At the Faculty of Biology, Chemistry & Earth Sciences, there are two ways to pursue doctoral research (leading to the degree "Dr.rer.nat."): individual doctoral research at the Faculty or a doctorate at the Bayreuth Graduate School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences (BayNAT).
When registering for doctoral studies, you will have to choose one of these two options; changing between these options at a later time is not permitted.
GUIDANCE FOR DOCTORAL RESEARCH (PDF)
GUIDELINES FOR WRITING A DOCTORAL THESIS (PDF)
Individual Doctoral Research
When the doctorate is pursued on an individual basis at the Faculty, the supervisor and doctoral researcher set out the basic points mutually agreed upon in a written supervisory agreement.
- Supervisory agreement in German as a PDF or Word document
- Supervisory agreement DOCX (English)
- Amendment of the supervisory agreement in German (DOCX)
- Amendment of the supervisory agreement in English (DOCX)
- Doctoral commission
- Doctoral regulations of the Faculty (PDF) (from 30 March 2023)
- English translation: Doctoral regulations of the Faculty (PDF; 25 January 2021)
- Link for Online Registration Individual Doctoral Research
- Request for acceptance as doctoral candidate (Individual Doctoral Research)
- Request for acceptance as doctoral candidate (Individual Doctoral Research): English translation
Doctoral Research at BayNAT
If you choose to pursue doctoral research at the Bayreuth Graduate School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences (BayNAT) - a cross-faculty unit shared by Faculties I, II, and VI - you will complete your doctorate in a structured doctoral programme. In addition to your supervisor, two other mentors help supervise your doctoral project. The credit point requirements must also be met.
- Bayreuth Graduate School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences
- Supervisory agreement in German as a PDF or Word document
- Supervisory agreement in English as Word document
- Amendment of the supervisory agreement in German (DOCX)
- Amendment of the supervisory agreement in English (DOCX)
- Doctoral regulations of BayNAT (PDF) (from 30 March 2023)
- English translation: Doctoral regulations of BayNAT (PDF; 25 January 2021)
- Link for Online Registration Doctoral Research at BayNAT
- Request for admission to a BayNAT doctoral programme
- Request for acceptance as doctoral candidate (BayNAT)
- Request for acceptance as doctoral candidate (BayNAT): English translation
Membership in the University of Bayreuth Graduate School is open to every doctoral researcher, regardless of the form of his or her doctorate.
For questions on the topic of doctoral research, please contact the Office of the Dean:
Violaine Zigan
NW I, Room 4.0.00.21
Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-2524
Fax: +49 (0)921 / 55-84-2524 or +49 (0)921 / 55-2535
E-mail: dekanat.bcg@uni-bayreuth.de