PhD in EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY

List of courses / activities for the first year

More information The scheduled courses and seminars are published at http://dottoratobee.uniroma2.it/files/2024/03/Events_2024.pdf All students are informed of this program by e-mail. All activities are IN-PERSON, unless authorized by the coordinator. Method of choosing the subject of the thesis The thesis must be coherent with the research project submitted by the student to the board, and evaluated at the time of the first presentation. The list of projects is available at http://dottoratobee.uniroma2.it/phd-students/ Admission to the second year During the course the student must: -follow strictly teaching activities in the form of seminars and courses posted on the site; -organize discussions as a "discussant" in some of them; -present his/her own results to the board and the other students in 4 occasions; -comply with the schedule for thesis preparation and review. The student effort in the course begins with the presentation of the 3-year research program. The student is requested to send an abstract in advance and to prepare Powerpoint or pdf slides. Templates are provided. Abstracts and presentations will be evaluated by the PhD board members and will contribute to the career record. Each evaluation will take into consideration 5 aspects, i.e. Scientific content, Approach appropriateness, Quality of discussion, Quality of presentation, Responses to questions. The optimal score for each item is 5. The obtained scores are returned  and will help in pinpointing the flaws and the aspects that need improvements in the following presentations and throughout the PhD career. Admission to the following year is obtained with scores above 3.

List of courses / activities for the second year

More information The scheduled courses and seminars are published at http://dottoratobee.uniroma2.it/files/2024/03/Events_2024.pdf All students are informed of this program by e-mail. All activities are IN-PERSON, unless authorized by the coordinator. Method of preparation of the thesis The thesis must be coherent with the research project submitted by the student to the board, and evaluated at the time of the first and second presentations. The list of projects is available at http://dottoratobee.uniroma2.it/phd-students/ Admission to the third year During the course the student must: -follow strictly teaching activities in the form of seminars and courses posted on the site; -organize discussions as a "discussant" in some of them; -present his/her own results to the board and the other students in 4 occasions; -comply with the schedule for thesis preparation and review. The presentation of the 1st year results is requested. The student is requested to send an abstract in advance and to prepare Powerpoint or pdf slides. Templates are provided. Abstracts and presentations will be evaluated by the PhD board members and will contribute to the career record. Each evaluation will take into consideration 5 aspects, i.e. Scientific content, Approach appropriateness, Quality of discussion, Quality of presentation, Responses to questions. The optimal score for each item is 5. The obtained scores are returned  and will help in pinpointing the flaws and the aspects that need improvements in the following presentations and throughout the PhD career. Admission to the following year is obtained with scores above 3.

List of courses / activities for the third year

More information The scheduled courses and seminars are published at http://dottoratobee.uniroma2.it/files/2024/03/Events_2024.pdf All students are informed of this program by e-mail. All activities are IN-PERSON, unless authorized by the coordinator. Method of admission to the final examination During the course the student must: -follow strictly teaching activities in the form of seminars and courses posted on the site; -organize discussions as a "discussant" in some of them; -present his/her own results to the board and the other students in 4 occasions; -comply with the schedule for thesis preparation and review. The presentation of the 1st and 2nd year results is requested. The student is requested to send an abstract in advance and to prepare Powerpoint or pdf slides. Templates are provided. Abstracts and presentations will be evaluated by the PhD board members. Each evaluation will take into consideration 5 aspects, i.e. Scientific content, Approach appropriateness, Quality of discussion, Quality of presentation, Responses to questions. The optimal score for each item is 5. The obtained scores are returned  and will help in pinpointing the flaws and the aspects that need improvements in the final thesis. Admission of the thesis to review is obtained with scores above 3. The thesis must be coherent with the research project submitted by the student to the board, and evaluated at the time of the first and second presentations. The thesis is examined by two espert reviewers. A standard template is provided. It is expected that the student be author of at least one publication, possibly on an international journal, or of a manuscript submitted or in an advanced stage of preparation.  Final examination The thesis defense is in front of a committee composed according to DM 226. The defense consists in a presentation of the 3-years results with the aid of slides (45 min.), similar to the final (4^) presentation to the board. A 15 min, question time follows. Slides MUST be in ENGLISH. Oral presentation can be in Italian or English unless the candidate is enlisted for the European PhD label (English mandatory).