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General information
About PhD studies

PhD studies at the University of Iceland will equip you with the field expertise and research skills necessary for careers in academia, industry, government and other areas.

The country´s only comprehensive university, UI offers over 70 PhD programmes and the opportunity to study under the guidance of experienced researchers working in international networks.

The main component of our PhD programmes is the independent doctoral research project which culminates in a dissertation. Along the way, our students gain valuable skills such as research design and implementation, analysis of research findings, presentation of results, publication in international peer-viewed journals and teaching.

PhD studies at UI ordinally take 3-6 years assuming normal study progress and are normally preceded by a master´s degree.

Standards and regulations

The University of Iceland is accredited by the Minister of Education, Science and Culture to offer doctoral programmes in all its schools.

Doctoral studies at UI aim to provide PhD students with academic training and prepare them for positions in higher education, research institutes and other settings that require high levels of expertise and accountability.

The University strives to ensure that its academic programmes measure up to internationally recognised standards, and to that end uses a formal quality framework that covers all aspects of the University.

 

University-wide standards and regulations
English Icelandic
Standards and requirements for the quality of doctoral programmes Viðmið og kröfur um gæði doktorsnáms við Háskóla Íslands
University of Iceland rules on graduate studies (ch. VI) Reglur Háskóla Íslands um framhaldsnám (kafli VI)
Regulation on opponents for doctoral defences Reglur um andmælendur við doktorsvarnir
Rules of procedure on the digital submission and archiving of PhD theses at the University of Iceland Verklagsreglur um rafræn skil og vistun doktorsritgerða frá Háskóla Íslands
Rules of procedure after one or both opponents reject the thesis manuscript as not ready for defence Verklagsregla um viðbrögð eftir að andmælandi, annar eða báðir, hafnar handriti doktorsritgerðar til doktorsvarnar
Rules of procedure after one or more members of the evaluation committee are opposed to awarding a doctorate following the doctoral defence Verklagsregla um viðbrögð eftir að dómnefndarmaður, einn eða fleiri, hafnar veitingu doktorsnafnbótar eftir doktorsvörn
Regulation on the University of Iceland Doctoral Grant Fund Reglur um Doktorsstyrktasjóð Háskóla Íslands.

 

Regulations on doctoral studies within the Schools
English Icelandic
Regulation on doctoral study and doctoral degrees at the University of Iceland School of Social Sciences (presently unavailable in English) Reglur um doktorsnám við Félagsvísindasvið

Regulation on doctoral study and doctoral degrees at the University of Iceland School of Health Sciences

Reglur um doktorsnám og doktorspróf við Heilbrigðisvísindasvið Háskóla Íslands
Regulation on doctoral study and doctoral degrees at the University of Iceland School of Humanities Reglur um doktorsnám og doktorspróf við Hugvísindasvið Háskóla Íslands
Regulation on doctoral study at the University of Iceland School of Education Reglur um doktorsnám við Menntavísindasvið Háskóla Íslands
Regulation on doctoral study at the School of Engineering and Natural Sciences Reglur um doktorsnám við Verkfræði- og náttúruvísindasvið Háskóla Íslands

 

Regulations on interdisciplinary graduate programmes
English Icelandic
Regulation on the University of Iceland Master's and doctoral programmes in environment and natural resources Reglur um meistara- og doktorsnám við Háskóla Íslands í umhverfis- og auðlindafræðum
Regulation on the University of Iceland Master's and doctoral programmes in public health sciences Reglur um meistara- og doktorsnám í lýðheilsuvísindum við Háskóla Íslands

 

National regulations
English Icelandic
Regulation on doctoral studies in higher education institutions, no. 37/2007 Reglur um doktorsnám í háskólum samkvæmt 7. gr. laga nr. 63/2006 um háskóla, nr. 37/2007

 

Application deadlines
Application deadlines for doctoral studies
School of: International students Domestic and Nordic students
  • Education
  • Humanities 
  • Social Sciences
1 February 15 April - for fall semester

15 October - for spring semester
  • Engineering and Natural Sciences
  • Health Sciences
Rolling; applications accepted all year Rolling; applications accepted all year
  • Interdisciplinary programmes
Variable* Variable*

*Interdisciplinary programmes have the same deadline as the School where the student´s prospective PhD supervisor is based.

 
Contacts

Contact the Doctoral Studies Coordinator at the relevant school or staff at the Graduate School if you have further questions.

School of Education

School of Engineering and Natural Sciences

School of Health Sciences

School of Humanities

School of Social Sciences

Interdisciplinary 

 

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