Dear fellow PhD candidates,
In the world of academia, the challenges of PhD research often feel like weathering a storm. Despite the turbulent conditions, seasoned scholars know that stormy weather can be the ideal backdrop for focused work and breakthroughs. As we tackle the tempests of research, we look forward to the better days ahead – a time when the clouds of uncertainty clear, much like the optimism that surrounds Valentine's Day. Here's to weathering the storms and anticipating the arrival of brighter, sunnier days in our academic journeys.
Also, please save the date already for our PhD day on the 25th of April and nominate your supervisor for the Supervisor of the Year Award!
Best wishes,
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PhD Day 2024 - Save the date!
Supervisor of the Year Nominations 2024
Is your supervisor a brilliant scientist, a role model, accessible, enthusiastic, or just great in any other way? Then nominate your supervisor now! The supervisor of the year will be awarded during a festive ceremony on the PhD day on the 25th of April.
PhD Pubquiz - 14.03.2024 - 17:00-19:00 @ Hudson Bar and Kitchen, Leiden (walking distance from LUMC)
Doing a PhD does not prove you’re smart, but the LAP Pub Quiz does! Register with your own team (maximum of 5) or create a team on the evening itself. Make sure you register a.s.a.p., as the number of places is limited. Snacks and three rounds of drinks are on us! We hope to see you there! To register, click here.
Know Your Rights Workshop - 21.02.2024 - 13:30 - 15:00 @ J-01-117
Do you know your rights as a PhD candidate? At this "Know Your Rights" session co-organised by LAP and the PNN, you will be given better knowledge of collective labour agreement (CAO-umc) and other rights during your PhD trajectory. There will also be information on external and bursary PhD candidates. You will have the opportunity to ask your questions to LAP, PNN and the FNV (medical) labor union. Click here to register.
Psychologist for PhD candidates
The PhD psychologist can offer support to all Leiden University PhD candidates who are experiencing psychological issues that are either caused by, or are directly affecting, their PhD trajectory. The PhD psychologist is very much aware of the unique position occupied by PhD candidates and as a result, can provide assistance that helps to meets their specific needs. To make an appointment, send an email.
Working group Optimize your Research
Researchers are increasingly experiencing problems with the setup and execution of research due to growing regulatory pressure. For example, well-intentioned laws and regulations in research situations do not always have the desired positive impact on the quality and feasibility of the research and patient safety. Since the working group has just started, we would like to hear from you about the challenges you are facing and what ideas you have to optimize human-related research! Are you also involved in research? Then we would like to ask you to fill out this questionnaire about the challenges you face and possible solutions for them.
Closed Door sessions PTA’s
On 07 and 27 February the Graduate School will organize two Closed Door sessions for Primary Thesis Advisors and co Thesis advisors. These meetings are a follow-up activity after similar Closed Door meetings were held by LAP and YFN and will also be attended by the dean, Henk Jan Guchelaar and the LUMC confidential advisor for research, Eline Slagboom. The sessions will be used to update the PTA’s on the two earlier Closed Door sessions, and to collect input from the PTA’s. Please encourage your PhD supervisors to attend these meetings. See Albinusnet for the full announcement.
Open Door sessions for all involved in PhD supervision
Next to the Closed Door sessions, the Graduate School will also host in total four Open Door Sessions in the upcoming weeks. For these Open Door sessions all people involved in PhD supervision will be invited; PhD candidates, Primary Thesis Advisors, Co-Thesis Advisors and daily supervisors. In these sessions we will look forward and discuss specific topics, looking for direction of the change that we are working on. The Open Door sessions will also be announced on Albinusnet and invitations will be sent to all involved.
The dates for these Open Door sessions are:
-Monday 12 February, 15.00-16.30 @ Lecture Hall 5
-Wednesday 14 February, 12.30-15.00 @ Lecture Hall 4
-Tuesday 05 March, 14.00-15.30 @ Lecture Hall 1
-Monday 11 March, 14.30-16.00 @ Lecture Hall 1
PhD thesis spreadsheet
Click here for a public google spreadsheet in which you can leave your contact details to get in touch with other PhD candidates who are printing their thesis soon to get a group discount. It is your own responsibility to get in touch with each other and organize the group discount with the printing company. Proefschrifspecialist.nl has now also offered a special discount for the printing of your thesis, depending on the group size.
Grant newsletter
The Grants Newsletter of January has been published on Albinusnet, click here to read. If you have any ideas to expand your research, want to continue as a postdoc or just want to see what kind of grants are available to you in the future, make sure to check it out!
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Medical Business Projects (Dutch only)
Deadline: 19-04-2024
Heb jij altijd al interesse gehad in de bestuurlijke en organisatorische kant van de zorg? Hebjij een drive om de zorg te innoveren? Meldt je dan vanaf NU aan voor de nieuwe projectronde van Medical Business Projects! Deelname aan Medical Business Projects van Stichting Medical Business biedt jou dé kans om aan de slag te gaan met een actueel vraagstuk binnen een zorginstelling en stelt jouw voor organisatorische en financiële uitdagingen. Onder begeleiding van ervaren coaches van consultancy bedrijven als Deloitte, KPMG en/of Accenture zul je in een team van toekomstige zorgprofessionals dit zorgprobleem in 4 maanden tackelen. Geïnteresseerd? In maart 2024 gaat een nieuwe projectronde van start. Solliciteer voor 19-02-2024 door een mail met CV en motivatiebrief te sturen Voor meer informatie, klik hier.
Eurolife Summer School 2024 on Infectious Diseases – Call for participants / grants
Deadline: 29-02-2024
LUMC will be host of the 2024 Summer School, organized on behalf of the Eurolife network. The Summer School is entitled: ‘Innovative Solutions to address Current and (Re) Emerging Infectious Diseases at a Global Scale’ and will take place 30 June – 5 July 2024. Prof. Annemieke Geluk (LUMC research theme Infection) is the coordinator. The Summer School is built on the following themes: One health, Applications of AI in diagnostics, Computational, animal and human models, Vaccination & treatment. See the full programme here.
AI Summer School 2024 - 01.07.2024 - 10.07-2024 @ KU Leuven
Application open: 19.02.2024 - 27.03.2024
The fourth edition of the Summer School will take place at the KU Leuven Faculty of Law & Criminology, located in the heart of Leuven's city center. The Summer School aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the various legal, ethical and policy-related issues around AI and algorithm-driven processes more broadly. Click here for more information about the program and registration.
Boerhaave Borrelt & muziektheater ECHT (Dutch)
Hoe echt is een deepfake? Hoe maken we een foto van een zwart gat dat niet te zien is? Hoe kunnen we communiceren met mensen die aan het dromen zijn? Wat ziet een bij wat jij niet ziet? Waarheid en perceptie, wat is eigenlijk ECHT? Rijksmuseum Boerhaave, muziektheatermakers Susies Haarlok en Veenfabriek slaan de handen ineen om een aantal wetenschappelijke onderwerpen eens van een heel andere hoek te bekijken. Rijksmuseum Boerhaave organiseert vijf avonden waarin we onze werkelijkheid verder verkennen. Kijk per avond naar de invulling, want die is elke keer anders. Wel vast; elke avond krijg je een speciaal voorproefje van het muzikale theaterstuk dat rond dit thema ontwikkeld wordt!
Nucleate NL is recruiting
Nucleate is a nonprofit organization led by academic trainees and young professionals, dedicated to empowering the next generation of #biotech leaders, with chapters spanning 18 regions and participation from over 120 academic institutions. Nucleate identifies future biotech entrepreneurs, removes barriers, and helps founders concentrate on building transformational technologies. They are actively recruiting from a diversity of backgrounds (PhD, postdoc, MBA, MD, PharmD, MPH, LL.M, M.Sc). Take the lead and build your local biotech ecosystem by joining Nucleate Netherlands. You can register your interest here.
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An overview of all courses within the LUMC and Leiden University can be found in the Converis-module (go to ‘help’ – ‘help’ – inventory of courses) or click here for an overview of mandatory and relevant courses.
LUMC Cancer Research Day - 18.03.2024 - 10:30 - 17:00
During Cancer Research Day 2024, the focus will ben on pre-clinical and clinical cancer research. This symposium provides the unique opportunity to present and discuss your research, network with peers, and connect with leading experts in the field. As the event aims to foster a sense of community among cancer researchers, they encourage active participation of PhD students by pitching and presenting your own projects! In addition, there will be awards for best pitch and best presentation, followed by networking drinks and snacks. Click here to register.
Symposium Translating Rare Disease Research into a Therapy - 26.03.2024 - 13:30-16:30 @ LUMC Lecture hall 1
Join this dynamic session to learn about the rare disease landscape in NL and translating research between academia & industry. Click here to sign up.
LUMC Top Research Seminars
Theme Cancer - 16.04.2023 17:00 - 18:30 @ Lecture Hall 4
Theme Infection -11.06.2024 17:00 - 18:30 @ Lecture Hall 4
Theme Immunity - 17.09.2024 17:00 - 18:30 @ Lecture Hall 4
Course Programming in Python - 23.02.2024 - 05.04.2024
This course offers a basic and accessible introduction to programming in Python, aimed specifically at researchers and teachers without prior coding skills. During five sessions, this course will explain the core principles of programming using Python, including topics such as variables, data types and conditional execution (e.g., if X, then Y). You will be able to perform basic calculations, manipulate text and read from and write to files. Click here for more information and registration.
Introductory meetings
These meetings are organized five times a year, and are compulsory for all new PhD candidates. You preferably attend the meeting within the first 2-3 months after registration. Click here to sign up.
- 1 March - 13.15 - 14:45 - online
- 20 March - 13:30 - 17:00 @ Academy Building Leiden (including drinks)
Leiden University Workshop Scientific Conduct for PhD's
This workshop is part of the Leiden University mandatory wide program to make PhD candidates familiar with the different concepts related to scientific conduct and integrity. The workshop is taught by the LUMC Graduate School. Click here to register for one of the start dates.
- 7 March
- 4 April
- 11 April (NL)
Leiden Bio Science Park
LBSP organizes many relevant events for PhD's and PostDocs, so always keep an eye out on their agenda.
Register now! PhD Statistics Courses 2024
Boerhaave Nascholing offers several statistics courses for PhD candidates and registration for the following courses in 2024 has been opened:
Click on the links above to register. Click here for a brief description of the courses.
HRM Learning & Development courses
Click on one of the links below for more information about the course and the different Start dates in 2023 and 2024.
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Contact
The Graduate School Office
If you have any additional questions regarding the administrative aspects of your PhD studies in the LUMC, you can contact the Graduate School Office at GraduateSchool@lumc.nl, or find them on LinkedIn or their website.
LAP
Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have a question to ask, an idea to discuss, or just want to say hi. You can always send us an email at LAP@lumc.nl.
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LAP Board
Gregory Helmich
Esther Fousert
Dejvid Veizaj
Elissa Polomski
Ivana Kancheva
Amar Levens
Simone Jansen
Alice Lupascu
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