General rules and guidelines for the PhD programme at the Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen

 

6. Right of complaint, exemption etc.

6.1 Right of complaint

Decisions made by the University of Copenhagen pursuant to the PhD order may be referred to the Danish University and Property Agency if the complaint concerns legal issues. Complaints must be submitted within two weeks of the complainant having been informed of the decision (cf. section 28 of the PhD order). The complaint must be submitted to the faculty which will issue an opinion. The complainant must be given the opportunity to comment on this opinion within a deadline of one week. The Rector will then send the complaint to the Danish University and Property Agency, enclosing the faculty’s opinion and any comments on the opinion by the complainant (cf. section 28(4) of the PhD order).

 

6.2 Exemption

In special cases, the Dean may grant exemptions from the rules laid down by the University of Copenhagen alone. The Danish University and Property Agency may, in special cases, grant an exemption from the PhD order (cf. section 27 of the PhD order).

Subject to agreement with the Rector, the Dean may also establish general deviations from rules laid down by the University of Copenhagen alone, if unusual circumstances apply to the faculty in question.