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Newsletter | December 16, 2025

Within a vibrant research community shaped by curiosity and impact, we wish you a joyful holiday season and a new year full of fresh perspectives, meaningful collaborations and scientific breakthroughs.

Please note that our offices will be closed from 22 December, 2025.
We’ll be happy to help you again starting 5 January, 2026.

🌟 The DS-team wishes you Happy Holidays!

This newsletter provides an overview of all upcoming activities, either organized specifically for postdocs or for postdocs and PhD students combined, 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. Career stories for (post)docs (DS ST)

On 29/01/26 the doctoral schools organize an inspiring testimonial session with a specific focus on possible career paths after postdoctoral research. This event consists of 3 testimonials from speakers with a research background in Sciences & Technology, but researchers from all doctoral schools are more than welcome to join in order to learn from their experience. Both postdoc holders who pursued a non-academic career and an academic career will take the floor and they will tell you their personal story: Why did they do a postdoctoral position? How does this fit into their current career? Which obstacles did they encounter? Registration is possible here until 11/01/26.

2. PhD Winter School 2026: AI & ESG – Friend or Foe?

KBC is organising a PhD Winter School for a select group of PhD candidates and postdocs of the Belgian universities (23/02/26, in Brussels). This event for 3rd-year PhDs and postdocs offers a unique chance to apply your research expertise to solve real-world business cases from KBC and Cordeel in interdisciplinary teams. Hear career stories, expand your professional network, and give your CV a competitive edge. Register by 02/01/26.

3. PhD Reflect & Connect: Welcome feedback - Towards a constructive feedforward culture

As part of our next edition of PhD Reflect & Connect on 12/03/26, the Doctoral Schools of UHasselt, in collaboration with our HR Department, are delighted to host a business theatre session on the theme 'Welcome feedback: towards a constructive feedforward culture'.This interactive and humor-filled performance is open to all researchers and UHasselt staff. A constructive feedback culture is essential for building an engaging, supportive and motivating work environment—but we all know it can be challenging in practice. Through a series of realistic and playful scenes, this business theatre invites you to explore how feedback can become more open, constructive and future-focused. You are welcome to participate using color cards, but verbal interaction is entirely optional—no one will be asked to come on stage. Simply watch, reflect and enjoy. Registration is possible until 11/02/26.

Details & registration

1. Hack your brain: Unlocking your true potential and bringing your best performance

Takes place on 08/01 (09:30-16:30) & 09/01/26 (09:30-16:00)
Registration possible until 18/12/25

2. GenAI for your day-to-day admin

Takes place on 28/01/26 - 13:00-16:00
Registration possible until 04/01/26

3. Building effective habits

Takes place on 04/02/26 - 09:00-13:00
Registration possible until 07/01/26

4. Stress and resilience for researchers

Takes place on 10/02 & 10/03/26 - 13:00-17:00
Registration possible until 14/01/26

5. Academic English (DS BSH)

Takes place (hybrid) on 13, 20 & 27/02 and 06/03/26 - 09:00-12:00
Registration possible until 14/01/26

6. Academic English (DS HLS)

Takes place (hybrid) on 13, 20 & 27/02 and 06/03/26 - 13:00-16:00
Registration possible until 14/01/26

7. How to be more confident

Takes place on 16/02/26 - 09:30-12:30
Registration possible until 19/01/26

8. Prompt engineering: Efficient, science-based use of Generative AI

Takes place on 17/02/26 - 09:00-13:00
Registration possible until 14/01/26

9. Podcasting

Takes place on 23/02, 02/03 & 20/04/26 - 09:30-16:30
Registration possible until 22/01/26

10. Bullet journaling as a tool for planning my research

Takes place on 05/03/26 - 10:00-12:00
Registration possible until 05/02/26

11. Personal time management

Takes place on 11/03 (09:00-17:00) & 01/04/26 (09:00-13:00)
Registration possible until 11/02/26

12. PhD Reflect & Connect: Welcome feedback - Towards a constructive feedforward culture

Takes place on 12/03 (business theatre: 15:30-17:00 & reception: 17:00-18:00)
Registration possible until 11/02/26

13. AI as a creative partner for science communication

Takes place on 19/03/26 - 09:30-12:30
Registration possible until 18/02/26

14. Speed-focus reading

Takes place on 02/04/26 - 09:00-17:00
Registration possible until 04/03/26

15. Creating Images with AI: A hands-on workshop

Takes place on 05/05/26 - 09:00-13:00
Registration possible until 01/04/26

16. Mindmapping

Takes place on 06/05/26 - 14:00-17:00
Registration possible until 01/04/26

Details & registration

1. Writing intensive session (DS BSH)

Takes place on 18/12/25 - 09:30-17:00
Registration is required

2. Meet the jury seminar: Wearables for kidney patients: quid, quantum, quality

Takes place on 07/01/26 - 13:00-14:00
Registration is required

3. Effective coaching for internship supervisors (DS HLS)

Takes place on 16/01/26 - 13:00-15:30
Registration possible until 04/01/26

4. How to get published

Takes place (digitally) from 19/01-30/01/26 (self-paced module)
Registration possible until 05/01/26

5. Biosafety (DS HLS & ST)

Takes place on 26/01/26 - 13:00-16:00
Registration possible until 18/12/25

6. Mind the GAP (Good Academic Practices)

Takes place online (permanently accessible)

Details & registration

1. Valorisation academy

Takes place from 14/10/25-29/05/26 (series of lectures)
Registration is required

2. PhD Talent stakeholder meeting: get inspired and connect with the non-academic world

Takes place on 20/01/26 - 14:00-18:30
Registration possible until 09/01/26

3. Career stories for (post)docs (DS ST)

Takes place on 29/01/26 - 14:00-16:30
Registration possible until 11/01/26

4. PhD Winter School 2026 – AI and ESG: Friend or Foe? – by KBC

Takes place on 23/02/26 - 08:30-17:30
Registration possible until 02/01/26

5. Welcome to the real world - What is your role as PhD in R&D?

Takes place on 26/03/26 - 09:00-16:30
Registration possible until 23/02/26

6. Big interview: Online training platform

Continuous offer
Registration is required

7. Individual career coaching

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 details about their course offer and acknowledgement in your doctoral school portfolio, please consult this webpage.

1. Education department

Most modules on education are organized in a demand-driven way which means that instructors/professors can 'order' a tailor-made workshop on a specific topic for a specific group of interested people. However, they also have a limited open course offer. These open courses can be found online:

Permanently accessible online learning modules:
- Eerste hulp bij onderwijs @ UHasselt (Dutch)
- Wat maakt een groepswerk succesvol? (Dutch)
- De weg naar betrokken studenten: theorieën en kaders voor het activeren van studenten (Dutch)
- Inclusief onderwijs: Begin bij jezelf als docent (Dutch)
- Effectieve feedback: Hoe doe je het en hoe leer je het aan? (Dutch)
- Studenten aan het stuur: Faciliteer zelfregulerend leren (Dutch)
- Artificiële intelligentie in het onderwijs (Dutch)
- First aid for education @UHasselt
- What makes group work successful?
- The road to engaged students: Theories and frameworks for student activation
- Effective feedback: How to do it and how to teach it?
- Inclusive education: Start with yourself as a teacher
- Students at the wheel: Facilitate self-regulated learning
Inspiratiesessies AI van de Vlaamse Universiteiten - semester 1 (online) - 25/09-19/12/25
Inspiratiesessies AI van de Vlaamse Universiteiten - semester 2 (online) - 26/01-29/05/26
ANS in actie! (Dutch) - 10/02/26
Is your groupwork working? Guidelines for effective groupwork, conflict management and peerfeedback - 12/02/26
Opnamestudio session: snel aan de slag met kennisclips en podcasts - 17/02/26
Vul je job als docent efficiënter in met AI (Dutch) - 05/03/26
De kracht van taal in onderwijs: taalontwikkelend lesgeven (Dutch) - 17/03/26
GDPR bij bachelor- en masterproeven (Dutch) - 19/03/26
Van AI-paniek naar AI-power: jouw gids voor sterk onderwijsontwerp. Zo houd jij controle over leren en integriteit - 26/03/26
Opnamestudio session: snel aan de slag met kennisclips en podcasts - 26/03/26
OER voor coördinerend verantwoordelijken (Dutch) - 31/03/26
OER voor coördinerend verantwoordelijken (online) - 22/04/26
Ask & Ans-er - 23/04/26
Intervisie OER (onder)voorzitters examencommissie - 28/04/26
Voorbij de checklist: hoe evalueer ik competenties bij studenten? - 30/04/26
GDPR in Bachelor's and Master's theses - 05/05/26

2. Research data management (RDM)

All UHasselt researchers are expected to adhere to the UHasselt RDM policy plan and manage their data efficiently and with integrity. The RDM team can give you advice on data management planning, policies, best practices, tools, etc. You can contact them directly with your questions and/or follow one or more of their trainings. For their course offer, more information and registration, see their training calendar:

Electronic Lab Notebooks - 09/01/26
Love data week 2026 - 'Where's the data?' - 09/02-13/02/26
Tidy data part 1: How to structure your data - 16/03/26
Into the DMP - 19/03/26
DMP writing session - 19/03/26
Into the DMP - 23/04/26
DMP writing session - 23/04/26
Tidy data part 2: How to document your data - 27/04/26
Introduction to Anonymization and Pseudonymization - 18/05/26
Wrapping up your research project - 19/05/26
Electronic lab notebooks - 15/06/26

3. HR Department

Hasselt University encourages personal growth and development among its staff by offering a wide range of training courses and career support. This offer is also open to all PhD researchers and postdoctoral researchers.

4. 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.

Exploratory data analysis with R (digitally) - 09, 12 & 13/01/26 - 13:00-16:00

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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 Wednesday: Pricing in creative industry - 17/12/25
Brainstorm Bash i.s.m. Vlajo - 16/02/26
Kickstart your startUP: Prijs bepalen - 26/02/26
Onderhandelen - 04/03/26
Kickstart your StartUp: waar zitten mijn klanten? - 12/03/26
Spotlight awards i.s.m. Unizo - 25/03/26

8. Flanders AI Academy (VAIA)

Courses and trainings on artificial intelligence for professionals and researchers in Flanders which take place throughout the academic year. For the full offer, please visit the VAIA website.

9. Flemish Supercomputer Centre (VSC)