This newsletter provides an overview of all upcoming activities for PhD students organized by the doctoral schools and links to other potentially interesting events or information.

More details on, and registration links for, upcoming activities are available on the website of the doctoral schools. When you enrol for a doctoral school activity, make sure to take our cancellation & no-show policy into account. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact us at all times on doctoralschools@uhasselt.be.

1. Doctoral schools mobility call 2 - 2024

Hasselt University encourages its junior researchers' international and intersectoral mobility and wants to promote (international) contacts between research groups. Thanks to the Flemish Government's financial support, Hasselt University doctoral schools can award travel grants to PhD students and postdoctoral researchers for participation in an international summer school or a short research stay abroad. Also, PhD students and postdoctoral researchers can be awarded intersectoral mobility grants for intersectoral summer schools or research projects conducted at and in collaboration with non-academic institutions (companies, hospitals, …). This second call for 2024 concerns the period May - December 2024. Deadline of submission is 10/03/2024 and the activity (summer school or research stay) needs to take place between 01/05/2024 and 31/12/2024. More information about the requirements, selection criteria, financial support and application procedure can be found online.

2. PhD Welcome

UHasselt welcomes you! At Hasselt University, we aspire to create a stimulating environment for PhD researchers and provide comprehensive guidance throughout your entire PhD journey. With this in mind, we warmly welcome all starting PhD students to join us at our 'PhD Welcome' event. This half-day session will take place on March 22, 2024, and will shed light on doing a PhD at Hasselt University, the doctoral schools, well-being, and so on. In doing so, we hope to provide answers to possible questions that could pop up at the beginning of your PhD trajectory. We will also give the floor to several experienced PhD researchers who will share the pitfalls and successes of their research careers. Moreover, the PhD Welcome - as well as the social event PhDrinks which is programmed on the same day in the afternoon - will give you the opportunity to connect with other PhD researchers. Don't miss out on this chance to get in touch and socialize with other starting PhD students!

Registration is possible until March 04, 2024. Please complete the expectation question when registering for the event to ensure you receive the information you need for a successful start at the PhD Welcome session.

3. Interuniversity job market for young researchers - Registration now open

After four successful editions the 5 Flemish universities again organise an interuniversity job market for young researchers. The 2024 edition will open its physical doors in Ghent (Flanders Expo) on March 28, 2024 (12:00-20:00). The Job Market combines a live career event with a varied online preprogramme.

4. Love Data Week

Join International Love Data Week February 12-16, 2024, to learn about "My kind of data: data equity and inclusion, disciplinary communities, and creating a kinder world through data". More information via the website of RDM UHasselt.

Details & registration

1. Motivation and you (all DS)

Takes place (digitally) on 05/03/24 - 13:30-16:30
Registration possible until 05/02/24

2. Personal time management (all DS)

Takes place on 11/03 (09:00-17:00) & 29/03/24 (13:00-17:00)
Registration possible until 04/02/24

3. ChatGPT as a creative partner for science communication (all DS)

Takes place on 14/03/24 - 09:30-12:30
Registration possible until 07/02/24

4. Public speaking/Pitching (all DS)

Takes place (digitally) on 18 & 19/03 (10:00-12:00) & 20/03/24 (09:30-12:00)
Registration possible until 23/02/24

5. PhDrinks: Intercultural communication/cooperation (all DS)

Takes place on 22/03/24 - 15:00-17:30
Registration possible until 28/02/24

6. Stress and resilience for researchers (all DS)

Takes place on 16/04 & 14/05/24 - 13:00-17:00
Registration possible until 17/03/24

7. Building effective habits (all DS)

Takes place on 17/04/24 - 13:00-17:00
Registration possible until 17/03/24

8. Mindfulness without the whistles and bells (all DS)

Takes place (digitally) on 30/04/24 - 13:30-16:30
Registration possible until 27/03/24

9. Science figured out (all DS)

Takes place on 02/05 - 09:30-16:30 OR 13:30-16:30 (workshop) and 05/06/24 (video recordings)
Registration possible until 17/03/24

10. Stage training (all DS)

Takes place on 03/05/24 - 09:30-16:30
Registration possible until 03/04/24

11. Managing conflicts

Takes place on 24/05/24 - 09:00-17:00
Registration possible until 23/04/24

12. Negotiation skills

Takes place on 29 & 30/05/24 - 09:00-17:00
Registration possible until 29/04/24

13. Overcoming procrastination - how to get things done

Takes place on 18/06/24 - 13:30-16:30
Registration possible from 22/02/24 until 22/05/24

Details & registration

1. How to get published (all DS)

Takes place on 22 & 26/02/24 - 09:30-17:00
Registration possible until 05/02/24

2. COMSOL Multiphysics (DS HLS)

Takes place on 04/03/24 - 10:00-12:00
Registration is required

3. Stand out with your scientific poster (all DS)

Takes place (hybrid) on 08/03 (workshop: 09:30-13:30) & 14/03/24 (online feedback: 09:30-11:00 or 11:30-13:00)
Registration possible until 07/02/24

4. Effective coaching for internship supervisors (DS HLS)

Takes place on 18/03/24 - 14:00-16:30
Registration possible until 19/02/24

5. PHOSPORE spring school

Takes place on 14-16/04/24
Registration is required

6. FIRRI symposium “Recent advances in rehabilitation of cardiorespiratory and internal diseases”

Takes place on 26/04/24
Registration is required

7. Writing articles for international peer-reviewed journals in the humanities and social sciences

Takes place on 07 & 08/05/24 - 09:30-16:30
Registration possible until 28/03/24

8. Mind the GAP (Good Academic Practices) (all DS)

Takes place online (permanently accessible)

Details & registration

1. Online Career lunches: Tap into a wealth of information (all DS)

Takes place on 06, 08, 15, 20, 27 & 29/02/24, 15, 14, 19 & 21/03/24 - 12:00-13:00
Registration for individual sessions is possible

2. Interuniversity job market for young researchers (all DS)

Takes place on 28/03/24 - 12:00-18:00
Registration possible from 01/02/24 onwards

3. Welcome to the real world - What is your role as PhD in R&D? (all DS)

Takes place on 19/04/24 - 09:00-16:30
Registration possible until 18/03/24

4. Individual career coaching (all DS)

Continuous offer
Application is required

The doctoral schools partner with several other departments and organisations. Below is an overview of their upcoming activities. For more information regarding their course offer and acknowledgement in your doctoral school portfolio, please consult this webpage.

1. Education department

Start to teach - 01 & 29/02, 14 & 28/03/24 - 10:00-12:00
Discover the possibilities of digital learning modules in your own teaching practice (hybrid) - 06/02/24 - 10:00-12:00
GDPR in Bachelor's and Master's theses - 08/02/24 - 14:00-15:30
Diversity and inclusion: raising your (self)awareness - 20/02/24 - 09:00-12:00

2. Research data management (RDM)

De-identification training (anonymization, pseudonymization) - 06/02/24 - 09:00-15:00
Love data week 2024 - 12-16/02/24
Data management plan - DMP writing session - 13/02/24 - 13:00-15:00
Into the DMP - HLS - 12/03/24 - 10:00-12:00
Into the DMP - ST - 12/03/24 - 10:00-12:00
Into the DMP - BSH - 12/03/24 - 10:00-12:00
Data management plan - DMP writing session - 12/03/24 - 14:00-16:00
Data management plan - DMP writing session - 16/04/24 - 13:00-15:00
Workshop on the reuse of qualitative data - 30/04/24 - 14:00-16:00
Data management plan - DMP writing session - 07/05/24 - 13:00-15:00
Wrapping up your research project - 23/05/24 - 10:00-12:00
Data management plan - DMP writing session - 06/06/24 - 13:00-15:00

3. HR Department

Hasselt University encourages personal growth and development among its staff by offering all kinds of trainings and courses throughout the academic year. Hungry for additional brainfood? Discover GoodHabitz, an online learning platform where you can choose from over 100 courses at your own pace and on your own schedule, available in 7 languages.

4. School of Expert Education (SEE)

Training for professionals, built on academic expertise with the aim of creating a unique learning environment to refine and broaden your expertise.

5. Flanders’ training network for methodology and statistics (FLAMES)

Courses on statistics and methodology, which take place throughout the academic year at all Flemish universities. The FLAMES summer school and courses organized at Hasselt University are listed in this newsletter; the others can be found on the FLAMES website.

Introduction to the concepts of quantitative research - 01/03/24 - 09:30-12:30
Introduction to statistical data analysis with Python (digitally) - 04, 07, 11, 14 & 18/03/24 - 13:00-16:00
Introduction to JMP - 29/03/2024 - 09:30-15:30

6. Interuniversity course offer for young researchers

The doctoral schools of Hasselt University partner with the other four Flemish universities which results in an interuniversity course offer open for young researchers of the five partner universities.

7. EURECA-PRO

The EURECA-PRO Alliance consists of 9 partners who joined forces to enable students, researchers and staff to study, teach and research in the field of responsible consumption and production with the long-term goal of a joined virtual and integrated European campus until 2040. They also organize regular activities for (young) researchers.

8. Pitch Please

Pitch Please wil jongeren inspireren, informeren, uitdagen en ondersteunen om hun ondernemende kwaliteiten aan te scherpen. Een overzicht van de Pitch Please activiteiten kan je online terugvinden.

Webinar 'Sociale media' - 21/02/24
Workshop 'Pitchen kan je leren' - 28/02/24
Reeks infosessies 'Hoe start ik mijn eigen zaak?' - 06/03/24
Pitch please inspiratiecafé - 20/03/24
Rondje van de zaak - 18/04/24
Match making Monday - 29/04/24
Pitch Please inspiratiecafé - 07/05/24

9. Flanders AI Academy (VAIA)

Courses and trainings on artificial intelligence for professionals and researchers in Flanders which take place throughout the academic year. In this newsletter only activities and trainings specifically organised or interesting for PhD students/posdocs are listed; the others can be found on the VAIA website.

Two-Day Master class 'Transitioning ML workflows from academia to practice' - 26-27/02/24

10. Flemish Supercomputer Centre (VSC)

Trainings on many HPC-related topics which take place throughout the academic year.

1. EURAXESS - Researchers in Motion

2. EURAXESS - Smart Talks Podcast

3. SciMingo - Science Communication (SciComm) Academy

4. European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management (EIASM)

5. CAJAL Advanced neuroscience training

6. European Graduate School of Neuroscience (EURON) (PhD Days, courses, mobility grants, FENS/NENS)

7. NEURO courses UK

8. Academy for Rehabilitation Sciences (ACREHAB)

9. Flemish Institute for Biotechnology (VIB)

10. LifeLong Learning @ Faculty of Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences KU Leuven (FABER)

11. Pro-Q-Kine

12. TUTECH academy

13. DocEnhance

1. Online Doctoral Winter School - University of Ljubljana - 12-16/02/24

2. R&D European PhD Seminar Procter & Gamble - application deadline: 28/02/24

3. EURAXESS - Webinar #3: Conceptualize Your Deep Tech Startup Idea: Learn Your Way Through AI State of the Art - 29/02/24

4. Science4policy - 05/03/24

5. Nokia Bell Scientific Award - application deadline: 11/03/24

6. LIMNI Bio Spring School on Advancements in Bio-inspired Materials, Fabrication, and Integration for Micro- and Nanosystems (BioNanoTech) 2024 - 16-17/04/24

7. ASML PhD Master Class 2024 | Spring Edition - 18-20/04/24 - application deadline: 07/02/24

8. BioBusiness Summer School - 24-28/06/24

9. YUFE Online course: Equity, Diversity, & Inclusivity

10. Online tool: Smart4Policy – Reflect about your work on policy!

11. Traineeships European Commission

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