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Current activities for Doctoral Students

Explore courses, workshops and other activities for you as a doctoral student. Stay up to date and make the most of what’s available by browsing the current activities listed below.

Call for applications and proposals

Here you will find information about calls, scholarships, and conferences that may be of interest to you as a doctoral student. Follow the links below for more detailed information and contact details.

Apply for a scholarship for archival science–related research and other activities within the cultural heritage sector – no later than 28 February.

The 2026 call for funding from the Riksarkivet Joint Fund, the National Archivist Åke Kromnow Anniversary Fund, and the National Archivist Ingvar Andersson Fund is now open. More information about the eligibility criteria and the application process is available on the website of the Swedish National Archives.

Across Europe, where science and research are core values, May 13th is now celebrated as European Doctoral Day — a day to highlight the vital role of doctoral education and the impact of doctoral graduates as key agents of innovation. Read more at the link below:

Disinformation and Power: Studies in Resilience, Vulnerability and Weaponisation of Information and Conspiracism at Lund University 10-14 August 2026

Apply no later than 1 March 2026.

More information? Follow the link below:

Courses and workshops

Are you interested in which credit-bearing courses are offered at the doctoral level? In the link below, you will find courses provided by Södertörn University External link..

Current workshops

Below, we provide information on courses and workshops offered by the university. Some of these activities are specifically aimed at doctoral students, while others are open to both researchers, doctoral students, or other university employees.

The Contested Democracy research platform welcomes PhD candidates at Södertörn University for a one day workshop to explore commonalities in their research and develop their work.

The workshop will be held in English and take place on May 12, 2026.

If your research somehow relates to the topic Contested Democracy, please send an introductory email of about 300 words to noomi.weinryb@sh.se and tell us about your work and research interests so that we can better calibrate the planning of the workshop.

Please apply before March 2.

PhD candidates from all disciplines are welcome. Participants will be selected based on the relevance of their research for the topic Contested Democracy.

A detailed program and instructions for the workshop will be circulated in April.

More information about the Contested Democracy research platform may be found here:

Doctoral students are invited to take part in this spring’s workshop on research data management. The workshop focuses on how to comply with laws and external requirements related to research data. It will cover what systems and support the university provides for this purpose, including how to write a Data Management Plan (DMP).

Workshop content in brief:

  • Planning your data management
  • Personal data and classifying your data
  • Storing and sharing data during the project
  • Preserving data for archival purposes
  • Making research data openly available and using others’ data

Date and time: February 10, 2026, 10:00-15:00

Venue: MB503

Register: Click here to register. External link, opens in new window. The last day to register is January 23, 2026.

Contact: If you have questions about the workshop, please send them to datahantering@sh.se.

Doctoral students are warmly invited to a practical and reflective workshop First Aid Kit for Stress in Academia, focused on strengthening inner resilience and presence in your work.

The workshop will be led by Magnus Rosen from Avonova. The session will offer strategies and tools to help you navigate self-doubt, manage inner demands, and communicate with clarity and confidence.

The workshop will explore:

  • Recognising self-doubt and inner pressure in a constructive way
  • Body- and nervous-system-based techniques for calm and focus
  • Practical exercises in safe communication and presence
  • How to stay grounded in uncertainty without falling into self-criticism
  • Self-compassion as a concrete approach in the moment

Date and time: February 4, 2026, 09:00–12:00

Venue: MA796

Register: Click here to register. External link, opens in new window. The last day to register is January 14, 2026.

Contact: If you have questions about the workshop, please send them to florence.frohlig@sh.se.

Activities within KreativEU

Södertörn University, along with ten other European universities, is part of the KreativEU. For Södertörn University, KreativEU provides opportunities that include more exchanges, more international collaborations, participation in conferences, and much more. Follow the link below to discover what opportunities KreativEU can offer you.

Public Defences at Södertörn University

Don’t miss your fellow doctoral student’s defence! All doctoral defences held at the university are open for university employees as well as the general public to attend. Take the opportunity to both support a colleague and gain insight into how a defence works before it’s your turn! You can find scheduled defences in the calendar by following the link below.

Other Activities at Södertörn University

Södertörn University also organises seminars, presentations, information sessions, and various other events on a range of themes. Have a look at the calendars below to stay updated on what is happening at the university.

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2026-02-05 by Sofia Jonsson