A job bank listing available teaching opportunities for PhD students is available on the Graduate School’s website. You can find the link under the section “How to find teaching”.
SUND offers a mentoring programme for PhD students and postdocs who get the opportunity to participate in a specially designed mentoring programme focusing on well-being, career development, gender equality, diversity, inclusion and organisational challenges.
IRS and KI do not have a separate statistics service, but PhD students are offered ten hours of guidance through Department of Public Health (IST).
Regarding courses:
You can potentially find offerings under the PhD school's courses or through IST - however, please note that these courses may be considered external courses if they are offered by another department.
Courses offered by the Graduate School of Health Sciences
Here you can find information about statistical guidance at IST
Open Market courses:
On the phdcourses.dk website, you may find Open Market courses in statistics.
At SUND Research Support - Syddansk Forskerstøtte we provide researchers with support from the first project idea to the final submission. On this page you find most of what you need to know when applying for funding.
If you are a PhD student, you need to report your illness both to the PhD school and to the Department of Clinical Research.
Please contact sund-fravaer-ki@health.sdu.dk
On the PhD school's website, you can find relevant information on how to get started as a PhD student at SUND (Faculty of Health Sciences). You can explore the types of PhD programs available, learn about the application process, and find more details on funding.
In general, there are three criteria that must be met before a PhD student can begin their project:
- The applicant must meet the admission requirements.
- The applicant must have an approved project description.
- The applicant must have financing in place.
For more information, please visit the website of the Graduate School of Health Science
If you wish to make changes to your enrollment, you must contact the Graduate School of Health Sciences. Only the Graduate School has the authority to grant changes. Changes may include extensions, leaves of absence, illness, changes in workload (increase or decrease), part-time arrangements, and more.
The Graduate School of Health Sciences
Remember that all your inquiries regarding your PhD enrollment and thesis should go through the PhD SchoolE-mail: phd@health.sdu.dkPhone: +45 6550 4949
Regarding illness
If you are a PhD student, you need to report your illness both to the PhD school and to the Department of Clinical Research. Please contact: sund-fravaer-ki@health.sdu.dk
The PhD Defence
SDU has created a template for the front page of the PhD thesis. We recommend using that template.
Printing of the thesis is at the individual's own expense.
In addition to printing theses, the Graphic Center can also assist with formatting and printing of posters. This service is also at the individual's own expense.
Responsibilities of the principal supervisor
- Agree the date and time of the defence with the PhD student and the assessment committee
- Notify the Graduate School of the agreed date and time
- Book rooms for the pre-meeting and PhD defence (see the guide below)
Reception following the PhD defence
If a reception is planned in connection with the defence, it is the PhD student’s responsibility to organise it. The Department of Clinical Research does not cover any costs associated with the reception.
Gift
The Department of Clinical Research presents the PhD student with a gift to mark the occasion of their defence.
The gift can be collected from the administrative departmental officer after the defence (office: V08-608a-2, level 2, diagonally opposite U300).
Room booking
The principal supervisor is responsible for booking rooms for both the pre-meeting and the PhD defence.
Teaching rooms and lecture halls can be booked via TimeEdit, which is accessible to all university staff. Alternatively, Technical Services can assist with bookings at 8888@sdu.dk.
The room “Dialogen” (capacity: 84 people, seated at round tables) is booked via your SDU Outlook calendar. Search for the room under “od sun M-0.60”.
Further details about room booking are available on SDUnet.
Catering for the pre-meeting and reception
The Department of Clinical Research does not cover catering for the pre-meeting.
If catering is required for an event at SDU, it must be ordered through Jespers Torvekøkken:
torve-koekken.dk.
The person placing the order must register as an external customer.
If you have any questions or specific requests regarding catering, please contact activity and event manager Mette Brandt at +45 2620 0525 or mebr@torvekoekken.dk.
Useful links and contact details
Graduate School at the Faculty of Health Sciences
Submission, assessment and defence
Contact – Department of Clinical Research
Secretariat
Email: ki-sekretariat@health.sdu.dk
Phone: +45 6550 8169
