• Information and procedures for doctoral studies

• Academic Monitoring Portal for Doctoral Students

Students admitted to doctoral programmes regulated by Royal Decree 99/2011 have access to the Academic Monitoring Portal for Doctoral Students, which is used to keep track of research plans, annual monitoring reports and training activities. This portal also provides the following information:

Guide of procedures
How to request assistance
User's Guide to the Academic Monitoring Portal for Doctoral Students
Informative website (completes the information in the User's Guide)

• Conferencia de Directores de Escuelas de Doctorado de Universidades Españolas (CDED, "Conference of Directors of Doctoral Schools from Spanish Universities")

Researchers Like Me. Social network aimed at improving the well-being, development and training of junior researchers.

• https://www.researchers-like-me.com/

Researchers Like Me is a meeting space where both doctoral students and post-doctoral researchers, as well as the people responsible for their supervision and research training, can exchange experiences, share resources and participate in thematic forums. This website is also a place where you can socialise and seek support during the beginning and consolidation of your research career.

Researchers Like Me incorporates a career self-reflection tool with real-time results and allows you to access recommended resources based on your interests and personal development.

SINTE-LEST research group (University Ramon Llull), Universities of Helsinki, Oulu, Lancaster and Tallinn. Erasmus+ project “Researcher Identity Development. Strengthening Science in Society Strategies”

• https://www.researcher-identity.com/project

Information on how to exercise your rights regarding data protection:

• https://www.researcher-identity.com/privacy-policy

• UGR Doctoral Programmes Report 2020

• UGR Doctoral Programmes Report 2020

• Success in the predoctoral programmes of the UGR through the public defence of doctoral thesis**

• Report by the Vice-Rectorate for Research and Knowledge Transfer

• Information leaflet “Research career path in Spain at a glance” by the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT), which lists all 82 grants for research staff available in 2018 organised according to each stage of the scientific career.

• Research career path in Spain at a glance
• PDF File

• Levels of Higher Education in Spain (Ministry of Education)

• Levels of Higher Education in Spain (Ministry of Education)

• Scientific output indicators and statistics of the UGR Doctoral Schools

• Report

• Employment situation of alumni (bachelor's degree, master's degree and doctoral studies) of the University of Granada

• Web of the UGR Employment Observatory, Employment and Work Placement Office (CPEP), Vice-Rectorate for Student Services and Employability

• Brennan, N.M. (2019), "100 PhD rules of the game to successfully complete a doctoral dissertation", Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, Vol. 32 No. 1, pp. 364-376. https://doi.org/10.1108/AAAJ-01-2019-030

• Brennan, N.M. (2019), "100 research rules of the game: How to make your research world class; how to successfully publish in top international refereed journals", Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, Vol. 32 No. 2, pp. 691-706. https://doi.org/10.1108/AAAJ-02-2019-032

• Nature Editorial 15 MAY 2019. Being a PhD student shouldn’t be bad for your health. Nature 569, 307 (2019). doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-01492-0

• CAREER COLUMN 28 AUGUST 2019. Make science PhDs more than just a training path for academia. Science PhD programmes cater almost exclusively to students bound for academia, but they don’t have to, says Sarah Anderson. Nature 573, 299-300 (2019). doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-02586-5

• THE FUTURE OF THE PHD. Scientists attaining a PhD gain entry to an academic elite — but it's not as elite as it once was. More people are graduating with PhDs than ever before, and the growth shows no sign of slowing. Nature explores this and other issues surrounding the science PhD today and asks whether it needs reinvention.

• EDITORIAL. Fix the PhD. No longer a guaranteed ticket to an academic career, the PhD system needs a serious rethink. Nature 472 , 259-260 ( 20 April 2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/472259b

• FEATURES. Education: The PhD factory. The world is producing more PhDs than ever before. Is it time to stop. Nature 472, 276-279 ( 20 April 2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/472276a

• Education: Rethinking PhDs. Fix it, overhaul it or skip it completely - institutions and individuals are taking innovative approaches to postgraduate science training. Nature 472, 280-282 (20 April 2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/472280a

• COMMENT. Seven ages of the PhD. Scientists share memories of doing doctorates in different decades, disciplines and locations, from the hunt for the structure of DNA to deciphering the human genome. Nature 472 , 283-286 (20 April 2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/472283a

• COMMENT. Reform the PhD system or close it down. There are too many doctoral programmes, producing too many PhDs for the job market. Shut some and change the rest, says Mark C. Taylor. Nature 472, 261 (20 April 2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/472261a

• CAREERS. What is a PhD really worth An advanced degree doesn't always bring the prospects it once did, says Peter Fiske. But scientists can learn from the travails of those with professional qualifications. Nature 472, 381 (20 April 2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nj7343-381a

• Enago Academy. Tips for PhD students & Postdocs. Nature Survey Reveals Truths About PhD Programs. Last updated May 4, 2018.https://www.enago.com/academy/phd-graduate-survey-students-committed-finish-program/ Includes further reading.

• Nature Index. Top 5 PhD rules of the game. It’s not all about thesis writing.15 August 2019. Gemma Conroy. https://www.natureindex.com/news-blog/top-five-phd-rules-of-the-game

• NATURE CAREER COLUMN 06 NOVEMBER 2018. Twenty things I wish I’d known when I started my PhD. Recent PhD graduate Lucy A. Taylor shares the advice she and her colleagues wish they had received. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-07332-x

• Work organization and mental health problems in PhD students. Katia Levecque, Frederik Anseel, Alain De Beuckelaer, Johan Van der Heyden, Lydia Gisle. Research Policy. Volume 46, Issue 4, May 2017, Pages 868-879. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2017.02.008

• Search Nature + PhD in Google

• International Welcome Centre

The International Welcome Centre (IWC) is among a handful of its kind in Spain and Europe, catering directly to the needs of international doctoral candidates, researchers, postdocs and visiting staff - before, during and after their mobility period at the University of Granada.

• UGRTerm

UGRTerm is a bilingual database (Spanish-English) that contains academic and institutional terminology of the UGR. This tool was created in order to address the need to manage university terminology in a systematic manner.

• UGR English Style Guide

A handbook for translating and drafting English-language texts at the University of Granada.