MINUTES
MEETING:
PhD forum
No / Year: 2/2018Weekday: Thursday Date: 11.10.18. Participants: : Erkka Heino, Siiri Wickström, Fasil Tesema, Hanna Rosa Hjalmarsdottir, Katie
Herlingshaw, Ylva Ericson, Eli Anne Ersdal, Maja Karoline Hatlebakk, Janet Holmén, Anne Bjørndal.
Start: 13:00 End: 14:30 Place: Kapp Schoultz
Leader: Anne Bjørndal
Minutes: Anne Bjørndal Copy for information: Ruben Eidesen, Ane
Hammervoll Bjørsvik, Lene Lund, Tina Dahl, Harald Ellingsen, head of departments.
Reference: \\srv07\ansatt_felles$\03 Studieavdelingen\PhD\PhD forum\Minutes\2018
Minutes from meeting 28.08.18.
The minutes from the PhD forum on 28.08.18 were approved.
News from the study administration:
Two planned PhD defenses in autumn 2018:
• Liyuan Chi (AT) – planned 21 November at NTNU
• Wesley Farnsworth (AG) – planned 5 or 6 December at UNIS Remember our new web pages: https://www.unis.no/phd-resources/
Reminders:
• Application deadline for spring 2019 courses: 15 October
• Learning forum: 16 – 18 October
• UNIS 25 years anniversary: 19 – 20 October
Katie Herlingshaw has replaced Holt Hancock as deputy in ECom. Anne will send the PhD policy draft to Malte and Katie, for their information.
News from the mainland universities:
• UiT (BFE-faculty)
o Have sent out an info letter some time ago. This includes matters on
Open access to the PhD thesis
Mobility grant
Transition grant
Progress reports (deadline late October)
Etc.
• NMBU
o Web recources on how to avoid plagiarism (relevant for all): https://mohive-cdn- eu.crossknowledge.com/e777fff0-7c73-4ffd-9597-
b4eebb115013/PublicLink/8ab18ada-849a-45f3-a894-b5e7f7d23d56/8b18cff8- 1ecc-455b-8caf-d31a6bc78668/index.html
Janet Holmén: Spreading scientific knowledge today: How to compete with Facebook and cat videos
Janet’s presentation is found on the web pages.
AOB
• The PhD students are encouraged to arrange a social gathering before Christmas Next meeting
Next PhD forum is planned in early spring 2019.
