Academic research competences - course offer
Below is an overview of the available training aimed at obtaining knowledge and skills which are specifically relevant in an academic context, open to PhD students and/or postdocs at Hasselt University.
You can filter the course offer on the target group and on the targeted doctoral school(s). In the future, you will also be able to filter on the competency cluster(s) addressed (based on the UHasselt competency overview for PhD holders).
Activities are added to the overview below as soon as a date has been set. For activities entailing multiple sessions, the date mentioned in the first column indicates the start date. The duration is mentioned between brackets. All courses are in English, except when explicitly stated otherwise.
In addition to the courses below, please also check our course offer aimed at developing generic competences, our activities aimed at career development, and the course offer of our partners.
| When | What | Where | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 January 2023 - 31 December 2025 (continuous offer) | Mind the GAP (Good Academic Practices) tool | digitally | More info |
| 01 January 2023 - 31 December 2025 (continuous offer) | Research data management (RDM): trainings on data management planning (DMP), data organization, data storage/preservation, Open Science, etc | digitally & reallife | More info |
| 17 October 2025 - 05 December 2025 (9h) | The next-generation materials, engineering and technology conference (NextMatCon) | campus Diepenbeek | More info |
| 18 November 2025 - 05 December 2025 (6 x 2h) | Introduction to AI and machine learning for biomedical research | digitally | More info |
| 04 December 2025 - 11 December 2025 (2 x 1.5h) | Publication ethics: Where are the gaps and how can we address them | digitally | More info |
| 05 December 2025 (8h) | 6th young legal researchers conference | campus Hasselt | More info |
| 05 December 2025 - 19 December 2025 5x3h | Empowering research and researchers: A journal club for inclusive research practices | campus Diepenbeek | More info |
| 09 December 2025 (7h) | Dear Hunter - lecture and workshop | Begijnhof Hasselt, Zuivelmarkt 33, 3500 Hasselt | More info |
| 16 December 2025 - 17 December 2025 (11,5h) | Workshop: Deep learning for road safety | campus Hasselt | More info |
| 16 December 2025 (7,5h) | Oefeningen in onvoltooidheid. Essayisme als transmediale methode. | PXL-MAD, Gebouw G, Elfde Liniestraat, 3500 Hasselt | More info |
In the context of this training, UHasselt will either process your personal data internally (internally organized training courses) or pass your name, surname and/or e-mail address on to the training office (external training courses). Your personal data will only be used for purposes related to the training courses for which you register (e.g., intake interview, sending course material, confirmation of your presence, practical agreements, ...). The processing of your personal data has its lawful basis in the legitimate interest of UHasselt to stimulate the development of junior researchers and to ensure a good skills management.
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