The doctoral office is responsible for all doctoral procedures and programs of the Faculty of Medicine. Please note that each doctoral procedure has its own doctoral regulations as well as its own forms, which can be found under the respective heading
Promotion Office
All doctoral procedures at the Faculty of Medicine are accompanied and supervised by the Doctoral Office.

Office hours
07071 29-76865Mon and Wed 8:30 - 10:30,
Tue 11:30 - 13:00 and
Thu 14:30 - 16:00.
Contact
Faculty of Medicine Tübingen
PhDs
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E-mail address: promotionen@med.uni-tuebingen.de
Application documents and dissertationsplease send by mail.
Dissertations can also be handed in at the post office :
Geissweg 3 (first floor), 72076 Tübingen.
From Monday to Thursday: 9:00-15:00 and Friday: 9:00-12:00
Your contact persons
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Dr. med. / Dr. med. dent. / Dr. sc. hum. |
E-mail address: promotionen@med.uni-tuebingen.de Address: Geissweg 5, 72076 Tübingen |
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Dr. med. / Dr. med. dent. / Dr. sc. hum. |
Opening hours: promotionen@med.uni-tuebingen.de Address: Geissweg 5, 72076 Tübingen Phone number: +49 7071 29-72589 |
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Dr. med. / Dr. med. dent. / Dr. sc. hum. |
E-mail address: promotionen@med.uni-tuebingen.de Address: Geissweg 5, 72076 Tübingen Phone number: +49 7071 29-72589 |
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Dr. sc. hum., International, Doctoral College |
E-mail address: tanja.riess@med.uni-tuebingen.de Address: Geissweg 5, 72076 Tübingen Phone number: +49 7071 29-77926 |
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PhD |
E-mail address: lina.maria.bandholz-cajamarca@med.uni-tuebingen.de Address: Geissweg 5, 72076 Tübingen Phone number: +49 7071 29-77438 |
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PhD, in-depth consulting |
E-mail address: inka.montero@med.uni-tuebingen.de Phone number: +49 7071 29-77929 |
Current regulations
Current regulations for doctoral procedures:
- Inspection of the reports is
only possible after prior appointment by e-mail. The 3G regulation applies. - Doctoral examinationsOral
examinations in doctoral procedures are generally still conducted online. If you and your examiners decide to conduct an oral examination in person, you and the chairperson of the examination are responsible for compliance with the Corona regulations in effect at the time of the examination. - Remote Access for
DoctoralStudents
:For doctoral students who have been accepted by the faculty and have a central user account, a request for temporary remote access may be made. This request must be made by the habilitated supervisor via a form and sent to the PhD office.PhD students who are not enrolled at the University of Tübingen and have neither an employment relationship at the university nor are state employees at the UKT can apply for a PhD account at the ZDV. The form can be found here - Certificatesare
sent by registered mail. As soon as the certificate is ready to be sent, we will inform you by e-mail. If the certificate should go to a different address, please let us know. If another person is to receive the certificate, a power of attorney is required for this purpose, which will be shown to the post office.
International candidates
To register as doctoral candidates, please follow these steps:
1. contact supervisor2
. Contact Tanja Rieß (for Dr med or Dr.sc.hum) or Lina Bandholz (for PhD)
Further information:
- Accomodation / visa issues: Welcome Center
- Language skills: for non-native speakers, an English proficiency at C1 level is essential
Department II, Department 4Welcome
Center(https://uni-tuebingen.de/en/international/welcome-center/registration/)
Wilhelmstraße 19 (Ground floor 0.19 - 0.25)
72074 Tübingen
Dr.med., Dr.med.dent.
As of February 01, 2022, the new doctoral regulations for the Dr. med. and Dr. med. dent. procedures will come into force.
Procedure for registration as a doctoral candidate
- Search for doctoral topic and supervisor (see more: https://www.medizin.uni-tuebingen.de/de/medizinische-fakultaet/promotionen/promotionsbrse)
- Attendance of the event "Good Scientific Practice (GWP) for Doctoral Candidates
- E-mail to the PhD office with scan of the certificate of attendance GWP for PhD seekers with the request to send the access code to the online application portal(promotionen@med.uni-tuebingen.de)
- Preparation / completion of the application documents in Word, together with habilitated supervisor
- Transfer of the contents into the online portal
- Submission of the signed application and further documents (supervision agreement, copy of certificates, CV, if applicable ethics vote or animal experimentation permit) to the doctoral office
- Review by scientific supervisor
- In case of a positive opinion: acceptance as doctoral candidate for three years
Information and forms
Information | Status | Download |
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Doctoral Regulations 2022 | 01.02.2022 | |
Leaflet on the doctoral procedure Dr.med./Dr.med.dent. | 03/2022 | pdf |
Logbook for the doctoral procedure Dr.med./Dr.med.dent. | 08/2022 | pdf |
Information about dissertation and disputation | Status | Download |
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Leaflet about writing the dissertation | 02/2022 | |
Information procedure Disputation | 22.10.2014 |
Forms | Status | Download |
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Fill out application form Dr. med. / Dr. med. dent | 03/2022 | |
Application for admission Dr. med./Dr. med. dent. | 09/2019 | |
Application for extension of the deadline for submission of registration documents | 08/2022 | |
Consent to electronic publication | 12.07.2016 | |
Checklist dissertation writing | 07/2021 | |
Request for remote access | 04/2020 | |
Care agreement | 06/2021 | |
Declaration of no objection | 06/2021 |
Dr.sc.hum.
The doctoral procedure for the degree of Dr. sc. hum is intended for graduates of medical and non-medical courses of study (e.g. biotechnology, molecular medicine, medical technology, certain engineering and natural sciences, psychology, in individual cases also subjects such as social sciences, law and economics, etc.) who would like to do their doctorate at the Faculty of Medicine within the framework of an interdisciplinary project.
Information about dissertation and disputation | Status | Download |
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Doctoral Regulations 2016 | 05/2016 | pdf |
Leaflet for writing the dissertation | 02/2022 | pdf |
Information Procedure Disputation | 22.10.2014 | pdf |
Forms | Status | Download |
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Application for acceptance as doctoral candidate Dr. sc. hum. | 07/2019 | pdf |
Application for acceptance as doctoral student Dr. sc. hum. | 29.07.2019 | pdf |
Application for extension of the deadline for submission of admission documents | 09/2020 | pdf |
Consent to electronic publication | 12.07.2016 | pdf |
Checklist dissertation writing | 07/2021 | pdf |
Request for remote access | 04/2020 | pdf |
Care agreement | 06/2021 | pdf |
Declaration of no objection | 06/2021 | pdf |
PhD in Experimental Medicine
The target group of the PhD program Experimental Medicine are graduates of medical programs and natural sciences who are interested in an intensive scientific education and would like to prepare for a job in the field of medical research and basic research. Particularly talented medical students can start the PhD program already after passing M1.
General recommendations and specifications
For caregivers
Doctoral supervisors commit themselves to regular participation in the course GWP for doctoral supervisors.
Leaflet on the application for the right to award a doctorate according to § 4c of the PO | 06.08.2014 |