Illness and parental leave

Please choose your PhD programme in the drop down menu below to see whom to contact at GSTS.

Agroecology
- winni.siig@au.dk
Animal Science
- winni.siig@au.dk
Biological and Chemical Engineering
- jose@au.dk
Civil and Architectural Engineering
- jose@au.dk
Ecoscience
- jose@au.dk
Electrical and Computer Engineering
- jose@au.dk
Environmental Science
- winni.siig@au.dk
Food Science
- winni.siig@au.dk
Mechanical and Production Engineering
- jose@au.dk
Quantitative Genetics and Genomics (QGG)
- winni.siig@au.dk

Parental leave - AU-employed PhD students

AU-employed PhD students follow the same rules regarding parental leave as other AU employees. Click this box to find guidelines and forms on AU's HR website.

Please choose your PhD programme in the drop down menu on this page to see whom to contact at GSTS.

Parental leave - not AU-employed PhD students

Different rules may apply if you are enrolled but not employed as a PhD student at AU (e.g. industrial PhD or 3+5/4+4 before the qualifying exam).

Please choose your PhD programme in the drop down menu on this page to see whom to contact at GSTS.

GSTS quick Guide to illness during the PhD studies – for supervisors and departments

Different rules may apply for AU-employed and not AU-employed PhD students. Click this box to see GSTS's guide regarding absence due to illness for all GSTS PhD students (English version).

GSTS guide: Absence due to illness (Danish version)

Only for AU-employed PhD students: AU HR webpage on absence due to sickness

Read the GSTS Rules and Regulations here (PDF)

On page 34-35 in the GSTS Rules and Regulations you can find information on extensions, leave and part-time studies.

For PhD students

Revised 15.08.2023

PHD ADMINISTRATION