Doctoral Procedure

There are two valid doctoral regulations of the Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences at the University of Hamburg.

Which of the two doctoral regulations applies to you depends on the date of your admission.

You can find a brief guide to the respective administrative procedure at the Department of Biology of the two doctoral regulations by following the respective link.

a)
With an admission from 2010 to 30.09.2019, you are doing your doctorate according to the MIN doctoral regulations (2010) and the corresponding rules of procedure of the Subject Doctoral Committee of Biology.

or

b)
With an admission from 1 October 2019, you will do your doctorate according to the MIN doctoral regulations (2018) with the corresponding rules of procedure of the Subject Doctoral Committee of Biology.

You are new in Hamburg, you are looking for help with conflicts, you need advice on your career planning? Here you will find the right pages:

• Maria Sibylla Merian Prize for Emerging Natural Scientists - The Maria Sibylla Merian Prize is awarded by the Alfred Weigle Foundation and the Wiesbaden Museum. With a prize money of €15,000.00, this award is aimed at emerging female artists and natural scientists. Each €7,500.00 is available for the realization of a thesis or a publication that is intended to receive particular attention. The prize will be awarded every two years starting in 2025. Applications are open until August 31, 2025.

• https://www.min.uni-hamburg.de/en/min-graduiertenzentrum/stipendien-und-unterstuetzung/finanzierung/forschung.htmlA Practical Guide for prospective and new Doctoral Students
  "Guide for prospective and new doctoral researchers".

• Welcome Buddy Service for doctoral Students

• What to do in case of conflicts at work? You can find help here in the KUS portal at
  CONFLICT PREVENTION AND RESOLUTION

• The Career Center accompanies you from your studies to your career
  https://www.uni-hamburg.de/en/career-center.html

• The Hamburg Research Academy is the inter-university institution for those interested in doing a doctorate, doctoral candidates, postdocs, W1 professors and academic supervisors in Hamburg.

• An Individual Development Plan (IDP) from the MINGZ supports you in taking your individual professional development into your own hands and facilitating the transition into your future career.

The Department Biology will hold a certificate ceremony on January 24th, 2025. We would be very pleased to present you your certificate at this event. For a smooth running of the event we depend on a registration in order to be able to plan:

Registration

Participation is voluntary. If you need the certificate between the graduation and the awarding of the certificate, we will be able to arrange this.

Applications received electronically will be processed. If the printed documents or details within the electronic documents are missing, these will be requested in due course during processing. Please be patient regarding re-registration about documents. Please refrain from asking for confirmation of receipt. 

You will find the address of the academic office in Docata and on our homepage (https://www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de/studium/studienbuero/kontakt.html). If necessary, the relevant delivery services can provide prompt confirmation of the delivery of your documents.