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. Let's Talk Science, a taste of science communication (all DS)

Takes place on 04-06/07/2023
Registration (two-step procedure) possible until 05/06/23 (or until there are no places left)

2. Setting boundaries and priorities (all DS)

Takes place on 07/09 (kick-off: 09:00-12:00), 04 & 05/10 (online coaching: one time slot of 1h45 per person) & 18/10 & 17/11/23 (training: 09:00-17:00)
Registration possible until 06/08/23

3. Storytelling (all DS)

Takes place on 28/09/23 - 09:30-16:00
Registration possible until 03/09/23

Details & registration

1. Summer School on (Bulk-)Surface Partial Differential Equations (DS ST)

Takes place on 26-29/06/2023 - 09:00-17:00
Registration possible until 12/06/23

2. How to get published (all DS)

Takes place (digitally) from 09/10-20/10/23 - self-paced
Registration possible until 10/09/23

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

Takes place online (permanently accessible)

Details & registration

1. Company visit: Dentsply Sirona (all DS)

Takes place on 19/06/23 - 10:00-13:00
Registration possible until 05/06/23

2. Career development trajectory: Gain insight into your talents and ambitions (all DS)

Takes place on 14 & 28/09, 12 & 26/10, 09/11/23 (13:00-17:30) & 30/11/23 (13:30-17:00)
Registration possible until 15/08/23

3. 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

- Welkom in blackboard ultra (NL) - 14/06/2023 - 13:00-15:00

2. Research data management (RDM)

- Working group anonymisation - monthly
- DMP writing session - monthly: first Tuesday of the month
- Pseudonymizing sensitive data (Theory and hands-on) - 01/06/23
- DMP writing session - 06/06/23 - 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 R (digitally) - 12, 19, 22, 26 & 29/06/23 - 13:00-16:00
- Flames summer school - 11-22/09/23

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.

- Colloquium of young researchers - 05-09/06/23
- Third EURECA-PRO Conference on Responsible Consumption and Production - 26-29/09/23 (abstract deadline 15/05/23)

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.

8. 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.

9. Flemish Supercomputer Centre (VSC)