1. Welcome to the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)
Campus Ås Campus Adamstuen

2. Programme 0900-1200 Time Topic Presenter 0900-0910 Welcome
Ragnhild Solheim, Director of Research, innovation and external cooperation
General info:
PhD programs, the NMBU web page, PhD candidates rights and duties and more.
Solveig Fossum-Raunehaug, Dept. of Research, innovation and external cooperation
NOVA University Network
Ingrid Aksnes Hjetland, NOVA Secretariat
NMBU Career Center
Tone-Line Fiane, NMBU Career Center
Information from SoDoC (Society of Doctoral candidates at NMBU)
Viktorija Viciunaite , Leader of Social committee, SoDoC
Ethics in research
Jessica Kathle, Dept. of Research, innovation and external cooperation
Short Break
The Library’s documentary and lending services, Open Access and NMBU Brage
Atle Hårklau, NMBU University Library
International mobility
Publication and storage of research data
Frequently asked questions at Student Information Centre (SIT)
Vilma Bischof, Department of Academic Affairs
Lunch and time to mingle
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3. NMBU has 7 Faculties and 10 PhD programmes
Faculty of Sciences and Technology
Science and Technology
Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management
Environmental Sciences
Ecology and Natural Resource Management
Faculty of Biosciences
Animal and Aquacultural Sciences
Plant Sciences
Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Sciences
Biosciences
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Veterinary Science
Faculty of Landscape and Society
International Environment and Development Studies
Society, Development and Planning
School of Economics and Business
Economics and Business
About 550 PhD candidates
From about 30 countries
About 55 % non-Norwegians
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4. The PhD education 3 years full time study
Research work equal to 2 ½ years full time work
Academic training component/ coursework
Doctoral thesis and public defence
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5. «Four phases» Application and admission Implementation Coursework
Finalization - concluding the PhD education
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6. 1. Application and admission
PhD student Employee
Apply for Admission to a PhD programme
Full funding of the program period
Supervisor at NMBU
Project outline with a plan for the research work
Documentation of English language proficiency
Enter into a PhD Contract
Write up an individual Education Plan
NMBU PhD regulations and PhD program supplementary regulations
«Learning and education perspective»
Apply for a PhD position
Enter into an employment contract
NMBU policies for employees
«Work in exchange for salary»
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7. NMBU’s PhD fellows Different types of affiliation
You are either:
1) employed at NMBU as PhD fellow or in another position
2) employed at a public institution
3) employed in a private company
3) quota students, HEC, NORAD and other
Those of you who are in the third group are do not have an employer relationship.
Check out the policies for employees at your institution
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8. 2. Implementation
An independent work of research conducted in collaboration with supervisors
Academic training component/ coursework
3 compulsory PhD seminars (start, midway and final)
Presentation of your plans, research and results
Midway assessment seminar of special importance
Participation in active research communities, both nationally and internationally
Academic dissemination that is closely related to the PhD work
Preparation of publications and PhD thesis based on the research work
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9. 3. Academic training component/ coursework
At NMBU or elsewhere
Register for courses – deadlines in academic calendar
Minimum 30 ECTS, maximum 60 ECTS
Courses on master or PhD level
Research ethics course (min. 5 ECTS) is compulsory for everybody
Check the requirements in your PhD program
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10. 4. Concluding the PhD education
The degree of PhD is conferred on the basis of:
Approved required coursework
Approved PhD thesis
Approved trial lecture on a given topic
Approved public defence of the thesis (disputation)
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11. NMBU web page https://www.nmbu.no/en/research/phd
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12. Administrative PhD contact persons
At the Faculties:
At Department of research, innovation and external cooperation:
Senior Executive Officer Line Oksnes
Senior Adviser Kari Moxnes
Senior Adviser Solveig Fossum-Raunehaug
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13. International mobility
Information meeting for new PhD students – 13 Oct 2017

14. International travel grants for PhD Candidates
NMBU has a grant announcement for PhD Candidates and Postdoctoral fellows in NMBU’s recruitment positions and Residents. The announcement for the academic year 2018/ 2019 is now active. Application deadline 1st Dec.
Personal Overseas Research Grant for Doctoral and Post-doctoral Fellows (UTENLANDSSTIPEND) – Norwegian research council (RCN)
For PhD and post-doctoral fellows funded (or partly funded) by RCN projects.
Euraxess
Other funding sources (in Norwegian)
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15. Scientific publishing and Cristin
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16. Current Research System in Norway
Cristin 
Current Research System in Norway
2. Storage of Research Data
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17. 1. Cristin 
Is the official national reporting system used to record and register research results, researcher profiles, projects etc.
Cristin forms the basis for the reporting of “publication points” - determines part of the research institution's annual budget.
Purpose: To simplify the reporting of research results, and to promote greater visibility of the researchers' and institutions' expertise and research.
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18. All scientific publications must be registered in Cristin.
Automatic import or by manual registration by the researcher/ author.
Cristin imports data from large databases such as ISI Web of Science, Scopus, NORART and Bibsys.
For manual registration in Cristin:
Log in to CRIStin (NMBU user name and password)
If you need help:
Contact the Cristin-contact person at your Department
The deadline for NMBU authors to register the previous year’s scientific publications is 31th of January
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19. Posters at conferences Oral presentations Press releases Projects Etc.
Other dissemination of research results may also be registered in Cristin:
Posters at conferences
Oral presentations
Press releases
Projects
Etc.
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20. 2. Research data What is research data?
Any form of registration/ notes/ reported numbers, texts, pictures and sounds that have been generated during research projects.
There is often a divide between research data used for academic production and research data that is generated in ongoing projects.
Requirements:
Storage of research data must be in relation to current regulations, guidelines for research ethics and demands from the funding agencies.
Research data upon which scientific publications is based, must normally be stored for a minimum of 10 years.
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21. 2. Research data Where to store research data?
Students and academic staff shall store research data on NMBU’s server or in national/ international servers/ archives. Ex.
NorStore and Norsk Senter for Forskningsdata (NSD) – NORDi.
Sensitive data:
Tjenester for Sensitive Data (TSD) at UiO and and Norsk Senter for Forskningsdata (NSD) – NORDi.
Contact your local IT-manager for safely storage of research data
NMBU has guidelines for storage of research data upon which scientific publications is based (laid down by the rector 6 October 2015).
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