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PhD courses and events

A general programme syllabus and overall subject description, with the relevant eligibility and degree requirements as well as the aims and objectives of postgraduate studies, is detailed in the study plan.
General Study Plan for Environmental Science science.lu.se

The PhD degree will include 240 credits, of which 180 credits are awarded for your doctoral thesis which is a compilation thesis composed of articles or manuscripts. The credits for theoretical courses are normally obtained through participation in courses within or outside the department, attending conferences, workshops and seminars.

Below you find information about:

Compulsory courses

The following courses, listed in alphabetical order, are compulsory for the students enrolled in the PhD programme in Environmental Science. Current PhD students can access more information on the programme and courses in the internal LU Box 
LU Box - lu.app.box.com

    Basic teacher training

    The course "Learning and Teaching in Higher Education – Theory and Practice" is compulsory for PhD students who would like to teach courses at Lund University.

    Environmental challenges and the role of environmental science: past and present

    During the course you will discuss the history of environmental science, how can environmental science sometimes create conflicts, trade-offs and synergies between different interest groups, and what is the future of environmental science? The course gives 3 ECTS.

    Introduction course for PhD students at the Faculty of Science

    This course covers information about general terms of employment, insurance, and management of the individual study plan, among other topics. The course gives 0,5 ECTS.

    Introduction course for PhD students at the Centre for Environmental and Climate Science

    The course provides you with a broad spectrum of information and practical skills around your PhD study, including open science, data management, constructive feedback approaches and equality and unconscious biases in science. The course will review the embedding of your PhD study within Environmental Science and the link to the Sustainable Development Goals. The course is given every second year. The course gives 1 ECTS.

    • The course was last given 25-27 April 2022.
    • Course coordinator: Natascha Kljun (natascha [dot] kljun [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se)

    Interdisciplinarity in environmental research

    13-17 November 2023.

    This course gives an introduction in how interdisciplinary environmental research can be conducted. As a research area, environmental science is based on the notion that complex environmental problems typically demand an interdisciplinary approach to be holistically understood and potentially solved. In this context, interdisciplinarity denotes both collaborative efforts between scientific disciplines and between scientists and a variety of societal actors. During the course we will revise why interdisciplinary research across these dimensions is needed and how it can be pursued. The course gives 3 ECTS.

    Research ethics

    This course is compulsory for all PhD students at the Faculty of Science admitted from 1 January 2021. It provides a basic knowledge of research integrity and ethics. This course gives you 3 ECTS.

    Science communication and its role in society

    20-24 November 2023.

    The course will teach you to reach out with your research. What are the main things to think about? How do journalists find their stories? The course gives 3 ECTS. There will be preparatory tasks the week before the course begins and you will work full days during the course period. This course gives 3 ECTS.

    Other courses

    Sustainable land use

    The sustainable use of land is a central component to reaching many of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN. This course caters to both graduate students who want to embed their research topic in broader processes of global societal challenges related to land use, as well as those wanting to learn more about the biogeochemical and ecological processes setting the possibilities and constraints of land use and methods of measurement upon which sustainable land use is evaluated. The course gives 7.5 ECTS.

    Biodiversity and ecosystem services in agriculture, forestry and urban environments

    Human wellbeing is tightly linked to biodiversity and ecosystem services, and their management is a major societal challenge. This is an exciting, multi-faceted field of research. How can we take into account the different functions and services? What are the relevant scales for ecological processes and do they match management scales? How do we account for the value of ecosystem services? In this course, we take a decidedly interdisciplinary perspective, drawing on community and landscape ecology, environmental management, governance and environmental economics to explore these question with leading researchers in the field. The course gives 3 ECTS.

    • The course will be given in late summer 2023.
    • Course plan and schedule to be announced.
    • Course coordinator: Yann Clough (yann [dot] clough [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se).

      Compulsory tasks

      The following tasks are compulsory for the students enrolled in the PhD programme in Environmental Science. 

      Introductory paper + Presentation at Seminar

      7,5 credits + 0,5 credits

      During the first year of your PhD studies you should start to write an introductory paper. The paper should be written as a review over a research question/problem/field you choose yourself. It should directly relate to your own research questions and it must have an environmental perspective. The paper is then presented at a research seminar at Centre for Environmental and Climate Science.

      Midway review and seminar

      2 credits

      Seminar and examination which takes place about two years into your education. You will prepare:

      • A 6-10 page written report describing the results and progress of your research project and how it relates to the goals in the study plan for Environmental Science.
      • A 20 minute oral presentation to be given at Centre for Environmental and Climate Science.

      Current PhD students find more information in the guide for midway review and seminar.

      Graduate research schools based at CEC:

      • The ClimBEco Graduate Research School at CEC offers PhD courses in Climate, Biodiversity and Ecosystem services in a changing world.
        ClimBEco PhD courses
         
      • The BIOECONOMY Graduate Research School at CEC provides PhD courses with focus on the development of a sustainable bioeconomy. The courses are in general open for all students, but admission priority will be given to PhD students participating in the respective graduate research schools. 
        BIOECONOMY calendar and events.
         
      • The Agenda 2030 Graduate School offers interdisciplinary PhD courses at various faculties at Lund University, based on the challenges related to the Sustainable Development Goals. The courses are free of charge for all PhD students at Lund University
        Agenda 2030 courses

      PhD courses given at the Faculty of Science 

      The Faculty of Science offers PhD courses relevant for all doctoral students, for example the course in project management or the course in research ethics. You should report the credits to Ladok yourself. More information about the courses can be found on the Faculty of Science's webpage.

      Career development activities given at Lund University

      Lund University has a broad range of activities focusing on career development, such as workshops, seminars and courses. With a few exceptions, these activities are given in English and are free of charge. More information about these activities can be found on the Lund University staff pages.

      Postgraduate courses at other universities 

      You can apply for and participate in postgraduate courses at other universities and transfer your credits to your PhD programme at the Centre for Environmental and Climate Science (CEC). Within the Bologna area, the same ECTS system is applied to all universities. Outside the Bologna area, the same rules apply as for participation in excursions - that is, your supervisor should estimate the credit value of the course/workshop and contact CEC’s research administrator so that the credits are registered in Ladok.

      Conference participation

      You can get up to 1 credit for active participation in a conference. This means that you present an abstract - either as a talk or as a poster. You can count a maximum of 3 higher education credits for conference participation towards your PhD degree if you were admitted from January 2021 and a maximum of 5 credits if you were admitted before 2021.
      For more details, see the Doctoral Student Guide for Environmental Science.

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      Doctoral student guide

      Information and instructions for your PhD studies and employment – lu.app.box.com.

      Events in the CEC calendar

      Research seminars and other events arranged by CEC.
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