The main supervisor is the main person the candidate will relate to during their PhD period. The main supervisor is the candidate’s contact person at the department. The co-supervisor share the academic responsibility with the main supervisor.

organizational duties

be the candidate's main contact and responsible for ensuring that he/she is integrated into research groups and communities (main supervisor)
contribute to regular contact (contact frequency should be stated in the annual progress reporting)
supervise according to the ethical guidelines at the University of Bergen

related to progress

participate in the candidate's Midway evaluation
agree, after the Midway evaluation, about a realistic plan for completion of the research and the thesis
submit an annual progress report within 1 November (main supervisor)
keep informed on the progress in the candidate's work and assess this in relation to the project description's progress plan
give advice and follow up on academic conditions that may incur delayed completion of the PhD education, so that it can be completed within the standard time