About the VMF PhD Council

Last changed: 27 February 2025

The VMF PhD Student Council handles questions about research and doctoral studies at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences.

The council represents the approximately 150 doctoral (PhD) and licentiate students in different committees and councils.

Council meetings

The council holds monthly meetings with the board, representatives of the departments and the representatives of the different committees and councils from the faculty and university level. The annual meeting is held annually at the beginning of the year. The monthly meetings and the annual meetings are open to all PhD students at the faculty.

Questions or problems?

The council is also a forum for discussion and meetings about questions related to research and doctoral studies. If you have questions or problems related to your PhD studies, you are welcome to contact a representative in the council. You can also contact the doctoral student ombudsman/counsellor.

You are always welcome to contact the council with ideas about how to improve or change the doctoral studies, or if you want to be involved in the council's work. Your opinion matters!

In case there are any problems or suggestions you wish to be discussed at the next VMF PhD council meeting please report them (anonymously) through our Netigate survey or you can send us an e-mail at VMF.student.council@slu.se

Events

The council also organises numerous events ranging from our very popular ‘Professional Development Series’, where invited speakers or PhD students give seminars sharing tips and tricks dealing with issues in the life of a PhD-student. Previously these seminars have covered subjects such as: ‘The final year of a PhD student’, ‘Writing tips’, and more. Summaries of previous PDS seminars can be accessed here: Finish on time, Planning tips, The final year, Writing tips.

We also organise social events such as board game evenings and our recent ‘French Crêpe night’, these events are great to get to know your fellow PhD-students in a relaxing way. Then there is also our annual PhD-table tennis tournament, held for the first time last year, which was a great success.

If you have any ideas for events please contact our event organisers Leonie and Lise!