According to no. 3, art. 16 of 3rd study cycle Regulations, PhD dissertations should not exceed a maximum of 800,000 characters. This limit, which includes spaces and notes, is not a recommendation but rather a requirement for the admissibility of PhD dissertations submitted to our Faculty.
The limit was already included in previous versions of this Regulation, first introduced in the revision approved on 8th July, 2009, and published in Diário de República on 7th April, 2010 (no. 2, art. 13).
From 1st January, 2015, in line with the Scientific Council’s decision of 18th June, 2014, the Faculty will only accept dissertations that respect the 800,000- character limit, regardless of when the student started the programme.