Before the faculty examiner and grading committee are appointed and before the dissertation is sent to the printers.

Change of subject if relevant (primarily for persons admitted before 2002). 

The degree certificate states subject as well as specialisation. Doctoral students can request that specialisation is omitted from the degree certificate.

Application submitted by doctoral student to the head of department, by filling in the form ‘Admission to postgraduate studies’ and marking ‘Change of Subject’.

At least six months before the public defence.

Approach faculty examiner and assess an approximate time for public defence with regard to probable completion date for dissertation.

Main supervisor in consultation with other supervisor(s) and professor responsible for postgraduate studies.

Approx. six months before the public defence.

Determine the date for the public defence.

Date is determined by consultation between doctoral student, supervisor and faculty examiner.

Approx. six months before the public defence.

Book public defence day and time, via on-line calendar.

Make a preliminary booking for sounding out examiner. Maria Grazia Muggeri can answer your questions.

Doctoral student/administrator

A few months before the public defence.

Appoint faculty examiner and grading committee (form in Swedish). 

Inform the faculty examiner (especially important in the case of a foreign examiner) about procedures – see "Information regarding the public defence". 

Regulations concerning the grading committee (in Swedish).

Main supervisor (in collaboration with the other supervisor(s) and the research professor) sends proposal to the faculty office.

Section dean makes decision about faculty examiner and grading committee. 
The time for the public defence is thereby affirmed.

A few months before the public defence.

Permission to copy published papers.

Book a time for printing at least 12 weeks before the public defence.

Doctoral student.

Doctoral student.

A few months before the public defence.

Book a hall for the public defence.

Supervisor/doctoral student. In case the public defence will be held at a different location a request has to be made to the Faculty of Science and Technolgy.

10 weeks before public defence.

Official notification of the date of the public defence to take place three term weeks in advance.

The university library website provides information on printing, official notification and advertising and summary. 

Dissertation must have a 2-5 page summary in Swedish.

Doctoral student.

At the latest, three term weeks before the public defence. 

Dissertation is sent out to the faculty examiner, grading committee and same subject departments in the country (a mailing list should exist in the Department) and for deposition in Carolina (10 copies of the obligatory edition of 80 copies)

Dissertation is sent out to all departments within the section, and the university calendar.

Sändlista inom ämnet: Forskarutbildningsansvarig professor

Utskick: Doktoranden

Approx. two weeks before the public defence.

Information for press release concerning the dissertation sent to the Information Office.

Information Office contacts the doctoral student who now must have the text ready.

Before the degree can be awarded.

Report to UPPDOK that all courses for doctoral degree have been completed.

 (Main) supervisor.

The day of the public defence.

Public defence and grading committee meeting. Grading committee protocol for doctoral degree (d) 

Doctoral student, faculty examiner and grading committee, etc.

After public defence.

Reports:
1. Approved public defence reported to UPPDOK.
2. Grading committee minutes sent to the Faculty Office.
3. If the dissertation is not approved (fail) the section for digital publishing must be notified diva-helpdesk@ub.uu.se

 (Main) supervisor.

After public defence.

Application for degree.

Doctoral student applies to the Graduation Office.