Supervision

Supervision agreement

A signed Supervision agreement has to be uploaded under your PhD Plan in MyPhD no later than 3 months after enrolment.
It is a must to have at least one co-supervisor

The PhD student must keep their supervisors informed of the project's progress, including:

The PhD student must actively participate in the workplace research environment and the research programme's general activities.
They must stay updated on changes in PhD regulations and guidelines and actively update their PhD Plan in the university's online PhD system (MyPHD)
All important research results
Drafts of abstracts, publications, and the PhD dissertation
External contacts that affect the project
All relevant information concerning the progress of the PhD degree programme and work on the dissertation, including information relevant to the semi-annual evaluations

Principal supervisor

The principal supervisor must be an active, recognised researcher within the relevant research area.
They must be employed by the university as a professor or associate professor, or at an equivalent level, and must be affiliated with the Graduate School, Arts.

Co-supervisor(s)

Co-supervisors employed outside the Faculty of Arts, Aarhus University, are not compensated for supervision unless the Head of Department has entered into a specific agreement.

Company Supervisor (only for Industrial PhD Scheme)

In addition to a principal supervisor, the head of the graduate school will appoint a supervisor connected to the firm where the PhD student is employed. This supervisor must be qualified within the relevant field.

Oversee the entire PhD program and supervision process.
Prepare the PhD plan and conduct semi-annual evaluations.
Monitor the progress of the research project and dissertation.
Maintain contact between the institution and co-supervisors, especially if the project is partly conducted outside the institution.
Collaborate with the student to prepare a realistic PhD plan at the start of the project.
Evaluate and report on the student's progress semi-annually.
Participate in development work and competency development at the Graduate School, Arts.
Assist the student in developing national and international research contacts.
Guide the student in publishing research results during the PhD program.
Actively update the student's status in the university's online PhD system (MyPHD), including timely submission of the PhD plan and semi-annual reports.
Stay informed about changes in PhD regulations and guidelines.
Provide consistent supervision, read, and discuss the student's work.
Maintain regular communication with the student.
Establish contacts with relevant research environments both nationally and internationally.
Ensure the PhD student retains rights to their research results in joint projects, experiments, and publications, for example, through co-author declarations.

Stay informed about changes in PhD regulations and guidelines.
Provide consistent supervision, read, and discuss the student's work.
Maintain regular communication with the student.
Establish contacts with relevant research environments both nationally and internationally.
Ensure the PhD student retains rights to their research results in joint projects, experiments, and publications, for example, through co-author declarations.

You have the option to change your supervisor if you wish.
A request for a change of supervisor can also come from the supervisor themselves or the PhD school.
Requests for a change of supervisor must go through your PhD administrator.