Regulations and Brochures for Junior Scholars

Doctorate or Habilitation at a Faculty:

• Faculty I - Faculty of Mathematics, Physics & Computer Science 
• Faculty II - Faculty of Biology, Chemistry & Earth Sciences
• Faculty III - Faculty of Law, Business & Economics
• Faculty IV - Faculty of Languages & Literatures
  
• Faculty V - Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Faculty VI - Faculty of Engineering Science
• Faculty VII - Faculty of Life Sciences

Two graduate centers offer structured doctoral programs with their own doctoral regulations:

• BIGSAS - Bayreuth International Graduate School of African Studies
• BayNAT - Bayreuth Graduate School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences

Two graduate centers offer structured doctoral programs. The doctorate is awarded here in accordance with the doctoral regulations of the participating faculties:

• BayREW - Bayreuth graduate centre for law, ethics, business management and economics
• BayKULT - Bayreuth Graduate Centre for Cultural Studies, Social Sciences and Humanities

Here you can find all doctoral regulations of all doctoral institutions of the University of Bayreuth (only available in German).

Here you can find all habilitation regulations of the faculties of the University of Bayreuth (only available in German).

Code of Conduct - Guidelines for Safeguarding Good Research Practice

Version: September 2024

Download pdf, 28 pages, 287 kB

Qualification programme of the WiN Academy and the University of Bayreuth Graduate School 

This brochure contains the offers from various institutions of the University of Bayreuth: UBT Graduate School/Win Academy, Centre for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (ZHL), Writing Center, Equal Opportunities Department, Research Funding Unit and University Library, as well as references to other facilities which support doctoral candidates.

Download from the intranet pdf, 56 pages, 8 MB

Information brochure: Doctorate at the University of Bayreuth

This brochure contains important information for doctoral candidates at the University of Bayreuth at a glance.

Download from the intranet pdf, 2 pages, 1.857 kB

Statute of the University of Bayreuth Graduate School

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QZP Guidelines for Doctoral Candidates and Supervisors

"The conditions for doctoral candidates at many universities in Germany and Europe have improved considerably as a result of the development of a broad spectrum of measures related to supervision, support and qualifications, within the framework of structured doctoral training. The goal of structured training is the formation of an extremely attractive research environment for young researchers. This has been accompanied by changes in academic cultures and in the understanding of management within universities. The burdens of doctoral training are shared by offering new support programmes and involving new actors, such as the managing directors of graduate schools, professional trainers and mentors. Young researchers are provided with special support, particularly in the field of professional qualifications and management competence, and this makes it easier for them, together with their supervisors, to concentrate on the research itself.
The focal point of the whole process of pursuing a dissertation remains the candidate’s research performance and the supervisory relationship between supervisor and candidate. In some respects this has become even more important, because supervisors who have been relieved of some advisory duties can now concentrate more exclusively on the key responsibilities of supervision and support of the candidates’ research and also on the specialist qualifications their candidates are acquiring. The transparency of this supervisory relationship makes a decisive contribution to the success of the doctorate." (see Preamble on p.4)

"Shaping a Doctorate Together - Guidelines for Doctoral Candidates" Download pdf, 32 pages, 177 kB

"Shaping a Doctorate Together - Guidelines for Supervisors" Download pdf, 32 pages, 176 kB

Version: 2019

QZP Doing your doctorate - Making conscious decisions

The question "Do I want to do a doctorate?" is more complex than you might think at first glance. A number of aspects and questions need to be considered and weighed up before an answer can or should be given that ultimately sets the course for an entire stage of one's life.

With this brochure, we would like to help by explaining to you the requirements and prospects of a doctorate in such a way that the path to a doctorate becomes more transparent. It provides information on the framework conditions and the doctoral process, the time and personal requirements, as well as the career prospects after completing your doctorate. This should make it easier for you to answer the question "Do I want to do my doctorate?"

Download pdf, 52 pages, 0.4 MB

Doctorate with a degree from a university of applied sciences

Information and practical examples for advising and supporting those interested in doctoral studies

Publisher: Hannover University of Applied Sciences and Arts
Project funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the European Social Fund with the following funding codes 01FP10121_01FP10122

Download pdf, 33 pages, 5 MB (only available in German)

The brochure for the Bayreuth-WiN-Certificate is available for download here (only available in German, Intranet)

The brochure for the WiN-Fund research certificate is available for download here (only available in German, Intranet)