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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

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.

Ingrid Olsson – Nursing
Fri
24
Oct
Ingrid Olsson – Nursing
Time 09:00 - 12:00 24 October 09:00 - 12:00
Place Aula Biologica

Defence of doctoral thesis. How difficult can it be? Developing a self-management instrument and describing self-management difficulties of older adults

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

Sofia Svahn – Clinical Pharmacology
Fri
7
Nov
Sofia Svahn – Clinical Pharmacology
Time 09:00 - 12:00 7 November 09:00 - 12:00
Place Aula Anatomica

Defence of doctoral thesis. CARDIOVASCULAR DRUG TREATMENT AND AN INTERVENTION TO IMPROVE DRUG TREATMENT AMONG OLDER PEOPLE

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. Learning through mixed reality: Emergency medical responders’ perspectives on training for mass casualty incidents

Erik Håkansson - Cardiology
Fri
14
Nov
Erik Håkansson - Cardiology
Time 09:00 - 13:00 14 November 09:00 - 13:00
Place Triple Helix, University Management Building

Defence of doctoral thesis. Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors in heart failure and transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis.

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.

Eva Rodríguez Márquez – Cell Biology
Thu
20
Nov
Eva Rodríguez Márquez – Cell Biology
Time 09:00 - 12:00 20 November 09:00 - 12:00
Place Aula Biologica

Defence of doctoral thesis. Tumour progression and photodynamic therapy in a zebrafish model of rhabdomyosarcoma.

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.

Stina Kallerhult Hermansson – Nursing
Fri
5
Dec
Stina Kallerhult Hermansson – Nursing
Time 09:00 - 12:00 5 December 09:00 - 12:00
Place Aula Biologica

Defence of doctoral thesis. Being and becoming a mentor: Personal and professional growth in a Swedish Norwegian multicenter nurse mentorship intervention

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.

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.

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

January

Robert Collins, Industrial Design
Fri
16
Jan
Robert Collins, Industrial Design
Time 13:00 - 17:00 16 January 13:00 - 17:00
Place Project Studio, Umeå Institute of Design.

Defence of doctoral thesis. Seize the Means of Interaction: Designing for Sustainable Agonism, Repair and Contestability in Algorithmic Decision Systems.

Anneli Enblom Larsson – Medicine
Fri
23
Jan
Anneli Enblom Larsson – Medicine
Time 09:00 - 13:00 23 January 09:00 - 13:00
Place The auditorium, Sunderby Hospital

Defence of doctoral thesis. Major bleeding, thromboembolic complications and mortality in patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms.