Thesis Defenses

Upcoming thesis defenses of doctoral candidates at the GHS are announced here one week ahead of the actual defense dates.

Information about publications can be found here.

Information about the step-by-step process for the thesis defense can be found here.

Information about the PhD degree title and possible specializations can be found here.

Thesis Defenses by Doctoral Candidates of the GHS

Ola Hysaj

Institute of Primary Health Care (BIHAM)
"The associations among thyroid function testing, age, and cardiovascular disease."
Wednesday, May 13, 2026, 15:00
Room 320
Mittelstrasse 43
3012 Bern

Alexander Smith

Department of Forensic Psychiatry (FDP)
"Psychopathology and dark personality traits in politics"
Wednesday, May 20, 2026, 16:00
Room 404
Hochschulstrasse 4
3012 Bern

Madelyn Thomson

University Psychiatric Services (UPD)
"Personality functioning in adolescence: refining the developmental psychopathology framework for personality disorders using a dimensional conceptualisation"
Thursday, May 21, 2026, 8:00
Seminarraum S 101, UniS
Schanzeneckstrasse 1
3012 Bern