PhD student representatives
Your representation on the Graduate Research School committee and on the committee of your respective doctoral schools plays an essential role in shaping and improving your doctoral experience. Discover how you can take part and represent your interests as a member of the university community.
Doctoral representatives on the Graduate Research School committee
The doctoral representatives on the Graduate Research School committee are elected by indirect ballot. A titular member and a substitute are appointed for each doctoral school to take part in meetings.
Doctoral representatives on the doctoral school committees
Each doctoral school has its own election procedure, including provisions for substitutes and parity. Elections can take place in person or electronically. Dates and deadlines vary according to each doctoral school.
Doctoral School of Mathematics and Computer Science
Renewal of doctoral student representatives on the EDMI Council
To be elected for 2023-2024:
- one female and one male representative in Mathematics
For each doctoral student representative, a substitute is elected under the same conditions as the incumbent. They are elected for a period of 12 months (renewable). All eligible voters must be registered on the electoral roll.
Voting procedure
Voting is dematerialized by ADUM. You will be able to vote from your personal space from April 8, 2024 (9am) to April 10, 2024 (12pm).
The electoral lists will be posted from March 19. They can be consulted on the Mathematics and Computer Science doctoral school website (Bât A30 - 1st floor - 351 cours de la Libération - Talence).
Doctoral School of Economic Sciences, Management & Demography
4 titular members and 4 substitutes are elected.
- The doctoral community elects 4 PhD students from the 3 schools: Economics (2 representatives), Management (1 representative), Demographics (1 representative).
- For each representative, a substitute is elected in the same conditions as the titular member. Representatives are elected for a period of 24 months.
- Voting takes place as follows:
- Submission of candidacies
- The day of the election, voting is from 9am to 5pm in the office of the doctoral school
- The president announces the results
Doctoral School of Chemical Sciences
4 titular members and 4 substitutes are elected.
- The director of the doctoral school takes note of the interest shown by PhD students for the elections during the first meeting of the academic year.
- The elections take place electronically.
Doctoral School of Sciences and Environments
4 titular members and 4 substitutes are elected.
- Doctoral representatives are elected each year.
- Candidates are elected by a first-past-the-post system.
- Parity is taken into account in the distribution of seats.
- Voting can take place in person or electronically.
Doctoral School of Society, Politics and Public Health
4 titular members and 4 substitutes are elected.
- Candidates must be enrolled in a doctoral program in the doctoral school and assigned to research units associated with the doctoral school.
- The election process involves several steps, including the submission of candidacies and the receivability of candidacies.
Doctoral School of Law
4 titular members and 4 substitutes are elected.
- PhD students elect their representatives for a period of 30 months.
- Voting takes place online via the PhD platform ADUM.
Doctoral School of Health and Life Sciences
- Elected representatives sit on the Graduate Research School committee for one year.
- They help organise the Graduate Research School selection process (concours) and events taking place on the first day of the academic year.
- Candidacies can be submitted by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, or by email, addressed to the president of the university. Download the form here.
- Each list of candidates is based on equal representation and must alternate between a male and female candidate on each line. To be admissible, the list must include a number of candidates equal to the number of seats available for titular members and substitutes. The candidacy of a titular member must be submitted with that of their substitute.
- Lists must be submitted with:
- the original copy of the individual declaration of candidacy signed by each candidate, stating their ranking on the list,
- a photocopy of their student card or of their certificate of enrollment.