Thesis

Thesis Application Submission

• The student chooses a subject and contacts a professor in that discipline to agree on a thesis topic, timeline, and working methods;
• The supervisor (relatore) identifies an opponent (correlatore) belonging to a different scientific-disciplinary sector (SSD) than their own, and possibly a second supervisor, who may belong to the same SSD as the first supervisor;
• At least 80 days before the scheduled start date of the graduation session, the student, together with the supervisor, fills out the thesis activity start request on the Portale Atlante. If this deadline is not met, the student WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GRADUATE and will be postponed to the first available graduation session (see here);
• The student, together with the supervisor, fills out the thesis activity start request on the Portale Atlante, indicating a start date at least 7 days later than the date the request was entered into the portal, and specifying the internal or external facilities of DiSAAA-a where the thesis activity will take place. Concurrently, the student, with the support of the supervisor, will initiate safety training procedures. It is therefore recommended to submit the thesis start application well in advance with respect to workplace safety requirements;
• Along with the thesis start application generated by the DiSAAA-a portal, the student must also send the certificate of safety training to the President of the Degree Programme (elisa.pellegrini@unipi.it ).

IMPORTANT: Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Following approval by the Degree Programme Board (CdS), the thesis activity will begin on the date indicated by the Student Registry/Teaching Office via an official email communication.

 

External Activities: Requirements

If the thesis activity requires attendance at any type of public or private facility (farms, professional offices, etc.) outside the University premises:

• In case of continuous attendance, fill out the external attendance authorization form on the Portale Atlante.
• In case of occasional attendance at a location other than the one specified for the external attendance authorization on the Atlante Portal, the form found at the following page, along with its instructions, must be filled out: https://www.agr.unipi.it/missioni-e-uscite-sul-territorio-senza-rimborso-spese/

 

Requirements for the Graduation Exam

 

1. Mandatory Requirements for the Student Registry Office (Largo B. Pontecorvo)
   (See: dedicated section on the University of Pisa website)

 

• No later than 30 days prior to the start date of the chosen graduation session, all graduating students must submit their graduation application online via the Portale Alice (contact person: Patrizia Lenzi).

 

• Steps after submitting the graduation application:

Within 15 days from the start of the graduation session, confirm the previously submitted graduation application by uploading the following graduation documents:

1. Copy of the paper student record book (libretto cartaceo), even if incomplete, or the “Enrollment with exams and dates” certificate downloadable from the Alice portal (path: Menu / Career / Registry Office / Certificates).
2. Almalaurea questionnaire receipt.
3. ETD thesis title page (frontespizio) digitally signed by the supervisor (see: instructions).

 

1. Mandatory Requirements for the Teaching Office of the Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Via del Borghetto)

No later than 15 days prior to the start date of the chosen graduation session, the student must submit the graduation session registration application online via the Portale Atlante (contact person: Simona Puccini).

NB: Failure to register for the graduation session on the Atlante Portal will prevent the candidate from graduating.

Candidates must provide:

 

• Personal data: full name, residency, student ID number (matricola), personal email, mobile phone number.
• Declare that they have regularly uploaded their university record book to the Student Registry Office (if the submission is not recorded at the time of verification by the Teaching Office, the session registration will be canceled).
• Thesis title.
• Name(s) and email address(es) of the supervisor(s) and co-supervisor.
• Enter (do not upload) the thesis abstract in the designated space, formatted as follows:
  • Thesis title
  • Candidate: Last Name, First Name
  • Supervisor: Last Name, First Name; Any other supervisor: Last Name, First Name
  • Co-supervisor: Last Name, First Name
  • Degree Programme:
  • Introduction (min 500 – max 800 characters, spaces included): Provide a summary of the state of the art related to the thesis topic. The purpose of the work must also be stated in this section.
  • Materials and Methods (min 500 – max 800 characters, spaces included): Briefly describe the applied methodologies and the statistical approach adopted.
  • Main Results and Conclusions (min 600 – max 900 characters, spaces included): Report the main results obtained and provide a brief conclusion.

Registration will be open for each graduation session starting from the day following the conclusion of the previous session. It is not possible to register for a session subsequent to the current one.

For any clarification, contact didattica@agr.unipi.it .

 

1. Mandatory Requirements for the Degree Programme
   Graduating students enrolled in the CdLM PAGA must send their individual study plan to Prof. Paolo Vernieri within 30 days from the start date of the graduation session.

 

1. Summary Table of Requirements

 

For information, contact the President of the Degree Programme (elisa.pellegrini@unipi.it).