Disputas- Doctoral thesis defence

Normally, close relatives, fellow students, colleagues and faculty members from the department are present. It is customary for the candidate and the opponents to dress formally.

For detailed information, please see “Procedure for the defence of doctoral theses at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences". This can be found bellow.

Trial lecture:

After the dissertation has been submitted but before the defence the doctoral candidate must give a trial lecture on a given topic . The Faculty recommends that the trial lecture is held latest 3 weeks before the planned defence. The department or a person authorized by the department appoints a special trial lecture committee (which should have the same head as the dissertation's evaluation committee). The committee for the trial lecture must consist of at least three members, but all of these may be in-house. All members must have a doctoral degree or equivalent competence. The department is responsible for arranging the trial lecture and announcing it.

The trial lecture can also be held in connection with the defence and evaluated by the evaluation committee for the thesis. In these cases the trial lecture will be announced by the Faculty along with the defence.

After the defence, the evaluation committee will write a statement (final report) confirming whether the candidate has successfully passed the defence (and trial lecture if relevant). The statement must be signed by all three members of the committee.  A statement template can be found bellow.