The Pharmaceutical Doctoral Student Council
The Pharmaceutical Doctoral Student Council (FDR) is the Pharmaceutical Student Union's doctoral student council which represents the doctoral students at the Faculty of Pharmacy in various committees and boards. Our primary focus is to ensure that all doctoral students can complete their studies in a good working environment and under good employment conditions.

The Pharmaceutical Doctoral Student Council handles issues concerning research and postgraduate education and works for a secure education from admission to dissertation. We also work to create cohesion between doctoral students from the three institutions by inviting them to regular meetings, career and social events.
The Pharmaceutical Doctoral Student Council often collaborate with the Uppsala University Doctoral Board and the Doctoral Council of Faculty of Medicine, where we stand together to ensure that the doctoral students' voices are heard.
CURRENTLY AT THE COUNCIL
- Are you interested in a position in the FDR? Contact the nomination committee no later than Friday 25 March.
- Election of new FDR Board will be held at the Faculty Meeting 31 March 2022. Contact the FDR Nomination Committee via doktorand@farmis.uu.se or Oliver Degerstedt for more information.
- FDR is currently constructing a new webpage on the Farmis Student Union website, which is expected to launch in Spring 22.
- FDR also has a webpage at the Uppsala University Doctoral Board website.
Board 2021-2022
Chair: Rosita Kneiszl Pettersson
PhD student at the Dep. of Pharmacy
Representative in the Board of the Disciplinary Domain (ON)
Representative in the Executive Comittee (AU)
E-mail rosita.kneiszl@farmaci.uu.se
Vice-chair: Fanny Lundmark
PhD student at the Dep. of Medicinal Chemistry
Representative in the
Research Training Committee (KUF)
E-mail fanny.lundmark@ilk.uu.se
Treasurer: Esther Olaniran
PhD student at the Dep. of Medicinal Chemistry
Representative in the Committee on First
and Second Cycle Education (GRUFF)
E-mail esther.olaniran@ilk.uu.se
Secretary: Frida Bällgren
PhD student at the Dep. of Pharmacy
Representative in the Pharmaceutical
Committee (FK)
E-mail frida.ballgren@farmaci.uu.se
Member: Erik Bivehed
PhD student at the Dep. of Pharmaceutical Biosciences
Representative in the Research
Infrastructure Committee (FISK)
E-mail erik.bivehed@farmbio.uu.se
Member: Matthew Rosenberg
PhD student at the Dep. of Medicinal Chemistry
Representative in The Uppsala
University Doctoral Board
E-mail matthew.rosenberg@ilk.uu.se
Calendar spring 2022
- Faculty meeting, Wed 2 February, at 12-13
- Faculty meeting, Fri 4 March, at 12-13
- Faculty meeting, Thu 31 March, at 12-13 (election of new Board)
- PhD Day, Fri 29 April (a Save-the-date will be distributed)
- Faculty meeting, Fri 16 May, at 12-13 (preliminary date)
- Faculty meeting, Thu 2 June, at 12-13
All PhD students are welcome to join the Faculty meetings! The meetings are held via zoom, a link to each meeting are sent out to all Faculty PhD students.