PhD in Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage
As established by the applicable regulations, PhD training shall include, in addition to the completion of the doctoral thesis, the completion by the PhD candidate of specific and cross-disciplinary training activities.
Each training activity is assigned a number of equivalent hours. PhD students must complete a minimum of 600 equivalent hours through a range of training activities before submitting their doctoral thesis. At least 10% (60 hours) of these must correspond to cross-disciplinary training activities.
The equivalent number of hours assigned to each type of activity, together with the maximum number of hours that may be recognised, has been established by the Academic Committee of this PhD programme for its students.
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Recognition of Training Activities
| Block | Min. | Max. | Hours per activity (max.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-disciplinary training | 60 | 150 | ||
| Specific | Participation in national or international conferences | 100 | 120 | National (attendance only): 10 hours; National (poster presentation): 30 hours; National (oral presentation): 40 hours. International (attendance only): 15 hours; International (poster presentation): 40 hours; International (oral presentation): 60 hours. |
| Research stays at research centres or companies | 0 | 150 | 100 recognised hours per month. | |
| Publications (journal articles or conference proceedings) related to the doctoral thesis | 80 | 160 | JCR Q1–Q2: up to 100 hours; JCR Q3–Q4: up to 75 hours; Other journals: up to 80 hours; Proceedings of national conferences: up to 60 hours; Proceedings of international conferences: up to 80 hours. | |
| Active participation in competitive R&D projects or research contracts with companies | 0 | 80 | Up to a maximum of 80 recognised hours per year. | |
| Attendance at and/or delivery of R&D&I training courses (seminars, tutorials, summer schools, etc.) | 120 | 150 | One recognised hour per certified hour. | |
| Outputs related to the doctoral thesis (patents, copyrights, etc.) | 0 | 160 | Standard allocation of 80 hours for each output. | |
| Books and book chapters with an ISBN | 0 | 170 | Book: 100 hours; Book chapter: 70 hours. | |
| Catalogues, exhibitions, curatorial projects, etc. | 0 | 160 | Level A: 80 hours per project; Level B: 50 hours per contribution; Level C: 30 hours per presentation. | |
| Other recognised activities (invited lectures and outreach activities) | 0 | 120 | 30 hours per activity. |
Important points to keep in mind:
- Before submitting the doctoral thesis, PhD students must have completed at least 600 recognised hours of training activities, of which at least 10% (60 hours) must correspond to cross-disciplinary training activities.
- New PhD students are required to complete the cross-disciplinary course Doctoral Training at UPV (10 hours).
- Research stays at research centres or companies require prior authorisation from the CAPD.
- For conferences, both attendance and the presentation delivered are taken into account.
- When assessing the activities submitted, the Academic Committee will apply the current regulations governing the affiliation of UPV researchers.