Services for doctoral education

The instruction belongs to the following themes

By selecting a degree programme you are able to see the general content as well as the possible degree programme-specific content. You do not have to select a degree programme to see the Open University's instructions.

Doctoral researchers receive advice from the staff of doctoral student services in the faculties, the doctoral programme senior advisors, and the senior advisors and coordinators of the doctoral school. You can also receive general advice and study-related certificates from the customer service desks of Student Services. Moreover, the doctoral thesis supervisor supports the doctoral students in planning doctoral studies and completing the research project.

Faculty Doctoral Student Services
The doctoral programme senior advisors
Doctoral school

Faculty Doctoral Student Services

  • The faculty-level doctoral student services can advise you on questions about your right to study, pre-examination process or public examination. If you forgot to register for the academic year, you wish to recommence your doctoral studies after a break or you wish to transfer to another doctoral programme, please contact your faculty’s doctoral student services.

    Doctoral Student Services for the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry
    Email: viikki-phd@helsinki.fi

    Doctoral Student Services for the Faculty of Arts
    Email: hum-postgrad@helsinki.fi

    Doctoral Student Services for the Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences
    Email: viikki-phd@helsinki.fi

    Doctoral Student Services for the Faculty of Educational Sciences
    Email: edu-research@helsinki.fi
    tel. +358 2941 20657 (local network charge / mobile call charge)

    Doctoral Student Services for the Faculty of Law
    Email: oik-jatkokoulutus@helsinki.fi

    Doctoral Student Services for the Faculty of Medicine
    Email: meilahti-phd@helsinki.fi

    Doctoral Student Services for the Faculty of Pharmacy
    Email: viikki-phd@helsinki.fi

    Doctoral Student Services for the Faculty of Science
    Email: kumpula-phd@helsinki.fi

    Doctoral Student Services for the Faculty of Social Sciences
    Email: valt-postgrad@helsinki.fi

    Doctoral Student Services for the Faculty of Theology
    Email: teol-tohtorikoulutus@helsinki.fi

    Doctoral Student Services for the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
    Email: viikki-phd@helsinki.fi

The doctoral programme senior advisors

The doctoral programme senior advisors are responsible for the day-to-day running of the programmes. If you have questions about the teaching available in your doctoral programme, you wish to obtain more information on employment as a doctoral researcher or, say, start a study group, please contact the senior advisor of your doctoral programme.

Doctoral programmes in humanities and social sciences

Doctoral programme senior advisors
  • Doctoral Programme in Philosophy, Arts and Society: Senior Advisor Johanna Hyytiäinen
  • Doctoral Programme in History and Cultural Heritage: Senior Advisor Lauri Turpeinen
  • Doctoral Programme in Language Studies: Senior Advisor Raili Koivuniemi
  • Doctoral Programme in School, Education, Society and Culture: Senior Advisor Lauri Turpeinen
  • Doctoral Programme in Law: Senior Advisor Johanna Hyytiäinen
  • Doctoral Programme in Political, Societal and Regional Change: Senior Advisor Raili Koivuniemi
  • Doctoral Programme in Cognition, Learning, Instruction and Communication: Senior Advisor Lauri Turpeinen
  • Doctoral Programme in Social Sciences: Senior Advisor Raili Koivuniemi
  • Doctoral Programme in Gender, Culture and Society: Senior Advisor Lauri Turpeinen
  • Doctoral Programme in Economics: Senior Advisor Johanna Hyytiäinen
  • Doctoral Programme in Theology and Religious Studies: Senior Advisor Johanna Hyytiäinen

You can reach all staff via email: citycentre-dp@helsinki.fi.

Doctoral programmes in natural sciences

Doctoral programme senior advisors
  • Doctoral Programme in Particle Physics and Universe Sciences: Senior Advisor Outi Lyytinen
  • Doctoral Programme in Geosciences: Senior Advisor Hilma Halme
  • Doctoral Programme in Atmospheric Sciences: Senior Advisor Hilma Halme
  • Doctoral Programme in Chemistry and Molecular Sciences: Senior Advisor Outi Lyytinen
  • Doctoral Programme in Mathematics and Statistics: Senior Advisor Hilma Halme
  • Doctoral Programme in Materials Research and Nanoscience: Senior Advisor Outi Lyytinen
  • Doctoral Programme in Computer Science: Senior Advisor Outi Lyytinen

You can contact the senior advisor of your doctoral programme by sending email to kumpula-dp@helsinki.fi

Doctoral programmes in health sciences

Doctoral programme senior advisors

Doctoral programmes in environmental, food and biological sciences

Doctoral programme senior advisors

Doctoral school

All doctoral programmes are in the University of Helsinki Doctoral School. The doctoral school staff coordinates the compulsory teaching for all students as well as various application processes for funding. If you have questions about, for example, funding for dissertation completion, the travel grants or the teaching provided in transferable skills, please contact the doctoral school staff via uhds-office@helsinki.fi.

In addition

Do you have ideas or wishes for your doctoral programme? The steering committee of each doctoral programme includes not only a designated doctoral programme senior advisor, but also doctoral researcher representatives who can communicate your wishes to the steering committee. You can find information on the student representatives of your doctoral programme on its website.

Your supervisor and coordinating academic can guide you in planning and completing the dissertation project and degree studies as well as integrating into the academic community. Your first point of contact should be your supervisor, particularly if you have questions relating to the substance of your studies or dissertation.

The University’s Student Services can provide you with attendance certificates and official transcripts of studies. Student Services also helps with questions related to registration for the academic year and changes of name or address.

Don’t know who to contact? You can always contact your faculty’s doctoral student services staff, the senior advisor of your doctoral programme, and the staff of the doctoral school. If we are unable to answer your questions, we will help you find the right person.