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Defences of doctoral theses

The public defences of doctoral theses at Umeå University are always open to the general public.

The notification of the date of the defence of a doctoral thesis takes place at least three weeks in advance by nailing the doctoral thesis on the University's official notice board. This takes place at the University Library

In our calendar, you can read about upcoming doctoral thesis. 

Upcoming defences of doctoral theses

Natxo García López, Energy Technology
Fri
19
Sep
Natxo García López, Energy Technology
Time 09:00 - 13:00 19 September 09:00 - 13:00
Place BIO.E.203 – Aula Biologica.

Defence of doctoral thesis. Toward cleaner cooking and energy security in rural sub-Saharan Africa.

Catrine Odhiambo – Public Health
Fri
19
Sep
Catrine Odhiambo – Public Health
Time 09:00 - 12:00 19 September 09:00 - 12:00
Place Assembly hall, building 5B, 6th floor, University Hospital, Umeå

Defence of doctoral thesis. A bridge to safety – for whom? Intimate partner violence and formal support for women with disabilities in Sweden

Frida Carlberg Rindestig – Child- and Adolescent Psychiatry
Fri
26
Sep
Frida Carlberg Rindestig – Child- and Adolescent Psychiatry
Time 09:00 - 12:00 26 September 09:00 - 12:00
Place Triple Helix

Defence of doctoral thesis. Online sexual violnece: A child an adolescent psychiatric perspective.

Erik Nilsson - Radio Physics
Fri
26
Sep
Erik Nilsson - Radio Physics
Time 09:00 - 13:00 26 September 09:00 - 13:00
Place Stora Hörsalen 5B, NUS

Defence of doctoral thesis. Erik Nilsson is defending his thesis with the title: Correlation between medical imaging and histopathology in prostate cancer

Susanna Bellander – Public Health
Fri
26
Sep
Susanna Bellander – Public Health
Time 13:00 - 16:00 26 September 13:00 - 16:00
Place 1D T9 Hall B

Defence of doctoral thesis. The Swedish Police and Counter-terrorism: Paradoxes and Practices.

October

Marcus Fredriksson Sundbom - Anesthesiology
Thu
2
Oct
Marcus Fredriksson Sundbom - Anesthesiology
Time 13:00 - 16:00 2 October 13:00 - 16:00
Place Betula, NUS

Defence of doctoral thesis. Marcus Fredriksson Sundbom, Department of Diagnostics and Intervention, defends his thesis in anesthesiology.

Max Hellström - Radiophysics
Fri
3
Oct
Max Hellström - Radiophysics
Time 09:00 - 13:00 3 October 09:00 - 13:00
Place Triple Helix

Defence of doctoral thesis. Max Hellström, Department of Diagnostics and Intervention, defends his thesis in radiophysics

Jonas Segervald, Experimental Physics
Fri
3
Oct
Jonas Segervald, Experimental Physics
Time 09:00 - 13:00 3 October 09:00 - 13:00
Place UNI Rotundan.

Defence of doctoral thesis. Shaping Light at the Surface – Plasmonic and Nanophotonic Structures for Sensing and Heat Control.

David Renman - Surgery
Fri
3
Oct
David Renman - Surgery
Time 13:00 - 16:00 3 October 13:00 - 16:00
Place Aulan, Sundsvalls hospital, Sundsvall

Defence of doctoral thesis. David Renman is defending his thesis in surgery with the title: Aspects of pre-diagnostic physical activity in colorectal cancer

Chloe WIlliams – Cell Biology
Fri
3
Oct
Chloe WIlliams – Cell Biology
Time 13:00 - 16:00 3 October 13:00 - 16:00
Place Aula Anatomica

Defence of doctoral thesis. Molecular Mechanisms of SOD1-Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Innovative Models of Human Disease

Lena Strobl, Computing Science
Tue
7
Oct
Lena Strobl, Computing Science
Time 13:00 - 17:00 7 October 13:00 - 17:00
Place Samhällsvetarhuset, SAM.A.280.

Defence of doctoral thesis. Transformers as Recognizers and Transducers.

Robin J. Herbert -Business Administration
Fri
10
Oct
Robin J. Herbert -Business Administration
Time 10:15 - 12:00 10 October 10:15 - 12:00
Place Hörsal UB.A.210 - Lindellhallen 1

Defence of doctoral thesis. Sustainable consumption in the electric vehicle context Investigating the effects of norms, branding, and spillover

Sven-Erik Persson - Surgery
Fri
10
Oct
Sven-Erik Persson - Surgery
Time 13:00 - 16:00 10 October 13:00 - 16:00
Place Sal B, floor 9, NUS

Defence of doctoral thesis. Sven-Erik Persson, Department of Diagnostics and Intervention, defends his thesis in surgery.

Hugo Harlin, computational science and engineering
Fri
10
Oct
Hugo Harlin, computational science and engineering
Time 13:00 - 17:00 10 October 13:00 - 17:00
Place MIT.A.121.

Defence of doctoral thesis. Modelling lake algae.

Anna-Lena Fureman – Pediatrics
Fri
10
Oct
Anna-Lena Fureman – Pediatrics
Time 13:00 - 16:00 10 October 13:00 - 16:00
Place Assembly hall Snäckan, Östersund Hospital

Defence of doctoral thesis. Technology and Glucose Metabolic Control in Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes.

Sara Nesbit-Östman, Experimental Physics
Fri
17
Oct
Sara Nesbit-Östman, Experimental Physics
Time 09:00 - 13:00 17 October 09:00 - 13:00
Place TEK.A.324.

Defence of doctoral thesis. Structure of the Martian Bow Shock.

Rasmus Öberg, Experimental Physics
Fri
24
Oct
Rasmus Öberg, Experimental Physics
Time 13:00 - 17:00 24 October 13:00 - 17:00
Place Aula Anatomica.

Defence of doctoral thesis. Spotlighting the Killer: Detecting harmful chemical and biological agents using optical spectroscopy.

November

Fredrik Schulz – Nursing
Fri
14
Nov
Fredrik Schulz – Nursing
Time 09:00 - 12:00 14 November 09:00 - 12:00
Place Aula Biologica

Defence of doctoral thesis. Where Virtual Becomes Reality: Learning Outcomes for Emergency Medical Responders in Mixed Reality Disaster Training.

Maria Brännholm Syrjälä - Family Medicine
Fri
28
Nov
Maria Brännholm Syrjälä - Family Medicine
Time 09:00 - 13:00 28 November 09:00 - 13:00
Place The assembly hall, Sunderby Hospital

Defence of doctoral thesis. Occupational and leisure-time sitting in the prevention and management of type 2 diabetes.

Gabriel Simander – Neurosurgery
Fri
28
Nov
Gabriel Simander – Neurosurgery
Time 13:00 - 16:00 28 November 13:00 - 16:00
Place Triple Helix

Defence of doctoral thesis. Intrasellar pressure in patients with pituitary tumor -association with visual and endocrine function, complications and prognosis after surgery.

December

Adam Rosenbaum - Oncology
Fri
5
Dec
Adam Rosenbaum - Oncology
Time 09:00 - 12:00 5 December 09:00 - 12:00
Place Stora Hörsalen i 5B

Defence of doctoral thesis. Adam Rosenbaum, Department of Diagnostics and Intervention, defends his thesis in oncology.

Robert Adebahr – Psychiatry
Fri
5
Dec
Robert Adebahr – Psychiatry
Time 13:00 - 16:00 5 December 13:00 - 16:00
Place Assembly hall Bergasalen

Defence of doctoral thesis. Men with Sexual Interest in Children: Clinical Management in an Outpatient Setting.

Evelina Nilsson – Oral Physiology
Fri
12
Dec
Evelina Nilsson – Oral Physiology
Time 09:00 - 12:00 12 December 09:00 - 12:00
Place Hall B

Defence of doctoral thesis. Integrated jaw and neck motor function in children and adults: kinematic studies.

Misharch Kwadwo Osei - Political Science
Fri
12
Dec
Misharch Kwadwo Osei - Political Science
Time 13:00 - 15:00 12 December 13:00 - 15:00
Place Lindellhallen 2

Defence of doctoral thesis. Our Forests, Our Cocoa, Our Future: The Promise and Performance of Collaborative REDD+ Governance Arrangements in Ghana

Conny Johansson – Neurosurgery
Fri
12
Dec
Conny Johansson – Neurosurgery
Time 13:00 - 16:00 12 December 13:00 - 16:00
Place Triple Helix

Defence of doctoral thesis. Prediction of outcome in Subarachnoid Haemorrhage using biomarkers.