Doctoral Research
Are you passionate about research? A PhD could be the next step for you. As a PhD student, you are given the opportunity to develop your talents and skills, and deepen your knowledge on a specific topic.
Administration
Application
- Roadmap application for enrolment
- Deadlines application for enrolment AY 26-27
- Template research proposal Oasis
Doctoral advisory committee
- Doctoral advisory committee meeting report
- Form for adjustment of promotorship - doctoral advisory committee
Submission
- Roadmap submission for defense
- Deadlines submission for defense AY 26-27
- Instructions for authors
- PhD leaflet
- Charter costs public defence
Plato is currently unavailable. If you wish to submit your PhD for defense for the FDOC of 3 November 2026 (deadline: 23 October 2026), please send an email to PhDGE@ugent.be.
In view of these unforeseen circumstances, we will be flexible regarding the submission deadline.
Regulations
- Faculty doctoral regulations AY 2026-2027
- Review types - Addendum faculty doctoral regulations AY 2026-2027
- Education- and Examination Code
Support and training
- Faculty support during your PhD journey: recording PhD information session 14/10/2025 & slides
- PhD Research Portfolio
- Inspirational framework Literature and Research Questions
- Inspirational framework Research Design and Management
- Inspirational framework Experiment and Analysis
- Inspirational framework Write and Publish
- Inspirational framework Societal Outreach
- General support services directory for PhD's and postdocs
- Doctoral School: How can I sharpen my PhD skills?
Completed PhD's
Faculty Doctoral Committee
- Chair: Prof. dr. Patrick Calders
- Vice-Chair: Prof. dr. Ernst Rietzschel
- Ombudsperson: Prof. dr. Dominique Van de Velde
- Deputy ombudsperson: Prof. dr. Jolanda van Hengel
- Research policy advisor: Kim De Keyser
- Administration: Emma Van Britsom
- Faculty Doctoral Committee members since 01-01-2025