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. Interactive Career Day Life Sciences @ Johnson & Johnson (DS HLS) - 22/05/24

On May 22 Janssen Pharmaceutica (Johnson & Johnson) organizes an interactive career day with an exclusive focus on Life Sciences together with the Belgian universities. You can join the event onsite in Beerse to attend live talks, an in-person poster session and a campus tour. You can showcase your research project with a poster and represent your lab for potential research collaborations. Download the template on the website and take the opportunity to participate in a relevant poster session! The template can be sent to doctoralschools@uhasselt.be. The posters will be reviewed by an expert jury and nominated for a best poster award. In addition, the top 3 winners will be offered a follow-up meeting, creating the opportunity to build their network and receive mentorship.

Researchers who will not participate in the poster session are very welcome to register for this event to learn more about R&D activities at Janssen Pharmaceutica and to expand their network. Deadline for registration is April 21, 2024. More information and registration (free of charge).

2. Company visit: Van Havermaet - 13/05/24

Hasselt University and Voka – KvK Limburg join forces by organising a company visit during which researchers are given the unique opportunity to discover the ins and outs of a company. The upcoming company 'Van Havermaet', located in Hasselt, is a versatile consultancy firm with legal, economic and HR-profiles. A professional life at Van Havermaet consists of a good work-life balance and leaves room for growth.

Take a look at these videos for more information and inspiration! The visit will take place on May 13, 2024 - 10:00-13:00. During lunch, you will have the opportunity to speak with different profiles within the organisation. More information and registration (deadline: April 29, 2024) can be found here.

3. Pitch Yourself! Connect and interact with non-academic professionals - 21 & 28/05/24 (EXTENDED DEADLINE)

This unique event actively bridges the gap between the academic and non-academic sector. Junior researchers are brought into contact with (HR) managers from various companies/organisations in a mock job interview context, allowing them to improve their interview skills, get to know the world 'out there' and expand their network. It is a combination of a workshop and a panel session, followed by a networking reception. More info and details can be found on the event's webpage. Do not hesitate to participate in order to prepare yourself for your future career. Apply now by sending a short email and motivation to careercenter@uhasselt.be until May 5!

4. Let's Talk Science, a taste of science communication - 02-04/07/24

Want to get a taste of the world of science communication? This three-day event is all about communicative competences. The applications for an account are open right now! Registering for Let's Talk Science is a two-step procedure. First, we check if you are eligible to participate. Due to limited places, priority is given to PhD students and postdocs. Starting from May 6, 2024, approved participants can log in and register for a maximum of one plenary session and two workshops. On top of that, there is an additional programme consisting of a maximum of one visit to the Ghent University Museum and some inspirational sessions.

You can already find a glimpse of the programme online. Note: the programme is currently under construction. More sessions will be added in the course of the following weeks. This year's edition will be hosted at Ghent University though some workshops can be followed online.

5. Career Week 2024

In the week of June 10-14, the UHasselt Career Center is organizing the second edition of the Career Week. For five days, you can attend all sorts of activities related to the topic of career development. The programme includes workshops on topics such as strengths, LinkedIn, leadership and networking, individual CV coaching, conversations with our UHasselt recruiters, speed dating with colleagues from other faculties, a photobooth and much more. Make sure to register for the activities of your choice!

Details & registration

1. Managing conflicts (all DS)

Takes place on 24/05/24 - 09:00-17:00
Registration possible until 23/04/24

2. Negotiation skills (all DS)

Takes place on 29 & 30/05/24 - 09:00-17:00
Registration possible until 29/04/24

3. Online lecture Jean-Luc Doumont: Networking for researchers (all DS)

Takes place (digitally) on 17/06/24 - 14:00-16:00
Registration is required

4. Overcoming procrastination - getting things done (all DS)

Takes place on 18/06/24 - 13:30-16:30
Registration possible until 22/05/24

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

Takes place on 24/06/24 - 10:00-12:00
Registration possible until 26/05/24

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

Takes place between 02 & 04/07/24
Registration is required

Details & registration

1. Symposium: Big data for health & care: The arisal of data spaces (DS HLS)

Takes place on 23/04/24 - 10:00-17:00
Registration is required

2. FIRRI symposium “Recent advances in rehabilitation of cardiorespiratory and internal diseases” (DS HLS)

Takes place on 26/04/24 - 09:30-16:00
Registration is required

3. Workshop and lecture by Alejandro Haiek (DS BSH)

Takes place on 26/04/24 - 14:30-21:00
Registration possible until 19/04/24

4. Infosession on intellectual property (BEW & SES)

Takes place on 15/05/24 - 10:00-12:00
Registration possible until 24/04/24

5. Meet the Jury seminar 'One protein, multiple phenotypes: the hurdles of MPZ and CMT neuropathies' (all DS)

Takes place on 17/05/24 - 10:00-11:00
Registration is required

6. Writing Intensive (DS BSH)

Takes place on 21/05/24 - 09:30-17:30
Registration is required

7. CEBAM: Cochrane Systematic Review (DS HLS)

Takes place on 21-23/05/24 - 09:00-16:30
Registration possible until 26/04/24

8. Meet the Jury seminar 'From status to contract? A macrohistory of early-modern English caselaw and print culture' (all DS)

Takes place on 24/05/24 - 12:00-13:00
Registration is required

9. Summer school on "Adaptive methods and a posteriori error estimation" (DS ST)

Takes place between 24 & 27/06/24 - 09:00-17:00
Registration possible until 25/05/24

10. How to succeed in academic publishing, with visuals (all DS)

Takes place on 26/06/24 - 09:00-17:00
Registration possible until 27/05/24

11. How to get published (all DS)

Takes place between 08 & 19/07/24 (self-paced course)
Registration possible until 10/06/24

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

Takes place online (permanently accessible)

Details & registration

1. Company visit: Van Havermaet (all DS)

Takes place on 13/05/24 - 10:00-13:00
Registration possible until 29/04/24

2. Interactive Career Day Life Sciences @ Johnson & Johnson (DS HLS)

Takes place on 22/05/24 - 09:30-16:00
Registration possible until 21/04/24

3. Company visit: Haletra (all DS)

Takes place on 04/06/24 - 10:00-13:00
Registration possible until 20/05/24

4. Try out the big interview training tool (all DS)

Takes place on 11/06/24 - 10:00-11:00
Registration possible until 31/05/24

5. myCareerCompass: Discover your professional DNA (all DS)

Takes place on 11 & 19/06/24
Registration possible until 31/05/24

6. Entrepreneurship: Can I do it? Why would I want to? (all DS)

Takes place on 11/06/24 - 14:00-17:00
Registration possible until 30/05/24

7. Personal branding to ace your job interview (all DS)

Takes place on 13 & 26/06/24 - 09:00-17:00
Registration possible until 20/05/24

8. 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

Hoe kan ik inzetten op het zelfsturend leren van studenten? (NL) - 30/04/24 - 14:00-16:00
Een schat van informatie: de studiegids (NL) - 03/05/24 - 10:00-12:00
Ans Insights: ontdek de kracht van digitaal beoordelen (NL) - 14/05/24 - 10:00-12:00
Een civic opleidingsonderdeel vormgeven: hoe doe je dat? (NL) - 15/05/24 - 14:00-16:00
GDPR bij bachelor- en masterproeven (NL) - 16/05/24 - 14:00-15:30
Competenties evalueren en opvolgen met de digitale tool "COCKpit" (NL) - 28/05/24 - 13:00-15:00

2. Research data management (RDM)

Into the DMP - 25/04/24 - 10:00-12:00
Data Management Plan - DMP writing session - 25/04/24 - 13:00-15:00
Castor Hands-on: Electronic Data Capture for Clinical Data - 29/04/24 - 09:30-11:30
Workshop on the reuse of qualitative data - 30/04/24 - 14:00-16:00
Data management plan - DMP writing session - 14/05/24 - 13:00-15:00
Wrapping up your research project - 21/05/24 - 10:00-12:00
Data management plan - DMP writing session - 25/06/24 - 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.

Annual meeting @UAntwerpen - 19/04/24 -09:00-17:00
Introduction to R (digitally) - 04, 06, 11, 13 & 18/06/24 - 09:00-12:00

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.

Tech & Innovation Festival @ Antwerpen - 24/04/24
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.

10. Flemish Supercomputer Centre (VSC)