the defence. Essentially, the trial lecture and defence will be held on the same day. The faculty deviates from this only where very special circumstances dictate.
Upon positive recommendation, the student is instructed by the faculty to contact the UiT’s Print Office in order to print copies of the dissertation for the defence. The faculty will order 37 copies of the dissertation. The expenses are covered by the faculty. Seven copies of the 37 will be sent to the National Library of Norway. The others are presented during the trial lecture and defence. The candidate is not permitted to reserve a number of the copies for his/her own use. Additional copies of the dissertation for personal use can be ordered by the candidate on the Print Office’s webpage for a fee.
Images and illustrations where colour is important for understanding/reproducing the academic content will be printed in colour. It must be stipulated which pages you wish to be printed in colour in dialog with the staff at the Print Office. Headings and similar will not be printed in colour. More information on printing and templates on the front page can be found on the print shop’s website. Questions should be addressed directly to the Print Office.
As soon as the committee has given their positive recommendation, the faculty will complete the submission of the dissertation in Munin. If it is marked for the dissertation to be made available in Munin, the University Library will publish the dissertation on Munin’s frontpage and the public will have access to it prior to the defence.
The committee determines the date of the defence of the dissertation and the title/theme of the trial lecture. The objective is to test the candidate’s ability to acquire knowledge beyond the dissertation topic, and his/her ability to convey this. The topic of the trial lecture should not be directly related to the topic of the dissertation.
The candidate will be given the trial lecture text 10 working days before the trial lecture is held. It is sent by email from the faculty administration.
There should be no contact between the candidate and the members of the assessment committee during the period from the appointment of the committee until the trial lecture and defence. The candidate may need to discuss the recommendation and its interpretation with supervisors. It is therefore up to the candidate to interpret the given text him/herself and choose the approach based on the room for interpretation allowed by the title. In exceptional cases, if the candidate is particularly uncertain about something, he/she may ask the head of the committee if there is anything in particular the committee is seeking to discuss. In the trial lecture, the candidate should not spend time presenting/repeating findings/reasoning from the dissertation – this is done at the start of the defence (cf. section 35 of the PhD regulations and item 35 of the faculty’s supplementary rules).
Defence Procession: The chair of the defence leads the procession into the room once the audience has arrived. Then follows the doctoral student, the first opponent, second opponent and third opponent/chair of the committee. It is expected that all stand as the procession enters. Please inform your family and friends in advance. When the procession enters the hall, the doctoral student and the committee sit in reserved seats, while the chair of the defence holds an introduction with an account of the submission and assessment of the dissertation and the trial lecture.
The doctoral student gives an account of the aim and the result of the scientific investigation. This presentation should have a duration of approximately 15 minutes (item 35 of the supplementary rules).
The dinner that the doctoral student provides for selected guests is not mandatory, but is a normal end to the celebrations. Over the years, it has become less formal. For those who wish to retain this form, the following information may be provided: The chair of the defence should be invited along with the committee. Normally, the person chairing the defence initiates the speeches. Then follows the third opponent (head of the committee) who gives his/her traditional speech. If (other) institutional heads (other than the chair of the defence) are represented, they should follow after the third opponent. Next follow the supervisors. Then the floor is open.
The Norwegian Tax Administration give you the right to deduct expenses related to printing the dissertation, travel and the doctoral dinner.
Read more on the tax administration’s website
Occasionally, there are issues of such a nature that it may put the PhD student’s ability to complete the PhD programme in doubt, possibly leading to significant delays. In such situations, the PhD student is able to seek advice from the head of department/centre, deputy head, office manager, PhD coordinator or others at his/her department/centre, or at the Research, Education and Communication Section at the Faculty. It is important to get in touch before an issue becomes too great. PhD students employed in doctoral positions at UiT can use the institution’s health service, Hemis. They have offices both in Tromsø and Alta.
Doctoral Research fellows (those who have received regular doctoral scholarships from the university, the research council or others with UiT as employer) are normally paid according to the State’s regulatory code 1017, starting salary LR 54 (currently NOK 479 200 a year in 2019). Contact the Financial and Organization Division or the head of the department/centre for questions about the salary level.
In terms of project grants/ working funds (costs for data collection, shorter fieldwork, courses/seminars, conferences, journals, books, etc.), those who have been appointed as doctoral fellows will normally be granted an annual sum with which operate from the institution awarding the scholarship. Annual operating funds for university scholarships appointed at the HSL faculty with their place of work at the Tromsø campus amount to NOK 25,000 a year. For scholars with a place of work beyond the Tromsø campus, operating funds amount to NOK 30,000 a year. The higher rate is justified by the need for trips to the Tromsø campus for PhD course and supervision.
The departments/centres that appoint fellows with projects that are particularly costly when it comes to field method/work shall allocate funds for this from their own budgets. Contact your office manager at your department/centre for more information.
Contact your office manager at your department/centre for information on your duty work. The faculty has implemented supplementary rules for the work of fellows. You can find the UiT’s regulations for fellows duty work in the HR portal here .
Those who have been awarded a scholarship/position at the university will receive a letter with different information, employment agreements, etc. Appointment in a fellowship position implies a duty to be present at the place of work, whether that is in Tromsø, Alta, Harstad or Narvik. For those who are not already resident in the place of work, acceptance of a fellowship position entails relocation. When applying for a job, you should have received information on, among other things, relocation expenses, housing and so on. You will find information about housing for rent on this webpage in the HR portal (requires log on): https://cp.compendia.no/uit/employee-handbook/210086
Transitional grants are announced once or twice a year and are intended for skilled researchers who wish to pursue a scientific career. Those eligible to apply will be those who recently have completed the PhD degree or submitted their dissertation for assessment in the period that has elapsed since the previous invitation to apply. Scholarships are awarded for a duration of up to 3 months. The condition for being awarded a transitional scholarship is a PhD degree by defence and in a position to accept the scholarship before the end of the calendar year in which the award is granted. Invitations to apply for transitional scholarship are announced on UiT’s Tavla and sent via email to the qualified candidates.
For university scholarships at the faculty, it is possible to apply for funding to cover additional costs for research stays at a foreign host institution for 3–10 months in duration. The scheme is announced once a year, normally with a 1 October application deadline. The scheme is an offering to PhD students in their 2nd or 3rd year of study. The funds cannot be used for data collection/field work. PhD students funded by the Research Council of Norway (NFR) cannot apply to the HSL faculty, but can apply for a similar scheme for foreign scholarships at NFR. The faculty’s support scheme with foreign scholarships is announced on UiT’s Tavla and sent via email.
Print Office : [email protected]
Munin – Open Research Archive: [email protected]
Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences and education
The employees’ health service, HEMIS
ToDoS – Doctoral Students at UiT The Arctic University of Norway: http://todos.uit.no/
Regulations concerning the degree of Philosophiae Doctor at the University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway (UiT)
The HSL Faculty’s supplementary regulation to the PhD regulations/the PhD programme in Humanities and Social Sciences
In order to become a PhD candidate at the BFE-faculty you have to either apply to a position that is advertised, or be employed at an external institution that will fund the PhD project.
The faculty hires arund 25 PhD candidates every year. The positions are advertised through Jobbnorge and UiT's webpage .
Desired educational background, qualifications, application deadline and topic of the PhD projects are specified in the advertisment. Working conditions, application requirements including mandatory attachments and procedures are also specified in the advertisment.
Applicants that are employed shall submit an application for admission to PhD studies within two months after commencement of their work contract. See more in subsection 6.1.3.
Candidates employed at external institutions can to apply for admission to PhD studies at the faculty. Requirements for these applicants are among other tings:
An agreement between the external institution and the BFE-faculty has to be signed and enclosed when applying for admission. The same requirements apply for external candidates with regard to the project desription and other mandatory application attachments.
The faculty will gladly collaborate with the business and public sectors in order to supply a doctoral educaiton to their employees. For this education there are special requirements defined by the Research Council of Norway, as well as the faculty's guidelines.
Due to the high costs, very few self-funded candiates are admitted to organized PhD programmes because strict funding requirements apply. Dr. Philos. could be an option to pursue.
Section 8 of the PhD regulations and the faculty regulations describe formal requirements in order to be admitted to PhD programmes. To be admitted, the candidate must have sufficient university education, good grades and be able to document adequate proficiency in English. In addition, there is a requirement for sufficient funding.
Admission to the PhD programmes requires that the candidate has at least 5 years of university education, comparable to 300 ECTS. This means:
Other educations that are evaluated to be of equal extent and length may qualify for admission.
In all cases, the master's degree must contain an independent master thesis.
Experience-based master's degree
Experience based master's degree of 120ECTS may be the basis for admission, but this presupposes that the master's thesis is of sufficiently high quality.
Applicants who have completed a Norwegian experience-based master's degree of 90 credits can qualify for admission at 30 credits extension of the master's degree as follow:
Evaluation and approval of foreign educations
Candidates with a foreign education will be subjected to an evaluation of whether the educational background is equivalent to higher Norwegian education. The faculty uses national guidelines according to Nokut’s country database and the GSU-list. Applicants from certain countries will have to document additional higher education in order to be admitted. Depending on which country, one or two additional years of university education may be required, e.g. 4 years bachelor degree and 2 years master’s degree.
Applicants who have completed higher education abroad shall be considered in line with Section 3-5 (3) of the University and University Colleges Act.
Grade requirements applies both to the master thesis as well as courses part of the master’s degree. The minimum requirements are:
For candidates with foreign education where the grading system differ from the Norwegian, an approximate assessment will be carried out.
Documentation of sufficient English Language proficiency is required in order to be admitted to PhD studies. Requirements are either fulfilled by formal education or by obtaining a high enough score on an international recognized test.
Applicants from Nordic countries, English speaking countries and some other countries are exempted from providing a test. The GSU-list informs of which countries are exempted from English tests. In addition, if the master’s thesis has been written in English and English has been used as the language of instruction in the master’s programme, English tests are not generally required.
A detailed list of various criteria to qualify for English language proficiency can be found here .
Admission to organized PhD programmess at UiT requires sufficient funding. For PhD canddiates employed at UiT all financial aspects are usually taken care of. UiT funded PhDs are either funded by UiT or externally funded by projects (NFR, EU and other funding institutions). A budget must be included in the application for final admission in order to show the use of the funding.
External PhDs, i.e. fellows with a different employer than UiT, are asked to provide documentation that the PhD is adequately funded. The PhD regulations states that the funding should be similar to costs of UiT funded PhDs. Funding shall cover salary costs, operating costs and overhead to the faculty.
UiT and the faculty has some requirements in order to make the application for admission complete. For UiT employed research fellows, a temporary admission to PhD studies has been granted when being employed, but an application for admission has to be submitted within two months after commencement of the work contract.
The application with the project description and other documents is evaluated and approved by the Doctoral Degree Committee of the faculty. The application must be sent to the PhD-administration (see the Contact tab) before it can be approved by the Doctoral Degree Committee.
A complete application for admission consists of the following documents. Some applicants may be required to amend additional documents.
If you would like a review of what should be included in the project description before you deliver your application, you can contact the PhD administration (see the Contact tab). Please arrange a meeting in advance.
The project description shall be written in collaboration and in agreement with the supervisors. According to BFE supplementary regulations, the presentation of the research project shall be 5-7 pages. Use the BFE template for the project description. Both PhD candidate and all supervisors must sign the project description.
Find the BFE template here: project description template
For PhD candidates employed at the university, the application for admission shall be submitted and be approved within two months after commencement of the employment contract. A delayed application for admission may deny candidates admission to some PhD courses.
PhD candidates employed at external institutions are advised to apply for admission as soon as the project has started. If there is less than one year until the project is to be finished, regulations state that admission to the organized PhD-programs shall be denied.
The application with all required attachments shall be sent to the PhD administration (see Contact)
The application is processed by the faculty administration and forwarded to the Doctoral Degree Committee.
The degree Dr. philos. (doctor philosophiae) is an alternative for you who want to take a doctoral degree on your own without following the organized plan of a doctoral education. The thesis is written without any formal supervision and without following a formal instructional programme.
If the thesis fits within one of the academic areas at the BFE faculty, you apply to us in order to be promoted. With the application you must include five copies of the final thesis, a copy of the diplomas showing the completed exams and academic grades; as well as a written declaration that the thesis, or parts of it, are not, or have been, submitted for assessment at another institution. You must also attach a co-author statement , copy of acknowledgements and copy of the front page of each article that is part of the thesis.
Once the application has been approved you will be registed as a doctoral candidate, and an evalution committee will be appointed.
Once you are registered as a doctoral candidate, you get a user account at UiT and you ought to submit your thesis through the university's submission portal Munin .
The Dr. philos. degree is awarded on the base of:
More detailed information on what rules apply to the awarding of Dr. philos at UiT can be found here (translation of the legal binding dr. philos.-forskriften , in Norwegian).
The department where you are enrolled will before the first day of commencement invite you to two separate meetings:
Below, you'll find further information about the content in these meetings:
Duty work comprises 25% of a PhD position for those students who are internally employed and funded by the university for 4 years.
The content of the duty work shall be agreed upon by the supervisor(s) and the institute leader. It usually consists of teaching and supervising students, but may also consist of other work.
BFE fak has a Team for PhD candidates, and within it a channel for teaching duties. You register your duty work in the folder there. In the first tab in the excel sheet you can find the rules for what the duty work can consist of and the work load for each type of work. If you have queations to what you can get approved as duty work, it will be the department where you are emplyoed who decides this.
PhD candiates with duty work are suggested to take the course Teaching and learning in higher education arranged by RESULT.
The PhD programme consists of two parts where the thesis comprises 150 study points and the instructional component comprises 30 study points, in total 180 study points. What can be allowed in the instructional component is regulated through UiT's PhD regulations and BFE-fak's supplementary provisions to these. Below you find the rules you need to act in accordance with to get your instructional component approved.
Courses in the instructional component must be on PhD level (8000-level) and the instructional component must contain training in philosophy of science and ethics and communication. At BFE we recommend that you take SVF-8600 Philosophy of science and ethics , as soon as possible during your PhD period since you will have use for what you learn later in your doctoral degree.
If you for some reason are prevented to take SVF-8600, other alternatives are HEL-8040 Theory of science, research ethics and research design at the Health Faculty or SVF-8054 Theory of Science + SVF-8038 Research Ethics at HSL-fak. Please note that you need to take both SVF-8054 and SVF-8038 to fulfil the mandatory training in theory of science and research ethics.
Lectures at a conference, posters, participation in a seminar with a separate academic paper, a contribution to popular science or a PhD course in communication will cover the requirement for instruction in communication.
The instructional component comprises 30 credits, and at least 20 must be taken after admission. Courses and other activities in the instructional component should not be older than two years at the moment of admission.
Courses that are to be included in the instructional component must normally be either ordinary courses at the institution or special curriculum courses. The courses must have an evaluation using pass/fail or a graded scale (A-F). Courses in the latter category must be completed with the grade C or better for them to be approved as part of the instructional component.
The content of the training component must be such that, together with the thesis, it provides the necessary professional breadth and depth.
The special curriculum in the instruction section can amount to a maximum of 15 credits, but it is not recommended to have more than 10. The special curriculum can consist of the following:
Lectures and posters can give a maximum of 5 credits, and you can only get one lecture and one poster approved.
Please note that the special curriculum is only available for PhD candidates enrolled to PhD programmes at BFE-fak.
National and international research courses evaluated by the relevant professional environment with regard to level and scope can be approved in the instruction section. Applications for approval of research courses are addressed to the PhD administration. Approval requires:
Changes to the training component must be recommended by the supervisors and approved by the PhD administration. In cases of doubt, the matter is processed by DC.
Before you submit your thesis for evaluation, you need a final approval of your instructional component. Although you got an instructional component plan approved at the time you were admitted to the programme, and you have accomplished all the courses according to this plan, you still need to apply for a final approval as soon as you have passed all courses. You do this simply by addressing an application to the PhD administration where you list which courses you want approved well in time of submission. Quite often there has been changes in the instructional component during the PhD period and if so, you may apply for a change and the final approval at the same time.
As a PhD candidate you will receive individual and regularly supervision during your work with the PhD thesis. When you are admitted to a PhD programme, a main supervisor and one or more co-supervisors will be appointed. If you want to adjust your supervisor team after admission, you need to direct an application about that to the PhD administration. Below you will find information about which rules apply to the composition of the supervisor team and a definition of the supervisor responsibility.
For the PhD programmes at the BFE Faculty, the appointment of three supervisors for each PhD student is recommended. A minimum requirement is two supervisors. One supervisor is appointed as main supervisor and the others as co-supervisors. Even if the day-to-day supervision of the candidate is taken care of by an external co-supervisor, it is the main supervisor at BFE fak who has the overall scholarly responsibility.
The main supervisor should furthermore have the administrative responsibility for the research education for the PhD candidate in question. Co-supervisors are professionals who offer supervision and share the scholarly responsibility for the PhD candidate. Supervisors arrange between themselves how to distribute the academic supervision.
All supervisors are obliged to keep in touch with the candidate and must keep informed of the candidate's progress. Deviations from the progress plan must be reported to the head of department. The main supervisor must have contact with the PhD candidate at least once a month.
The PhD candidate can expect approx. 40 contact hours (direct supervision, possibly together with other candidates) with the supervisors per year.
There is an opportunity to change supervisors if the collaboration between PhD candidate and supervisor does not work or there is a need to change / appoint an extra supervisor of other reasons. A new composition has to be approved by the PhD administration.
If a disagreement arises between supervisor and candidate, and it cannot be resolved between the parties, the head of department must guide the parties. If the matter cannot be resolved, the matter must be referred to the conflict board at the BFE faculty.
BFE-fak offers several doctoral courses (8000 courses) that are open for PhD candidates from UiT and other universities. Which courses that could be relevant in your instruction component, have to be discussed with your supervisor. Maybe there are more relevant courses at other departments or at other universities? Below you will find information on how to register for classes and exams, registering deadlines and how you get a transcript of records.
PhD candidates enrolled at UiT the Arctic University of Norway register for classes in StudentWeb . Please note that you are not guaranteed a seat if the admission is restricted. On these courses you will get a message whether you've got a seat or not after the deadline for registering has expired.
Other applicants, as PhD candidates enrolled at other universities, employees at UiT or others, have to apply as a singular course student in Søknadsweb . If a study right has been granted by UiT, you register to classes and exam within the same deadlines as programme students. Deadline for applying in Søknadsweb is 1 June for autumn courses and 1 December for spring courses.
Singular course students have to upload documentation of their status as PhD candidates, or in case you are not a PhD candidate - your educational background. Confirmation of PhD candiate status should be from your home university administration. Confirmation from your supervisor or copy of award letter is not considered as valid documentation.
Those who can document that they are registered as PhD candidates are exempted from paying the semester fee.
Deadlines for registering to classes varies between courses, but you'll find further information about the prevailing deadline in the course description in UiTs course catalogue .
Deadlines for registering to exam is normally 1 February in the spring semester and 1 September in the autumn semester if other information is not given.
The following applicants get admission to 8000 courses, in order of priority:
If there are more applicants than available places, applicants will be given priority from the category 1 to 4. Please note that some courses may have additional admission requirements and / or priority keys. This would then be outlined in the course description.
Transcripts can be ordered via StudentWeb . The transcript will be sent by mail to your registered term address, so make sure to check/update your semester address before ordering the transcript. You may also get your transcript by contacting UiT Info .
As a PhD candidate you are both a student and an employee. As a student you will be allocated a study right that provides you the right to take PhD courses, receive supervision, to have office accommodation and more. This is important to have in mind if you for some reasons get delayed and do not manage to finish before the conditions of employment is terminated. To keep track with your study right, it is important that you inform the PhD adm about your leaves of absence and eventually need for study right prolongation.
Right to study
The PhD programme has a nominal duration of three years of full-time studies (180 credits). The PhD candidate is granted a study right in accordence with the lenght of employment. If the position contains duty work or at statutory leaves, the study right is extended accordingly.
Upon expiration of the term of the agreement, the parties’ rights and obligations under the PhD agreement shall cease. This means that the candidate’s admission to the programme will lapse, including the right to academic supervision and access to UiT’s infrastructure.
Candidates will retain admission to the programme for up to one year beyond the stipulated term.
Provided that the head of department has been informed about deviations in the time schedule and the PhD candidate is unable to complete the education within the extra year, the candidate may apply for a further extensiont. The application must contain an explanation for the delay and a schedule for completing the degree. Both candidate and supervisors must sign the application.
A PhD candidate who gives birth to a child, is entitled to maternity leave during the pregnancy and to care for their child (parental leave), cf. section 4-5 of the Act relating to Universities and University Colleges. Leave of absence is also granted for PhD candidates who serve compulsory military service.
PhD candidates are automatically granted equivalent leaves from their studies when they are grantes leaves from their position.
The candidate must inform the PhD adm about any granted leaves, so that the study right can be extended accordingly.
Also, the candidate must inform the PhD adm about termination of the employment if this happens before the employment contract expires.
If things do not proceed quite as planned with your PhD work, it is important to do something about it as soon as possible so you do not loose valuable time. To intercept problems that might have arisen, you therefore need to submit annual progress reports.
The progress report is submitted every autumn to the department you are affiliated to. A form will be sent from the PhD administrtion, but you reply to the contact person given in the emission. If your report reveal substantial deviations, attempts to solve the problems shall be initiated.
You do not need to submit a progress report the same year you carry out the midway evaluation.
Both the PhD candidate and the supervisor are obliged to report any substantial deviation from the progress plan to the department. The responsibility to follow up any problems that appears in the report is at the department, but you may also contact the PhD adm.
If you are employed at UiT, you will be given the opportunity to talk to the head of department, or another person that the head of department has appointed, once a year. Whether you want this, is up to you to decide.
When the PhD candidate has reached about halfway in the course of their PhD studies and at he lates within two years of commencement, the work and progression shall be evaluated by scientists/researchers outside the supervisor team. The midway evaluation is an opportunity to get constructive feedback on the work that has been carried out so far and get advice for the work ahead. The primary goal is to inspire the candidate to a refreshed initiative to carry on with the doctoral degree.
It is recommended that the evaluation committee consists of three members, but the minimum requirement is two members. The members can be scientists/researchers recruited from the research group or the department or even from external institutions, but not from the supervisor team.
In the presentation, the PhD candidate informs about the current status of the project and other circumstances that might be of significance for completing the doctoral degree. This might be:
After the dialogue between candidate and evaluators has taken place, the evaluators gives a written report on the following form: Midway evaluation form
The report shall:
The main supervisor sends the evaluation report to the candidate, head of department, all supervisors, head of office and PhD adm. If all conditions are found to be satisfactory, the department informs the candidate and the supervisor about this. If the evaluation committee does not find the conditions satisfactory, the department will undertake necessary actions.
To cover potential travelling costs or honorarium, the PhD candidate's or the supervisor's annuum needs be charged.
The Faculty of Bioscience, Fisheries and Economics advertises scholarships for research stays abroad twice a year. The grant is aimed exclusively at PhD candidates funded by UiT or funding agencies that do not give support to stays abroad. During the last years the framework has been of 600 000 NOK per year.
The scholarship is estimated for research stays abroad of 2 to 6 months duration. The grant will cover extra personal costs, as travel expenses, as well as establishment costs related to the stay.The Norwegian Counceling Center's rates are applied for the calculation of the scholarship amount. The are also a series of Supplementary provisions for the award of scholarships for research stay by BFE-faculty . Contact the PhD advisor (see the Contact tab) for questions related to scholarships for research stays abroad.
Next application deadline: Because the faculty is in a poor economic situation at the moment, unfortunately no grant will be distributed in 2023 .
This support is awarded for one research stay abroad during the doctoral program. No support is given for home trips during the research stay. It is recommended to do the research stay during the second or third year. The scholarship is aimed at the following groups of doctoral candidates, in order of priority:
Applicants must be affiliated to UiT and enrolled to a PhD programme at BFE-faculty. This support scheme does not apply to doctoral candidates paid by the Norwegian Research Council or by another funding organization with possibilities of support for stays aboroad.
The following documentation is required for the application
Use the following form for your application. Include the following in the applicaton:
In addition to the application form, the following document must be included:
Send the application form with attachments to the PhD adm (see the Contact tab).
Application processing
Applications will be processed by the Doctoral Degree Committee, and an answer to the application will usually be given 2-4 weeks after the application deadline. The Doctoral Degree Committee has the right to decline and/or reduce the scholarship amount if the desired funding exceeds the available funds.
Useful information about stays abroad
UiT has a website with useful and relevant information (mostly in Norwegian) that employees must refer to when staying abroad. Here you also find the form that shall be used in relation to cash advances and settlements.
Up to 90% of the awarded amount can bi given as cash advance. Please use the cash advance form .
Report and economic settlement
The settlement form must be used to calculate the cost of the stay abroad. Do not use the travel subsitence claim form.
When the stay has come to and end, the scholarship recipients are obliged to send a short scientific report to the PhD adm(see the Contact tab). Describe the scientific result of the stay and whether there are plans about prolonging the collaboration with the host institution. Include the duration of the stay and name of the host institution. Please use this Report form .
The PhD thesis shall be an independent piece of academic research that meets international standards of ethics, scholarship and methods in its field. At the BFE faculty more specific requirements are formulated as well, and these are outlined in the supplementary provisions which you find cited below.
PhD theses at the BFE Faculty must normally be written in English or Norwegian. If the PhD candidate wishes to write in another language, an application for this must be addressed to the DC.
The thesis must be of good scientific quality with clear and concise issues. Materials and methods must be adequate and appropriate. It is required that the results provide good and verifiable documentation. The use of figures, tables and illustrations must be appropriate, and the conclusions must be durable. The source material must be appropriate with regard to critical selection and assessment. Literature references must be correct. Text must be presented clearly, concisely and be linguistically satisfactory.
The scope of the thesis must be such that the degree can be obtained through research effort equivalent to 2.5 full-time equivalents. Regardless of form, the thesis must be at a level that can be accepted in peer-reviewed international journals. The thesis can consist of a monograph or a compilation of several smaller scientific works (articles). Normally, the collection of articles for the PhD degree will consist of three articles, plus a cover article/summary (kappa in Norwegian).
For dissertations in the form of collections of articles, at least one article should be published, or accepted for publication. The articles can have several authors. The doctoral candidate must normally be the first author of at least two articles and must be the sole author of the cover article (kappa).
In some cases, the scope, quality and the candidate's contribution to individual works may lead to fewer articles in the thesis. If fewer than three articles are included, the main supervisor in the academic supervision committee must justify why fewer articles are included with regard to the work's quality, scope and the candidate's contribution. The explanation must be attached to the submission.
In addition to the individual articles, the thesis should contain a presentation of the results and a detailed discussion. This collective presentation must be an independent scientific and up-to-date document in which the candidate has the opportunity to expand on and, if necessary, correct and/or adjust aspects written in the articles. It should demonstrate scientific perspective and maturity as well as an ability to comprehend advanced scientific issues.
The BFE faculty has made guidelines for how to write the thesis summary. You can download the guidelines here.
The thesis must also contain an abstract of approx. 200-300 words in both Norwegian and English.
The front cover of the doctoral thesis must be designed in accordance with a template prepared by UiT the Arctic University of Norway. On this web page, an assignment template for the whole assignment is found as well.
As well as the procedure (which is described in the following points), it is useful to know the different responsibility areas connected to submission, evaluation and defense of the PhD-thesis. You find a thorough explanation in "Guidelines and advice for successful administration of PhD defense" .
Before you submit your PhD thesis in Munin:
At the time of submission:
When the thesis is submitted in Munin, and a signed proposal excists, the committee will be appointed by the Doctoral Degree Committee (DU).
When submitting your PhD thesis, there are a few things you need to pay attention to. Below you will find information on how to proceed when submitting and later printing your thesis. You will also find information about the possibility to correct formal errors you discover after submission.
Please note that you need a final approval of your instructional component before you are allowed to submit your thesis. If you have not done so yet, please write a short application containing a list of the courses you want to get approved and send it to the PhD adm (see the Contact tab). If there has been a change in your instructional component since last time you had it approved you also need a recommendation about the new instructional component from your supervisor.
Doctoral theses have to be submitted through UiT's dissemination portal, Munin . Please, follow the procedure described here: Procedure for submission of doctoral theses in Munin
NB! Submission through Munin is demanded, which means the thesis will not be sent to the committee before it is submitted in Munin.
When the thesis is submitted in Munin, you still need to send the following documents by email to the PhD adm (see the Contact tab):
A submitted thesis cannot be withdrawed before it is finally decided whether it is found worthy to be defended. However, you may apply to get formal errors corrected after submission. In that case a complete list of all errors (errata) you want to correct must be enclosed. The application must be delivered four weeks before the committee's evaluation deadline and you are only allowed to apply once.
As soon as the thesis is found worthy of public defense, you can initiate the printing:
When you submit your thesis ,an evaluation committee proposal from the department shall exist. It is your supervisor's responsibility to find a committee for you. The committee consists of three members; 1 opponent, 2 opponent and an internal member . The internal member is usually the leader of the committee. You will get the opportunity to comment on the composition before it is appointed.
The committee is given a deadline within three months to write an evaluation report. The report will conclude about:
The report will be sent to you, and you will get the opportunity to make comments on it before the faculty makes a decision whether the recommendation is approved or not. You will be informed as soon as the decision is made.
When your thesis is approved and made public (in Munin), you are ready for the doctoral trial. The trial consists of two parts: the trial lecture and the disputation. The trial lecture is a separate part of the doctoral trial and shall test your ability to acquire new knowledge beyond the topic of the thesis as well as the ability to disseminate this knowledge in a 45 min lecture. It is usually held on the same day, or the day prior to the defense.
The evaluation committee will appoint the topic of the trial lecture and the topic is forwarded to you 10 working days ahead of the date for the trial lecture.
The topic shall be different than the topic of the thesis and the lecture ought to be at a level where it can be followed and understood by bachelor students within the field of study.
Both the scientific content and the ability to disseminate this information form the basis for evaluation of the lecture. It is evaluated by the Doctoral evaluation committee which make a recommendation to the faculty. The faculty decides whether the trial lecture can be approved or not. If the lecture is not approved, a new trial lecture with a different topic must be held as soon as possible and at the latest within six months.
Public defense implies that everyone has the opportunity to follow the defense and ask questions concerning the work with the thesis.
Time and place for the defense is announced apporox. 10 working days before it takes place. If nothing else is agreed upon on beforehand, the disputation is held i the same language as the thesis.
The defense is chaired by the committee leader or someone else appointed by the dean. First you are given 45 minutes to present your work. This is followed by the defense where the first opponents starts and the second opponent ends the discussion. People present have the opportunity to comment ex auditorio only if they have contacted the chair during the defense recess.
The printed theses will be distributed amongst people present in the auditorium. If you want to save some copies for yourself, please give notice to the faculty administration.
The evaluation committee will forward their evaluation to the faculty. If the faculty does not approve the defense, the disputation can be held once more. A new defense should be held as soon as possible and within six months at the latest.
After the defense is finished, a small celebration is organized for the new doctor at the entree. In general this is organized by the closest colleagues, but it is the main supervisor who has to ensure that this actually takes place. Soda and snacks are covered by the department. Please contact the head of administration at your department or the PhD adm for more information about this.
In addition, there is a tradition to arrange a dinner together with the supervisors, opponents, family and collegueas. This is organized by the candidate's group, and it is not covered by the faculty.
The Doctoral Degree Committee (DU) at the BFE faculty acts as the programme council for the PhD programmes at the faculty. DU is responsible for the academic managment and the programme as a whole and process cases regulated by the PhD regulations, Dr. philos.-regulations and the BFE faculty's supplementary provisons to the PhD regulation.
The Doctoral Degree Committee is comprised by a leader (appointed by the faculty's dean) and six members with personal deputies: three from the scientific staff in a permanent position, as well as three representatives from the PhD candidates.
Current composition:
The Faculty Board appoints members and deputies for the Doctoral Degree Committee following the department's suggestions. If the departments cannot suggest any PhD representatives, these can be suggested in a general meeting with the PhD students. The term of office for scientific staff members is three years. Representatives of the PhD candidates are selected for one year at a time.
The PhD adm has secretarial responsibilities for the Doctoral Degree Committee. The Doctoral Degree Committee is quorate when at least two scientific and two PhD representatives are present.
The Doctoral Degree Committee (DU) has responsibility and decision-making authority in the following cases:
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Engelskkunskap: English proficiency
Admission - Agreement form: Bokmål , Nynorsk (under utabeiding), English
Admission - Project description: Template for project description
Find courses at UiT: Course catalogue
RESULT: University pedagogy for PhD candidates
At the first meeting: Reception of PhD candidates – Form for claryfying expectations
Register duty work: Teams folder
Mid-term evaluation: Form for Evaluation committee to fill in
Mobility grant: Application form – Rates – Supplementary provisions for the award of scholarships for research stay by BFE-faculty – Relevant information for stays abroad (only in norwegian) – Cash advance form – Settlement form – Report form
Use the following link: Thesis template
Responsibility areas connected to submission, evaluation and defense of doctoral thesis: Guidelines for successful administration of PhD Defense
Proposal for evaluation committee: Proposal
Submission portal: Munin
Procedure for submission in Munin: Procedure
For co-authors: Co-authors' statements
For printing: University's template
General questions, progress report, mid-term evaluation, disputation:
Ingjerd G. Nilsen
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone number: 77 64 60 18
Application for admission, disputation:
Lisbeth Stina Nordøy
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone number: 77 64 4586
Information for newly arrived students/employees:
From admission to arrival
Checklist for new students
Please, note that most of this information is directed to bachelor and master students, but some of may also be useful for PhD's.
Research fellows employed at UIT will also find usuful information on the webpage for international staff: Foreign employees and guests
Do you have any special needs during your stay at UiT? Please check: Studying with disability
Is there something that does not work with the project?
If something is not working according to plan, the first step is to contact your main supervisor or someone else in the supervisory committee.
If this does not solve the problem, or is not possible for some reason, the next step is to contact the Department leader and orientate her / him about the situation.
If you are in doubt you may contact the faculty administration, and they will assist you in the process.
The faculty has also a Conflict Council, and a routine for managing conflicts .
Do you have any problems while at UiT?
Depending on the nature of the problem, you may seek information on the following web pages:
Other links
TODOS is an interest organization that works to improve the general welfare of all PhD candidates and postdocs at UiT The Arctic University of Norway. TODOS is a neutral organization. It is not a union, nor is it linked to any union organization, political opinion, or religious belief. TODOS is here to help, assist, guide and educate you throughout your journey as PhD or postdoc. We focus on two important aspects: a good academic working environment and a thriving social life.
Regulations for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD ) at UiT:
BFE-faculty's supplementary provisions to the regulations for PhD degree:
Ethical guidelines for supervision at UiT:
Guidelines for the evaluation of doctoral degrees at UiT:
Regulation for the degree Dr. Philos at ved UiT:
The Arctic Universisity Museum of Norway and Academy of Fine Arts does not offer a ph.d.-program. Fellows that are hired at the Arctic Universisity Museum of Norway and Academy of Fine Arts must apply for admission at a ph.d-program at an other Faculty.
To be admitted to a PhD program at UiT Norway's Arctic University, you must be formally qualified for admission, (see admission requirements).
If you get a PhD position, you will also get temporary admission to a PhD program, and this page will give you more information on how to get final admission to a PhD program. However, once you have started in the position and no later than two months after starting, the complete application must be submitted to the faculty.
The application must include the following:
The application must be written in accordance with the application template, and sent to the Faculty via [email protected] .
Application template
The project description must be developed in collaboration with the main supervisor, and contain description of research topic, main problems, and choice of methods. The candidate shall provide a sketch of the project description with the application, and a complete project description shall be submitted within six months after admission.
The mandatory courses for the doctoral program in engineering science must contain courses corresponding to 30 credits, consisting of 5 credits in Philosophy of science and ethics (TEK-8001), as well as 25 credits in mathematical-technological subjects. All the elements in the instruction component must be at PhD level. For more detailed information on admission requirements and the course components, see PhD regulations .
The application is to be submitted to [email protected]
PhD students at UiT The Arctic University of Norway must register for the faculty's 8000 courses via StudentWeb . User manual in how to register for the semester and to register for courses in StudentWeb can be found her e. Please note that you are not guaranteed a place on restricted topics. On such topics, you will be notified if you have been offered a place after the registration deadline has expired.
PhD students from other universities, applicants with a master's degree or equivalent and participants in the first lecturer program must apply for admission to 8000 courses via SøknadsWeb .
External students must document their admission basis.
External students must remember to upload documentation of education and any status as a PhD student in SøknadsWeb. Confirmation of student status can be obtained from your own study administration. You can possibly upload a picture of your Studentweb, which states the agreement period and that you are active the current semester.
Who can apply for admission to 8000 courses? The following students can apply for admission to 8000 courses, in order of priority:
If there are more applicants than a place on the course, students will be given priority from category 1-4. Please note that some courses may have additional admission requirements and / or priority keys. In that case, this will be stated in the course description of the individual course.
Grade printing
Grade print is ordered in StudentWeb. You can find this under the menu item "Orders/Bestillinger" in the left menu in StudentWeb. The transcripts are sent per. mail to your registered semester address, you must therefore check / update the semester address before you order a transcript
Special syllabus
Guidelines for special syllabus in the PhD program and form for application for approval of special syllabus .
Overview of courses at PhD level at the Faculty of Engineering Science and Technology
This is an overview of all PhD courses at the Faculty of Engineering Science and Technology. Most courses are given irregularly. For a more detailed description of the course and information about when the course is taking place, see UiTs emnekatalog . Overview:
Coursecode | Coursename |
TEK-8002 | Principles of mathematical analysis |
TEK-8101 | An introduction to homogenization |
TEK-8502 | Applied spline theory |
TEK-8503 | Advanced geometric modeling |
TEK-8506 | Topics in computational fluid dynamics |
Spring 2024
Coursecode | Coursename |
TEK-8001 | Philosophy of science and ethics |
TEK-8003 | A basic course in applied mathematics |
TEK-8004 | Fundamentals of scientific computing |
TEK-8015 | Multiphysics simulation |
TEK-8102 | Nonlinear control theory |
TEK-8103 | Algorithms in geometric modeling |
TEK-8505 | Functional analysis |
Continuously
Coursecode | Coursename |
TEK-8831/8835/8840 | Special Curriculum in Engineering Science |
One component of the education that helps doctoral students, supervisors and the faculty to follow up the progress of the project is the mid-term evaluation. The mid-term evaluation must be completed within two years of the study, and should as a general rule be completed at the end of the second year. The mid-term evaluation is followed by annual progress reporting. (Cf. UiT's PhD regulations § 22, IVT fax supplementary provisions section 2 and study plan for PhD engineering.) Mid-term evaluation Deadline for mid-term evaluation is the end of year two of the study.
Annual progress reporting every year for both ph.d.-candidate and supervisor.
Leave of absence as pregnancy, illness etc. (PhD regulations, section 13) is automatically granted for PhD students, but it must be documented before we can register a new end date. Documentation include confirmation from NAV, hospital, employer e.g. that shows the period (and if so, percent of working time in the period).
The documentation is to be sent to: [email protected]
In the event that the candidate does not complete the PhD study within two years over and above the nominal length of study (normally equal to the employment period), the candidate have to apply to the Committee for Research Training for an extended right to study. Such an application must include the grounds for the delay and a plan for completing the program, and must be signed by the PhD student and his/her supervisors.
The application is to be sent to: [email protected]
See Supplementary regulations for the PhD degree at the IVT faculty
The thesis must be delivered as one complete file that includes a front page designed in accordance with the template from UiT. (Check information about templates here) . If the thesis is approved for defense, the candidate is responsible for reprinting 15 copies. Five of these must be delivered to the Faculty of Engineering and Technology.
It is possible to use UiT's printing house " Trykkeriet ved fellestjenesten grafiske tjenester " for reprinting for a fee. Check information about this here (PS. English information on the second half part of the document and, you must log on to the intranet).
See Supplementary provisions for the degree Philosophiae Doctor (PhD) in Engineering Science at the Faculty of Engineering Science and Technology, UiT
Munin is UiT's open access archive for academic and research related material. The university offers all students the opportunity to publish their doctoral thesis or parts of it in this archive. Whether you want your thesis published in Munin or not, all doctorial theses at the Faculty of Engineering Science and Technology are to be submitted electronically through the Munin portal.
There is no deadline for submitting your thesis. You can save and exit the portal during the submission process and continue later on. Your application for evaluation will not be registered before you complete the submission.
This is a checklist of what you have to remember when submitting your thesis:
After this the administration at Faculty of Engineering Science and Technology will send the thesis to the evaluation committee.
You will receive notice if the thesis is worthy of public defense and the committee’s evaluation report approximately 24 days prior to the public defense.
If the thesis is found worthy of public defense, there are some practical things regarding printing, trial lecture and public defense that have to be prepared:
If you have other questions concerning the practical circumstances regarding submission and public defense, please contact us.
Aleksander Pedersen
National Joint PhD Program in Nautical Operations/ Doktorgradsprogrammet (PhD) i nautiske operasjoner: fellesgrad
Nautical operations consist of two areas, broadly speaking. Nautical studies include navigation, maneuvering and transport of floating craft, and operations, indicating that the PhD program will focus on applied research to support, improve and develop the activities undertaken. The operational perspective includes strategic, tactical and operational aspects. Strategic levels include the choice of type and size of a ship fleet. Tactical aspects concern the design of individual ships and the selection of equipment and staff. The operational aspects include planning, implementation and evaluation of nautical operations.
Implementation of contemporary complex nautical operations requires interdisciplinary and highly differentiated competencies, including research expertise, for the safe and efficient planning, implementation and evaluation of nautical operations. The National Joint PhD Program in Nautical Operations will educate qualified candidates for research, teaching, dissemination, innovation and other activities requiring scientific insight and operational maritime focus.
The program has the following vision: to create an internationally recognized national PhD degree in nautical operations. The program will approach this vision through pursuing the following aims:
The National Joint PhD Program in Nautical Operations is a joint degree between the four higher education institutions offering professional maritime education in Norway:
The partner institutions each have specific and complementary areas of research in nautical operations and contribute with their particular expertise to the various components of the PhD program. UiT The Arctic University of Norway has the overall coordination responsibility for the program, however, each partner university has an administrative contact person providing necessary support to the students.
The PhD-program will consist of:
The program must normally be completed within three years (full-time work), or within four years if an extra year is granted for teaching and supervision work. A different schedule may be negotiated upon admission, but must have a study effort of at least 50%. The language of teaching and examination is English.
Learning outcomes of the PhD program
Upon completion of the doctoral program, the candidate will have achieved the following overarching learning outcomes:
Knowledge (K1-K5)
The candidate:
K1 is at the knowledge forefront of national and international research on nautical operations and their importance for efficiency and safety,
K2 can contribute to theory or technology development in nautical operations and to generate new knowledge, methods and/or practices relevant to nautical operations,
K3 has a thorough knowledge of scientific theory that is relevant to the candidate's research field,
K4 can assess the appropriateness of different research methodologies and methods for data generation and analysis related to nautical operations,
K5 has thorough knowledge of maritime stakeholders and their interrelations.
Skills (F1-F4)
The candidate can:
F1 formulate scientifically founded research problems stemming from current research in order to plan and carry out research on nautical operations at an international level,
F2 carry out research on nautical operations to generate new knowledge,
F3 generate, process and analyse empirical data to present research findings in a way that qualifies for international peer-reviewed publication,
F4 identify and analyse the need for knowledge, development and change of technology, decision making processes and operational decisions.
General Competence (G1-G5)
G1 identify relevant new ethical challenges and problems in one's own research and practice research with professional integrity,
G2 disseminate research and development findings via national and international publications and conference presentations,
G3 participate in professional maritime networks with other researchers, both nationally and internationally,
G4 manage complex multidisciplinary assignments and projects,
G5 contribute to creativity and innovation within one's field of research in collaboration with other stakeholders in the maritime industry.
Applicants must have an operational maritime educational and vocational background or other professional education relevant to nautical operations. Applicants must have completed education at Bachelor and Master-levels.
Candidates will be eligible for positions within the national and international maritime industry in sectors such as:
Admission to the PhD program in nautical operations requires a completed relevant Master's degree, based on a 180 ECTS Bachelor's degree, or an integrated Master's degree. Examples of fields of study that qualify for admission include maritime management, nautical studies, occupational and organisational psychology, fire and safety, meteorology and oceanography, marine engineering and more. A weighted grade average for the Master's degree equal to B or better is normally required for admission. The candidate must also have a grade of B or better on the Master's thesis. Exceptions to these admission rules can be considered if the candidate can document particular suitability for a PhD-education.
The PhD program in nautical operations is a 3 year full-time study. Admission to the program requires that you have funding for the entire period. Public universities in Norway do not charge student tuition fees.
There are two possible ways to finance PhD studies: financing by employer or financing by the Norwegian Ministry for Education and Research. In case of funding from your employer, we recommend exploring the Research Council of Norway’s Industrial Ph.D. scheme . This scheme exists specifically for companies with employees seeking to pursue a PhD-degree. Your company can submit the application to the Research Council of Norway (NFR) at any time. If granted, companies receive an annual grant equal to maximum 50 per cent of the applicable rate for doctoral research fellowships for a three-year period. The candidate must be an employee of the company and be formally admitted to an ordinary doctoral degree program.
For positions funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research, the admission process is two-fold . Firstly, the candidate needs to apply for an advertised PhD student-position at www.jobbnorge.no . The hired candidate can apply for admission to the PhD program.
Admission requirements are the same for all candidates regardless of source of funding.
A complete application for admission comprises the Application form for admission to the Joint PhD program in Nautical Operations and necessary attachments.
The program coursework consists of PhD-level courses divided into a compulsory (15 ECTS) and an elective part (15 ECTS). Since the PhD Program in Nautical Operations is a joint effort between UiT, NTNU, HVL and USN, all PhD students are registered in the student systems (FS) of all four cooperating institutions. Therefore, our PhD students can register for PhD courses at all institutions through the Studentwebs of all the respective institutions. If you wish to register for PhD courses at other higher education institutions in Norway or abroad, you need to carefully follow the relevant course pages with instructions and deadlines for external applicants.
Compulsory courses (15 ECTS). There are two compulsory courses in the program:
Philosophy of Science will give doctoral students in-depth knowledge of science, research and ethics, including issues of scientific fraud and plagiarism. Variants of the course can be taken at any relevant PhD program in Norway (SVF-8600 or HEL-8010 at UiT, PHI-401 at NMBU, PHDTHET at USN, or PHD102_1 at UiS). Exact course and location must be approved as part of the educational component in the application for admission. For PhD students admitted to USN PHDTHET is mandatory. PhD students admitted to UiT, HVL and NTNU can choose among the courses listed above.
MFA-8010 Maritime HTOI will provide students with state-of-the-art knowledge of the maritime industry with particular focus on human, technology, organization and innovation in the maritime domain. The course will provide students with a common knowledge platform in the areas of significance for nautical operations. The course is highly interdisciplinary, covering social science, maritime professions and engineering and emphasizes how innovations in technology, practice, organization and regulations affect nautical operations.
Elective courses (15 ECTS). Currently, there are 10 elective courses in the program. The courses will only run if enough students sign up, so you must clarify in advance with the course responsible when the courses will be running:
MFA-8020 | 5 ECTS, UiT | |
MFA-8030 | 10 ECTS, UiT | |
PN-ML9000 | 5 ECTS, USN | |
PN-TA9000 | 5 ECTS, USN | |
PN-DM9000 | 5 ECTS, USN | |
PN-SYS9000 | 7,5 ECTS, USN | |
TS8001 | 10 ECTS, NTNU | |
5-10 ECTS, all |
The individual special curriculum can be chosen, usually in collaboration with the main supervisor, to cover an area in your research field relevant for your PhD-project, where you are unable to find formal PhD courses offered.
Procedure for submitting an application for individual special curriculum : doc
Application form for individual special curriculum : doc
The candidate must report annually on progress in the PhD-program. This includes the professional interactions with the supervisors and challenges that might be affecting the progress of the project. The main supervisor must also submit a separate report on the progression of the candidate and the professional interactions between the candidate and the entire supervisory team The deadline to report for the past year, is February 1st each year.
Annual progress report form for PhD-candidates: doc
Annual progress report form for supervisors: doc
In the 3rd semester (for 3-year contracts) or in the 4th semester (for 4-year contracts), the candidate must present a comprehensive update on the PhD-program progression. This will be evaluated by a committee to ensure satisfactory progress.
T emplate for PhD-plan (must be updated at this point): doc
Template for the candidate's self-report: doc
Mid-term assessment report form : doc
Application for approval of changes to the supervisory team :
If you need to change the composition of your supervisory team from what was indicated in the application for admission for some reason, please apply for approval of these changes using the following form:
Application for changes to supervisory team: doc
Application for approval of changes to the educational component:
If changes in your PhD-studies requires changing one or more of the initially planned courses, please apply for approval of these changes using the following form:
Application for changes to educational plan : pdf
Other forms for changes to the PhD-program progression:
Application for leave of absence from the program : pdf
Application for extension of the PhD contract : pdf
Quality Assurance System for the PhD Programme in Nautical Operations (ENGLISH)
Kvalitetssikringssystemet for Ph.d.-studiet i nautiske operasjoner (NORSK)
Norwegian Maritime Days (NMD)
Norwegian Maritime Days is the annual symposium at which all the PhD students, academic staff from all the four cooperating institutions in the joint degree and academic/industrial partners gather for presentations and networking.
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UiT |
| Professor | Maritime security |
UiT |
| Professor | Marine technology/Nautical science |
UiT |
| Associate Professor, PhD-leader, chair of program board | Maritime logistics/Nautical science |
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UiT |
| Associate Professor | Maritime Vessel Operations |
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UiT |
| Associate Professor | Maritime safety management |
NTNU |
| Associate Professor, | Hydrography/Nautical science |
NTNU |
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NTNU |
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NTNU |
| Associate Professor | Human Factors |
NTNU |
| Associate Professor | Ship Design and Operation |
NTNU |
| Head of Department | Systems design |
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NTNU |
| Professor | Ship machinery |
NTNU |
| Professor | Robotics and Cybernetics |
NTNU |
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USN |
| Professor, | Manufacturing and Supply Chain Systems, Maritime Logistics |
USN |
| Professor | Organization, Management and Innovation |
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| Professor | Maritime logistics |
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| Professor | Optimization/Data mining |
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HVL |
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HVL |
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Our first PhD student, Dr. Odd Sveinung Hareide, graduated on April 5h 2019.
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(Graduated 2021) | Predictive Collision Avoidance for Autonomous Surface Vessels.
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| Advanced Data Analytics for Ship Performance Monitoring in Autonomous Maritime Operations
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| Advanced Ship Predictor for Situation Awareness in Autonomous Ship Navigation |
| Energy Efficiency and Emission Reduction Technology Integration Through Digital Twin in Shipping |
| Performance and assessment in Maritime Training Simulators |
| Decision Analyses of Human and Digital Navigators in Ship Encounters at Bridge Simulator Environment to Support Autonomous Shipping |
| Application of Learning Analytics in Maritime Education and Training |
| Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) for nautical simulation training and decision support. |
| Selection and Assessment in Maritime Training Simulators. |
(Graduated 2023)
| Human in the Loop for Remote Ship Operations
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(Graduated 2020) | Human-centred approach to the governmental role in autonomous operations.
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| Real-time simulation of nautical operations: the effect of ship dynamics and control design approaches in guidance, navigation and control of remotely operated vessels.
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(Graduated 2024) | Enhancing Operational Maritime Cyber Resilience |
| Student engagement (SE) in maritime simulation-based training activities |
(Graduated 2024) | Developing strategies for AI decision transparency in autonomous shipping |
| Operations science reborn.
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(Graduated 2020) | Beyond Safety Management: Leadership for Safer Ship Operations.
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(Graduated 2020) | Development of assessment tool for seafarers’ performance in Nautical Operations.
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| Technology with Empathy - Human Systems Engineering Innovation Framework.
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| Computer assisted collaborative learning as an intervention in Maritime Education and Training.
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| System architecture and design in subsea industry.
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| Wearable Virtual Reality for maritime professional training: technology, applications, methods and limitations.
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| Blockchain Technology Applied to the Maritime Offshore Logistics and Operations – Oil and Gas Supply Chain and Logistics Digitalization
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(Graduated 2024) | Human Aspects in Autonomous Systems-Human-Autonomy Teaming in the maritime sector |
Immersive Technologies in Maritime Education | |
Big Data Analytics for Green Ships | |
Koen van der Merwe (USN) (Graduated 2024) | Designing for scalability – operator performance in shore-based control centres for autonomous shipping |
Doctoral Research Fellow in Innovation in Maritime learning and assessment practices; focusing on social interactions in simulator-based learning practices | |
Innovation in maritime learning and assessment practices (Cloud simulations) | |
(Graduated 2022) | Design for safety: developing user-centered interfaces for marine navigation systems. |
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| ARCEVAC - Maritime Evacuation in Polar Waters
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| Maritime Autonomy – Investigation of Suitable Safety Management Measures
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| Future skills and psychological capital for personnel in the maritime industry |
| Maritime Safety Management - Evaluation of Quality and Effectiveness of Auditing Systems |
| Exploring Maritime Situation Awareness in the Context of Cyber Events |
| Synergistic Maritime Simulation Curriculum |
| Innovation, Regulation and Safety in the Maritime Green Shift |
Please contact your local PhD-coordinator for detailed procedures for submitting your PhD-thesis and further process at your home university.
Template for the PhD-thesis.
Munin is UiT's open access archive for academic and research related material. UiT offers all students the opportunity to publish their doctoral thesis or parts of it in this archive. Whether you want your thesis published in Munin or not, all doctorial theses at the Faculty of Science and Technology are to be submitted electronically through the Munin portal. There is no deadline for submitting your thesis. You can save and exit the portal during the submission process and continue later on. Your application for evaluation will not be registered before you complete the submission. This is a checklist of what you have to remember when submitting your thesis:
After this the administration will send the thesis to the evaluation committee.
You will receive notive if the thesis is worthy of public defence and the committee´s evaluation report approximately 24 days prior to the public defence.
If the thesis is found worthy of public defence, there are some practical things regarding printing, trial lecture and public defence that have to be prepared:
•Together with the letter from the faculty administration, you will receive two ISBN numbers for your thesis. One is for the printed version (this number has to be printed on the back page of your thesis), and one for the electronic version in Munin. • You have to arrange to have 50 copies printed. UiT has an agreement with Andvord Grafisk AS. The department will cover 4200 NOK of the costs. You have to send your thesis to [email protected] to get an estimate of the costs. When you receive information about the costs, you have to get a requisition (contact [email protected]) and return this to Andvord. • 8 printed copies have to be delivered to the faculty administration for distribution to the libraries.The thesis will be published in Munin after the public defence, unless you reserved against publication when submitting your thesis in Munin. The thesis will not be published if the evaluation committee finds the thesis not worthy of defence. Munin follows the rules and agreements with journals concerning publishing articles. They will make sure there will be no conflicts of interest with journals or publishers. When submitting you can also stress parts of the thesis that can not be openly available in Munin. • A submitted thesis may not be withdrawn before the evaluation committee has determined whether or not it is worthy of public defence. The candidate may nonetheless apply to the faculty for permission to correct formalities in the submitted thesis ("errata"). The application must specify in full all errata to be corrected. The application is to be submitted no later than four (4) weeks before the committee’s deadline for returning their recommendation (which is 24 days). Thus, the errata must be applied for 7 weeks and 3 days before the defence. It is only possible to apply once. • The title of the trial lecture will be sent to you two weeks (10 working days) before the lecture takes place. The trial lecture should last no longer than 45 minutes. • The trial lecture and public defence should normally be held in the language in which the thesis is written.
If you have other questions concerning the practical circumstances regarding submission and public defence, please contact us.
Proposal of evaluation committee and chair of defense (committee proposal)
You main supervisor will propose members for the PhD thesis evaluation committee to the program board.
Proposed PhD-thesis evaluation committee form : doc
Application for final approval of the educational component
When you have completed all the coursework and well ahead of submission of your thesis, you must file an application for final approval of the educational component.
Application for approval of educational component: doc
Application for evaluation of PhD thesis
When you are submitting your PhD thesis, the following application form must be filed:
Application for evaluation of PhD-thesis: doc
Declarations of co-authorship
If your PhD thesis consists of articles co-authored with others, a declaration of co-authorship contributions must also be filed.
Declaration of co-authorship : doc
Agreement to serve on evaluation committee and declarations of impartiality
All the members of the PhD thesis evaluation committee must fill out declarations of impartiality as part of the nomination and agreement to serve on the committee.
Declaration and agreement form: pdf
Reglement for ph.d.-studiet i nautiske operasjoner (new version, valid from 04.06.2024) (NORSK)
Reglement for ph.d.-studiet i nautiske operasjoner (valid from 01.06.2023) (NORSK)
Reglement for ph.d.-studiet i nautiske operasjoner (old version, valid until 31.05.2023) (NORSK)
Regulations for PhD in Nautical Operations (new version, valid from.04.06.2024) (ENGLISH)
Regulations for PhD in Nautical Operations (new version, valid from 01.06.2023) (ENGLISH)
Regulations for PhD in Nautical Operations (old version, valid until 31.05.2023) (ENGLISH)
Appendix 1 – Requirements for proficiency in English for the PhD Program in Nautical Operations
UiT The Arctic University of Norway Camilla Andreassen, local coordinator [email protected]
University of South-Eastern Norway Lene Vallestad, local coordinator [email protected]
Western Norway University of Applied Sciences Eva Leirbæk, local coordinator [email protected]
Norwegian University of Science and Technology Torjus Levisen Johansen, local coordinator
The Faculty of Educational Sciences is one of Europe's largest research institutions in educational sciences. Join us and work with leading international researchers in exciting research projects. PhD candidate can also stay abroad at universities around the world.
International applicants are required to have a good command in English for attending the PhD programme. You do not need to master the Norwegian language.
If you are employed as a research fellow at the University of Oslo you will find information about topics such as salary, leaves of absence and extensions at the For employees pages
Dr. philos. degree.
Do you have any questions about the organized research training at the Faculty of Educational Sciences?
Do you want to contribute to the development of new professional knowledge at an international level in your field? A doctoral degree from Nord University qualifies both for a further academic career and for other professions with high requirements for competence and scientific insight.
Nord University offers four PhD programmes within the university's five faculties. A PhD education is a structured degree programme that is standardized to three years of full-time studies. Some doctoral positions include a fourth year of mandatory work.
The research related to the doctoral programmes supports the overall study portfolio as well as the university's profile areas .
The faculties have specific additional information for each individual study program.
To be admitted to the doctoral education, you must have a scientific master's degree of at least 120 credits or another completed higher degree equivalent to a Norwegian master's degree. It is expected that you have a strong academic background with a satisfactory grade point average.
If you have education from abroad, an assessment will be made during the application process. The education must correspond to a Norwegian scientific two-year master's degree. The documentation must be translated into English or a Scandinavian language. Alternatively, you can contact HK-dir (Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills) for an assessment of your education.
Our four PhD programmes have slightly different academic admission requirements. The other qualification requirements also vary between the doctoral programmes and depend on the specific doctoral positions to be filled.
For more detailed information about the requirements, please refer to the respective PhD programme's website and job advertisements.
In order to be admitted to the PhD programme, it is further required that you have sufficient funding (see the Financing section), an approved project description, and a schedule for completing the doctoral education.
Admission to our PhD programmes is ongoing and is based on individual applications, which must include the following attachments:
For a complete list, please refer to the PhD regulations § 6-2. (pdf)
Only candidates with satisfactory funding for the entire doctoral education can apply for admission to the doctoral programme. The funding should cover both living expenses (salary) and operational costs related to the research.
There are mainly two ways to obtain funding for a PhD project. First and foremost, you can apply for and secure a doctoral position at Nord University. Doctoral positions are advertised under Vacant Positions on our website. Private financing such as personal or family funds, pensions, or similar sources are not accepted as funding for admission to the organised doctoral education.
You can also obtain a doctoral position or other type of PhD funding at another university, college, or research institute. Some of these positions will be advertised, while others may involve being released from your current employer in private companies or public institutions.
It is also possible to seek funding through the Research Council of Norway's scheme for industrial PhD or public sector PhD, or educational scholarships from various national and international organisations.
You can also approach potential employers in your field of interest and jointly seek funding for your project. Regardless of the form of funding, it is expected that all candidates who are admitted have normally competed for funds that have been openly advertised.
In addition to salary, doctoral candidates employed at Nord University will receive an annual budget to cover the project's operational costs. It will also be possible to apply for additional funding, such as for international mobility. At the time of admission, there should be an understanding between the candidate and the employer/funding source that the planned expenses for the doctoral project do not exceed the available operational funds for the project.
A PhD programme is a structured and supervised degree programme standardised to three years of full-time study. The programme consists of:
A PhD study programme requires a high degree of independence and the ability to carry out one's own research project. Some PhD positions include a fourth year with mandatory tasks, usually in the form of teaching or research and project assistance.
PhD candidates are encouraged to conduct parts of the programme abroad, either through research stays or by taking portions of the training component in foreign institutions. PhD candidates are expected to actively participate in international conferences. Candidates who write an article-based thesis are expected to publish in international journals and co-publish nationally and internationally.
Nord University has a common regulation for the PhD degree across all doctoral programmes:
All activities related to the PhD programmes are subject to these regulations. In addition, each programme has its own supplementary provisions. The supplementary provisions may be stricter than the regulations but cannot relax the provisions stated in the regulations. The PhD regulations shall apply in case of any dispute regarding the interpretation of the content on this website and the provisions in the regulations.
Links to the supplementary guidelines for the programmes:
PhD in Biosciences
PhD in Business
PhD in Sociology
PhD in Science of Professions
All PhD programmes have a training component. An overview of courses and seminars, including mandatory and elective ones, as well as the organisation of the training component, can be found on the respective program pages.
Our PhD candidates can take PhD courses at Nord University. If the university does not offer the entire training component itself, arrangements will be made for the candidate to complete equivalent training at other institutions, nationally or internationally.
Please note that it is possible to take courses from a different programme than the one you are enrolled in, but make sure to check in advance if the course can be approved as part of your training component.
During the training period, it is expected that candidates enhance their knowledge of scientific theory, research methods, and research ethics. The development of skills in communicating research results is also required as part of the training.
Most of our courses are open to external applicants enrolled in other PhD programmes both nationally and internationally. Refer to the programme pages to find out which courses are offered and contact the course coordinator to inquire about availability.
Refer to each programme for requirements regarding the number of credits and the academic composition.
Application form for admission to a PhD programme at Nord University (MS Word)
Standard Admission Agreement June 2022 (English, pdf)
The agreement is completed in collaboration with the faculty's PhD coordinator
Application for assessment of a doctoral dissertation (MS Word)
Declaration describing the research contribution (MS Word)
PhD on Track (literature, references, publishing) is an online resource primarily aimed at PhD candidates and early-career researchers. Its goal is to provide easier access to information on searching and reviewing scholarly literature, academic writing, and sharing and publishing reports and data. Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) support researchers at all stages of their careers, regardless of age and nationality. Researchers working across all disciplines are eligible for funding.
MSCA also promotes collaboration between industry and academia and provides innovative training to enhance employability and career development. MSCA is important for seeking and gaining experience in research projects, as well as facilitating international research stays. The Vancouver Recommendations , also known as the Vancouver Convention or Vancouver Guidelines, were developed by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) . They provide practical and ethical guidelines for authors. Among other things, the Helsinki Declaration must be followed, and the research project must be approved by an independent ethics committee. The convention is used by over 500 medical journals worldwide and serves as a guideline for co-authorship in all fields at Nord University. Erasmus+
As a PhD student, you are eligible to receive an Erasmus+ grant for a mobility period abroad. Erasmus+ is the European Commission's programme for mobility in education.
Depending on whether you are registered as a student or as an employee ("stipendiat"), you can receive a grant either as a student or as an employee. If you are both a student and an employee, then you can choose either option. See Intranet (iNord) for further information or contact the administrative PhD coordinator at your faculty.
The National Research Ethics Committee s are independent bodies responsible for research ethics issues and investigations of research misconduct across all disciplines.
Research ethics guidelines at Nord University emphasize respect for the human dignity and rights of research participants. The welfare and integrity of participants are fundamental and take precedence over the interests of science and society. Research ethics regulations are an essential aspect of conducting academic research at universities. These regulations are in place to ensure that research studies are carried out in an ethical and responsible manner.
The National Research Course Portal provides an overview of PhD courses in the social science subjects offered at Norwegian universities. The website is the result of a national project on the coordination of PhD courses within the Social Sciences, initiated by the National Conference of Faculties of the Social Sciences.
Vitae (Researcher careers) is a global organisation that supports the professional development of researchers. They work with institutions to achieve research excellence, innovation, and impact. Vitae collaborates with researchers, higher education institutions, research organisations, research funders, and other stakeholders to realize the potential of researchers.
Nord Open Research Archive is the university's open digital repository. According to Nord's Open Access (OA) policy , all scientific journal articles should be made available in the repository through self-archiving.
If you have published in a subscription-based journal, archiving the accepted manuscript version (green OA) is a pathway to open publishing (open access) . The full text should be uploaded in the correct version in Cristin; the University Library (UB) checks the rights before making it accessible. Detailed information about article versions and self-archiving can be found on the UB's website.
According to the university's PhD regulations § 17-3 , all PhD theses should also be deposited in the research archive (read more about the publication of PhD theses ).
Cristin (Current Research Information System In Norway) is Norway's research information system. All scientific publications should be registered in Cristin, and other research-related activities (e.g., conference contributions, opinion pieces) can also be registered. In Cristin, you can also upload full-text scientific publications (articles, book chapters, books) and doctoral theses.
The files are then transferred to the university's research archive, Nord Open Research Archive . The University Library checks the publisher's self-archiving guidelines before making the publication available in the archive.
NDS Privacy Services ' main task is to assist institutions in fulfilling legal obligations related to internal control and quality assurance of their own research.
The General Data Protection Regulation requires that all processing of personal data should be documented. NDS offers:
The Regional Committees for Medical and Health Research Ethics (REK) are authorized by the Research Ethics Act and the Health Research Act. REK assesses whether research is conducted in a responsible manner. This involves weighing the benefits and risks and assessing whether privacy is safeguarded.
REK must grant prior approval for:
If you are unsure whether your project requires prior approval, you can submit a preliminary assessment. This provides REK with a basis for further guidance.
From Idea to Publication. The Research Handbook is a handbook for medical and health research developed by Oslo University Hospital in collaboration with Haukeland University Hospital, but it also provides advice and tips applicable to other disciplines.
Euraxess is an international researcher mobility portal for job and funding searches, career development, international partnerships, and general information about living and working as a researcher abroad.
Research Council of Norway's research programmes provide an overview of programs or activities that focus on targeted research efforts to generate new knowledge and innovation in a specific field. This can include a discipline, theme, and/or industry.
Research schools are networks for doctoral candidates that offer courses, subjects, seminars, and contribute to networking among the candidates. Nord University is a part of several research schools in various fields of study.
NRSH - The Norwegian Research School in History (NRSH)
DIGIT - The Norwegian Research School on Digitalization, Culture, and Society
PROFRES - The Research School for Practice-oriented and Profession-related Research
NORSI - The Norwegian Research School in Innovation
TBLR - The national research school Text, Image, Sound, Space
The Norwegian Graduate School in Mathematics and Science Education
The National Graduate School Photosyntech
MUNI-HEALTH-CARE
At Nord University, the academic and administrative responsibility for the PhD education is delegated to the faculties. Therefore, questions regarding the PhD program should be directed to the faculty that administers the program you are interested in.
The program coordinator, usually a professor, has overall responsibility for the program, while the administrative coordinator provides administrative support.
Academic responsible: Steinar Daae Johansen Administrative coordinator: Jeanett Stegen
Academic responsible: Johans Tveit Sandvin Administrative coordinator: Anneli Maria Watterud
Academic responsible: Elena Dybtsyna
Academic responsible: Anne Marit Valle Administrative coordinator (FLU): Geir Øystein Fjeldavli Administrative coordinator (FSH): Synnøve Dalmo Tollåli
The Department of Research and Development assists the faculties with common administrative tasks.
Administrative contacts:
Sissel Marit Jensen Grete Ingemann Knudsen
If you wish to pursue a PhD at Nord University, you can apply for an advertised position. See available positions below.
The degree Dr. Philos. (doctor philosophiae) is awarded to academics who have qualified themselves for a doctoral degree without formal supervision. The degree has no normalised timeframe and candidates do not have a relationship with the institution prior to having their doctoral examination approved.
Phd handbook.
The handbook provides information about and regulations for the PhD education that are relevant for potential and current PhD candidates, supervisors and others involved in the PhD education at Nord University.
Mathematical sciences – phd programme (doctoral education) – 3 years - trondheim, mathematical sciences.
PhD programme (doctoral education)
The PhD programme in Mathematical Sciences is intended for students who want to do research on mathematical sciences or mathematical didactics. You will be able to contribute to the development of new theory in mathematical sciences and new application of mathematical scinces, or a better understanding of mathematical didactics. You will be able to benefit from a broad range of research specializations offered by a large and research-intensive department, and you will have an opportunity to do research at a high international level.
A broad spectre of research specializations is available, offered by a large and research-intensive faculty that also gives access to international research.
Academically, the programme of study is linked to the field of mathematical sciences, but may also include interdisciplinary fields of research where main profile is within mathematical sciences.
Some of the main fields within mathematical sciences are linked to research that covers a wide range of mathematics, mathematical didactics, numerics and statistics, both as theoretical subject areas and in interaction with natural sciences and technology.
Read more about the programme
The PhD programme is a three-year programme that is normally based on a five-year master’s degree or some other equal education. The programme consists of a coursework section of 30 ECTS credits and a doctoral thesis.
Read more about the programme structure
The PhD education is the highest level of education in Norway. A doctoral degree in Mathematical Sciences gives innumerable exciting career path opportunities in academia, business and industry and the public sector.
Read more about career opportunities
The conditions for admission to a PhD programme are that funding is in place and that a five-year higher education programme, or some other equal education, has been successfully completed.
The grade requirement is B or better from master’s programmes and C or better from bachelor’s programmes.
Read more about how to apply and admission
If you have any questions about PhD studies, please get in touch with our counsellors. They can answer academic and administrative questions about the PhD studies.
Contact information
PhD is the highest level of formal education in Norway. We have the following doctoral programmes:
The Faculty of Psychology offers doctoral education for the PhD degree.
The doctoral education lasts for a standard period of three years and includes independent scientific work in the form of a thesis to be defended at a public defence. In addition, the PhD programme includes a training module (30 ects) lasting one semester.
Admission requirements are based on the University of Bergen’s rules and additional guidelines for the Faculty of Psychology.
The training component involves activities equivalent to 30 credits, equivalent to a six month workload.
The faculty has three graduate schools, and participates in one national and one regional graduate school.
Information for candidates during the PhD programme period.
Routines and procedures from submission of the thesis until the doctoral award ceremony.
Welcome to the phd programme.
Let a PhD from NHH be your next career step. NHH aims to produce PhD candidates at a high international level. You will be offered research periods abroad and participation in international conferences and networks.
As a Triple Crown accredited business school and among the best-ranked institutions in Europe, NHHs researchers publish regularly in top-international journals in their field.
Read more about the different specialisations at our departments.
CHAT WITH A PHD Candidate
The application deadline for the main admission is 15 September/January.
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Norway is a nation of contrasts: bustling cities like Oslo, and vast tracts of unspoilt countryside; cosy cafes and a passion for active sport; high salaries and difficulties with recruitment. That difficulty extends to the higher education sector, which in recent years has led Norwegian universities to advertise further afield for top-notch PhD candidates.
The focus here is on science and technology PhD programmes, though these often come with an intriguing social sciences twist. PhD programmes also, importantly, usually come without tuition fees and with a reasonable salary—and full participation as a sort of junior researcher/faculty member at the university.
Three busy years
Most PhD programmes in Norway are taught, highly structured, three-year courses. You will be expected to complete a certain number of credits as well as carry out independent research and write your thesis.
Some programmes also include a fourth year, during which you are expected to give back to your university via teaching.
Basic requirements
Applicants must have completed five years of higher education, including a Masters degree. This can be an impediment for some UK-based applicants who hold a one-year Masters, but you can discuss this with the institution. Some programmes have their own, additional requirements. You are expected to write a preliminary research plan as part of the application process.
You’ll also need to have your funding fully set up in advance, whether that is provided via EU funding (such as a Marie Curie individual grant), your employer (via the Research Council of Norway—see Resources —or directly), or a scholarship offered by the university itself or a third party.
Your finished thesis will need approval from a committee of three senior academics. Defense of your thesis is then completed via a public event that colleagues and students attend, armed with questions for the candidate. Most universities also expect PhD candidates to offer an additional public lecture on their thesis topic.
Applications
There are two ways to gain admission: by applying for an advertised vacancy for a PhD candidate, or by writing an application with your intended supervisor. The first method means that you will be joining an existing, funded project. This will constrain your research trajectory but, if you spot a post that excites you, it’s certainly the easiest way in. The second method means that you need to first identify a university department in Norway that is active in your intended area of research, then make direct contact with staff members who are actively supervising PhDs.
You may want to look for face-to-face contact opportunities first, through subject association meetings or conferences.
Will you need to learn Norwegian? Many projects do use English as their main language, but all Norwegian universities offer Norwegian classes for PhD students and there is an expectation that you will try. It will make your stay in Norway much easier, enhance communication with fellow staff and students, and create possibilities for staying on as a lecturer or researcher after your degree. Life in Norway for academics is rather nice, so that’s an option you may well want to consider.
Non-EU applicants must apply for a residence permit as soon as they have been approved for admission. Your university can help with the paperwork. Students are also required to purchase health insurance, and to register with the local police department within three months of arrival, and whenever they move house.
NOKUT is a Norwegian government agency that makes decisions on how your existing degree certificates map onto the Norwegian system. Most applicants will need to go through its recognition procedure to gain admission to a PhD programme.
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See Section 5 of the PhD Regulations.
To be admitted as a PhD candidate, the applicant must have a relevant education equivalent to a five-year Norwegian basic education, of which 120 credits are at master's level. The applicant should have a strong academic background from his/her previous degree program.
The requirement for a strong academic background from previous studies shall be covered as follows:
Applicants who satisfy the admission requirements in section 5-2 of the Regulations shall be ranked according to an overall assessment of
For applicants for research fellowships at NMBU, admission to the PhD program and employment at NMBU take place simultaneously. Applicants with funding other than via research fellowships at NMBU must submit an application to the faculty, in the application form stipulated by NMBU, within two months of the start date for the funding of the PhD position. The faculty is the formal admission authority and admission takes place on a rolling basis. Applications for admission must be sent to the faculty on the stipulated application form.
Applications for admission must contain:
Documented knowledge of written and spoken English is required, and the requirement can be covered in several ways as described in section 5.2 of the Regulations.
The admission decision is based on an overall assessment of the application. A prerequisite for admission is that the applicant's academic background satisfies the requirements of section 5.2 of the Regulations. In the admission decision, supervisors are appointed, and the agreement period is determined by the start date and end date of the PhD period. In order to be admitted as a PhD student, the applicant and/or supervisor must document full funding of salary for at least three years, as well as the necessary funds for operation of the project in accordance with the project budget and educational component.
PhD candidates with a) an external employer outside NMBU Campus or b) fieldwork outside NMBU Campus or in other countries, must normally have a stay in the main supervisor's academic environment, or other relevant academic environment at NMBU, for a total of at least one year of the PhD education. The FU may approve exemptions from these provisions on the duty of residence.
Admission may also be given on the condition that:
The PhD programme in Biosciences is an opportunity to work on exciting research projects with leading scientists within animal science, plant science, aquaculture, and more.
The Faculty of Biosciences’ aim is to help shape the future of food production through basic and applied research, spanning traditional subject disciplines and cutting-edge technologies. We have important research infrastructure available to us such as the Imaging Centre, the Plant Cell Lab, the Centre for fish trials, and more.
The PhD programme in Biosciences will qualify students for performing research at a high international standard and for other work in society which requires deep scientific insight and analytical thinking.
The PhD program aims to fulfill current and future needs for expertise within research, development and dissemination at Universities, other public and private institutions, businesses, and other organizations.
Upon completion of the PhD program in Biosciences, the graduate candidate is expected to:
Upon completion of the PhD program in Biosciences, it is expected that the graduate:
GENERAL COMPETENCE
NMBU facilitates PhD candidate exchange, nationally and internationally.
To ensure that PhD students have a broad background of experience and the necessary specialist expertise that cannot always be covered by local supervisors, it is desirable that parts of the doctoral work or doctoral courses can be carried out at other Norwegian or foreign academic institutions, where this can be incorporated into the plans and funding is secured.
Such periods of study and/or research must be described and justified in the individual PhD student's education plan.
The PhD program in Biosciences is affiliated with the Faculty of Biosciences at NMBU. The program is based on the main description of PhD education at NMBU and is regulated by the Regulations for the Degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD) at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences .
WRITTEN INFORMATION ABOUT THE PHD STUDY Information about rules, forms for applications and completion of the PhD program, as well as supplementary rules and procedures for the PhD program at the faculty can be found in both Norwegian and English via links on NMBU's web page for PhD education.
THE EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT
The required coursework component is 30 credits, including at least 5 credits within research ethics and philosophy of science. The candidate may, in consultation with the main supervisor, choose to include more credits. Coursework in statistics is required unless strong skills in statistics (in relation to the PhD student's field of study) can be documented upon admission. Within the framework of 30 credits, the educational component may include up to 5 credits in generic courses such as project management, research dissemination, or pedagogy.
The educational component can consist partly of doctoral courses/courses at the 400 level, and partly of master's degree courses at the 300 level. Bachelor courses (100- or 200-level) are not approved. Courses in academic writing are recommended, but BIOVIT does not give credits for this type of course. The Reine laboratory course (lab methodology course) is also not approved as part of the education plan. Special syllabus can be included, but only at the 400 level and in topics for which there are no relevant courses at NMBU. Master's or doctoral degree courses from other universities/university colleges and research schools in Norway or in Europe with a defined number of ECTS points may be approved unless there is too much overlap with other courses taken by the student. All courses in the educational component must have an approved form of evaluation. To be approved, courses at master's level are currently required to have at least a grade of C, while doctoral courses must be passed (these should normally only be evaluated as Pass or Fail).
THE RESEARCH WORK The research must constitute scientific work of international standard and at a high academic level (see §10). The work is to be planned and carried out in cooperation with the supervisors and, if relevant, external partners. This research work includes planning and conducting one’s own research, the analysis of the results, as well as drafting of the thesis. This part is the most important contribution to providing PhD students with research competence. Active participation in the academic community will give PhD students insight into research management, experience with research collaboration, the opportunity to discuss issues and research plans, challenge established knowledge and practice, and present their own project.
A realistic milestone plan must be drawn up so that the work can be completed, and the doctoral thesis submitted by the end of the agreement period. The main supervisor is particularly responsible for ensuring a realistic plan. The progress of the research is to be reported in the annual progress report.
All PhD students must complete three regular seminars, section 9.1 of the PhD Regulations: a start seminar before submitting their application for approval of their study plan, a midway seminar approximately 1.5-2 years into the PhD education, and a final seminar approximately 6 months before submitting the doctoral thesis. The midway seminar shall be carried out in accordance with section 9.2 of the PhD Regulations. The seminars are considered part of the required coursework and quality assurance of the PhD program and are intended to provide the students with relevant feedback to help them in their further work.
PROGRESS REPORTS
PhD students must submit annual progress reports in a web form with a deadline of 15 January each year. Deviations from the plan must be explained. The requirement for progress reports is authorized by section 9.1 of the PhD Regulations. PhD students and supervisors are jointly responsible for progress.
SUPERVISION Main supervisors for PhD students are appointed from among the faculty's associate professors and professors (incl. Professor II positions). Permanent employees in research positions and post-docs in tenure-track positions may also be main supervisors, if they have completed supervisor courses. Researchers with relevant specialist expertise, also from other institutions nationally or internationally, may be appointed as co-supervisors. The faculty requires that all main supervisors have completed supervisor courses. It is a requirement that the main supervisor must be employed by the faculty, and efforts are made to link external PhD candidates to research projects where the faculty is an active partner. All supervisors must hold a doctoral degree or equivalent.
PhD students are entitled to 100 hours of supervision per year for three years, i.e. a total of 300 hours, distributed among everyone in the supervision group. The main supervisor and the doctoral student are both responsible for ensuring that the supervision group's expertise is utilized in the best possible way.
THE THESIS AND THE PUBLIC DEFENSE The thesis must be an independent scientific work of an international standard, and at a high academic level with regards to formulation of the research questions, conceptual specifications, the methodological, theoretical and empirical basis, documentation, use of primary literature, and form of presentation. The thesis must contribute to the development of new academic knowledge and be at a professional level that indicates that it can be published as part of the scientific literature in the field ( section 10 of the PhD Regulations ).
The thesis must consist of scientific work which is the equivalent to three scientific articles, publishable in scientific publication channels. The articles must, at a minimum, be on a par with the initial submission of the manuscript to a journal. The doctoral candidate must be the first author of the majority of the articles. In addition, a summary part (“Kappe”) must be written, where the doctoral candidate demonstrates thorough academic insight and ability to synthesize scientific results and discussions across the individual articles. The doctoral candidate writes this section as the sole author. The faculty has a guide for the design of the introductory chapter or “Kappe”. The thesis must otherwise be prepared and submitted in accordance with sections 10 and 13.1 of the PhD Regulations, and it must be accompanied by co-author declarations for each scientific article.
The public defense starts with a trial lecture on a given topic that the doctoral candidate is given 10 working days in advance. The trial lecture lasts 45 minutes and should be at a level equivalent to a lecture for master's degree students in the subject. Two external opponents then conduct questioning and discussion with the candidate. The assessment and the work of the evaluation committee must comply with sections 12, 14 and 15 of NMBU's PhD Regulations.
SUPPORT FUNCTIONS AND INFRASTRUCTURE The faculty has an appointed vice-dean for research who heads the Research Committee (FU), which is the faculty's program committee for the PhD program. The Faculty has its own working committee (FU-PhD) under the FU which deals with PhD matters, for example applications for admission to the PhD program, education plans, proposals for evaluation committees, and monitors the quality and progress of each candidate’s journey through the PhD program. The FU-PhD is led by a scientific employee. The faculty has its own administrative employees, the PhD advisers, who follow up practical and formal questions related to the PhD program on a daily basis, and who have a secretarial function for the FU-PhD.
NMBU has its own website for PhD education where information about the PhD programs, regulations, procedures, and forms are found. The faculty also has its own website for the PhD program that provides more specific information related to the completion of the PhD program at the faculty, including an overview of the entire process step by step from application for admission to completed public defense, with relevant rules, forms and practical advice.
The faculty provides all necessary infrastructure for the PhD students such as office space, laboratory space, IT resources, etc.
DISABILITIES AND SPECIAL NEEDS ARRANGEMENTS
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Societal relevance.
BIOVIT is responsible for research, education, dissemination and innovation that provides biological knowledge and innovative solutions for sustainable food and bioproduction of the future (BIOVIT's strategic plan 2018- 2023).
BIOVIT has a broad academic profile. The faculty offers specialized and interdisciplinary research and teaching in basic and applied biology, genomics and biotechnology, sustainable, climate-smart and animal-friendly food and agriculture, precision agriculture, new sustainable feed resources, marine bioproduction and aquaculture, agroecology, and urban agriculture.
Our research topics often have direct and high relevance to society. The faculty has close research collaborations with industry, and our research results contribute greatly to innovation.
The combination of basic and applied academic environments as well as extensive cooperation with other faculties and industry means that the faculty is well equipped to contribute to solutions to the major challenges related to sustainable food and bioproduction.
THE KNOWLEDGE IS GAINED THROUGH
THE SKILLS ARE GAINED THROUGH
GENERAL COMPETENCE IS ACHIEVED THROUGH
The degree of philosophiae doctor (PhD) is awarded on the basis of:
The required coursework is evaluated via various forms of evaluation such as oral or written exams, assignment submission, or term papers.
The content of the doctoral work and the educational component are approved by the working committee for the PhD education (FU-PhD), which is a subcommittee of the research committee at BIOVIT (BIOVIT-FU), and progress is followed up by the committee via annual progress reports and mandatory seminars (introductory seminar, midway seminar, and final seminar).
Other learning outcomes do not need a separate evaluation, but it is the main supervisor's responsibility to help achieve these goals via relevant measures, for example through academic discussions, and initiatives for dissemination within the time frame for the PhD.
MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society offers a Doctoral Program (PhD) that qualifies you for teaching at the college/university level, research activities, and other work with high standards of scholarly insight, skill, and well-developed analytical thinking.
Our PhD programme aims to train researchers with expertise in the scholarly analysis and the formation of hypotheses and theories.
MF’s research is centered around the fields of Theology, Religion, and Society, including disciplines such as:
There are three alternatives for admission to the PhD programme:
1. Application for a Doctoral Research Fellowship
MF regularly advertises Doctoral Research Fellowship positions. An application for such a position is to be submitted through the application portal JobbNorge. Applicants employed as Research Fellows will automatically be enrolled in the PhD programme.
2. Application for admission to the PhD programme
Twice a year, applicants who seek to complete a PhD with full funding from their employer, or who can otherwise demonstrate sufficient self-funding to undertake a PhD project, may apply for admission. The application deadlines are 1 March and 1 October, and applications are submitted through MF’s Søknadsweb.
3. Application for a collaborative PhD In some cases, MF may enter into an agreement for a PhD project to be completed as an institutional collaboration, wherein salary expenses are shared between MF and the PhD candidate’s own workplace, institution or organisation. Requests for such a PhD project should be directed to the Prorector. Admission to the programme is otherwise conducted in the same manner as outlined in point 2 above. When a proposed project is accepted, a separate institutional collaboration agreement is drafted, in addition to the standard PhD agreement.
Regardless of how admission takes place, a well-developed project description is essential, as it forms the basis for admission. The project description will undergo an academic assessment before it is sent for deliberation by MF’s Research Committee.
More information about the PhD Programme
Applications may be submitted twice a year.
The application portal (Søknadsweb) opens on 1 February/ 1 September.
- The application deadline is 1 March/1 October.
- The start of studies is 1 September/1 January.
If you are an international applicant without BankID, please see Application and admission for instructions on how to apply.
MF's programme is open to applicants from other universities and colleges in Norway and abroad. Students in the PhD programme must attend mandatory teaching for the coursework, 50% and 90% seminars, and public defense at MF (Oslo, Norway). Exceptions may be granted for digital attendance.
In order to be admitted to the PhD programme, you must
- have completed at least five years of higher education, and received a master’s/cand.theol. degree or equivalent in a relevant subject area. The master’s degree should include a written thesis of minimum 30 ECTS credits and be graded B (or equivalent) or better.
- submit a project description in line with MF's template for project descriptions .
- submit documentation of finances/external funding for the PhD period and project.
In cases where the applicant does not meet the grade requirement or does not have a master's degree, but is clearly qualified, the Research Committee can consider the application on an individual basis.
Required documents
- Application form
Applicants must fill out the application form and upload it as a pdf-file in Søknadsweb.
- Educational background
Relevant degrees from institutions of higher education must be documented by uploading copies of the original diploma, transcript of records, and diploma supplement. If any of these documents are not originally in English or a Nordic language, an official translation must accompany the copies of the original documents.
- Finances/Funding
Applicants who have external funding for their PhD, for example through their current employer, grants, or scholarships, must provide documentation of this.
Applicants who plan to finance their PhD with private funds, must provide a statement addressing how they plan to finance thei PhD period and project.
- Project description
Applicants must upload a fully developed project proposal in line with MF's template for project descriptions.
- CV (curriculum vitae)
The CV should include references.
- List of publications (if any)
There are three different programme structures offered depending on the method used in the PhD project. Please see your supervisor and/or the PhD coordinator for help in setting up your plan.
PhD Thesis 150 ECTS | ||
90% seminar | ||
The Status of the Discipline 10 ECTS | ||
50% seminar | ||
Historical and Exegetical Methods: Text, Materiality, Context 5 ECTS | Historical and Exegetical Methods: Sources, Text-Production and Transmission 5 ECTS | |
Theory of Science and Research Ethics 5 ECTS | Theory of Science 5 ECTS |
PhD Thesis 150 ECTS | ||
90% seminar | ||
The Status of the Discipline 10 ECTS | ||
50% seminar | ||
Methods in Systematic Theology: Hermeneutics, Dogmatics, and Ethics 5 ECTS | Methods in Systematic Theology: Philosophy and Theology 5 ECTS | |
Theory of Science and Research Ethics 5 ECTS | Theory of Science 5 ECTS |
PhD Thesis 150 ECTS | ||
90% seminar | ||
The Status of the Discipline 10 ECTS | ||
50% seminar | ||
Research Design and Qualitative Methods 5 ECTS | Qualitative and Quantitative Methods: Analysis and Writing 5 ECTS | |
Theory of Science and Research Ethics 5 ECTS | Theory of Science 5 ECTS |
Method of instruction
Whereas the PhD program aims at individual and specialised studies, the quality of such studies also depends on participating in a research community where topics and problems are discussed in courses where other students participate. These courses are structured around four areas:
- Philosophy of science (10 ECTS)
- Methodology (10 ECTS)
- The Status of the discipline (10 ECTS)
- Thesis (150 ECTS)
Specialists in their field teach all courses. The format consists of lectures, panels of responses and discussions, seminars, and work groups. Some seminars are offered in cooperation with other (national or international) institutions. The literature for each course should generally be read before the seminar starts.
The different parts of the coursework provide the opportunity for a hermeneutical interplay, by which the Candidate becomes skilled in understanding the context of their research. The work on the PhD thesis nevertheless constitutes the major part of the program work. (150ECTS). The course components support, inform, guide, and inspire the individual research project of the candidate, but some of the coursework contents also provide a broader context of knowledge than what is required for the thesis. Hence, the program educates for research in general, as well.
1 ECTS (= European Credit Transfer System, ’studiepoeng’) requires 25-30 hours of work from the candidate.
Philosophy of science (10 ECTS)
Two courses are required on this topic. The fundamental perspectives in these courses place the PhD specialisation and the PhD thesis within the context of scholarly work, and the students can develop their understanding and be enabled to document the larger horizon within which the research takes part.
PHD901 (5 ECTS) and PHD902 are mandatory for all students. These courses focus on fundamental questions in the study of and research on Religion and Values.
Methodology (10 ECTS)
Two courses are required on this topic: MET910 (5 ECTS) and MET920 (5 ECTS). The courses focus on methodological issues and train students to discern, choose and employ proper scientific/scholarly methods. Two courses are offered in each of the following fields:
A. History and exegesis
B. Systematic Theology
C. Social sciences and empirical research
The student normally takes both courses from either A, B or C, but combinations may be granted by application.
PHD930 The Status of the Discipline (10 ECTS)
This course aims to give a thorough understanding of the present stand and status of the discipline. To achieve this, the student participates in activities relevant to the thesis topic. The course requires participation in two international conferences or an academic stay abroad. In addition, involvement in Research groups, seminars, or complete courses from Research Schools may be considered fulfilling part of the course requirements.
PHD950 Thesis (150 ECTS)
The central part of the program is the writing of the thesis. The thesis may consist of a single work or several shorter works with an extensive introduction. Research seminars are offered regularly, and students must attend and present their work in these.
Equivalation
By application, equivalent courses may be accepted to fulfil the program.
Learning outcome
The aims of the PhD program can be described as follows:
The candidate
- is at the forefront of knowledge within their academic field and masters the field’s philosophy of science and relevant methods.
- can evaluate the expediency and application of different methods and processes in research and scholarly development projects.
- can contribute to developing new knowledge, new theories, methods, interpretations, and forms of documentation in the field.
- can formulate problems, plan and carry out research and scholarly development work.
- can carry out research and scholarly research work of a high international standard.
- can handle complex academic issues and challenge established knowledge and practice in the field.
General competence
- can identify relevant ethical issues and carry out research with scholarly integrity.
- can communicate research and development work through recognised Norwegian and international channels.
- can participate in international scholarly discussions.
The totality of the qualifications acquired is assessed at the end of the PhD programme. When the coursework is completed, the successful defense of the PhD thesis and the trial lecture indicates that the qualifications are achieved).
After reworking, the final version of the course paper should be sent to the responsible course convener for final approval, usually within three weeks after the course. It will be subject to the exam that term.
Papers are approved by the course convener(s) or the supervisor(s). The courses are graded passed/failed based on fulfilled course requirements
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The PhD programme in Educational Sciences and Humanities encompasses two research disciplines that overlap in some areas, but which also each have their own distinctive characteristics.
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Overview of start-ups and milstones in the PhD programme (pdf) .
The PhD programme in educational sciences and humanities encompasses two research disciplines that overlap in some areas, but which also each have their own distinctive characteristics.
Educational sciences has a particular focus on research into childhood and adolescence, learning, teaching, general education and formal education from kindergarten through to higher education, and encompasses disciplines such as pedagogy, didactics, special education, sociology, psychology and history.
The humanities focuses on research into expressions of the human mind and human society and culture in the broadest sense, both past and present, and includes disciplines such as history, religious studies, literature and languages.
The PhD programme thus allows for both in-depth, specialised research within one of these areas and interdisciplinary investigations that traverse traditional boundaries.
The general conditions for admission are set out in section 2-1 of the University of Stavanger’s PhD Regulations.
In addition, the following requirements apply to admission to the PhD programme in educational sciences and humanities:
In addition to the formal qualifications, importance will be attached to the quality of the proposed PhD project and relevant academic work.
Applicants who do not meet these formal criteria may exceptionally be admitted on special assessment. Importance will be attached to the academic supervisor’s documented ability to ensure the PhD candidates finish their PhD work. It must be specified how the department/center intends to follow up the PhD candidate and ensure completion.
Read more about admission to PhD programmes .
Below you will find an overview of relevant PhD-courses planned for the autumn term 2024.
If you are already a PhD candidate at UiS you can either register in Studentweb or use the application form below in order to apply for these courses.
All external candidates must use the application form and send their paperwork to [email protected] .
See all PhD-courses at the University of Stavanger .
Read more about DUH157 Contemporary perspectives on Diversity Dates: 10th-11th of September, 15th-16th of October and 19th of November 2024 Application deadline: 26th of August 2024 Course coordinators: Geir Skeie and Hildegunn Fandrem
Read more about DUH225 Research Design Dates: 16th-19th of September 2024 Application deadline: 2nd of September Course coordinator: Arne Olav Nygard
Read more about DUH221 Educational Sciences Dates: 9th-10th of October, 24th-25th of October 2024 Application deadline: 25th of September Course coordinator: Ketil Knutsen
Read more abo ut DUH100 Systematic review Dates: 28th-30th of October Application deadline: 14th of October Course coordinator: May Irene F. Klippen
Read more about DUH205 Research ethics Dates: November 4-6 Application deadline: 21st of October
Course coordinator: Ulrich Dettweiler
Read more about DUH605 Research ethics Dates: November 4-6 Application deadline: 21st of October
Read more abo ut DUH280 Themes in environmental humanities Dates: 2nd-6th of December Application deadline: 11th of November Course coordinator: Dolly Jørgensen
Read more about NoRS-EH
Read more about DUH120 Introduksjonsemne for ph.d.-kandidater (Norwegian) Date: Contact: Hein Berdinesen og Jeanette Rollheim
Read more about DUH125 Avslutningsseminar (Norwegian) Date: Contact: Hein Berdinesen og Jeanette Rollheim
Below you will find an overview of relevant PhD-courses planned for the spring term 2025.
All external candidates must use the application form and send their paperwork to: [email protected]
Read more about DUH158 Policy implementation as a strategy to improve schools and early childcare Date: January 14-15 and 29-30
Application deadline: January 2
Course coordinator: Sigrun Karin Ertesvåg
Read more about DUH240 Qualitative research Dates: March 24-27 Application deadline: March 10
Course coordinator: Hein Berdinesen
Read more about DUH102 Philosophy of Science
Application deadline: TBA
Course coordinator: Ståle Gundersen
Read more about DUH602 Philosophy of Science
Read more about DUH165 Applied Statistics
Course coordinator: TBA
Read more about DUH200 Introduction to Meta-Analysis Date: May 12-14
Application deadline: April 28
Course coordinator: Serap Keles
Read more about DUH270 Hermeneutics and Phenomenology: Thinking about Method in the Humanities and Social Sciences
Dates: May 22, 23 and 28.
Application deadline: May 8
Read more about DUH650 Social and emotional learning Date: TBA
Course coordinator: Ingunn Størksen
Read more about DUH120 Introduksjonsemne for ph.d.-kandidater (Norwegian) Date: TBA
No application deadline Contact: Hein Berdinesen and Jeanette Rollheim
Read more about DUH125 Avslutningsseminar (Norwegian) Date:
Below you will find useful forms which you can download.
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The National Research Course Portal provides an overview of PhD courses in the social science subjects offered at Norwegian universities. The website is the result of a national project on the coordination of PhD courses within the Social Sciences, initiated by the National Conference of Faculties of the Social Sciences.
The PhD education is the highest level of education in Norway. A doctoral degree in Mathematical Sciences gives innumerable exciting career path opportunities in academia, business and industry and the public sector.
PhD programmes at USN. PhD is the highest level of formal education in Norway. We have the following doctoral programmes: Humanities, Cultural and Educational Sciences Ecology Management Nautical Operations Person-centred Health Care Technology. Contact us. Switchboard: 31 00 80 00. E-mail: [email protected]. Admission - Contact form.
The Faculty of Psychology offers doctoral education for the PhD degree. The doctoral education lasts for a standard period of three years and includes independent scientific work in the form of a thesis to be defended at a public defence. In addition, the PhD programme includes a training module (30 ects) lasting one semester.
PhD Programme. Let a PhD from NHH be your next career step. NHH aims to produce PhD candidates at a high international level. You will be offered research periods abroad and participation in international conferences and networks. As a Triple Crown accredited business school and among the best-ranked institutions in Europe, NHHs researchers ...
The PhD programme in Health and Medicine is a doctoral programme at the Faculty of Health Sciences. Health and Medicine describes a field of research which works to improve the medical services and thus public health.
Studying for a PhD in Norway Norway is a nation of contrasts: bustling cities like Oslo, and vast tracts of unspoilt countryside; cosy cafes and a passion for active sport; high salaries and difficulties with recruitment. That difficulty extends to the higher education sector, which in recent years has led Norwegian universities to advertise further afield for top-notch PhD candidates.
The PhD program in Biosciences is affiliated with the Faculty of Biosciences at NMBU. The program is based on the main description of PhD education at NMBU and is regulated by the Regulations for the Degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD) at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. WRITTEN INFORMATION ABOUT THE PHD STUDY.
MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society offers Doctoral Programmes (PhD) in Theology and Religious Education / Religious Studies. A PhD qualifies you for teaching at the college/university level, research activities, and other work with high standards of scholarly insight, skill, and well-developed analytical thinking. Our PhD programme aims to train researchers with expertise in ...
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The PhD programme in educational sciences and humanities encompasses two research disciplines that overlap in some areas, but which also each have their own distinctive characteristics. Educational sciences has a particular focus on research into childhood and adolescence, learning, teaching, general education and formal education from ...
So, is anybody here a (or a former) PhD fellow in some Norwegian University? I would like to know how's your experience like: the overall research activity, satisfaction, working hours, relationship with advisor/s, work/free time ratio, language barrier if any, useful tips, and so on.
Currently, 88% of Norwegian children aged 1-2 years, and 97% of those aged 3-5 years, attend daycare, nursery school, or kindergarten, allowing parents to return to work full-time (Statistics Norway Citation 2022). This allows Norwegian women shorter career breaks and more time to pursue research.