PhD defenses
The following list provides an overview of all upcoming PhD defenses at Ghent University. The specified links refer to our Dutch website.
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Evolutionary strategies behind maternal investment in mammalian reproduction
Aug 16- Faculty
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
- Doctoral candidate
- Tim Huijsmans
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de diergeneeskundige wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. A. Van Soom, Faculteit Diergeneeskunde, UGent - Prof. dr. K. Smits, Faculteit Diergeneeskunde, UGent - Dr. J. Wauters, Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research - Prof. dr. T.B. Hildebrandt, Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research
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Navigating the Transition to Higher Education: The Role of Identity and Support for the Basic Psychological Needs in First-Year Students’ Academic Motivation
Aug 20- Faculty
- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Branko Vermote
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de psychologie
- Promotor(s)
- Administratief promotor: Prof. dr. Wim Beyers, vakgroep Ontwikkelings-, Persoonlijkheids- en Sociale Psychologie (PP07) - promotoren: Prof. dr. Bart Soenens, vakgroep Ontwikkelings-, Persoonlijkheids- en Sociale Psychologie (PP07) en prof. dr. Maarten Vansteenkiste, vakgroep Ontwikkelings-, Persoonlijkheids- en Sociale Psychologie (PP07)
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Sharing for a Circular Transition - Essays on actor engagement with efficiency and sufficiency consumption
Aug 20- Faculty
- Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
- Doctoral candidate
- Marie-Julie De Bruyne
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de toegepaste economische wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. Dr. Katrien Verleye, vakgroep Marketing, Innovatie en Organisatie
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Play development and social-communicative abilities in young children at elevated likelihood for autism
Aug 21- Faculty
- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Floor Moerman
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de psychologie
- Promotor(s)
- Administratief promotor: Prof. dr. Herbert Roeyers, vakgroep Experimenteel-Klinische en Gezondheidspsychologie (PP05) - Promotor: Prof. dr. Petra Warreyn, vakgroep Experimenteel-Klinische en Gezondheidspsychologie (PP05)
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Prevention of depression through computerized cognitive control training: Novel steps towards clinical implementation
Aug 21- Faculty
- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Yannick Ringoir
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de psychologie
- Promotor(s)
- Adm. promotor: Prof. dr. Ernst Koster, vakgroep Experimenteel-klinische en Gezondheidspsychologie (PP05) - Promotor: prof. dr. Kristof Hoorelbeke, vakgroep Experimenteel-klinische en Gezondheidspsychologie (PP05)
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Genetic mapping to elucidate the mechanisms of resistance and gene regulation in multi-resistant populations of a polyphagous pest.
Aug 21- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Marilou Vandenhole
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Thomas Van Leeuwen, BW21 - Prof. dr. ir. Luc Tirry, BW21
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To Sum it Up: A Multiproxy Study on Regional Population Dynamics and Human Activity in the Western Scheldt Basin (Belgium & N-France) from the Mesolithic to the Medieval Period
Aug 22- Faculty
- Faculty of Arts and Philosophy
- Doctoral candidate
- Elliot Van Maldegem
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de archeologie
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Philippe Crombé, LW02 - Prof. dr. Wim De Clercq, LW02 - Prof. dr. Guy De Mulder, LW02 - dr. Jeroen Verhegge, LW02, BW20
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Development and assessment of personalized MOOCs for drinking water treatment operators.
Aug 22- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- José Martín Bustamante León
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen en Doctor in de pedagogische wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Peter Goethals, BW22 - Prof. dr. Otilia Maria Alejandro Molina, ESPOL, Ecuador - Prof. dr. Tammy Schellens, PP06
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Biting into the Belgian Neolithic: Insights from Isotopic Analysis and Dental Anthropology
Aug 23- Faculty
- Faculty of Arts and Philosophy
- Doctoral candidate
- Ijk van Hattum
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de archeologie
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Isabelle De Groote, LW02 - Prof. dr. Joel David Irish, Liverpool John Moores University, Verenigd Koninkrijk - prof. dr. Philippe Crombé, LW02
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Mechanisms by which honey bees Apis mellifera simensis in Ethiopia cope with pests and pathogens
Aug 26- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Haftom Ngussie
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: biologie
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Dirk de Graaf, WE10 - dr. Lina De Smet, WE10 - dr. Bezabeh Amssalu, Holeta Bee Research Center, Ethiopia
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Vergelijkend onderzoek naar de oprichting, structuur en werking van de centrale banken van de Europese Unie, Engeland, Japan, de Verenigde Staten en Zwitserland
Aug 26- Faculty
- Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
- Doctoral candidate
- Mark Scholliers
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de toegepaste economische wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Herman Matthijs, decanaat faculteit Economie en Bedrijfskunde
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SCREENING FOR EARLY FELINE CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE: DIAGNOSTIC ASPECTS AND CLINICAL IMPORTANCE OF BORDERLINE PROTEINURIA IN CATS
Aug 27- Faculty
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
- Doctoral candidate
- Femke Mortier
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de diergeneeskundige wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. D. Paepe - Prof. dr. S. Daminet, UGent
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Constructed wetlands as nature-based solutions for wastewater treatment: can they stop microplastics pollution?
Aug 28- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Qintong Wang
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: Milieuwetenschappen en technologie
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Diederik Rousseau, BW24 - Prof. dr. ir. Stijn Van Hulle, BW24
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How forest biodiversity affects human thermal stress mitigation and other health outcomes.
Aug 29- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Loïc Gillerot
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: Natuurlijke Rijkdommen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Kris Verheyen, BW20 - Prof. dr. ir. Pieter De Frenne, BW20 - Dr. ir. Dries Landuyt, BW20 - Prof. dr. ir. Bart Muys, KU Leuven
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Symmetry-Preserving Operations on Maps
Aug 29- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Heidi Van den Camp
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: wiskunde
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Gunnar Brinkmann, WE02 - prof. dr. Kris Coolsaet, WE02
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Beyond correlations: a causal perspective on host-microbiome interactions.
Aug 29- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Steff Taelman
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: Bio-informatica
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Wim Van Criekinge, BW26 - Prof. dr. ir. Michiel Stock, BW26 - Dr. Liesbeth Ceelen, BioLizard nv
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Novel insights into KAI2 signaling during seed germination
Aug 30- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Dan Chen
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: biochemie en biotechnologie
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Sofie Goormachtig, WE09 - dr. Sylwia Magdalena Struk, WE09
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Here be dragons: Charting harmful technology use in romantic relationships
Sep 02- Faculty
- Faculty of Political and Social Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Janneke Schokkenbroek
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Communicatiewetenschappen en in de Criminologische Wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. Dr. Koen Ponnet (supervisor PS) Prof. Dr. Wim Hardyns supervisor RE)
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Improving the Structural Quality of Covalent Organic Frameworks by an Increased Understanding of the Crystallization process
Sep 04- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Laurens Bourda
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: chemie
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Kristof Van Hecke, WE06 - prof. dr. Pascal Van Der Voort, WE06
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Educational software testing for textual and block-based programming languages
Sep 04- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Niko Strijbol
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: informatica
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Peter Dawyndt, WE02 - prof. dr. Bart Mesuere, WE02 - prof. dr. Christophe Scholliers, WE02