Prøveforelesning, pressemelding og disputas / Trial lecture, press release and public defence
På denne siden finner du som kandidat viktig informasjon om prøveforelesningen, pressemelding, og informasjon om hva du må gjøre før disputasen. / Information about the trial lecture and defence as well as practical information about your duties during the final phase of the PhD programme and the defence of your thesis.
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Trial Lecture
A trial lecture on a given topic must be held and passed after submission of the thesis, no later than 3 weeks before the public defense.
The topic for the trial lecture is decided by the department and will be announced to you 10 working days before the lecture. The purpose of the trial lecture is to test your scientific maturity, and the topic should therefore be outside the subject area of your thesis. Furthermore, you should demonstrate your ability to communicate research-based knowledge in a lecture situation. The lecture should last for 45 minutes, opening for questions from the audience afterwards.
Press Release
The faculty requests you to compose and send a press release to us as soon as possible and no later than 3 weeks before the planned defence. You submit your press release in the Avhandlingsportalen under: «About submitting press release».
More information on the press release can be found in the press release form and on these webpages:
If you need assistance with writing the press release text for the general public you can contact the subject specialist at the Science and Technology Library (see bottom of page on your subject) or use ubbrb@ub.uib.no.
The press release is published on the UiB press list about one week before the defence. The Communication and Media Centre will send the press release to most of the larger newspapers locally and nationally. Please note that the newspapers may edit and cut the headline and text when they publish the press release.
The press release will be published on UiB.no: Nye doktorgrader (New PhDs)
The University will also use the press release at the official promotion of new doctorates, when printing the booklet "Nye Doctores".
For further information, please see
- English: Media advice for researchers
- Norsk: Medieråd til forskere
See also press releases: Nye doktorgrader (New PhDs). There will be a link from the press release to the thesis in NVA (Norwegian Research Information Repository).
Errata
Errata (English) Please see this page
Formal errors (punctuation, typing errors, minor layout changes etc.) may be corrected in the thesis. The deadline for applying for correction of formal errors is one week after the candidate has received the recommendation.
Errata (norsk) Mer info på denne siden
Formelle feil som tegnsetting, skrivefeil, mindre layoutendringer etc. kan rettes i avhandlingen etter innlevering. Frist for søknad om retting av formelle feil er senest én uke etter at kandidaten har mottatt innstillingen.
Printing and Template for the Doctoral Thesis
The University of Bergen has an agreement with a print shop for the production of doctoral theses. The agreement includes a template for the thesis, assigning of an ISBN number, the production of the thesis and delivery of the thesis to the National Library and the University of Bergen Library.
The University Library encourages you to publish an electronic version of your thesis in the open research archive Norwegian Research Information Repository (NVA). If you have questions about NVA, you may contact the University library nva@uib.no.
Avhandlingsportalen is the website for printing and publishing the thesis. Here you will find information about
- Printing the accepted thesis
- Depositing to the Norwegian Research Information Repository (NVA)
- Submitting press release
- Printing evaluation copies
- Printing private copies
- The thesis template
- Copyright and publishing
Before the defence
The leader of the evaluation committee informs the faculty about the date, time and location of the public defence. About one week before the defence, the Faculty will send an announcement for the defence to you and all the departments at our faculty.
Defence procedure
It is very important that you carefully read the enclosed document Procedure for the defence of doctoral theses at the Faculty of Science and Technology and the enclosed relevant regulations.
Doctoral diploma
Soon after the defence your digital diploma will be available in the Diploma Registry and Studentweb. The physical version of your diploma and a ceremonial doctoral diploma will be issued at the ceremony for presentation of doctoral degrees at the University Aula. You will receive an invitation and further information before this ceremony.
