Language: English
Graduate school: Faculty of Health
Status: Course is open for application
Semester: Spring 2027
Application deadline: 02/11/2026
Cancellation deadline: 02/11/2026
Course type: Classroom teaching
Start date: 15/01/2027
Administrator: Helene Hallas
About signing up
Press register to present or to be a co-chair at the PhD Day. Everyone is required to upload an abstract, and your role on the day will be assigned based on an assessment of abstracts and your current year in your PhD.
The PhD Day is a mandatory part of the PhD programme at Health, and ALL PhD students must participate in PhD Day at least twice during their enrolment period.
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 13 and 14 January 2027 should not submit an abstract. The pitch at the workshop count as your registration for PhD Day 2027 and substitutes your abstract submission.
SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS
Submission of abstract opens on 10 September and closes on 2 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 present a 2,5 minute pitch.
- Second year PhD students present a 4 minute flash talk.
- Third year PhD students present a 10 minute oral presentation or participate as a co-chair.
- 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.
See the programme for the PhD Day 2027.
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 2027
Course dates:
- 15 January 2027 08:00 - 16:00