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Doctoral Theses in DUO

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All doctoral theses in DUO .

There are three ways you can publish your doctoral thesis in DUO:

• Register your thesis in CRIStin and upload the file. This is the most preferred way, as your thesis is accessible in CRIStin, as well as in DUO.
• If you do not have access to CRIStin you can contact us directly at [email protected]
• If you have your thesis printed at the Graphic center , you can also have an electronic file sent to DUO A brief summary/abstract can be included as a separate file.

Article-based theses

If your thesis is article-based, we may need to remove some articles, depending on the various publishers' self archiving policies. We check all articles and remove the ones we do not have permission to publish. Link are provided to all published articles.

Unpublished manuscripts are removed awaiting publishing.

If your thesis is a monograph, and you do not have content which has been published elsewhere previously, the whole thesis can be made accessible in DUO. If you plan to publish the thesis as a book through a publisher, it is advisable to talk to the publisher in advance. Some publishers are interested in having theses in DUO as good advertising, others do not want the text available online until after the book is released.

Summary/abstract

It is an advantage to register an abstract in DUO, together with the fulltext file. The abstract increases the visibility of your thesis, and helps readers assess if the thesis is relevant for them. There are no formal requirements for abstracts in DUO, but we recommend a maximum length of around 600 words. You can register your abstract in several languages.

Publishing in DUO

When you make your thesis available in DUO, it involves duties and responsibilities for both UiO and you as the author .

Any questions?

Send an email to: [email protected]

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Doctoral thesis

PhD candidates’ faculty or department will cover the cost of printing a specific number of thesis copies. You can also order extra copies for private use in the same order without VAT.

Order printing

There are two different ways you can order the printing of your PhD thesis:

• Send the thesis as a PDF file to [email protected] .
• Hand in the PDF file on a USB flash drive to the Graphic Centre (opening times are Monday to Friday, 9 am to 3 pm). See map .

Requisition form

Candidates, together with the faculty or institute, need to complete a requisition form in order to print their doctoral thesis. You can download the requisition form from Graphic Centre's web store.

• The candidate must fill out all the fields marked green. The blue fields must be filled out by the faculty or institute. Submit the form in Excel format together with your PhD files. 

File format and dimensions

• The thesis and attachments must be submitted to the Graphic Centre as PDF files in A4 format.
• Note that most theses are printed in the format 17x24 cm. This corresponds to around 81% of A4. The Graphic Centre will scale down your files.
• LaTeX users: Please submit in A4 format.

Cover page, title page, summary, photo of the candidate and colophon page

• UiO uses standardised cover pages. Candidates are not permitted to use their own design for the cover page.
• Candidate's name
• Thesis title and subtitle
• The UiO unit of the candidate
• Year of public defence
• ISSN/ISBN number
• Abstract for the back page (max. 1200 characters including spaces)
• Photo of the candidate for the back page (formats: jpg/tiff/png/psd)
• If submission occurs in one year and the public defence follows the year after, the UiO cover will show year of defence.
• The Graphic Centre has the ISSN series for all faculties apart from Faculty of Dentistry and Medicine, who submits a unique number from their ISBN series on the requisition form.

Printing costs to be covered by candidate

Copies for private use can be ordered at the same time as the main order. Specify the number of private copies in the requisition form.

Printing costs to be invoiced

The printing of additional copies can be invoiced, but you must give all invoice details in the requisition form. 

Print time and delivery

• You need to submit the order 4–5 weeks before the public defence.
• You will receive the cover page and a print file via e-mail for approval. Send the approval to [email protected]
• The faculty/institute will receive the printed thesis 2 weeks before the public defence.
• Any private copies can be collected from the Graphic Centre.  See map .

The requisiton form will automatically calculate the total cost. 

Please note that VAT is added to all additional orders.

• The faculty/institute covers a specific number of copies. Contact your department to find out how many.
• Extra copies must be paid by card or Vipps upon collection, or you may request an invoice to be sent. Remember to give complete invoice information.

DUO Research Archive

• The University of Oslo recommends that all candidates upload their thesis digitally in the DUO Research Archive.
• When you make your thesis available in DUO, it involves duties and responsibilities for both UiO and you as the author .  
• The Graphic Centre can also upload the thesis upon request.
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Place your order

Orders covered by your unit, additional orders.

Private orders

If you have any questions, please contact the Graphic Centre: [email protected]

Thesis, evaluation and public defence - PhD

Thesis: requirements and guidelines.

• PhD Regulations
• Information on resources and library services
• Scope, length, language
• Article-based theses
• Requirements and duties in relation to supervision

Submission and printing of the thesis

• Before submission
• Where do you submit the thesis?
• What is the submission format?
• Template for submission
• Rejected thesis – resubmission
• What happens after you submit?
• Who performs the adjudication?
• How long does it take?
• When does the adjudication take place?
• The recommendation
• How and in what format do you receive the result?
• How do you appeal?

Trial lecture and public defence

• Preparations for trial lecture and public defence
• Trial lecture and information about adjudication
• Public defence and information about adjudication

Doctoral dinner and conferral of the PhD degree

• Tips on holding a PhD dinner
• Conferral and PhD diploma

Information for the chair of the defence and for the evaluation committee

• Information for the chair of the defence
• Information for the evaluation committee

Thesis, evaluation and public defence - PhD

Thesis: guidelines.

• Scope, length, language, referencing, affiliation
• Article-based thesis
• Co-author(s)
• Regulations for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD)

Submission of the thesis

• Submitting the thesis
• Proofreading
• Application for a completion grant
• Resubmitting?
• Submitting a revised thesis?
• When and how is the adjudication committee appointed?
• How long does the assessment take?
• Unanimous positive recommendation
• Divided or negative recommendation
• The committee recommends a revision
• The appeals process

Printing before public defence

• Layout of thesis
• Submission deadline
• Requisition form
• Ordering printing

Trial lecture and public defence

Trial lecture.

• Trial lecture on an assigned topic
• Purpose and approval

Public defence

• What is a public defence?
• Procedure for the public defence
• Public defence lunch

Doctoral dinner and conferral of the PhD degree

• Doctoral dinner is optional
• Speeches and seating arrangements
• Tax deduction
• Conferment ceremony
• Doctoral diplomas
• Temporary documentation

Information for the adjudication committee

• Information for the adjudication committee

Information for the disputation moderator

• The committee administrator's tasks

The evaluation committee has three months to submit a report after receiving the thesis.

What happens after the thesis is submitted?

After the thesis, including all necessary attachments and forms, has been submitted to the faculty, the proposed evaluation committee must be approved by the dean. The thesis is sent to the committee members for evaluation after the committee has been formally appointed. This process may take up to four weeks.

After the committee has been approved you will receive an e-mail with information about the case processing. You will also receive a copy of the appointment letter sent to the committee members.

You cannot have any contact with the committee members before the trial lecture and public defence.

The committee's recommendation

You will find the deadline for the committee's recommendation in the committee's appointment letter. July is a holiday month and is not included when setting the deadline for submission of a recommendation. The evaluation process, therefore, takes longer during the summer holidays.

The evaluation committee can submit the following recommendations:

• unanimous positive recommendation
• unanimous negative recommendation
• recommendation of revision
• divided recommendation

Unanimous recommendation

You will be notified by email if a recommendation is a unanimous positive recommendation or a unanimous negative recommendation as soon as the faculty has received the signed recommendation. You have two weeks to present written comments to the recommendation. Your comments will be enclosed with the recommendation when it is sent to the dean for final approval.

If you have no comments to the recommendation, you must notify the faculty as soon as possible by sending an e-mail to [email protected] , so that the recommendation can be forwarded to the dean.

Unanimous positive recommendation

If the recommendation is a unanimous positive recommendation, you are formally ready for public defence of the thesis once the dean has approved the committee's recommendation.

Unanimous negative recommendation

If the recommendation is a unanimous negative recommendation, you will have to wait for at least 6 months before you can re-submit a new thesis for evaluation.

Recommendation of revision

If the committee recommends a revision of a submitted thesis, the committee will submit a preliminary recommendation that identifies specific aspects of the thesis that should be changed. The Faculty decides whether you shall be given the opportunity to revise your submitted thesis and, if so, sets a deadline for sumbission of the revised thesis. You may be given up to three (3) months for the revision. You cannot appeal the decision of revision.

If you submit a revision of the thesis within the given deadline, the appointed committee will make its final recommendation after having assessed the revised thesis. The evaluation committee must deliver its final recommendation within one (1) month after a revised thesis has been submitted to the committee.

If you do not submit a revision of the thesis within the deadline, the thesis will normally not be approved for public defence.

Divided recommendation

If the committee's recommendation is divided, the faculty itself will make a decision as to whether the thesis is worthy of public defence.

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Thesis, evaluation and public defence - PhD

The thesis: requirements and guidelines.

• Form, length, language, extended abstract
• Guidelines and resources
• Publicizing the thesis  

Submission and printing

• When do you submit?
• Where do you submit the thesis?
• What is the submission format?
• What happens after you submit?
• Rejected thesis – resubmission

Adjudication of the thesis

• Who performs the adjudication?
• How long does it take?
• The recommendation
• How do you appeal?

Trial lecture and public defence

• Trial lecture and information about adjudication
• Public defence and information about adjudication

Doctoral dinner and conferral of the PhD degree

You are under no obligation to host a doctoral dinner, but it is common practice to have some form of celebration.

At the conferral ceremony, the Rector will confer the degree of philosophiae doctor on you from the University of Oslo.

Information for the chair of the defence and for the adjudication committee

• Information for the chair of the defence
• Information for the adjudication committee

Disputations at the Faculty of Law

Thesis, evaluation and public defense - PhD

The thesis: requirements and guidelines.

• Scope, lenght, language
• Article-based thesis
• Publication
• Regulations for the degree of PhD
• Research advisor

Submission of the thesis

• Where and how is the thesis submitted?
• Submitting a revised thesis
• Resubmitting
• When and how the adjudication committee is appointed
• How long the evaluation takes, and possible outcomes
• The recommendation

Printing the thesis and preparations for the public defence

• Preparations
• Printing of thesis

Trial lecture and public defence

Trial lecture

• Trial lecture on an assigned topic
• Purpose and approval

Public defence

• What is a public defense?
• How is a public defense carried out?

Doctoral dinner and conferral of the PhD degree

You can decide whether you want to host a doctoral dinner, and you are responsible for covering costs.

Conferral is the formal presentation of the doctoral diploma.

Information for the adjudication committee

Information to members of the adjudication committee who will act as an opponent.

Disputation: Emilie Hernes Vereide

PhD candidate Emilie Hernes Vereide at the Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, is defending the thesis 'The Effects of Seismic Surveys on Marine Zooplankton' for the degree of PhD.

Trial lecture: 'Copepod role in the North Sea food webs'

Time and place: May 8, 2024 10:15 AM, Nucleus, Bikuben, Kristine Bonnevies hus

Main research findings:

Anthropogenic underwater noise, such as boat noise, pile driving, or seismic surveys, is an increasing source of ocean pollution and poses a potential threat to marine life. Seismic surveys may negatively impact marine mammals and fish. However, little is known about the effects of zooplankton. Zooplankton are essential to marine ecosystems, transferring energy from lower to higher trophic levels and playing an important part in the carbon cycle. This work investigates the impact of seismic surveys on zooplankton, combining laboratory and field work and examining different species, developmental stages, and effects. The thesis shows that seismic airguns have a limited impact on zooplankton, with variations influenced by species, exposure conditions, and study design. While certain zooplankton taxa may experience increased mortality rates and behavioral changes, others display minimal effects. Additionally, the thesis underscores the harmful impact of rapid pressure drops associated with airgun exposure on zooplankton, underscoring the variability in how different taxa respond to various stressors. Furthermore, it highlights the importance of considering broader environmental contexts and recognizing the potential impact on other organisms when assessing the effects of anthropogenic underwater noise on marine ecosystems.

Adjudication committee

Senior Lecturer Erik Selander, Department of Biology, Lund University

Prof. Ana Širović, Department of Biology, NTNU, Trondheim

Assoc. Prof. Adriana Lopes Dos Santos, Department of Biosciences,  University of Oslo

Chair of defense

Assoc. Prof. Øystein Langangen, Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo

Supervisors

Research Scientist Karen de Jong, Institute of Marine Research, Bergen 

Prof. Josefin Titelman, Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo

Researcher Anne Christine Utne Palm, Institute of Marine Research, Bergen 

Mette Dalgaard Agersted, WSP Danmark

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The role of consumer identity in access-based consumption

24 April 2024 17:18

• Behavioural economics

On 15 May 2024 Katrine Berg Nødtvedt will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend her thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.

The general topic of the PhD thesis is the role of consumer identity in access-based consumption.

Research shows that people prefer products that are associated with their identity. However, most of this research has only looked at product ownership. This thesis includes three articles that investigate whether and when identity affects choices when people use access-based consumption, such as renting or sharing.

The first article focuses on how group identity can result in discrimination in the sharing economy. Results from three experiments showed that when an identical Airbnb apartment is presented with a racial minority host, people report more negative attitudes and intentions towards it, and are less likely to choose the apartment over a standard hotel room.

In the second article Nødtvedt investigates whether people who identify strongly with a product domain such as fashion, are more or less likely to want to own (vs. rent) products in that domain. Findings from five studies indicate that strongly fashion-identified consumers prefer to buy (vs. rent) clothes for a formal event, but the relationship is weak and can be affected by e.g. the number of consumption events.

Drivers behind tax non-compliance

Article three investigates how others perceive users of sharing services. Results from a large experiment showed that car-sharing users were only perceived as more trustworthy when their motive for sharing was pro-environmental.

In conclusion, this thesis contributes to social psychology and consumer research literatures with new evidence showing the effects of social and personal identity in access-based consumption.

Prescribed topic for the trial lecture:

Trial lecture:.

Aud. M, NHH, 10:15

Title of the thesis:

«The role of identity in access-based consumption»

Aud. M, NHH, 12:15

Members of the evaluation committee:

Professor Therese Egeland (leader of the committee), Department of Strategy and Management, NHH

Professor Jonas R. Kunst, UiO

Assistant Professor Cameron Brick, University of Amsterdam

Supervisors:

Professor Helge Thorbjørnsen (main supervisor), Department of Strategy and Management, NHH

Professor Hallgeir Sjåstad, Department of Strategy and Management, NHH

The trial lecture and thesis defense will be open to the public.      

Representations of Uncertainty for Decision Modelling

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School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

College of engineering, ph.d. dissertation defense - yash-yee logan.

Title:   Data-Centric Approaches for Exploiting Meta-Information and Mitigating Model Regression to Aid Neural Networks Committee: Dr. Aaron Lanterman, ECE, Chair, Advisor Dr. Vince Calhoun, ECE Dr. May Wang, BME Dr. David Anderson, ECE Dr. Pamela Bhatti, ECE  

UW–Madison alum receives Dissertation of the Year Award

UW–Madison alumna Erin Hastey, who graduated with a PhD from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis in 2023, has received the Dissertation of the Year Award from the Council for the Study of Community Colleges ( CSCC ).

For over a decade, Hastey “has empowered organizational leaders to move from conflict to connected action,” notes her CSCC bio. She works as a consultant to board members and executives to develop highly effective governing boards.

Hastey’s research focuses on how board effectiveness aligns with organizational outcomes. Her dissertation, written with support from her mentor and adviser Xueli Wang, UW–Madison’s Barbara and Glenn Thompson Professor in Educational Leadership, focuses on board effectiveness in community college districts.

CSCC’s Dissertation of the Year award, issued annually, is given to recent doctoral graduates that “demonstrate excellence in scholarly inquiry, illustrate originality of thought, and include significant findings that make a substantial contribution to the extant literature on community colleges; that shed new light on how issues and challenges facing community colleges are researched, theorized, and interpreted; and/or that potentially could have an important effect on community college policy and/or practice.”

Hastey was honored during CSCC’s 65th annual conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, earlier this month.

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Kevin Morris, PhD Student, Accepts Department of Black Studies Dissertation Fellowship

Kevin Morris, PhD Student, has recently accepted the Department of Black Studies Dissertation Fellowship at UC Santa Barbara for 2024 to 2025.

Morris is a PhD student on the American Studies track focusing on 19th and 20th century African American literature and culture. Morris's current project looks to connect slave narratives and prison literature along a continuum of African American writing from the "front lines," and addresses concerns around black masculinity, black male sexualities, class, citizenship, and the law.

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Spanish and Portuguese

Mariana mazer, phd candidate in spanish, 1 of 15 clas graduate students awarded prestigious fellowships to support their research and creative work, marcus bach fellowship .

The Marcus Bach Fellowship , named for the 1942 University of Iowa graduate of the same name, is awarded to graduate students in the humanities to support the completion of an MFA project or doctoral dissertation. The fellowship’s goal is to foster intercultural communication and the understanding of diverse philosophies and religious perspectives.  

Each fellow receives a semester of support including a $10,700 salary, a tuition scholarship for 2 semester hours credit, and more. 

The five recipients for the 2024-25 school year are: 

• Caelainn Barr , Department of English (Nonfiction Writing Program), "Written in the Land"  Barr’s project is a memoir grounded in archival research and interviews that explores the intersection of religion, spirituality in nature and family history. The work is set against the backdrop of conflict in in Northern Ireland. 
• Nathan Chaplin , Department of History, "Surveying the Tropics, Constructing the Heartland: Identify Formation in Nicaragua and the Midwest"  Chaplin’s project investigates the alliances formed between Nicaraguan and Midwestern elites as they attempted to manage public health crises, state policy, and capital investment during the 19th and 20th centuries. 
• Spencer Jones , Department of English (Nonfiction Writing Program), “All Skillful in the Wars”  Jones’s thesis explores political and theological tensions in the lives of radical-revolutionary schoolteachers Harriet Wheeldon and Simone Weil. 
• Xiaoyan Kang , Department of Theatre Arts, “The Words of Ants"  Kang’s thesis takes the form of a play drawing inspiration from the 1983 script Nüshu, or the script of women. Through it, the playwright intends to explore how individual experiences are interpreted to serve a particular narrative. 
• Mariana Mazer , Department of Spanish and Portuguese, “The book as an object and container of multiple stories"  Mazer’s dissertation explores the relationship between the book as a physical object and the narratives it contains, ultimately printing and binding eight copies of the finished thesis. 

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