The Higher Doctoral Dissertation Committee was established in 2017 and is appointed by the Academic Council Health. The Higher Doctoral Dissertation Committee is made up of 1 Vice-Dean and 4 Professors appointed for a two year period. 

Members of the higher doctoral dissertation committee

• Per Brøndsted Höllsberg, Vice Dean for Research and chair
• Hans Erik Bøtker, Professor
• Deirdre Cronin Fenton, Professor 
• Maiken Stilling, Professor
• Steffen Thiel, Professor

All enquiries to the Higher Doctoral Dissertation Committee should be forwarded by mail to the Health PhD administration at graduateschoolhealth@au.dk. 

Tasks of the higher doctoral dissertation committee

1. Decides if the higher doctoral dissertation can be consider for assessment (Ministry of Education Order no. 750 of 14 August 1996 on Doctoral Degrees §4 stk. 2)
2. Appoints assesment committees.   
3. Checks that the academic recommendation of the assesment committee, whether the dissertation can/cannot be accepted for defence, apply to the academic level and content ascribed in the Ministerial Order on Doctoral Degrees.