Newsletter July 2019

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LAP Newsletter July 2019 Hi fellow PhD candidates, Our July newsletter is a short summer breeze. We have a look back at our Italian borrel, an introduction to the research support desk, two upcoming events and some suggestions. Any comments on the newsletter? email us at lap@lumc.nl. Enjoy reading! Best, the LAP board. Events Italian Borrel Collage Here is a look back at a lovely evening with you. Stay tuned for another summer party! Suggestion Corner Suggested Read Twenty things I wish I’d known when I started my PhD | Nature CAREER COLUMN Starting a PhD can be tough. Looking back, there are many things I wish I’d known at the beginning. Here, I have curated a list of advice... KEEP READING. By Lucy A. Taylor, a recent Oxford Graduate Suggested Video Have you ever seen an atom? Scientists at the University of California Los Angeles have found a way to create stunningly detailed 3D reconstructing of platinum nanoparticles at an atomic scale. These are being used to study tiny structural irregularities called dislocations. Watch here. Internal Information RESEARCH SUPPORT DESK For all questions concerning your research To know more about RSD read this or check out this link.   Contact You can contact the RSD by: 1. TOPdesk: rsd.lumc.nl 2. E-mail: rsd@lumc.nl 3. Walk-in consults (S-07-24, building 2): Tuesdays 11:00 – 12:00 / Thursdays 16:00 – 17:00 Even more information A lot of information on setting up and conducting research can be found on Albinusnet [block ‘Research’]. Additionally, many relevant guidelines are published on iProva, for instance concerning clinical research. External Information Reminder: Sports Day - Leiden Bio Science Park Date: Thursday 04 - July - 2019 Where: Leiden University Sports Centre For whom: All employees at Leiden Bio Science Park Participation: Free Note: Do you not have a team and want to join one of the team sports? No problem! Please register and you will be assigned to a team. Tournaments programme 15.45      Welcome 16.00      Start tournaments:  •    Tennis (Doubles matches) •    Football (Contests are 5 to 5 on a fourth field and matches of 12 minutes) •    Volleyball (Contests are 6 against 6 and matches of 12 minutes) 20.00       And the winners are..... 21.00      Close There will be a small food market catered by Peper events in cooperation with Dames Dietz. You will be offered some bites and drinks. Save the date, mini-symposium at the Life Sciences Café  The Leiden Bio Science Park and BioPartner celebrate their 35th anniversary with a mini-symposium at the Life Sciences Café on Thursday 19 September.   Programme  15.30  Doors open 16.00 Mini Symposium (in Dutch) Herbert Heyneker (Biotech Pioneer) 40 years of Biotechnology Thijs de Kleer (Director BioPartner) 35 years of BioPartner, as the engine of the Leiden Bio Science Park Paul Dirkse (Alderman Municipality of Leiden) The future of the Leiden Bio Science Park Mayor Henri Lenferink will close the event in a festive way   17.15 Drinks & Networking   Location: Foyer BioPartner 1 (J.H. Oortweg 21, 2333 CH Leiden)   Will you join us? Please register your attendance via our website. Contact 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. You can also follow us on various social media and of course on the LUMC Albinusnet. Use the buttons below to check out our Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram. To follow LAP on Albinusnet, go to Albinusnet and go to 'My preferences/Mijn instellingen'. Click on 'my departments/mijn afdelingen' and then 'edit departments/afdelingen bewerken'. Look for LUMC Association for PhD Candidates in the list under 'add a department/voeg een afdeling toe'.  Hidde Zittersteijn  Sarah Bosma Natacha Ogando Max van Hout  Niels Harlaar Tom Metz Nanda Boon  Francesca Tasca Mitra Ebrahimpoor Margherita Botto Nienke Blomberg Contact the Graduate School Office If you have any additional questions regarding the administrative aspects of your PhD studies in the LUMC, you can always contact the Graduate School Office at GraduateSchool@lumc.nl or visit the website Email Facebook LinkedIn Twitter Instagram

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