For doctoral students and supervisors at the LTV faculty

Last changed: 06 November 2025

Page for doctoral students, supervisors and course leaders for PhD courses at the LTV faculty. Links to rules, procedures and forms are collected on this page.

LTV Faculty procedures for third-cycle (doctoral) education 220210_en.pdf

More information for course organizers and about courses is found on the web page for the Research School at the Faculty Spira.

Doctoral student or supervisor

Portal pages on the staff web:  portal for doctoral student and supervisors with useful information.

Forms are available on the university form's page.

Checklist public defence for dept. VSB, VF, BT

Guide - administrative introduction and administrative handling of an SLU-employed doctoral student

If you are a doctoral student, it may be good to know your rights and responsibilities. The PhD Student Council can help you find answers to some of your questions and it is a part of ASK, which is the Students' union.

If you are a supervisor it may be good to know the supervisor's responsibilities and requirements.

Doctoral education subjects

Doctoral education subjects at the LTV Faculty for PhD students admitted after Jan 1, 2016 (decided by the LTV Faculty Board 2015-11-04, 2015-12-16 and 2017-08-30)

1. Agricultural Science with the possibility of one of the following specializations: Work Science, Building Technology, Business Administration, Product Quality, Plant Breeding, Crop Production, Plant Protection Biology.

2. Horticulture Science with the possibility of one of the following specializations: Work Science, Business Administration, Product Quality, Plant Breeding, Crop Production, Plant Protection Biology.

3. Landscape Architecture with the possibility of one of the following specializations: Landscape Analysis, Landscape Planning, Environmental Psychology, Vegetation and Management

4. Biology with the possibility of one of the following specializations: Chemical Ecology, Plant Biotechnology, Plant Breeding, Plant Protection Biology.

5. Technology with the possibility of one of the following specializations: Work Science, Building Technology, Crop Production

Read more about doctoral education subjects at SLU.

Information on prolongation

Different tasks (for example teaching or union work) will make the doctoral student entitled to prolongation of the doctoral study time. If you have any questions about the routines for this at faculty level, please contact Lotta Malmborg at the LTV faculty office. Application form

Prolongation can also take place at central SLU level (depending on the assignment in question). For more information about this, contact Lotta Jäderlund, Division of Planning.

Contact persons at the departments

Faculty directors of study:

Helene Larsson Jönsson, responsible for doctoral education subjects in Natural Science and Technology.

Hanna Fors, responsible for doctoral education subjects in the Humanities and Social Sciences.

Doctoral studies coordinators/deputy heads of deparment for doctoral studies:

Plant Protection Biology: Peter Anderson

Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management: Kristina Blennow

Biosystems and Technology: Helene Larsson Jönsson

Plant breeding: Li-Hua Zhu 

Work Science, Business Economics and Environmental Psychology: Caroline Hägerhäll 

Urban and rural development: Ann Grubbström

Read more about the miminum requirements for responsibilities and rights delegated to doctoral studies coordinators/deputy heads of department for doctoral studies at the LTV-faculty. 

Members of the doctoral education committee at the LTV faculty (FUN-LTV)

Members:

  • Johan Stenberg, chair, vice dean doctoral education
  • Helene Larsson Jönsson, member, faculty director of study
  • Hanna Fors, member, faculty director of study
  • Mulatu Geleta Dida, member
  • Sara Spendrup, member
  • Vera Vicenzotti, member
  • Chinnu Ann Jaison, doctoral student representative
  • Vaishnavi Losari, doctoral student representative
  • Lubos Ríha, doctoral student representative

Co-opted members:

  • Åsa Lankinen
  • Camilla Söderquist
  • Tomas Österman
  • Lotta Malmborg, secretary

Contact

Chair person of the doctoral education committee (FuN-LTV): Johan Stenberg (vice dean for doctoral education) Phone: +46 706 220042. 

Faculty directors of doctoral education:
Helene Larsson Jönsson, Department of Biosystems and Technology,  Phone: 040-415370. Responsible for doctoral education subjects in Science and Technology.

Hanna Fors, Department of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management. Phone: 040-415165. Responsible for doctoral education subjects in the Humanities and Social Sciences.

Administrator at the faculty office: Lotta Malmborg, LTV faculty office, Box 55, 230 53 Alnarp, phone: 040-41 50 25 Secretary of the doctoral education committee (FUN-LTV).