Doctoral student guide: Chapter 8 - Practical information for doctoral students

• Grants office - External funding Here you can find calls for funding, information about SLU's most common funders, tools, guidelines and advice to help you find, apply for and manage external funding.
  
  
• Communication and marketing Brand guidelines, Material and templates, Channels, Language support and visual media. 
  
  
• Manual for managing reserach material and Data Management Support. 
  
  
• The Centre for Statistics is a joint platform for statisticians at SLU to enable exchange of knowledge and to be a resource for the entire university by organizing workshops and providing statistical advice and support for all employees at SLU.
• Ethical aspects. 
  
  
• SLU Holding. We are experts in helping research reach a market – and make a difference in society.
  
  
• SLU University Library. Search and find information, Writing and language support, Strategic publishing. Courses and seminars. 
  
  
• Legal Affairs. The Legal Affairs Unit provides support and advice to the university management, the university administration as well as teachers and researchers.This advice primarily covers administrative law, the Higher Education Act as well as contract and copyright law. When necessary, the unit brings proceedings on behalf of the university. 
  
  
• Information on Animals in research and education at SLU. All staff involved in planning research on animals or who work with animals in education must read and follow the policy on the use of animals in research and education at SLU.
  
  
• IT, AV & Telephony. IT at SLU are managed by the IT division and by the departments themselves through their own IT coordinator. 
  
  
• Digital tools for working from home. 
  
  
• How to create your own CV at the SLU Staff web. 

E-mail and calender functions

Search for doctoral courses at SLU

Canvas - SLU's learning platform 

Ladok - Study administration

Ladok Student - In Ladok Student you can create certificates and apply for a degree. 

ISP Portal - All doctoral students must have an individual study plan (ISP). At SLU, these are created and managed in the ISP portal.

Edusign - Edusign is used for e-signing to approve documents digitally.

Proceedo - Proceedo is the university's system for purchasing, through which all orders should be placed. All supplier invoices are handled in Proceedo as well.

Primula self service - In Primula self service you can register travel expenses, leave-of-absence, sick leave etc.

Many of the practical things that you will need help with, you can ask one of the department's administrators about. Ask your supervisor to introduce you to these people as soon as possible, they are an important support for you!

Mailing lists. Each faculty has an email list for the faculty's doctoral students. Make sure to get on the list as soon as possible. Contact your faculty's director of studies or the administrator at the faculty office to join. Are you for example an industrial doctoral student, or sandwich doctoral student? It is as important for you to join the mailing lists as for the doctoral students that are employed at the department. Otherwise you might loose information on courses and other important things related to your education. Information on social activities will also be distributed via these mailings lists. 

Living and working in Sweden - tips and advice for, among other things, foreign doctoral students.

Practical information about living in Sweden and working at SLU - compiled by the HR department. Contains, among other things, information about finding a home in our various locations.

There are three Employee associations at SLU ("Facket"). You can find more information about the employee associations/trade unions in the national PhD student handbook. 

Unemployment insurance fund. Unemployment benefits in Sweden vary depending on how much you worked, what you earned and how long you have been a member of an unemployment insurance fund. One of the requirements to receive benefits based on your previous salary is that you have been a member of an unemployment insurance fund for the past 12 months. You receive benefits on the same terms regardless of which unemployment insurance fund you are a member of. You can read more about this at the webpage of, for example, the "Akademikernas a-kassa" (Unemployment insurance for
university graduates). 

Book your business trip. 

SLU's work on environmental issues and environmental policy

Security matters at SLU are handled centrally by the Security Unit. 

Purchases and invoice management (Proceedo)