DS (Doktorandsektionen) is the student division of Chalmers that represents all PhD students.

It is called “Doctoral Guild” in English.

Meet the board of DS

Every year, the board of DS is elected by its members (you).

The board has 6 officers managing different committees.

Important: You don’t have to be in the board to participate in the committees managed by DS! Small or big contributions are very welcome! Just reach out to us: co-chair@dokt.chs.chalmers.se

Here is what we do:

• Research Education Committee
  • SOTY: Supervisor of the Year award
  • Represent DS at different levels:
    • Ethics and Misconduct Committee (EOK)
    • Fakultetsrådet (FR)
    • Forskningsfonden
    • Forkningsnämnd
    • ForskarUtbildningsNämnd (FUN)
• Work Environment Committee
  • Diversity, Equality and Inclusion
  • Sustainability
  • PhD Survey
  • Represent DS at different levels:
    • Central Skyddskommitté
    • ForskarUtbildningsNämnd (FUN)
    • Trade Union (SACO)
• PhD Council Outreach Committee
  • Maintain a good communication between DS and the local PhD councils
• Communication Committee
  • Social Media
  • Newsletter
  • IT support
• Social Committee
  • Social Events
  • Alumni yearly event
  • PhD onboarding (Introduction day)
  • Participation in KUL (Konferens om Undervisning och Lärande)
  • Co-ordinate the presence of PhD students at CHARM every year