Notification of the defence of a doctoral thesis - Britta Teleman

On Wednesday, October 22, doctoral student Britta Teleman will nail her thesis:

“Facilitating child participation in care contexts – A norm critical design approach”.

Britta will defend her thesis at 09:15 on Friday, November 7, 2025, in room S1022.

Opponent: Josina Vink, Associate Professor, The Oslo School of Architecture and Design, Norway

Main supervisor: Jens Nygren, professor, Högskolan i Halmstad

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

What is the Notification of the defence of a doctoral thesis ceremony (spikning/nailing), and why is it done?

The ceremony is an academic ritual associated with the presentation of a doctoral student's licentiate or doctoral thesis. The doctoral student has a nail and hammer and ceremonially nails a copy of the thesis is on our research wall, a designated place at the university for public viewing. This must be done 3 weeks before the defence of the thesis, and the thesis is thus public.