Communication guidelines for doctoral candidates
The dissertation announcement will include basic information both in Finnish and English about the upcoming doctoral defence and an abbreviated summary of the main result and content of the dissertation. Please do not use abbreviations for your title.
The information both for the website and in Patio is received from the online form filled in by the doctoral candidate. It is advisable that the doctoral candidate fills the form carefully in the requested language; some fields require information in Finnish and some should only be completed in English. The same form will be used for the creation of the dissertation’s webpage both in Finnish and English. The information will be processed by a university communications specialist.
Before filling in the form, make sure you have all the necessary information needed to submit the form. Fill in the information in the form carefully. To publish the information of your dissertation on the website, the information must be correct and it is your responsibility to provide accurate and correct information on the form. Published information will be corrected only within limited resources.
If your dissertation is remotely accessible, please create a link address in advance of completing the form. A remote link is required before the form can be submitted.
An abbreviated general summary can be written in either Finnish or English. If you need help with the Finnish version, ask guidance from your custos or Finnish colleagues. If it is not possible to translate the text into English or Finnish, the doctoral thesis abstract can be entered in another language.
The form must be sent no later than fourteen (14) days before the doctoral defence.
The recommended text length for a general abbreviated summary is between 1000 and 2500 characters. The main conclusion of the thesis or other interesting finding should be written at the beginning of the text and a short title can be formulated.
A communications specialist will contact you separately for possible media communications.
Further information: viestinta@oulu.fi