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.

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Upcoming activities - doctoral schools

GENERIC COMPETENCES

Details & registration

1. Networking for researchers: the basics (all DS)

Takes place on 14/10/22 - 09:00-17:00
Registration possible until 02/10/22

2. Fast forward: Project management and personal productivity training for researchers (all DS)

Takes place on 17/10 (kick-off: 10:00-11:30) & 19/10, 26/10, 02/11, 09/11, 16/11, 23/11, 30/11/22 (obligatory Q&A sessions: 17:00-18:00)
Registration possible until 02/10/22

3. Engaging with policy makers (all DS)

Takes place on 16/11/22 - 13:00-16:00
Registration possible until 16/10/22

4. Intercultural communication: Meet people instead of cultures & practice communication styles (all DS)

Takes place on 18 & 25/11/22 - 09:30-16:30
Registration possible until 16/10/22

5. Bullet journaling as a tool for planning my research (all DS)

Takes place on 24/11/22 - 10:30-12:30
Registration possible until 23/10/22

6. Collaborating successfully with others (all DS)

Takes place on 29/11/22 - 09:30-16:30
Registration possible until 23/10/22

7. Real creativity - a practical approach to problem solving (all DS)

Takes place on 30/11 & 01/12/22 - 09:00-16:00
Registration possible until 23/10/22

8. Populariserend schrijven (NL - all DS)

Takes place on 05 & 12/12/22 - 09:30-17:00
Registration possible until 06/11/22

9. Gender & diversity seminar: inclusive communication for researchers (all DS)

Takes place on 16/12/22 - 13:00-16:00
Registration possible until 17/11/22

10. Hack your brain: Unlocking your true potential and bringing your best performance (all DS)

Takes place on 19/12 (09:30-16:30) & 20/12/22 (09:30-16:00)
Registration possible until 21/11/22

11. Stress and resilience for researchers (edition 1 - 2023) (all DS)

Takes place on 17/01 & 14/02/23 - 13:00-17:00
Registration possible until 11/12/22

ACADEMIC RESEARCH COMPETENCES

Details & registration

1. 21st edition of the Society for Movement Analysis Laboratories in the Low Lands (SMALLL) conference (DS HLS - RWS)

Takes place on 06/10 (10:00-21:00) & 07/10/22 (09:30-18:00)
Registration is required

2. EnergyVille PhD Day 2022: Developing and Connecting Young Researchers in Energy (DS ST - IIW)

Takes place on 14/10/22 - 09:00-20:00
Registration is required

3. Information session on Intellectual Property (DS ST)

Takes place on 15/11/22 - 13:00-15:00
Registration possible until 17/10/22

4. Information session on the Social and Societal Ethics Committee (DS BSH)

Takes place on 21/11/22 - 16:00-17:00
Registration possible until 24/10/22

5. Belgian Brain Barriers symposium (DS HLS)

Takes place on 30/11/22 - 08:30-17:30
Registration is required

CAREER DEVELOPMENT

Details & registration

1. From PhD to SME: a leadership programme developed by VOKA (all DS)

Programme running from 21/10/22 to 27/04/23
Registration possible until 02/10/22

Upcoming activities - partners

DOCTORAL SCHOOL PARTNERS

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

- Introductiemoment onderwijs@UHasselt (NL) - 04/10/22 - 13:00-15:30
- Introduction on education @Hasselt University (ENG) - 05/10/22 - 13:00-15:30
- Assistententraject (NL) - 11 & 15/10, 08 & 22/11, 06/12/22 - 09:00-12:00
- Start to teach (ENG) - 15, 22 & 29/11/22 - 14:00-15:30
- Introduction on education @Hasselt University (ENG) - 10/01/23 - 13:00-15:30
- Introductiemoment onderwijs@UHasselt (NL) - 12/01/23 - 13:00-15:30
- Assistententraject (NL) - 19/01, 02 & 16/02, 02 & 16/03/23 - 13:00-16:00

2. Research data management (RDM)

- Just clean up that mess! File versioning & Structure Basic - 04/10/22 - 10:00-13:00
- Grant writing Part 1 - 10/10/22 - 12:30-14:00
- Anonymisation sensitive data (basics) - 11/10/22 - 13:00-16:00
- How to comply with your funder's mandate on Open Science (DMP, OA, FAIR data, Open data, ORCID) - 18/10/22 - 10:00-12:00
- Anonymisation sensitive data (advanced) - 20 & 21/10/22

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.

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.

- De-identification and anonymisation of personal data - 20 & 21/10/22 - 09:00-16:00
- Introduction to R (online) - 17/10 - 04/11/22 - 14:00-17:00

6. Flanders AI Academy (VAIA)