See the link to the right for the official PhD documents. This includes:
- Courses and credit reporting
- Extended Research Proposal (ERP), Licentiate, final defence
- Individual Study Plan (ISP)
- PhD handbook
- Research ethics
- Risk assessment for fieldwork
Other useful links:
- Digital tools and services for links to Ladok & Athena
- Primula for SU human resources system
Compulsory courses:
There are three courses that are part of the programme and that are given every other year.
- "Sustainability science and Biosphere Stewardship" with Robert Blasiak and Magnus Nyström will run next time in 2026.
- "Quantitative methods" course with Maja Schlüter et al will run 26 January-6 February 2026.
- "Qualitative methods" course with Jamila Haider & Beatrice Crona is planned for 5 November-19 December 2025.