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1) First days at Chalmers

[ ] Activate your CID
[ ] Become a member of the Student Union (and pay the fee each semester!)
[ ] Attend the “introduction lunch for doctoral students” to learn, among others, about the Generic and Transferable Skills (GTS) courses
[ ] Register for Housing and queues
[ ] Get Wifi on campus with Eduroam: https://chalmers.topdesk.net/tas/public/ssp/content/detail/knowledgeitem?unid=153e1dc9c66c4986809eb4e45e809e70 (For GU students, use: https://studentportal.gu.se/en/digital-tools/wifi-eduroam)

2) You are a Chalmers employee

Employees Benefits

Primula: Personnel System

Sickness Leave – sjukpenning

Reimbursement for Medicines

Report Incidents, Risks or Discrimination

Totara: Free courses for Professional Development

3) You are a student

   [→ Join a Club of the Union!](<https://chalmersstudentkar.se/list/>)

Must-have Apps (at Chalmers)

DS, the Doctoral Students Guild!

Chalmers Traditions You Should Not Miss!

📚 Chalmers Library (ask for any missing paper here)

Get a Student Grant / Loan

4) Tips for everyone

Getting Teaching Hours

Getting Credits (ECTS)

Generic and Transferable Skills (GTS)

Individual Study Plan

Publishing Papers

Making a Scientific Poster

Licentiate Thesis

PhD Thesis (work in progress)

Managing Research Data

Important People for your PhD

Other PhD guides

5) Tips from your department

TME PhD Council

MC2 PhD Council

CSE PhD Council

K&Bio PhD Council

Physics PhD Council

SEE PhD Council

ACE PhD Council

Mathematical Sciences PhD Council

IMS PhD Council

CLS PhD Council

6) Support for PhD students

Emotional Wellbeing

Doktorandombudet (DOMB)

Unemployment Insurance

Trade Union (SACO)

Research Misconduct Suspicion

Harassment / Discrimination

Gender Equality (Dr. Genie)

Report Incidents, Risks or Discrimination

https://mramne.github.io/phd-ecosystem/local-version.html

<aside> 📢 If you think this guide is incomplete or information is outdated, please send a mail to hello@dokt.chs.chalmers.se

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A short video made by DS on PhD life and some tips that are essential!

A short video made by DS on PhD life and some tips that are essential!