Physics in Ile de France

Defense

The thesis defense procedure at the University Paris-Saclay is detailed on the page of the University Paris-Saclay : PhD defense

Please note that the first steps begin three months at the latest before the planned date of defense.

The person from the doctoral school to contact for your thesis defense is Ms Véronique Terras.

The reference documents for the definition of the rapporteurs, the jury and others are here.

There are 3 documents to print and have signed:
1)  Désignation des rapporteurs
2)  Proposition de jury
3)  Autorisation de soutenance

They are generated by triggering the defense procedure on your account on the ADUM-Paris-Saclay website. The appointment of the rapporteurs must be signed when your thesis is written, before sending it to the rapporteurs. The jury proposal can be signed at the same time. The authorization for the defense can only be signed when the reports have been received by Véronique Terras. If the jury proposal was not signed the first time, it must be signed at the same time as the authorization for the defense.

Help to better predict the respective dates of submission of the choice of rapporteurs, the authorization of defense and the date of the defense itself is available here, tab 'soutenance/defence' (bottom/left of the spreadsheet).

Reminders :

- The authorization of defense must be signed 4 weeks before the date of defense.

- At least half of the jury members must be outside Paris-Saclay (and outside the ED perimeter). No derogation will be granted for rapporteurs.

- The community of the doctoral school supervisors consists of barely 30% women for experimenters and less than 10% among theorists. For theoretical doctoral students, the presence of a woman among the jury members is strongly encouraged. For experimentalist doctoral students, the jury must include at least one woman for a jury of 4 to 6 members and 2 women for a jury of 7 or 8 members.

- Your thesis may be written in English. In this case, it must include a summary of at least 4 pages in French (ask help to your supervisor!).

Remarks :

- Avoid starting a post-doc abroad or starting your new job 3 days after the defense. Indeed, after the defense, you must submit your second version of the thesis so-called "second dépôt" (the final version of your manuscript) on ADUM. The doctoral degree certificate can only be given to you when this second deposit is made. A delay of a good week after the defense is therefore necessary to obtain it. This document can sometimes be crucial to start your new work or even cross some borders. Thank you for taking that into account.

- When you have finished your thesis, remember to update your contact information on your EDPIF form as well as your ADUM form. The doctoral school is evaluated and we need to know what you do after your thesis.