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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.

PhD STUDENT 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.

PHD STUDENT 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

The representatives of the PhD students on the doctoral school's council will be renewed.

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:
    1. Submission of candidacies
    2. The day of the election, voting is from 9am to 5pm in the office of the doctoral school
    3. The president announces the results

List of current representatives

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.

List of current representatives

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

PhD students are represented by five pairs of thesis specialties (one titular member and one substitute member):

  • Education and training sciences - Physical and sporting activity sciences and techniques (STAPS)

 MASANET Sarah, titular member and FELTRIN-PEYROT Clara, substitute member

  • Sociology - Ethnology specialising in social and cultural anthropology

VIAUD Félix, titular member and MARTIN Morgane, substitute member

  • Political science - Political science specialising in political economy - Language, languages, cultures, society

AUQUE PALLEZ Ysé, titular member and LE FLANCHEC Lola, substitute member

  • Public Health - Pharmacology

KAYEMBE MULUMBA Blondy, titular member and FAURE Léa, substitute member

  • Psychology - Cognitive Sciences

MARIE Vincent, titular member and RAYSSEGUIER Camille, substitute member
 

Mandates and missions of PhD student representatives:

  • Participation in the doctoral school's extended Bureau: once a month (every 1st Wednesday) or more if necessary. Meetings enable regular updates on the doctoral school's activities and the needs expressed by PhD students, discussion of existing or planned measures to improve practices where necessary, and examination of financial support/communication/conferences.
  • Meetings of the doctoral school's Council: at least 3 times per academic year, with a speaking slot on the agenda.

PhD students representatives are elected for a two-year term starting January 1, 2025.

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.

List of current representatives

Doctoral School of Health and Life Sciences

  • The elections will take place from Monday, November 9, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. to Monday, November 16, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. via electronic voting in ADUM. View the decision regarding the organization of the elections.
  • Application period is open from October 20 to October 27, 2026, via email to ed-svs@u-bordeaux.fr, with a request for an acknowledgment of receipt.
  • 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. Download the candidacy declaration file (list).
  • Lists must be submitted with:
    • the original copy of the individual declaration of candidacy (in French) signed by each candidate, stating their ranking on the list,
    • a photocopy of their student card or of their certificate of enrollment.
  • Elected representatives sit on the doctoral school's committee for one year.
  • They help organise the doctoral school's selection process (concours) and events taking place on the first day of the academic year.

List of the current representatives

Doctoral School of Physics and Engineering

Each year, PhD students elect their representatives (four pairs consisting of one titular member and one substitute member) during the Doctoral School's annual day, which is held in the spring.

Current PhD student representatives

Role of the PhD student representatives

  • Participation in Doctoral School Council meetings: these meetings provide an opportunity to regularly review the activities of the Doctoral School, discuss the needs expressed by PhD students, and consider existing or future initiatives aimed at improving practices. During these meetings, the PhD student representatives can therefore raise requests or put forward proposals, for example regarding financial support, training, scientific events, and other matters of interest to PhD students.

  • Organisation of the Doctoral School's annual day.