PhD in Physics

Training activities

The PhD programmes include research training that is both transferrable and specific to the area of each programme and consists of both compulsory and optional activities.

All the activities that the PhD student must complete are recorded in an activities document, but in any case there are compulsory activities that must be completed in the first academic years. It may also include transferrable activities offered by the same university.

Other professional who are not PhD holders may participate in these activities as long as they hold a relevant qualification in the corresponding area.

Erasmus
You can also do other mobility, under the Erasmus programme, both studies and internships. Check the information in the corresponding links.

To include these activities in your academic record, please check this video (click on the subtitle icon at the bottom right corner).

For this PhD programme the following training activities are scheduled.
 

Mandatory activities:

• Attendance at seminars or lectures given by experts in the subject area
  During the PhD programme, students must certify attendance at seminars or lectures related to their doctoral thesis. Completion of this activity will be verified in the progress review.

• Oral presentations or posters at national or international conferences
  During the PhD programme, students must certify the presentation of their findings at a national or international conference, orally or through poster sessions. Completion of this activity will be verified in the progress review.

• Research paper sent to a high-impact scientific journal
  During the PhD programme, students must certify having co-authored an article on their research findings and submitted it for review. This article must have been published or accepted for publishing. Completion of this activity will be verified in the progress review.

Optional activities:

• Summer Schools
  During the PhD programme, students should attend a summer school on the subject area of their doctoral thesis.