Language: English
Graduate school: Faculty of Health
Status: Course is open for application
Semester: Spring 2026
Application deadline: 01/11/2025
Cancellation deadline: 01/11/2025
Course type: Blended learning
Start date: 16/01/2026
Administrator: Helene Hallas
About signing up
Once you have submitted your abstract, you are automatically signed up for participation in the PhD Day. The PhD Day is a mandatory part of the PhD programme at Health. All PhD students must participate in PhD Day at least twice during their enrolment period.
If you are NOT presenting a abstract during the day or being co-chair, you should NOT sign up. You can just show up on the day and you are most welcome to do so.
If you attend the PhD workshop “Fill Up Your Toolbox for Future Commercial Research Collaboration”, you will get a separate diploma for workshop attendance.
About registration
The PhD Day is only for internal PhD students and research year students at Health. Students from other faculties will not be allocated a place for this course. If you wish to withdraw from the course or have further questions, please contact graduateschoolhealth@au.dk.
You submit an abstract describing either the results obtained or (for those who have only just started) describing the project. The abstracts will be presented in an online abstract book.
Students participating in the PhD Workshop "Fill Up Your Toolbox for Future Commercial Research Collaborations" on 14 and 15 January 2026 should not submit an abstract. The pitch at the workshop count as your registration for PhD Day 2026 and substitutes your abstract submission.
SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS
Submission of abstract opens on 12 September and closes on 1 November. To open the submission form click "Register" at the top of the page.
The maximum number of characters for abstracts is 1,700 (including spaces) Please check the length of your abstract! There is no character count and no warning if you exceed the character limit (extra characters are left out when you submit your abstract). Make sure that your abstract has been approved by the co-authors, and be aware that abstracts are not proofread.
- First year PhD students, and Research Year students who wish to participate are requested to submit abstracts and present a 2,5 minute pitch.
- Second year PhD students are invited to submit abstracts and present a 4 minute flash talk.
- Third year PhD students are invited to submit an abstract and participate as co-chairs or by giving an 10 minute oral presentation.
- When you submit your abstract, please choose your preferred role as “co-chair” or “oral”. Please note, oral presentations are limited and the selection for oral presentations will be based on assessment of abstracts.
- You must submit an abstract even if your preferred role is co-chair.
Once you have submitted your abstract, you are signed up for participation in the PhD Day.
The diploma
- If you have submitted an abstract and you are registered present on the day, your participation will be approved, and you will receive a diploma after the PhD Day.
Find more information about the PhD Day 2026
Course dates:
- 16 January 2026 08:00 - 15:30