Regulatory documents and forms
Acceptable study conditions
Acceptable study conditions (PDF, 269 kB, opens in a new tab)
Forms and templates for opening a doctoral position with other funding than doctoral employment (for the departments)
- Industry-employed doctoral student agreement (Word, 58 kB, opens in a new tab)
- Admission to third-cycle education financed by scholarship – Conditions and management rules (PDF, 229 kB, opens in a new tab)
- Certificate for admission of PhD student with scholarship – in Swedish only (Word, 110 kB, opens in a new tab)
- Agreement regarding conditions for scholarship holder (PDF, 75 kB, opens in a new tab)
- Certificate concerning conditions posed by the PhD-scholarship provider (PDF, 173 kB, opens in a new tab)
Template for double degree agreements (for the departments)
Contact Aleksandra Popovic, aleksandra [dot] popovic [at] science [dot] lu [dot] se, for more information about the template for double degree agreements.
Admitting and registering doctoral students in Ladok (done by the departments)
Fill in the form below and send it to the Ladok group, or fill in the Ladok group's web form below (in Swedish only).
Form for admission to postgraduate studies (PDF, 83 kB, opens in a new tab)
- Instruction manual for the system for Individual study plans (PDF, 477 kB, opens in a new tab)
- Basis for discussion in the introduction of newly admitted doctoral students (PDF, 98 kB, opens in a new tab)
- Guide for annual evaluation of the doctoral student's supervision and work situation (PDF, 16 kB, opens in a new tab)
Minimum standard supervision
Minimum standard for supervision (PDF, 290 kB, opens in a new tab)
Prevent and manage conflicts between doctoral students and supervisors
- Action plan for the prevention of conflicts between doctoral students and supervisors (PDF, 601 kB, opens in a new tab)
- Guidelines for managing conflicts between doctoral students and supervisors (PDF, 239 kB, opens in a new tab)
Form and procedure for a change of supervisor
Establishment of new third cycle courses (for the departments)
Forms for doctoral students who are admitted at other universities
Special permission to participate in PhD courses (PDF, 88 kB, opens in a new tab)
Doctoral students’ salary stages in 2023-year salary level
As of 1 October 2023, the Faculty of Science's doctoral students’ salary stages are as follows.
For doctoral students who started their doctoral studies before 1 August 2023
Subject area physical geography, geology, biology, environmental science and chemistry:
Entry level salary: SEK 31 300
60 credits: SEK 31 900
120 credits: SEK 33 000
180 credits: SEK 34 100
Subject area physics and mathematics:
Entry level salary: SEK 32 300
60 credits: SEK 32 900
120 credits: SEK 34 000
180 credits: SEK 35 100
For doctoral students who started their doctoral education after 1 August 2023
Subject area physical geography, geology, biology, environmental science and chemistry:
Entry level salary: SEK 31 300
120 credits: SEK 33 600 SEK
180 credits: SEK 34 800
Subject area physics and mathematics:
Entry level salary: SEK 32 300
120 credits: SEK 34 600
180 credits: SEK 35 800
More regulatory documents on salary, benefits and insurance
- Rules regarding extension of programme length and employment as a doctoral student due to student union activities (PDF, 153 kB, opens in a new tab)
- Prolongation for departmental duties (PDF, 232 kB, opens in a new tab)
- Extension of doctoral students' study time due to the coronavirus pandemic (PDF, 332 kB, opens in a new tab)
Form for doctoral students
Form for the departments
- Regulations on licentiate degrees (PDF, 283 kB, opens in a new tab)
- Decision regarding remuneration for external opponent (PDF, 278 kB, opens in a new tab)
- Form: Application for licentiate seminar (Word, 115 kB, opens in a new tab)
- Template for decision on licentiate thesis – in Swedish only (Word, 123 kB, opens in a new tab)
- Advice and instructions for doctoral students and departments in connection with the public defence of theses (PDF, 283 kB, opens in a new tab)
- Management regulations for the public defence of doctoral theses (PDF, 190 kB, opens in a new tab)
- Information regarding the assignment as a member of an examining committee or external reviewer at the Faculty of Science (PDF, 266 kB, opens in a new tab)
- Template for examining committee minutes – in Swedish only (PDF, 81 kB, opens in a new tab)
Contact
Aleksandra Popovic
Education coordinator, third cycle education
Contact information for Aleksandra Popovic – staff.lu.se