PHD644 Midterm evaluation PhD (Autumn 2026)

Mid-term evaluation must take place halfway through the program (preferably 3rd semester for candidates with a three-year contract and 4th semester for candidates with a four-year contract) and no later than one year prior to the planned submission of the thesis.
Mid-term evaluation should be an opportunity for the candidate to present his/her work to professionals outside the supervisory circle and to receive constructive feedback and recommendations for further progression.

After completing the course, the student must be able to

• give an account of quality development in your own PhD project

• assess ways forward for quality development of own PhD project

• present your own PhD project

• reflect on current alternative theoretical and methodological choices

• reflect critically on progression and quality in own PhD project

• draw up and justify plans for the completion of and any changes to your own PhD project

• plan your own research work and adjust this if necessary

• explain, justify and reflect on theoretical and methodological choices in own research work

The mid-term evaluation is carried out as a meeting or seminar with a duration of up to 2 hours. The candidate submits written material in the form of drafts of chapters or articles no later than six weeks before the evaluation as a basis for an academic discussion with the opponents. The candidate also submits a list of literature that reflects the theoretical and methodological choices in the thesis. The evaluation starts with the candidate giving an account of his/her PhD project based on the submitted written material. The opponents then lead a talk with the candidate based on the candidate's written thesis material and the presentation thereof, as well as the relevant literature mentioned above.

Submitting written material in the form of drafts of chapters or articles along with a list of literature no later than six weeks prior to the evaluation.

The mid-term evaluation is graded pass/fail.
The mid-term evaluation must result in a written assessment from the committee, with an emphasis on constructive feedback and recommendations for further progression in the dissertation work.