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Some advice for oral presentations A few more or less self-evident but gentle reminders when preparing and executing an oral presentation. Prepare the talk to fit the given time slot. If you ruin the timekeeping, you ruin the talk.Get to the point. Avoid long introductions and overviews before the take-home message. Bring your results and conclusions upfront, and save the background and justificat
Process for recruiting and admission of doctoral students. If you are about to recruit a doctoral student, please also read the web page Råd kring rekrytering av doktorander (in Swedish on our internal Swedish website). If you lack previous experience of supervising doctoral students at our department, contact the Directors of Postgraduate Studies for overall information. Since the process include
https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/research-and-education/postgraduate-studies/admission-doctoral-students - 2026-04-23
Postgraduate studies in biology runs over 48 months. The normal model for funding doctoral positions is that two years are financed by the faculty support (distributed at the division level) and two years by external grants. Deviations from this model can be made but must be justified with the educational purpose in focus and anchored within the division.A financial plan that covers the doctoral s
For each doctoral student, the Head of the department appoints a supervisory committee, on the advice of the Director of studies. The committee consists ofDepartmental representativeMain supervisorCo-supervisor/-sScientific mentor The role of the departmental representative The overarching role of the departmental representative is to represent the department in relation to the individual doctoral
https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/research-and-education/postgraduate-studies/supervisory-committee - 2026-04-23
The general syllabus for third-cycle studies in biology (NABIOL01) (science.lu.se) describes the frames that apply to all doctoral students in biology at Lund University and contains information about the content and degree requirements of the education.The individual study plan (ISP) is the plan for the individual doctoral student’s research studies, and it specifies the undertakings of the depar
Courses and individual undertakings corresponding to 60 credits should complement the research project (180 credits) in educating and examination towards the outcomes for a doctoral degree as stated in the Higher Education Ordinance. These courses can serve to give knowledge and skills required for the research project (methods courses), to bring broader and deeper knowledge in the research area,
https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/research-and-education/postgraduate-studies/courses-and-credit-earning-components - 2026-04-23
The purpose of the doctoral student progress meeting is to follow up on the progress of the research studies. The departmental representative calls the doctoral student and the rest of the supervisory committee to a progress meeting every semester toDiscuss the doctoral student’s learning and research work (progress, setbacks), plan forthcoming activities and solve problems. The following form can
https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/research-and-education/postgraduate-studies/doctoral-student-progress-meeting - 2026-04-23
The half-time review consists of an essay and a seminar in which the doctoral student presents the essay. An opponent examines the essay and leads the discussion with the doctoral student during the seminar. The half-time review is an opportunity for the doctoral student to get an overview of the literature, to put the research task in relation to the research field, and to reflect on the research
https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/research-and-education/postgraduate-studies/half-time-review - 2026-04-23
When you have met all the formal requirements for postgraduate studies, have completed all your courses and written your thesis, you are ready to publicly defend your thesis. If you are aiming for a Licentiate degree (at the Faculty web) instead, the public defence takes the form of a departmental seminar. Guidelines for the comprehensive summary of the thesis ("Kappan") The doctoral thesis is to
General information and handbooksOnce you have started as a doctoral student there are a number of handbooks and sources of information that can come in useful.You can find general information on postgraduate studies on the websites of Lund University and the Faculty of Science as well as the Swedish Higher Education Authority.The Biology Doctoral Student Council (BDR) has written a guide for new
When hiring staff, there are many rules and laws that you must follow. A person cannot start working before the employment contract is in place. It takes at least two to three months to hire staff, but it can take considerably longer depending on external factors. Always contact your HR administrator well in advance and discuss the process.If you want to advertise over the summer, you must send a
https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/employment/appointing-staff - 2026-04-23
As a doctoral student, you can apply for a multitude of scholarships and grants for travel and research costs. They are awarded both internally by Lund University and externally by private foundations and research academies. The following sources can be worth investigating:Lund University scholarship pages (external website)GlobalGrant (external website, in Swedish)Compilations of research funding
https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/research-and-education/postgraduate-studies/scholarships-and-grants - 2026-04-23
A clear graphic identity gives credibilityHow we communicate with our surroundings affects our identity. Our graphical profile and logotype are important tools that give us a uniform profile, which is a prerequisite for us to stand strong in the keen competition for research funding, skilled colleagues and students, and to climb on national and international ranking lists. All co-workers contribut
https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/support-and-tools/communication - 2026-04-23
It is important that we follow the laws when we do purchases with Government money. If you do not follow the rules, you may have to return your purchases and pay a fine. You should primarily use the purchase tool Lupin when you need to buy goods or services. In Lupin, you will find the suppliers with which Lund University has signed agreements. According to the Swedish Public Procurement Act (2016
https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/support-and-tools/purchasing-and-procurement - 2026-04-23
If you are intermittently employed, which means hourly paid, you will report your working time digitally in Primula SSC. To be able to report in Primula SSC, you need a Lucat login. If you do not have one already, please contact the person who is responsible for your employment or your HR administrator.How-to time reportGo to Primula's website, choose Lund University and log in with your LU accoun
https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/employment/time-reporting - 2026-04-23
Why not have a sabbatical? The purpose of a sabbatical is to enrich and renew a university employee’s academic life by allowing them uninterrupted time to think and do research. According to its Biblical origins, the sabbatical, or Sabbath, is a break from work, or a rest, of a few months to up to a year. In many parts of the world, this originally religious idea has been transformed into a cheris
https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/research-and-education/sabbaticals - 2026-04-23
An external sabbatical requires that the home institution releases the academic from their normal duties for a period of several months to a year, thus providing them with the freedom and time to perform research and/or teaching in a new and inspiring environment. The benefit to the home institution is that the academic returns renewed and energised and with a suite of new ideas, methods and exper
https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/research-and-education/sabbaticals/external-sabbaticals - 2026-04-23
Are you eligible?To be eligible to apply for a sabbatical you have to satisfy the following three requirements:You must be a young group leader, a senior lecturer or a professor,You must have the necessary level of funding to finance the extra costs associated with the sabbatical, andYour funding agency must approve of the use of their funds for the purposes of a sabbatical.Do you have permission?
Just as with an external sabbatical, the main aim of an internal sabbatical is to give a staff member an undisturbed chance to think, write or generate new ideas in a new and inspiring environment that is separated from the normal pressures and obligations of their regular surroundings. From one division to anotherAn internal sabbatical, available for all PhD students and other academic staff, is
https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/research-and-education/sabbaticals/internal-sabbaticals - 2026-04-23
Procedures for promotion to professorshipThe department must approve applications for promotions before the matters are forwarded to the Academic Appointments Board (LFN). The head of the department appoints two examiners, who are to review the application in collaboration with the head of the division and the director of studies concerned. The assessment shall include a consideration of the depar
https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/employment/promotions-and-readership-applications - 2026-04-23
