Relevant information for PhD candidates

Research ethics

  • Norwegian law on research ethics (link in Norwegian)
  • Overview of resources, routines and tools for research ethics at UiO (link)
  • UiO Standard for Research Integrity (link)
  • The Science Ombud at UiO (link)
  • Research Ethics Committee at UiO (link)
  • National Research Ethics Committees (link)

Before applying for admission to the programme

  • Why choose this PhD programme? (English)
  • Information page for the degree of PhD at Matnat (English - Norwegian)
  • Admission criteria and language requirements (English)
  • Vacant positions (English)

When applying for admission to the programme

  • Application form and guide (English)
  • Template for project description (word/pdf)
  • PhD courses at IFI (Norwegian - English)
  • Mandatory notification of projects that will process personal data to Sikt/the Norwegian Center for Research Data (NSD) (external link)

When admitted

  • Tool to manage expectations between PhD candidates and their supervisor(s) (pdf/doc)
  • Extension of employment period for research fellows (Norwegian - English) (no longer available)
  • Supervision (Norwegian - English)

  • New at IFI (for employees and in Norwegian)
  • IT services at IFI (in Norwegian)

Regulations

Application forms

  • Application for changing the educational component (pdf)
  • Application for subjects taken as special syllabus (pdf)
  • Application for extension of contract (pdf)
  • Application for change of supervisors (pdf) 

General information

Third semester follow-up

Accounting of compulsory duties for PhD candidates and Postdocs

Thesis, adjudication, public defence and Conferment

  • Information page at Matnat (English - Norwegian)
  • Application to have the dissertation assessed (odt)
  • Documentation of completed and passed educational component (odt)
  • Co-author declaration (doc/odt)
  • Doctoral Conferment (English - Norwegian)
Published Feb. 12, 2018 10:24 AM - Last modified July 2, 2026 3:28 PM