Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin - Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences

Receiving a doctorate at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences

You can complete the doctoral examination process at our faculty in the subjects of Chemistry, Geography, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Didactics of Geography and Didactics of Mathematics.

The faculty awards the academic degrees of Doctor rerum naturalium (Dr. rer. nat.), Doktor-Ingenieur (Dr.-Ing.) and Doctor philosophiae (Dr. phil.).

The doctoral examination process is subject to the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences PhD Regulations, published in the Official Gazette of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Amtliches Mitteilungsblatt) no. 42/2018 on 11/07/2018.

PhD procedures and academic affairs of the faculty can currently only be executed in a limited way. Up from Monday, March 23^rd, Humboldt University operations will be limited to emergency presence until further notice. Please contact us via e-mail.

• Admission to the doctoral examination process
• Completing the doctor’s thesis
• Extending the doctoral examination process
• Beginning and completing the doctoral examination process
• Forms, notes and additional information
• Doctoral subjects and specialisations

Members of the PhD Committee

Prof. Dr. Dirk Becherer (Chair of the PhD Committee, Department of Mathematics)

Prof. Dr. Tobias Kümmerle (Geography Department)

Prof. Dr. Lars Grunske (Department of Computer Science)

Prof. Dr. Christian Limberg (Department of Chemistry)

Prof. Dr. Claudia Draxl (Department of Physics)

Prof. Christoph Koch, PhD (Substitute member of the Committee, Department of Physics)