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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

Putheary Ngin, Chemistry
Today
5
Dec
Putheary Ngin, Chemistry
Time Today 09:00 - 13:00 Today 09:00 - 13:00
Place Kempesalen KBC (Stora hörsalen).

Defence of doctoral thesis. Pesticides in Cambodia; usage and fate.

Jonas Sundkvist – orthopedics
Fri
6
Dec
Jonas Sundkvist – orthopedics
Time 09:00 - 12:00 6 December 09:00 - 12:00
Place Hall Bergasalen, Kvinna-barn-huset (women-child-building), NUS

Defence of doctoral thesis. Minimally displaced and basicervical femoral neck fractures, treatment and outcome.

Towe Wadensten – Family Medicine
Fri
6
Dec
Towe Wadensten – Family Medicine
Time 09:00 - 12:00 6 December 09:00 - 12:00
Place Triple Helix, University Management Buildning

Defence of doctoral thesis. ​​​App-based self-management of urgency and mixed urinary incontinence in women.

Melissa Reidy, Physical geography
Fri
6
Dec
Melissa Reidy, Physical geography
Time 09:00 - 13:00 6 December 09:00 - 13:00
Place Hörsal HUM.D.220 - Hjortronlandet.

Defence of doctoral thesis. The influence of riparian zone heterogeneity on land-water connections in boreal headwaters.

Sofie Elving – Ophthalmology
Fri
6
Dec
Sofie Elving – Ophthalmology
Time 13:00 - 16:00 6 December 13:00 - 16:00
Place Hall B, 9 floor, University hospital, Umeå

Defence of doctoral thesis. Advanced crosslinking for keratoconus and low-grade myopia.

Lucas Hedström, Theoretical Physics
Fri
6
Dec
Lucas Hedström, Theoretical Physics
Time 13:00 - 17:00 6 December 13:00 - 17:00
Place NAT.D.450.

Defence of doctoral thesis. Finding a target on DNA: Interplay between the genomic sequence and 3D structure.

Katharina Derblom – Nursing
Fri
13
Dec
Katharina Derblom – Nursing
Time 09:00 - 12:00 13 December 09:00 - 12:00
Place Hall Forumsalen, Campus Skellefteå

Defence of doctoral thesis. Promoting epistemic justice through kindness and reflective practice.

Victor Pinedo Nieto – Molecular Biology
Fri
13
Dec
Victor Pinedo Nieto – Molecular Biology
Time 09:00 - 12:00 13 December 09:00 - 12:00
Place Major Groove, Building 6L, NUS

Defence of doctoral thesis. Studies on cell wall biosynthesis and remodeling in Acinetobacter baumannii.

Tharindu Bandara Herath, Ecology
Fri
13
Dec
Tharindu Bandara Herath, Ecology
Time 09:00 - 13:00 13 December 09:00 - 13:00
Place Lilla Hörsalen, KBC (KBE301).

Defence of doctoral thesis. Marine food webs under changing climate- Impacts on food web efficiency and quality.

Rajeshwari Rajeshwari, Chemistry
Fri
20
Dec
Rajeshwari Rajeshwari, Chemistry
Time 09:00 - 12:00 20 December 09:00 - 12:00
Place Hörsal NAT.D.320.

Defence of doctoral thesis. Potent and selective molecules targeting vector-born infectious diseases – Vector Control and Steps Towards Drug Target Identification.

January

Demian Hauptmann, Physical geography
Fri
10
Jan
Demian Hauptmann, Physical geography
Time 09:00 - 13:00 10 January 09:00 - 13:00
Place Stora hörsalen, KBC (KBE303).

Defence of doctoral thesis. Carbon cycling of northern headwater streams – Resolving spatiotemporal dynamics and drivers in a changing landscape.

Alieu Sowe – Epidemiology and Global Health
Fri
31
Jan
Alieu Sowe – Epidemiology and Global Health
Time 09:00 - 12:00 31 January 09:00 - 12:00
Place NAT.D.470

Defence of doctoral thesis. CLOSING THE VACCINATION GAP: Actionable targets and impact of interventions to improve coverage and urban-rural equity in The Gambia

February

Joakim Wallmark - statistics
Fri
7
Feb
Joakim Wallmark - statistics
Time 09:30 - 12:00 7 February 09:30 - 12:00
Place Hörsal HUM.D.220 - Hjortronlandet

Defence of doctoral thesis. Extensions and applications of item response theory

June

Junhong Li - anathomy
Wed
11
Jun
Junhong Li - anathomy
Time 13:00 - 16:00 11 June 13:00 - 16:00
Place Aula Biologica

Defence of doctoral thesis. The Role of Myoblasts in Healing tendon Tissue