During the Spring Term 2020 HLK's Doctoral Student Organisation was created and directed by doctoral students the School of Education and Communication at Jönköping University. The purpose of the organisation is to be a locus for research students at HLK when it comes to academic and social activities. Every year one or two doctoral student representatives are elected by their peers at HLK to be responsible for the development of the organisation.

Do you want to contact us?

Email: hlksdoktorandorg@ju.se

What do we do?

HLK's doctoral organisation works to establish an informative, united environment for all doctoral students at HLK. We organise activities for doctoral students, which are related to research and work itself, while also hosting social activities to contribute to a more cohesive environment at HLK.

What do we offer?

We organise research related activities such as "writing retreats", various lectures and workshops with senior researchers, with the intent to support doctoral students dissertation and research work.

What activities have we had in recent years?

  • A PhD book club open to doctoral students outside HLK, where we read one book per semester:
    The Mind-Body Method or Hjärnstark by Anders Hansen (Autumn 2025),
    Generative AI for Academics by Mark Carrigan (Spring 2025),
    Air & Light & Time & Space: How Successful Academics Write by Helen Sword (Autumn 2024),
    Creative Research Methods: A Practical Guide by Helen Kara (Spring 2024)
  • A writing retreat, e.g., at Campus Gränna in Autumn 2024 and Spring 2025
  • Short digital writing retreats (Shut up and write)
  • PhD dinners, coffee breaks, and after-work gatherings (AW)
  • Doctoral meetings ahead of the Research Committee sessions
  • The Learning and Communication Doctoral Symposium (Autumn 2024)
  • HLK’s PhD podcast by Karen Ann Blom, Josefin Rostedt, and Jens Alvén Sjöberg

Doctoral Student Representative 2025-2026:

Annika Wappelhorst