PhD career & training

During your PhD

PhD career & training

Manage your doctoral career, training plan, annual requirements and the activities that require prior academic or administrative authorisation.

Start here

Discuss activities and career changes before they begin

Your Supervisor is normally your first academic reference. Requests requiring formal approval must be submitted through the Programme Coordinator to the Academic Board and, where required, completed through the relevant administrative procedure.

01

Annual requirements and career management

Find information on annual progress assessment, enrolment in subsequent years, activity reporting and the main procedures affecting your doctoral career.


PhD candidate’s career →

02

Training plan and doctoral credits

Understand the structure of research activities, transversal and Programme-specific training, doctoral credits and the individual plan agreed with your Supervisor.


Training activities and personal plan →

03

SAS and Programme-specific courses

Explore the transversal activities organised by SAS and the courses, seminars and scientific training offered by the individual PhD Programmes and curricula.


Explore the teaching programmes →

04

Working, tutoring and teaching activities

Check the compatibility and prior-authorisation requirements for employment, professional activities, tutoring, supplementary teaching and other paid assignments.


Working and teaching activities →

05

LoginMIUR profile

Register your experience as a UNICAM PhD candidate and keep your academic and research information updated throughout the doctoral Programme.


Open LoginMIUR →

06

Suspension, leave and extension

Find the procedures for maternity and parental leave, documented illness, suspension of activities, resumption of the doctoral career and extensions.


Suspension, leave and extension procedures →

07

Withdrawal or scholarship renunciation

Distinguish between withdrawing from the doctoral Programme and renouncing the scholarship while continuing the PhD without funding, where permitted.


Withdrawal and scholarship renunciation →

08

Forms and supporting documents

Download the forms used for Academic Board requests, working activities, leave, scholarship renunciation, withdrawal and other career procedures.


Open forms and templates →

Before submitting a request

Check that the information is complete

Indicate your PhD cycle, Programme, curriculum, Supervisor, the activity or career change requested, the relevant dates and any supporting documents. Requests should normally be discussed with the Supervisor before being submitted to the Programme Coordinator.


Understand the approval workflow →

Need help identifying the right procedure?

Contact the Advanced Studies Office before beginning an activity or submitting a request when the required authorisation, documentation or effect on your doctoral career is unclear.


Contact the Advanced Studies Office →