The PhD Study Board

The main responsibilities of the PhD Study Board are defined in the University Act. The Board is elected and consists of representatives from the scientific staff and representatives from the PhD students. 

Responsibilities of the board

• Recommending members to the assessment committee for assessing PhD theses
• Approving PhD courses
• Preparing proposals for the internal guidelines of the Graduate School of Health and Medical Sciences, including guidelines for PhD supervision
• Commenting on evaluations of the PhD programme and the PhD supervision, including international evaluations
• Approving applications for merit and exemption
• Commenting on issues of relevance to graduate training and supervision.

The Committee normally meets  four times per year. Extraordinary meetings can occur if necessary. 

Representation matters - being part of the PhD Study Board

Meet Janne Graarup-Hansen Lyngby - one of the former PhD student representatives on the PhD Study Board.

In this short video, you can hear her explain what kind of tasks she helps to solve and what it means for her to be part of the PhD Study Board.

Standard rules of procedure for the PhD Study Board (PDF)