PhD at FHML/MUMC+

At FHML/Maastricht UMC+, all PhD programmes are tailormade, and aimed at the development of PhD candidates into capable independent researchers, who will have become experts in their specific research area. Typical about FHML/Maastricht UMC+ research is that it covers the entire continuum from health to disease. The multidisciplinary research is embedded in research lines or divisions within several FHML/Maastricht UMC+ research institutes and research departments.

Every PhD trajectory starts with an admission procedure. The FHML PhD Office (mail), supports supervisors and PhD candidates with some administrative procedures in the research and training phase of their PhD trajectory, using a digital monitoring system: PhD Track. Thus, all PhD candidates have to be registered in PhD Track. The PhD Track coordinator at the research institute can do this.

PLEASE NOTE: From Monday 2nd of December, FHML has introduced new functionalities to PhD-Track, in line with the UM PhD-regulations. This means that as from this date, the FHML PhD Office no longer accepts model letters (1, 2 and 2B), and only processes requests that are sent using PhD-Track.

All research institutes have their own PhD coordinator and PhD representatives. They are there to inform and support PhD candidates as much as possible and help them to make the best of their time as a PhD candidate. The PhD coordinators and PhD representatives regularly meet in the Faculty PhD Committee. 

If PhD candidates experience problems of any kind, they can turn to confidential contact persons within their research institute, or they can contact the independent Confidential Advisor for PhD candidates at Maastricht UMC+. It is also possible to contact a confidential advisor of the Concerns & Complaints Point of Maastricht University.

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