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Do a phd in law in aarhus - denmark.

• Expand your career opportunities with three years of immersion

The PhD degree programme at the Department of Law is a paid, three-year research programme. It is directed towards top lawyers, i.e. lawyers who hold a LLB as well as a LLM and were among the top of their class in both degrees. As a PhD fellow, you get the opportunity to study a self-chosen topic within the department’s academic fields in close dialogue with experienced researchers.

In addition, you will possibly be teaching students and participate in courses, seminars and conferences in Denmark and abroad. A study period abroad is also part of the programme, and during the course of your PhD, you will be building up valuable professional networks - both in and outside the department.

The Department of Law is currently looking for new international PhD fellows.

See “Guide to the application process” below.

3 truths about the PhD programme

• See the department’s researchers
• It will boost your career significantly: A PhD will give you in-depth specialist knowledge and strong methodological, analytical and communicative competences that are in demand in the public and private sector.   
• You will get a chance to plan and structure your own work and to spend time on reflection and in-depth specialisation. 

and 3 debunkable myths

• You will be alone in an office for three years rarely interacting with other researchers.
• You will become professionally narrow-minded and lose your connection to the real world.
• You will have trouble finding a job afterwards, and your former colleagues/clients won’t want to know you.

Doing an industrial PhD?

There are two programmes – one fixed and one flexible:

• One of the industrial PhD programmes is fixed and structured by Innovation Fund Denmark - a public authority that contributes financially.  Read more  
• The other programme is a lot more flexible. Normally, you are enrolled as a PhD student part-time or as agreed between the department and an external partner. 

The university and the external partner agree on the working hours and the distribution of costs and salary during the PhD programme. It may be possible to modify the requirements for teaching or studying abroad that have been established by the graduate school, but the requirements laid out in the PhD Order must always be met.

The department currently employs four industrial PhD students:

• Julie Bryske Møller Nielsen  
• Kristian Torp
• Lukas Callesen
• Julie Marie Bjerggaard Jørgensen
• Jonathan Seb Salicath

Examples of employment after earning the PhD degree

The students who earn a PhD degree can either continue their research career or take up employment in the private sector or in other parts of the public sector. Thus many of the students earning a PhD degree continue their careers as legal advisers or as employees in auditing firms. In a number of fields the Master´s Degree in itself is not sufficient when you are to advise on how to solve complicated legal problems, and then the specialisation and insight that you achieve with your PhD degree can be a large advantage.  

The Department of Law - in brief

• The department employs approximately 70 academic and 15 administrative members of staff,  approximately 25 PhD students  and a number of part-time lecturers, who are typically lawyers from private and public organisations. Professor Torsten Iversen is the head of department.
• The Department of Law is part of the faculty of Aarhus BSS, which is an accredited business school (AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS) at Aarhus University.
• The department offers two Bachelor’s degree programmes and two Master’s degree programmes - and a number of legal continuing and further education programmes.
• The Department of Law participates in a number of Nordic and international networks which also offer PhD courses. These networks will normally also provide an opportunity for the exchange of PhD students, so that the PhD students at the department can visit these foreign institutions for a period of time during their studies.  

The PhD programme

The PhD programme in Law covers all theses with law as main content. This includes all important legal disciplines in Danish law, EU law and international law. The researchers at the Department of Law is organised in 7 teaching groups:

• Law of property
• Constitutional and administrative law
• General jurisprudence and legal history
• EU law and international law
• Business law
• Criminal law

All the legal research environments in Denmark work together on offering PhD courses in Law. This cooperation is organised in JurForsk cf. for further information:  jurforsk.dk/en/

What our students say

"As a Top100 university Aarhus has world class facilities, a great supported PhD environment, a collegial and open-to-new-ideas culture, and a very high academic level, e.g. within International Law and Human Rights."

> Nikolas Feith Tan, LLM, LLB, BA, PhD Fellow Australia

"The programme provides so many opportunities for travel, participating in conferences, organising events, and developing a fantastic international network. And as a member of staff you are part of the daily life of the department, as well as involved in the academic activities of other faculty members. "

> Lauren Neumann, MA, GradDip Legal Practice, LLB (hons) / B Psych, PhD Fellow

Contact current PhDs

Feel free to contact our current PhDs with your questions

Guide for the application process

Clarification

• About your topic and the programme If you have any questions about the programme or the admission requirements, or an idea that you would like to discuss, please contact those responsible for our PhD programme. See contact information below.
• About the conditions If you have any questions about what it's like to be a PhD fellow at the department, you are welcome to contact our current PhD fellows on mail and phone.
• About the department If you have any questions about the department or the management team, please contact Head of Department Torsten Iversen.
• Come to the information meetings The department regularly hosts information meetings for people interested in doing a PhD. Keep an eye on the calendar at law.au.dk for the exact time and date.

Application

• Your motivation Write a personal statement (2,400 characters incl. spaces) that explains why you would like to embark on a PhD.
• Description of the topic
• Research question and hypotheses
• Suggestions for theory and literature
• Considerations on method and data collection
• Proposal for a three-year project plan 
• Note : It's a good idea to get some feedback on your project description from a potential supervisor. 
• CV, diplomas and course certificates Gather all in one pdf-file
• Upload all of the above The online application opens one month before the deadline.  Click here to go the application page .

Reply/admission

• You will get a reply within three months Regardless of whether or not you have been admitted, you will get a reply within approx. three months after your application.
• Start 1 February or 1 September If you are offered a PhD position, you will start on 1 February if you applied in the autumn of the previous year, or 1 September if you applied in the spring of the same year.  The starting date can be adjusted according to mutual agreement.
• Further information If you are admitted, you will get much more information about your PhD process, introductory courses, etc. 

Please contact us with your questions

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Career — What is a PhD school, and what should you include in your PhD application? Our guide for you, a potential PhD student in Denmark, that does not know where to begin.

(Updated August 2020)

A re you tempted by the idea of becoming a researcher? If so, you are already an old hand in the university world. Once your Master’s degree is in the bag, the next step towards a career in research is to apply for a PhD.

It is not always easy to navigate the jungle of information, so we have made a simple guide for those who are interested in a research career or are curious about what PhD student life in Denmark is like.

What is a PhD?

A PhD is usually a 3-year (180 ECTS) academic research degree. Teaching or research communication is required as part of the degree. The research degree culminates with a PhD thesis – a written product of some kind. It can be a 200-page article or a collection of  shorter research articles. The thesis is defended orally.

The abbreviation comes from the New Latin: philosophiae doctor

In some countries, a PhD gives you the title of doctor. This is the case in most Anglophone countries, where PhD is short for ‘ Doctor of Philosophy ‘

In Denmark, you do not become a doctor because you have a PhD, but you may well meet someone from England with a PhD who calls him/herself doctor. Here, the doctorate – which is achieved by writing a doctoral thesis – ranks higher than a PhD.

What is a PhD school?

At university, we are told that we are no longer pupils at a school , but rather students at a university . Therefore, it may seem strange that a PhD student is linked to a so-called PhD school. At the University of Copenhagen, for example, there are six PhD schools – one for each faculty.

Each school has its own set of rules, which in this case are a supplement to the general regulations for PhD studies at the University of Copenhagen . The schools provide guidance to students, organise PhD courses with Danish and international teachers, and give students the opportunity study abroad and collaborate with international research communities.

Every PhD school has a PhD school head, a PhD committee, and a PhD coordinator. The PhD committee includes academic staff members and PhD students, and its job is to ensure the quality of the PhD education.

The commitee checks that yearly performance and development reviews are held with the students. The coordinators act as a point of contact for the students at the departmental level, and every department has a PhD coordinator.

Who can apply?

Anyone with a master’s degree or an extended master’s degree can apply for a PhD. The subject  of the degree must be relevant to the applicant’s proposed research project.

Applicants should also have good command of the English language.

In some faculties, you can start your research degree directly after your bachelor’s

But for the more ambitious students who know that they want to do a PhD early on, some faculties have the option of starting a research degree directly after a bachelor’s. If you take this route, you would start a so-called 3+5 programme, which means starting your PhD and masters at the same time (which makes ordinary master’s degrees seem a bit tame). Some faculties have a 4+4 programme where you can start your PhD after a year of master’s studies. The Faculty of Science at the University of Copenhagen offers these two programmes, for example.

What should I include in my application?

If you want to start a PhD, you have to apply in writing. The application should include a description of your proposed research project. You must also include a transcript of your grades (higher grades increase your chances of being accepted) for your bachelor’s and master’s degrees with documentation of your grades. A CV is also required (peer-reviewed publications also give bonus points).

The criteria for applying and the application process vary from faculty to faculty. If you wish to study for a PhD at the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Copenhagen , for example, your project description should be a maximum of 12,000 characters long, while the Faculty of Law only accepts applications that are a maximum of six A4 pages (excluding the bibliography, written in Times New Roman, font size 12, with 1.5 cm line spacing.)

How can I finance my PhD?

Did you think that all education in Denmark was free? Then think again. PhD degrees are subject to tuition fees, and they are not cheap (and neither is renting an apartment in Copenhagen). Therefore, you have to be able to finance both your degree and your living costs. You can do this in several different ways:

Internal funding

Faculties offer PhD fellowships, which means that the student is enrolled in the research degree, given research funds and a monthly salary to live on for the three years the programme lasts. This means there is a difference between being PhD student and a PhD fellow. It is possible to be a PhD student and have your expenses paid by someone else.

External or private funding

External funding can be granted in the form of a so-called industrial PhD, where you are employed by a public or private company that wants you to conduct research at the university. You can also apply to a number of foundations. Or you can pay your own way, if you can afford it.

It costs around DKK  216,000 to enroll as a PhD student at the University of Copenhagen

It costs around DKK  216,000 to enroll as a PhD student (at the University of Copenhagen) – so you should start saving up! The university requires you to document that you have a grant or the money to pay for the cost of studying and wages for the three year period of the programme.

And how much can you expect to be paid as a PhD student? The average monthly salary of employees at the university as a whole is DKK 32,567. But, you should expect salary levels and expenses to vary depending on how far into the programme you are and which faculty you are employed by.

Who gets accepted?

The head of the relevant PhD school decides which applicants will be accepted and enrolled into the programme – but of course it is not entirely at his/her own discretion. The applicants are selected based on a recommendation from the academic staff members on the faculty’s PhD committee.

Each PhD school may look for different qualities in its applicants, but in general, the emphasis is on documented academic qualifications. Whether the research project’s is suitable as a PhD project (is it achievable within the existing framework?) and matches the faculty’s academic profile is also an important consideration when assessing the application.

When can I apply?

Job banks at universities are full of postings. The University of Copenhagen one has a lot, especially from the health and science departments, so keep an eye out for relevant positions.

Once you have earned your PhD degree, you have reached the highest international level within your research field

If you can’t get enough of criminal or property law, for example, and are not afraid to venture outside of Copenhagen, the Department of Law at the University of Southern Denmark might be looking for PhD fellows . If you just want to enroll yourself in a PhD programme, you can apply throughout the year to the PhD school at your faculty.

What do PhD students research?

The subjects studied vary, of course, depending on the PhD student’s faculty and department. For example, Linda Didia Boye, a PhD student at the Faculty of Humanities, defended her PhD thesis about the typology of longhouses in eastern Zealand dating from the Pre-Roman Iron Age to the Late Germanic Iron Age last year. Three days prior, Hjalte Bonde Meilvang defended his social science PhD about numbers in the political context.

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KU’s fælles ph.d.-regler og retningslinjer (2014)

It is a good idea to stay up to date with the newest research in your subject area, so keep an eye on PhD defence calendars, the University of Copenhagen one is here.

What can I do afterwards?

Once you have your PhD, you are at the highest international level in your research area.

A natural step is to stay within the research community and pursue a career in research. But you don’t have to stay at the university for the rest of your days. Many PhD graduate have high-level jobs in the health sector, for example, and the private sector also employs PhDs in a variety of research positions.

However, the majority of PhD graduates in the period 2008-2014 still worked in universities.

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What is a PhD programme?

A PhD is usually a 3-year (180 ECTS) academic research degree. The components of the programme are:

• Independent research under supervision
• Courses for PhD students (approximately 30 ECTS credits)
• Participation in research networks, including placements at other, primarily foreign, research institutions
• Teaching or another form of knowledge dissemination, which is related to the PhD topic when possible.
• The completion of a PhD thesis. The thesis can be a 200-page article or a collection of shorter research articles. The thesis is defended orally.

PhD programmes and courses are offered at Danish universities , which all offer excellent research, library and laboratory facilities for researchers and PhD students in addition to joint partnerships with industry.

PhD students are often encouraged to participate in research networks, including placements at overseas research institutions. A range of funding opportunities are available: Please visit the Researchers Mobility Portal for more information.

Who can apply?

As each institution in Denmark is responsible for its own admissions, requirements will vary. However, you will usually be required to have a recognised Masters degree in a relevant subject in order to be enrolled as a PhD student. Also, the applicants should also have good command of the English language.

For the students, who know that they want to pursue the researcher-path early on, the faculties have the option of starting a research degree directly after a bachelor’s. If this is the path you want to take, you can start a so-called 3+5 programme, which means starting your PhD and master's at the same time. Some faculties have a 4+4 programme where you can start your PhD after a year of master’s studies. The Faculty of Science at the University of Copenhagen offers these two programmes, for example. Each individual universitiy lays down its own rules regarding this type of hybrid PhD. An example of this is Aarhus University’s 4- and 5-year PhD scholarships .

What should I include in my application?

In Denmark you must apply for PhD programmes in writing via advertised projects and scholarships . Usually, you either apply for an opportunity with a pre-defined research topic, or you propose your own research ideas.

You also have to include a transcript of your grades for your bachelor’s and master’s degrees with documentation of your grades, and a CV.

How can I finance my PhD?

For students from the EU/EEA/Switzerland higher education in Denmark is free

You may be eligible for free tuition as an international student, provided you meet one of the following conditions:

• You hold a permanent residence permit
• You hold a temporary residence permit that can be upgraded to a permanent one
• You hold a residence permit as the accompanying child of a non-EU/EEA holding a residence permit based on employment

All other students pay tuition fees. The fee is 50,000 DKK per year, i.e. 150,000 DKK for three years and is not postponed during any absence from the three-year PhD programme such as maternity/paternity leave, other leaves of absence or long-term illness.

The first rate is paid at enrolment, the second rate is paid in the first quarter of the calendar year following enrolment and the third rate is paid in the first quarter of the second calendar year following enrolment.

The grant provider must guarantee for the payment of the tuition fee for all three years when applying for enrolment.

The tuition fee covers

• PhD courses included in the Graduate School’s course catalogue
• PhD courses at other Danish universities and to some extent courses from other providers in Denmark or abroad
• Expenses regarding stays at other research environments in Denmark or abroad
• Activities in the graduate programmes
• Assessments and defense of your PhD thesis

Therefore, you have to be able to finance both your degree and your living costs. You can do this in several different ways:

Industrial PhD

If you aim to conduct a research project with commercial perspectives, you can apply for an industrial PhD. You will be employed by a private sector company and at the same time enrolled as a PhD student at the Graduate School at a university.

As an industrial PhD student you will carry out research where results are applied in an enterprise setting. The cooperation between university and industry gives you access to new knowledge and innovation provided by the private sector company.

Application process for the industrial PhD

• Start by finding a private sector company and a university supervisor for your PhD project.
• The private sector company must send an application to Innovation Fund Denmark to apply for the industrial PhD grant on your behalf.
• If successful, you can apply for enrolment at the Graduate School.

Visit the website of Innovation Fund Denmark to learn about application deadlines, requirements and how to proceed with your application.

How much can you expect to be paid as a PhD student?

If you are funded by a faculty  or a department, your salary is regulated by the Agreement between the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations and the Ministry of Finance (in Danish) (AC agreement). The average monthly salary for a PhD fellow at the University of Copenhagen is 32,567 DKK. After earning their doctorate , researchers go on to a postdoc which, in Denmark , can last up to four years at the same university.

PhD students employed at a hospital:

If you are employed at a hospital your salary follows the collective agreements in place at the Danish regions. In this agreement your employment depends on the degree you hold. Medical doctors are employed according to the collective agreement of the Danish Medical Association while other candidates are employed following the AC agreement. Contact your employer for more information.

Industrial PhD students employed by a private sector company

If you are employed as an industrial PhD student, your salary follows the collective agreement in place at your company. Contact your employer for more information.

Who gets accepted?

The head of the relevant PhD school decides which applicants will be accepted and enrolled into the programme – but of course it is not entirely at his/her own discretion. The applicants are selected based on a recommendation from the academic staff members on the faculty’s PhD committee.

When can I apply?

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PhD courses

Course program for the PhD School

Read the course program for the PhD School here: Course program for the PhD School (pdf)

Planned courses

Courses offered by the Phd school are announced in the planned courses web calendar .

Introductory course including the course Good Scientific Practice and Quality of Legal Research (mandatory for all PhDs)

The PhD school organizes a introductory course to all newly enrolled PhD students once in the beginning of every semester. Please read more here.

Pedagogical course (mandatory for all PhDs)

A career as a researcher is also a career as an educator. Therefore, a pedagogical course is a mandatory part of your doctoral programme. The course is titled ‘ Learning principles at the faculty’ or ‘ Læringsprincipper på fakultetet’ (in Danish)’. The course is organised by the Study Services and is held before semester start. For more information about the course, please contact the Study Services ( [email protected] ).

The Faculty of Law, together with the PhD School and individual research centres, offer high quality PhD courses with the aim of establishing an active research environment that meets international standards and contributes to an attractive educational environment for PhD students.

The amount of course activity in which the PhD student shall participate has been rated as approx. 30 ECTS points.

The PhD Committee approves PhD courses and ensures their quality and continuous evaluation.

The Danish Legal Research Education Programme (JurForsk cooperation)

The PhD School participates in the Danish Legal Research Education Programme which offers a wide variety of courses relevant for PhD students within the field of law. It also offers a database of all current PhD students enrolled at the Danish JurForsk institutions as well as a newsletter function. For further information, please visit www.jurforsk.dk .

JurforskNordic.org: This website (hosted by the Danish Legal Research Education Programme, JurForsk) offers a platform for announcing PhD courses, conferences and seminars to Nordic PhD students in law. It is supported by a large number of Nordic institutions and offers a newsletter function. For further information, please visit www.jurforsknordic.org .

Generic courses

The PhD student may sign up for generic courses offered by the PhD school at the Faculty of Law or by any other PhD School at the University of Copenhagen. Further information about generic courses can be found at the web pages of each PhD School.

ECTS points for other courses and conferences

PhD students can apply for ECTS points for attending other courses and conferences according to the guidelines adopted by the PhD Committee. Enrolled PhD students can find these guidelines on the intranet.

To apply for ECTS points please use this application form .

PhD roundtables

Obligatory PhD roundtable seminars are conducted within the framework of the individual research centers at the faculty. They aim to better integrate PhD students in the activities of the faculty’s research centers. Additionally, the PhD roundtables provide PhD students with an opportunity to present their research projects to colleagues who possess professional expertise in the specific area of law as well as to other academic scholars who wish to participate in the roundtable seminars.

The roundtables are mandatory for PhD students. The PhD roundtables should run for at least one hour. The presentation of the PhD project takes place within the first six months of PhD studies and satisfies the obligation under §4.4.3 of the PhD Regulations.

Following their participation in a PhD roundtable seminar, the PhD student should include information regarding such participation in their first status report after the seminar. Additionally, subsequent to their presentation at a PhD roundtable, the PhD student must submit a one-page report to the head of the PhD School elaborating to what extent s/he considers the feedback they received from other participants as being valuable for the purposes of his/her continued research activities.

The schedule of PhD roundtables that will take place in individual research centers is available on the webpages of the PhD School and the relevant research centers.

The roundtable seminars are planned by the PhD student and are announced at  https://jura.ku.dk/phd/

Presenting your research project at the roundtable seminar grants 1 ECTS point.

Language courses

The University provides students with the opportunity to undertake language courses, mainly in Danish and English

The courses are offered by Studieskolen and the Centre for Internationalisation and Parallel Language Use ( CIP ).

Ph.D. fellowships at the Department of Law, University of Southern Denmark

At the Department of Law of the University of Southern Denmark, Odense, a number of Ph.D. fellowships will be available as of 1 January 2022 or by further agreement.

The applicant’s Ph.D. project must be within one or several of the fundamental areas of law or in the cross field between law and economics. The project must contribute to the research within one (or several) of the institute’s four research groups and must be relevant to the future employers of our students. However, the applicant determines the specific content of the project.

The applicant is expected to have academic qualifications corresponding to the level obtained by completing a relevant Master’s degree programme.

A Ph.D. is a research degree at the highest international level. The Ph.D. fellow will become part of active learning environments, in Denmark as well as abroad, and he or she will obtain an extensive academic knowledge e.g. by participating in relevant Ph.D. courses. Furthermore, the Ph.D. fellow will gain teaching experience since part of the program involves teaching certain courses. The Ph.D. fellow is expected to be able to teach in Danish and/or English.

The Ph.D. fellow will be part of the already established legal research environment at the Department of Law. The applicants hired are expected to show commitment and visibility and to contribute to the department’s positive work environment and the continuous operation of the department.

Further information about the Department of Law is available at the  department’s website . The Ph.D. program is provided by the Ph.D. School at the Faculty of Business and Social Sciences who offer further information  on their website .

DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 14 2021

Further information about the fellowships

For further information, please contact:

Head of Research, International Law

Associate Professor Bugge Thorbjørn Daniel

Phone: + 45 65503392

E-mail:  [email protected]  

Application

The application must include the following:

• Motivated application
• Detailed Curriculum vitae
• Master’s degree certificate including all examination results
• An application form (is available  here  )
• A project description (max 5 pages of 2400 characters each, including spaces, notes, appendices, bibliography etc.). The guidelines for preparing a Ph.D. project proposal for the Department of Law are available  here .
• An abstract of the project description of no more than 250 words
• Publications, if any – however, no more than two. If one of the attached publications is a master thesis, only the research question and conclusion should be attached, not the entire thesis.
• Information on teaching experience or other forms of academic communication

Documents which are not in Danish, Norwegian or Swedish must be translated into English. SDU may discard applications which are incomplete regarding the above-mentioned criteria without further notice.

Application, salary, etc.

Your employment as a Salaried PhD Research Fellow is governed by the agreement of 10 November 2015 on Graduate Employees in government appendix 5 – protocol on PhD Research Fellows. The scholarship runs for three years.

When the deadline for applications has expired, a number of applications are selected for an academic evaluation (shortlisting), based on an overall assessment of which of the applicants as regards both their qualifications and their project description match the strategies of the research groups and the department’s needs the best.

Subsequently, the chosen applicants will be assessed by a committee from the Ph.D. School. Once they have submitted their report, each of the applicants in concern will receive the evaluation concerning him/her. A number of applicants will then be invited to a job interview.

 The University of Southern Denmark wishes the staff to reflect the diversity of our society and thus welcome applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of personal background.

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Since 1993, the standard duration of PhD studies in Denmark has been three years. This requires you to have  graduated from a five year Masters programme in the same or a closely related discipline or that you have some other comparable qualifications.

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There is also the option of starting on an integrated Master's and PhD process, the so-called flex process, which starts 12 months on in a Masters program (4+4 scheme), or immediately after graduating with a Bachelor's degree (3+5-scheme).

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You are required to take relevant courses or similar educational modules equivalent to six months of studies during the process and this predicates that during your studies, you attend active research environments, also away from the institution to which you are admitted, either by study tours to other, mainly foreign institutions, or in or some other way. Finally, students are required to gain experience in teaching or some other kind of knowledge outreach.

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PhD studies are normally full-time but in special circumstances, part-time studies may be possible on application with your reasons. In special cases, it may be possible for a thesis to be considered with a view to acquiring a doctorate without, or with abbreviated, preceding studies but this requires you to have gained professional commercial qualifications that are comparable to PhD studies.

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A PhD is awarded in recognition of the fact that the person to whom it is awarded has completed PhD studies and has satisfactorily defended a doctoral thesis in a public viva, has demonstrated the ability to independently run a scientific project using scientific methods appropriate to the subject and has further helped promote research at a level corresponding to the international standard for doctorates within the discipline concerned.

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’ perspectives and advance in open partnership. Qualification requirements PhD stipends are normally for a period of 3 years. PhD stipends are allocated to individuals who hold a Master’s degree, or expect to have

1-2 PhD positions in comparative family law

The Nordic Centre for Comparative and International Family Law (NorFam) at Aalborg University is looking for 1-2 PhD students in comparative and/or international family law (either by thesis or by

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of the courses are taught in Danish. The Department, through CBS LAW , offers a highly relevant PhD program within the CBS PhD School. Qualifications: PhD or equivalent degree in law Documented ability

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Programme at the Universities and Certain Higher Artistic Educational Institutions (https://ufm.dk/en/legislation/prevailing- laws -and-regulations/education… ) The ideal candidate is expected to: Lead a PhD

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PhD position in Political Science

The PhD student is to pursue research on a topic related to the core interests of VINO: police misconduct, police use of force, and/or police oversight. The successful candidate can define and

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The PhD programmes at the University of Southern Denmark are research training programmes at the highest international level. This means that as a PhD student you will be at the forefront of international research.

With a PhD degree from the University of Southern Denmark, you will be well groomed for a future international research career. As a PhD graduate, you will also be able to find employment in the public sector or in private business where there is an increasing demand for employees with a research background.

Throughout your PhD project you will take part in active research environments both in Denmark and abroad, and in doing so will achieve research results that are eligible for publication in recognised international scientific journals. You will also acquire teaching and knowledge dissemination skills and establish a broad academic basis by attending specialised PhD courses.

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Fire engulfs iconic stock exchange building in Denmark’s Copenhagen

A blaze at Copenhagen’s former stock exchange toppled the historic building’s spire which was undergoing renovation.

A fire has engulfed Copenhagen’s former stock exchange, one of the oldest and most well-known buildings in Denmark’s capital, causing its spire to collapse onto the roof.

The historic 17th-century construction, also known as Borsen, had been under renovation when the blaze broke out on Tuesday.

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Ambulances rushed to the scene as huge billows of smoke rose over central Copenhagen but there were no immediate reports of casualties. The cause of the fire was initially unclear.

“We are witnessing a terrible spectacle,” said the Danish Chamber of Commerce, which had used the building as its headquarters in recent years.

Television footage showed people carrying away a number of items, including historical paintings.

The Dutch Renaissance-style structure houses a large art collection, including the famous 19th-century oil painting From Copenhagen Stock Exchange by P S Kroyer, which was removed by several people.

Culture Minister Jakon Engel-Schmidt said it was “touching” to see how passersby helped emergency services “to save art treasures and iconic images from the burning building”.

Police said they were evacuating nearby buildings in the street, including the Ministry of Finance. An annex of the Danish parliament, which is located in the block behind the old stock exchange, was also ordered to evacuate, Danish media reported.

The renovation of the building, which was completed in 1625, was intended to correct previous work carried out in the 19th century and restore its facade to its original appearance.

Its distinctive spire, in the shape of the tails of four dragons twined together, was 56 metres (184 feet) tall.

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Morgan wallen jokes about arrest at first concert after run in with the law: ‘i’m still a little rowdy’.

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Morgan Wallen fans braved the rain at Ole Miss as the country star returned to the stage for his first performance since being arrested in Nashville nearly two weeks ago.

Fans donned ponchos amid the downpour as they packed into the Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi, Saturday night for the 30-year-old singer’s concert.

Ahead of the show, inclement weather was predicted for the area over the weekend.

Despite online speculation that the show might be canceled, Morgan’s concert, which was the latest stop on his One Night at a Time World Tour, went ahead as scheduled.

Wallen’s performance followed opening acts by Bailey Zimmerman, Lauren Watkins and Nate Smith.

The show also marked his return to Ole Miss after last year’s mishap when Wallen abruptly canceled his performance after the opening acts had already finished and just minutes before he was slated to take the stage.

The stadium poked fun at the incident, displaying a message on the jumbotron before Wallen took the stage.

“Ladies and gentlemen, fortunately Morgan has a full voice and is very able to perform tonight.. Therefore, he’s ready to run this s— back and make things right…,” the message said. “No reason to make your way to the exits for the next two hours because Morgan and the boys are about to rock Oxford’s face off!!!”

Once the concert started, Wallen continued to make fun of his recent circumstances, telling a story about how his rowdiness nearly got him kicked off his high school baseball team, before playing the song “’98 Braves.”

“I got this set up here behind me, these flags are from my high school. And it represents something,” he told the crowd. “I had a coach, I played baseball, his name was Coach Davidson. When I was a junior in high school, I almost got kicked off the team. I was a li’l rowdy back then. I guess I’m still a little rowdy now,” he admitted, trying to stifle a laugh.

“But coach… he never gave up on me, and there’s been a lot of people who never gave up on me – some of them in this building tonight… you guys included.… I just wanted to shout out that part of my life.”

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Wallen also performed his formally unreleased song, “Lies Lies Lies,” which he debuted in March as a part of his digital series, “Abbey Road Studios.”

On Friday, Wallen broke his silence on his arrest as he took to X, formerly Twitter, to denounce his actions while reassuring fans his One Night at a Time tour will continue as planned.

“I didn’t feel right publicly checking in until I made amends with some folks,” Wallen wrote on social media. “I’ve touched base with Nashville law enforcement, my family, and the good people at Chief’s. I’m not proud of my behavior, and I accept responsibility.

I didn't feel right publicly checking in until I made amends with some folks. I’ve touched base with Nashville law enforcement, my family, and the good people at Chief’s. I'm not proud of my behavior, and I accept responsibility. — morgan wallen (@MorganWallen) April 20, 2024

“I have the utmost respect for the officers working every day to keep us all safe. Regarding my tour, there will be no change.”

On April 7, Wallen, 30, was charged with three felony counts by the Metro Nashville Police Department after a chair he allegedly threw off the roof of the six-story Chief’s bar landed on Broadway near two police officers.

“At 10:53 p.m. Sunday evening, Morgan Wallen was arrested in downtown Nashville for reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct. He is cooperating fully with authorities,” Wallen’s attorney, Worrick Robinson, told Fox News Digital.

Country artist Morgan Wallen, 30, was booked early today on 3 cts of felony reckless endangerment and 1 ct of misdemeanor disorderly conduct for throwing a chair from the rooftop of Chief's Bar Sun night. The chair landed on Broadway, close to 2 MNPD officers. His bond: $15,250. pic.twitter.com/6gRZKI3pWl — Metro Nashville PD (@MNPDNashville) April 8, 2024

Nearly one year ago, on April 23, 2023, Wallen caused chaos after suddenly canceling what was supposed to be the second appearance of a two-night, sold-out stint in Oxford, Mississippi.

“After last night’s show I started losing my voice so I spent the day resting up, talking to my doctor and working through my vocal exercises trying to get better,” he explained in an Instagram story. “I really thought I’d be able to take the stage and it kills me to deliver this so close to showtime, but my voice is shot and I am unable to sing.”

Following the cancellation, one fan filed a lawsuit against Wallen on behalf of ticket buyers and sought compensatory damages for a possible class-action lawsuit. The suit was voluntarily dismissed the following day.

A viral TikTok clip featuring a security guard who worked at the venue suggested Wallen canceled the show because he was too drunk to perform. He said Wallen’s cancellation due to vocal issues was “bullc—” and that an ambulance was needed to pick up the “Chasin’ You” singer. But Big Loud CEO Seth England refuted the inebriation claims in a social media post.

“A hired employee of BEST Crowd Management made false claims as it related to last night’s Morgan Wallen concert and we do not stand behind the detail in his statement. Please refer to Morgan’s social media pages for details.”

Despite last year’s difficulties and the alleged chair-throwing incident in Nashville, Wallen’s Ole Miss stop on his “One Night at a Time” tour was still full steam ahead.

Prior to Saturday’s show, Ole Miss athletics director Keith Carter told Fox News Digital, “We are aware of the situation, but no changes have been relayed to us yet. We are obviously monitoring everything very closely.”

Wallen only recently kicked off his “One Night at a Time” tour in Indianapolis on April 4, and he is scheduled to perform throughout the country with Bailey Zimmerman, Nate Smith and Lauren Watkins opening.

Jelly Roll, Lainey Wilson and Jon Pardi are just a few country stars set to join Wallen on tour this summer.

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