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Before the defence or licentiate seminar

You, who are a doctoral student at NVS, can read here about the routines that apply at our department when you are planning for your dissertation. You will find KI鈥檚 overall rules and regulations on ki.se.

Reservation of date

Contact Heli V盲nsk盲, the co-ordinator for doctoral education, to make sure that your choice of date and time doesn't collide with someone else鈥檚 dissertation within the same area of research.

Signing of application

Ulrica Nilsson, study director for doctoral studies, reviews and approves your defence application. 

E-mail your completed application form to  doctoraleducation@nvs.ki.se,  with CC to Ulrica Nilsson and Heli V盲nsk盲, at least 5 working days prior to the last date of submission to the dissertation committee. Neither your application nor the conflict of interest declaration need to be signed at this stage.

Enclose the following attachments to your application:

  • Ladok 鈥 certificate of registration, including each semester鈥檚 study activity. To include the study activity in the certificate, check the boxes for 鈥淎ll registrations arranged by program鈥 and 鈥淪tudy activity and funding鈥. The study activity is not registered in ladok until the end of each semester, which the dissertation committee is aware of.
  • Ladok 鈥 transcript of records. You will find a description of all the compulsory courses and learning outcomes in the .
  • A copy of your half time protocol.
  • A copy of your ISP.
  • Constituent papers and manuscripts.
  • Ethical permits (the application form including project plan, patient information and decision). 

Ulrica Nilsson will get back to you and explain which parts of your application you need to revise (if any).

When you have revised the application, you and your supervisors must (e-)sign the application. Make a pdf-file of it and send it to Ulrica Nilsson. She signs your application and then forwards it to the head of department for approval. 

You don鈥檛 have to send any attachments this time, the application itself is enough.

Don鈥檛 forget to fill in the names of the people who will e-sign, including Ulrica Nilsson and Maria Ankarcrona (D5-D7). You don't need to fill in any dates as they will appear in the e-signature.

After the application has been signed by the study director and the head of the department, the head of department co-ordinator will send it back to you.

Application to the dissertation committee

When you have received your approved application back, add all the attachments and create part 1 and part 2 of your application. Now it is ready to be uploaded to the dissertation committee.

Send a copy of your thesis to the co-ordinator of doctoral education

Send a copy of your thesis to:

Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society

Attn: Heli V盲nsk盲, co-ordinator doctoral education

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Alfred Nobels All茅 23, D2

141 83 Huddinge

Booking of venue

For booking a room and other practical arrangements, contact your department administrator.

Announcement

Send information about your dissertation to the person responsible for the web on your division for listing the event on the KI and NVS Calendar 5 - 7 weeks before the dissertation. If there is no such person on your division, contact NVS Communication officer.

After the defense

Send the form no. 11, the examination board鈥檚 decision, in original to:

Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society

Attn: Heli V盲nsk盲, co-ordinator doctoral education

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Alfred Nobels All茅 23, D2

141 83 Huddinge

NB. Digital signing of the form is not permitted.

More information

You will find more information on KI鈥檚 rules and regulations on . 

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