FAQ
MyPhD
It is mandatory to register in MyPhD at the start of your PhD track. This holds for all types of PhD candidates, including external PhDs. Your PhD track should at least be 3 years and you should be registered in MyPhD at least 3 years before your graduation date.
Please contact the MyPhD keyuser of your faculty. More information
No, you do not have to register the courses that you have followed in MyPhD. MyPhD contains a section to register courses, which might cause confusion. The courses you enter there are not checked by anyone. You can enter them for your own registration if you like (or if your supervisors would like that; they can see them). However, we advise to save your course list and certificates digitally yourself, so you can send them to your PhD programme coordinatior when applying for the Training Certificate. More information
Only PhD candidates that have registered in MyPhD after May 1st 2022 have to upload their TSA in MyPhD. PhD candidates that have registered before that, have completed their TSA on paper with signatures. You can keep your signed TSA as hard copy or digital copy. You don’t have to upload your TSA in MyPhD.
No, you don't have to upload your TSA again. You only have to upload the first version in MyPhD. You can store your updated TSA in a place that is convenient for you.
Prospective PhD candidates
You can find more information about how to obtain a PhD position at the school’s website and the University’s website. It includes information about admission, vacancies and employment. In the Netherlands, a PhD candidate is not a student but a university employee in most cases. Hence, you will not register to the programme directly, but you will have to apply to an open vacancy for a PhD candidate.
Solis-id
- UU-employees: You receive a Solis-id automatically. More information
- UMCU-employees: Request a Solid-id at UMCU solisbeheer. More information
- PMC-employees: Request a Solid-id at UMCU solisbeheer. In the application form, select ‘Onderzoeker met dienstverband PMC (geen dienstverband UMC Utrecht of Universiteit Utrecht)’. More information
- Hubrecht Institute employees: Request a Solid-id at UMCU solisbeheer. In the application form, select ‘Onderzoeker met dienstverband Hubrecht Instituut (geen dienstverband UMC Utrecht of Universiteit Utrecht)’. More information
- Other: Request a Solid-id at UMCU solisbeheer. In the application form, choose what is applicable to you. More information
Note: it can take up to 3 weeks before your request is processed. Please fill out the form as accurate and complete as possible to prevent delays.
Supervision
Yes, it is compulsory to have 1 or 2 independent advisors. Please enter them in MyPhD (input field Mentor). More information
TSA
Yes, it is compulsory for all types of PhD candidates to complete a TSA. PhD candidates that have registered in MyPhD after May 1st 2022, have to upload their TSA in MyPhD. PhD candidates that have registered before that, can keep their signed TSA as hard copy or digital copy. More information TSA
You can discuss this with your PhD programme coordinator. Contact details
Yes, you can follow any activity that is relevant for you. However, the GSLS does not has budget to pay for these activities. Please ask your supervisor or research group for budget possibilities.
For a common PhD track of 4 years full time, you need to collect 20 ECs. Sometimes a PhD track is 3 years full time; in that case you need to collect 15 EC. In exceptional cases a PhD is shorter or part time; for those tracks you can calculate it based on 5 EC per full time year. A specific percentage of ECs need to be collected withindifferent categories of educational activities. Please visite the TSA webpage for more information
Letter of enrolment
If you need an official letter of enrolment as PhD candidate at Utrecht University, please send a request to phd@uu.nl. If you need a letter that you are currently a PhD candidate part of the GSLS, for example for conference attendance, please send a request to gs.lifesciences@uu.nl.