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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…

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/research-and-education/postgraduate-studies/doctoral-student-progress-meeting- 2025-10-24

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…

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/research-and-education/postgraduate-studies/half-time-review- 2025-10-24

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)…

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/research-and-education/postgraduate-studies/public-defense-doctoral-thesis-and-phd-degree- 2025-03-03

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…

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/research-and-education/postgraduate-studies/doctoral-student-handbooks-and-student-unions- 2026-06-24

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…

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/employment/appointing-staff- 2026-03-06

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…

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/research-and-education/postgraduate-studies/scholarships-and-grants- 2025-06-27

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…

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/support-and-tools/communication- 2026-01-23

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…

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/support-and-tools/purchasing-and-procurement- 2026-03-24

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…

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/employment/time-reporting- 2026-01-27

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…

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/research-and-education/sabbaticals- 2025-06-27

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…

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/research-and-education/sabbaticals/external-sabbaticals- 2025-06-27

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…

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/research-and-education/sabbaticals/external-sabbaticals/how-organise-your-external-sabbatical- 2025-06-27

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…

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/research-and-education/sabbaticals/internal-sabbaticals- 2026-01-23

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…

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/employment/promotions-and-readership-applications- 2025-06-27

Who can I turn to as a doctoral student? For any general questions about your doctoral studentship, contact the human resources administrator responsible for your division. You can also ask your supervisor. The following contains…

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/employment/employment-doctoral-student- 2026-03-06

Staff Pages Biology Internal website for staff at the Department of Biology. Administrative help Who is my human resources administrator? I need help with my finances, who shall I ask? On the administration page, you find who to ask when…

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/start- 2026-06-23

LUCAT is the Lund University online staff directory and contains information about you, like title, telephone number, and placement. The information in LUCAT is used in all areas and by several systems. It is therefore important that the…

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/employment/lucat-our-online-staff-directory- 2025-06-27

To assure that everybody gets the same information, we have information screens in connection to the entrance halls in both the Biology and Ecology buildings. Submit contentIf you arrange an activity and want it to be seen on the screens,…

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/support-and-tools/communication/information-screens- 2025-06-27

A checklist for recruiting manager As a recruiting manager, you are responsible for the introduction of new employees. To make the introduction easier and to make sure you do not miss anything, we have created this checklist. At the end of…

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/employment/introduction-new-employees- 2026-06-24

​​​​​​​Applications are invited for grants from Jörgen Lindström’s foundation for graduate students at the Department of Biology with genetically oriented PhD projects. Eligible are students who are registered at the Department of Biology,…

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/research-and-education/postgraduate-studies/scholarships-and-grants/jorgen-lindstroms-foundation- 2026-03-26