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. Academic English (DS BSH)

Takes place on 15, 22 & 29/02 and 07/03/24 - 09:00-12:00
Registration possible until 21/01/24

2. Academic English (DS HLS)

Takes place on 15, 22 & 29/02 and 07/03/24 - 13:00-16:00
Registration possible until 21/01/24

3. Coaching for growth (all DS)

Takes place on 26 & 27/02/24 - 09:00-17:00
Registration possible until 21/01/24

4. Motivation and you (all DS)

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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. Building effective habits (all DS)

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

10. 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

11. 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

12. Stage training (all DS)

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

Details & registration

1. Meet the jury seminar 'Prehabilitation in patients with lung cancer' (all DS)

Takes place on 01/02/24 - 10:00-11:00
Registration is required

2. Belgian Magnetic Resonance Research Community (BMRC) (DS HLS)

Takes place on 10/02/24 - 08:45-18:00
Registration possible until 26/01/24

3. Modelling complex social systems from the bottom-up: an introduction to Agent Based Modelling (DS BSH)

Takes place on 15/02/24 - 09:00-16:00
Registration possible until 18/01/24

4. How to get published (all DS)

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

5. COMSOL Multiphysics (DS HLS)

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

6. Effective coaching for internship supervisors (DS HLS)

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

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

Takes place online (permanently accessible)

Details & registration

1. Online CV analysis training, within the framework of the interuniversity job market (all DS)

Takes place (digitally) on 08/02, 20/02 & 05/03/24 - 17:30-19:30
Registration is required by sending an e-mail to katrien.degelder@ugent.be

2. Interuniversity job market for young researchers - save the date (all DS)

Takes place on 28/03/24 - 12:00-18:00
Registration is required

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

Discover Ans: Master UHasselt's Assessment Platform (hybrid) - 25/01/24 - 09:00-12:00
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
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 - 12/02-16/02/24
Data management plan - DMP writing session - 13/02/24 - 13:00-15:00
Open source software licenses - 05/03/24 - 10:00-12:00
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
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 Python for statistical data analysis (digitally) - 04, 07, 11, 14 & 18/03/24 - 13:00-16:00

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.

Workshop 'Sociale media' - 21/02/24
Workshop 'Leren pitchen' - 28/02/24
Infosessie: 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.