Where to Go and How to Get There. The duration and completion of doctoral studies under DFG Coordinated Programmes

A doctoral project occupies a doctoral student for several years of their life. Information on how long doctorates usually take and what the completion rates are is relevant from the point of view of science policy and funding policy, too. This Infobrief provides an overall analysis of the duration and completion of doctorates pursued under DFG-funded Coordinated Programmes based on two studies published by the DFG in 2021.