Doctoral environment at LHS
The doctoral environment at the School of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences includes PhD projects in, among other areas, teacher education, digital learning and subject didactics. The environment is based on collaboration with other Schools, universities and post-graduate research schools.
Partners in doctoral education
Halmstad University has the right to award doctoral degrees in three areas: Information Technology, Innovation Sciences, and Health and Lifestyle. In other fields, doctoral education is conducted with the support of strategic collaboration agreements with other universities and higher education institutions.
The University’s doctoral education
Information Technology
Doctoral education in Information Technology is led by the School of Information Technology. Some of the PhD students admitted to the education are affiliated with the School of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences.
Doctoral education in Information Technology
Post-graduate research schools for teacher educators
The University is part of several doctoral schools across a range of subject areas. A doctoral school is a form of doctoral-level education characterised by a clear organisational structure for doctoral studies. Doctoral schools are often characterised by interdisciplinarity, networking and enhanced collaboration, involving cooperation between subjects and higher education institutions in courses and seminars. Doctoral schools may also be run in close collaboration with industry, the public sector or other organisations.
The School of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences has doctoral students within three doctoral schools. Research projects in all doctoral schools must be linked to compulsory school, upper secondary school or teacher education. The doctoral schools offer opportunities to develop interesting research within the field of teacher education and schooling. As a doctoral student, you are admitted to a doctoral programme at another higher education institution, while at the same time being affiliated with teacher education at Halmstad University and becoming part of a research environment with a focus on digital learning and subject didactics.
- KÄKK: Knowledge, Subjects and Quality in Teacher Education and the Classroom – a post-graduate research school for teacher educators
- LIKED (part of the GRADEresearch consortium)
- FontD: The National Doctoral School in Science and Technology Education
Split-site PhD project
In collaboration with the University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom, Halmstad University is involved in a split-site PhD project between universities. One PhD student was employed at Halmstad University during their doctoral studies but also spent time at the University of Portsmouth. Two PhD students are mainly based in Portsmouth but spend approximately six months in Halmstad during their doctoral studies. The PhD students have supervisors at both universities.
