DSV PhDs

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     Nyhetsbrev v.49

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till övriga studenter i era råd och gärna till andra studenter på
universitetet som ni har kontakt med.

     I detta utskick:

--      Tack alla som var med i "The Third Annual PhD Forum workshop", Nov
25! Det var en trevlig och informativ workshop och vi skulle uppskatta
alla presentatörer och deltagare för spännande presentationer och
diskussioner!

--        Nya doktorandråd medlemmar enligt valet på samma dagen som workshopen

•        Nam Aghaee (nam@dsv.su.se): Doktorandrådets president och representant
för forskarstuderande på institutionsstyrelsen
•        Mohamed El Mekawy (moel@dsv.su.se): Doktorandrådets vice-president
•        Maria Skeppstedt (mariask@dsv.su.se): Doktorandrådets secretary
•        Anna Thies (thies@dsv.su.se): Doktorandrådets treasurer och suppleant
för forskarstuderande på institutionsstyrelsen

--        Licenciat/disputation seminarier
•        Constantinos fick sitt Licentiat, December 1 (grattis till honom! 
•        Gustaf Juell-Skielse ska ha disputationen, Tisdag, December 20, 1pm–4pm.

Glöm inte "Julfesten", den 16:e december! Sista anmälningsdagen är IDAG,
den 7:de december! Vi ses där!

Annars önskar vi er en riktigt God Jul och ett Gott Nytt År!

Vänliga Hälsningar
Nam on behalf of the DSV PhD board

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      Newsletter, Week 49

This is the last newsletter for this year! Send it to other students in
your unit and feel free to inform the other students that you are in
contact with.

      In this Newsletter:

--      The Third Annual PhD Forum workshop held on Nov 25, was a nice and
informative workshop. We would like to appreciate all the presenters and
participants for the great presentations and discussions! Hope you also
enjoyed it!

--      New PhD board members, based on the general assembly and election
on the same day as the workshop, Nov 25:

•        Nam Aghaee (nam@dsv.su.se): The PhD Board President & representative for
the DSV Institution board
•        Mohamed El Mekawy (moel@dsv.su.se): The PhD Board Vice President
•        Maria Skeppstedt (mariask@dsv.su.se): The PhD Board Secretary
•        Anna Thies (thies@dsv.su.se): The PhD Board Treasurer & substitute for
the PhD board representative for the institution board.

--      Licentiate / dissertation seminars
•       Constantinos got his Licentiate, December 1 (congrats to him 
•       Gustaf Juell-Skielse has his dissertation seminar, Tuesday,
December 20, 1pm - 4pm.

Do not forget "the Christmas Party", December 16! Registration deadline is
"today", the 7th of December! Hope to see you there!

Otherwise, we wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Kind Regards
Nam on Behalf of the DSV PhD board

Free campus screening in Kista, get your spot for free at:

http://thephdmovie.gmt.su.se/

Dear fellow PhDs,

We would like to welcome our new members of the PhD Board:

Nam Aghee and Meshari Alwazae

They have already started their excellent work by organizing the Orientation Day for our new PhD students – which leads us to our second welcome:

Welcome new PhDs!

• Sameer Ba-Thallat
• Samuel Bohman
• Spyridon Dosis
• Mohamed El-Mekawy
• Hans Jander
• Jens Ohlsson
• Ermis-loannis Pappas
• Björn Strååt
• Yanqing Zhang
• Elin Önneval

We hope you will enjoy your time here at DSV!

The Orientation Day was held on September 14, 2011 at DSV, with theattendance of 15 people. It started with an introduction session andshowing the important things around DSV to the new PhD students. The event ended with a great and friendly chat after the nice lunch in theDSV’s VIP room.

We have some activities planned for the autumn:

• Workshop seminar in writing (Guidelines and recommendations) Preliminary time: either week 42 or 43
• The annual DSV PhD Forum/Workshop with selected research publications from DSV’s PhD students, presentations from the Research Methodology course and open discussions with newly enrolled PhD students. Preliminary time: either week 47 or 48.

If you have any ideas for further activities – please let us know!

And remember: if you have *any* questions or issues regarding your PhD studies, don’t hesitate to contact us: either by using dokrad@dsv.su.se (this address reaches only the members of the board), or by contacting any one of us directly.

Best,
Sumithra, on behalf of the DSV PhD Board:

Constantinos Giannoulis

Magnus Johansson

Nam Aghee

Meshari Alwazae