News and events PhD Student Association

LTU collaborates with MAX IV in a unique educational program

2023-01-31 A new intersectoral and interdisciplinary project between nine Swedish Universities and MAX IV – a Ph.D. programme called PRISMAS – launches in January 2023. The program is dedicated to the UN Sustainable Development Goals and Horizon Europe's essential research and innovation areas. The project wil...

Public defence of doctoral thesis in Energy Engineering - Erik Sandberg

4 Nov. 2022 09:00 – 12:00 , E632:

2022-10-19 National Energy System Modelling of Industry: Optimising the Transition Towards Carbon Neutrality.

Afterwork at StuK

31 Mar. 2022 18:00 – 23:02 , StuK:

2022-03-24 On March 31st at 18h we will have our first after work of Spring. For this time we decided to do in a venue at the campus to make it easy for everybody :) Join us for some pizza and good talk! It’s a chance for you to get to know your fellow PhD students and talk about other things rather than the t...

Coming annual meeting

28 Apr. 2022 18:00 – 23:59 , StuK:

2021-12-06 Our annual meeting takes place every spring semester. For 2022, it will be the 28th of April from 18.00-20.00 at StuK.

PhD Student Association Section Meeting & Holiday Dinner

2 Dec. 2021 17:30 – 22:00 , Alcatraz - Spantgatan 12:

2021-11-18 Welcome to our Section Meeting! In addition to the meeting, we will take the opportunity to have dinner and play laser tag together.

AFTER WORK with the PhD Student Association

4 Nov. 2021 18:00 – 20:00 , Alcatraz:

2021-11-01 WELCOME to an afterwork for all PhD students at LTU!
Thursday 4/11 from 18.00 at ALCATRAZ

Workshop – How does doing a PhD affect our relationships?

19 Nov. 2021 13:00 – 16:00 , A3101:

2021-10-12 ℹ FULLY BOOKED - Register your interest to participate in the same workshop in January/February 2022

LTU's agreement with StiL continues until 2022-12-31!

1 Oct. 2021 00:00 – 31 Oct. 2021 00:00 :

2021-09-21 Valid from 2021-10-01 to 2022-12-31
LTU has renewed their agreement with StiL for exercise between 06.15 - 18.00 weekdays. StiL membership and card still have to be purchased personally.

APPLY FOR or RENEW YOUR MECENAT CARD

2021-09-15

GET IN THE PhD STUDENTS EMAIL LIST

2021-09-15

BECOME A MEMBER or renew your membership

2021-09-15

PhD Education and Work Conditions

2021-09-03

Communication

2021-09-03

Social Activities

2021-09-03

The University Library's support services for PhD students - digital seminar

10 Sep. 2021 11:00 – 12:15 :

2021-09-03 Welcome to a digital lunch seminar about the library's support services for PhD student.
No registration is needed.

Survey to map gender-based vulnerability and sexual harassment within the academy

2021-05-03 Next week, May 5, the first letters of the survey will be sent. The mailing takes 5 days to reach a total of approximately 125,000 students, doctoral students and staff at Swedish universities. The survey is the first of its kind in Sweden and will map the prevalence and consequences of gender-based...

Annual Meeting - PhD Student Association

2021-04-07 At 16:30 on Wednesday the 21st of April, tPhD Student Association will host its annual meeting.

The research that will strengthen northern Sweden's companies

2021-02-25 NorrlandsNavet started in the autumn of 2020 in collaboration between the Kamprad Family Foundation and Luleå University of Technology. In the research side, five industry-oriented doctoral projects are now being initiated. Doctoral students and researchers will, in close collaboration with small an...

Best supervisor of the year 2020

2020-11-10 Maria Ek Styvén, professor of Industrial Marketing, has been named the best supervisor of the year 2020 for PhD students from Teknologkåren at Luleå University of Technology.

In defense of the glossary

2020-10-01 The classic glossary list is today considered a relic from the school of old, although research shows that it can actually be a recipe for success for school students' language development.

Poetry promotes self-understanding and acceptance

2020-06-15 High school students who read poetry in their spare time do so for the strong aesthetic and emotional experiences. The poetry reading also entails increased self-understanding, acceptance and community during difficult periods. This according to new research at Luleå University of Technology.

Jens Hardell is supervisor of the year

2019-11-27 Jens Hardell, associate professor of Machine Elements, has been appointed supervisor of the year in 2019. During the Academic Ceremony he received a diploma and a prize.
– I feel deeply honored and genuinely happy. It is one of the finest prices you can get, he says.

Toolbox for increased academic efficiency - Finish on time

2019-11-07 The PhD Student Association and the HR unit conducted well-attended workshops lead by Åsa Burman, researchef from Stockholm University.

Workshop: Academic Effectiveness with Åsa Burman

4 Nov. 2019 08:30 – 12:00 , C305:

2019-09-16 In this workshop, you will learn about and try a variety of academic effectiveness tools related to both long-term and short-term planning as well as prioritization.

Doctoral supervisor workshop

4 Nov. 2019 13:00 – 16:30 , E1032:

2019-08-14 The objective is to provide supervisors with a toolbox for helping their PhD students finish their dissertation on time. The tools presented in this workshop are some of the tools that PhD students around Sweden have found most valuable for their academic work.

Career Planning Workshop for PhD Students

3 Sep. 2019 08:45 – 19:00 , LTU:

2019-08-14 Have you thought of continuing your career outside the academia after graduation? Would you like to learn how to market yourself? Meet HR and managers from some of the largest employers of graduated PhD Students? If the answer is yes, then you should take the opportunity and sign up for this one-day...

PhD hoodies for sale

2019-08-09 Keep warm with a PhD hoodie

Annual PhD Student Association Meeting

25 Apr. 2019 16:30 – 19:30 , 360 Trampoline Center (Storhedsvägen 17G):

2019-04-12 Now it is soon time for the annual PhD Student Association meeting, along with fun activity and dinner. We welcome you to join us on April the 25th at 360 Trampoline Center, for annual meeting, jump and play followed by a dinner. So note the date in your calendar and remember to sign up!

Workshop: "Own your dissertation"

19 Mar. 2019 14:00 – 15:30 , B192:

2019-03-09 Tuesday the 19th of March, the PhD Student Association organizes a workshop on crossing the finish line as a winner and is aimed at PhD students. This will be the last workshop on the PhD Student Association's current theme on research inspiration.

Supervisor of the year balances structure and freedom

2018-11-14 Kentaro Umeki, Associate Professor in Energy Engineering at Luleå University of Technology, has received the prize from Teknologkåren as best supervisor of postgraduate education in 2018.

Career seminar: Sweden's Young Academy

6 Dec. 2018 13:00 – 16:00 :

2018-11-06

Successful and appreciated workshop on procrastination and upcoming event

2018-09-18 On Thursday the 13th of September the PhD student association arranged an afternoon workshop on the topic of procrastination. The workshop was part of the association’s current theme on research inspiration.

New chairman for the PhD Student Association

2018-07-02 Maria Rodiouchkina, doctoral student in Machine Elements at Luleå University of Technology, becomes new chairman of the PhD Student Association from 1 July 2018. She takes over the chairman position after Martin Karlsson, PhD student in Human Work Sciences.

Royal Award for Doctoral Project

2018-06-12 Daniel Stighäll, a PhD student at Luleå University of Technology, is awarded with the 2018 Bernadott scholarship for his doctoral project, parlar cantando - speaking in song. At a ceremony at the Bernadotte Library at Stockholm Castle, Daniel Stighäll received a diploma of the king.

News and events PhD Student Association

2018-04-10

PhD Students Annual meeting

2018-04-09 Now has come the time for our annual PhD Student Association meeting, along with a big fun gathering. We welcome you to join us on April 26th in Alcatraz for the meeting, fun group activities, and some food together. So mark your calendars!

The PhD Student Section is working on prevention of health

2017-08-16 The PhD Student Section has focused on health, wellness and work environment in recent years, as important issues for recruiting and retaining PhD students. Martin Karlsson, PhD student in Human Work Science, is the new chairman and describes what activities will take place this autumn.

New Chairman of the PhD Student Section

2017-07-01 Martin Karlsson, PhD student in Human Work Science at Luleå University of Technology, is the new chairman of the PhD Student Section.

In Search of the future megatrends

2016-02-26 Five younger scientists at the Department of Engineering Sciences and Mathematics, has for some months had the mission, based on excellence in research, to find the future megatrends in the world, in the field of Smart Machines and Materials.