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UiO awards the highest number of doctorates

In 2019, 1583 doctorates were awarded in Norway. 483 of them were at UiO, an increase of 15 from the previous year.

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Conferral ceremony. Photo: Terje Heiestad/UiO.

The Faculty of Medicine had the most doctorates, with 187 graduates. The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences was number two, with 148. The Faculty of Social Sciences had 54, the Faculty of Humanities 50, the Faculty of Educational Sciences 19, the Faculty of Law 16, Faculty of Theology 5 and the Faculty of Dentistry 4.

“I am glad that the University of Oslo continues to educate a high number of doctoral candidates. We live in challenging times, and in tomorrow’s