Dear fellow PhD candidates,
As we bid farewell to summer and brace ourselves for the winter ahead, we are excited to present a newsletter brimming with a wealth of both internal and external activities. In collaboration with the Young Faculty Network, we are thrilled to announce an upcoming seminar focusing on preprints. Furthermore, following the resounding success of our inaugural LAP X LBSP event, we are delighted to announce that we will be organizing a second edition of this event. And last but not least, we invite you to join us for our Christmas drinks, in partnership with the Leids Promovendi Overleg (LEO), on the 13th of December! Save the date!
We're also pleased to inform you that applications for new Board Members are still open until the 15th of October. Don't miss this opportunity to get involved!
Best wishes,
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The New Era of Publishing with Dr. Inglis - YFN X LAP - 24.10.2023 13.15 @ Lecture Hall 1
During this Seminar organized by Young Faculty Network and LAP, the CEO of bioRxiv Dr. Inglis will reflect on the first decade of bioRxiv in which preprints and open science accelerate knowledge dissemination and shape the future of scientific discovery. Early Career Researchers are invited for coffee afterwards to continue discussing with Dr. Inglis and peers. Don't miss this opportunity to stay at the forefront of innovation! If you want to join the coffee afterwards, register here!
LBSP X LAP Connect - 14.11.2023 - 17.00 @ BioPartner 1
On the 14th of November, the second LBSP x LUMC Association for PhD candidates (LAP) career event will take place What is going on at the LBSP? Which innovations and clever ideas are just a stone’s throw away from the LUMC? And what do we, as LUMC PhD candidates, have to offer? All these questions we aim to answer on multiple rounds of speed-dating in which small groups of students can chat with company representatives. Are there further unanswered questions to be discussed? Then feel free to join the follow-up drinks. Click here for more information on the speed-dating companies and to register (free of charge)!
Christmas drinks LAP X LEO - 13.12.2023 @ de Burcht
Together with LEO we are organizing Christmas Drinks in the Burcht to reign in the festive season. The event will take place on the 13th of December from 17.30 - 19.30. A sign-up link will follow soon. Please save the date in your calendars already!
LAP New Board Members
We are looking for new board members for the positions PR and General Board Member. Applications are open for both Dutch and international PhD candidates. We represent all PhD candidates of the LUMC both locally through contact with the Graduate School and dean, and nationally through PNN. We also organize events and lectures such as the PhD day, pubquizzes, and networking events. If you are interested in becoming a board member, please send your CV and short motivation to lap@lumc.nl before October 15th. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact us.
PhD thesis spreadsheet
Click here for a public google spreadsheet in which you can leave your contact details to get in touch with other PhDers 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.
Open Science & Open Access: your fulltext article in the Leiden Repository
An important target for scientific publications from LUMC authors, is to publish these in Open Access. Open Access makes it possible for everyone in the world to read the article for free. One of the ways to achieve this is to upload a pdf of a publication in the Leiden Repository. These uploads are managed by the MDA department (Metadataservices & Acquisition) of the University Library.
This is the method to follow: departments are themselves responsible for registering their publications (via Web of Science) in the Converis publication module. The MDA department then adds the PDF of the publication in Converis and makes it subsequently available online in open access via the Leiden Repository. This way, by adding new publications into Converis on a regular basis throughout the year, these can be made open access more quickly. Send an email if you have further questions about open access.
Grant newsletter
The Grants Newsletter of September 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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Empower your PhD
Thriving as a PhD student in an ever-changing career market requires more than a focus on substantive expertise, excellence and performance. Empower your PhD with career development and personal growth. Join the project and work on your career competences, find out what motivates and drives you and develop your entrepreneurial skills. The project is open for first- and second-year PhD candidates at Leiden University as part of their PhD training program. Click here for more information and to subscribe.
Leiden Bio Science Park Site Visit - 24.10.2023
Get the opportunity to visit one of the hosting companies, get a tour around facilities and network afterwards with all participants. Hosting companies: NecstGen, Batavia Biosciences, Halix, BRistol Myers Squibb. Visit their website for more information and registration.
Activating Open Science and Recognition & Rewards at Leiden University - 02.11.2023 @ PLNT
We're excited to invite you to the first Academia in Motion Festival! If you would like Leiden University to be a more open workplace that recognizes and rewards all contributions — and an institution that creates and shares knowledge more freely with society — then please join the event. Together we're making this vision a reality.
Foutenfestival De Jonge Dokter (Dutch Only) - 18.11.2023 @ Seats2meet
Ook dit jaar organiseert De Jonge Dokter weer het Foutenfestival. Tijdens deze dag zal het bespreken van- en omgaan met medische fouten centraal staan. Met dit jaar een heuse LUSTRUMEDITIE belooft het een dag te worden vol uitdagende lezingen, intrigerende workshops en vooral ook het delen van persoonlijke ervaringen met elkaar. Rondom het thema ‘Picture (im)perfect’ kun je sparren met andere jonge dokters, geeft het stof tot nadenken en leer je misschien ook nog wat meer over jezelf. De dag zal worden afgesloten met een gezellige borrel. Benieuwd geworden? Koop snel je kaartje.
Empowering Growth: Mastering Feedback and Taming Inner Critics - 30.11.2023 @ Biopartner 1
In a world where feedback is crucial for growth, understanding how to manage it effectively can be a game-changer. This workshop is designed to equip you with strategies to turn feedback into a powerful ally on your path to success. Explore the intricate relationship between feedback and inner critics, and learn practical techniques to use criticism constructively and banish self-sabotaging thoughts. Click here for more information and registration.
Laboratory Diagnosis of Human Parasitic Infections -22.01.2024 - 02.02.2024
This 2 week course focuses on the diagnostic aspects of parasitic infections of importance in routine clinical practice in European countries. There will be intense practical sessions using high quality clinical samples for microscopy examination, real-life cases and interactive photo quizzes. The first week practical sessions (70%) will be alternated with in-depth lectures (30%) given by experts. During the second week the focus will be on the clinical and epidemiological aspects. You will become familiar with clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of most common parasitic infections, including those seen in travellers and immigrants such as malaria, schistosomiasis and intestinal helminths. Some less common parasitic infections will be discussed, as well as the role of molecular diagnostics within routine laboratory practice. Visit the website of Boerhaave CME for more information.
BioBusiness Summer School - Jumpstart your Career in Life Sciences industry -
24.06.2024 - 28.06.2024
Are you a student (PhD or MSc) or a postdoc in Life Sciences interested in transitioning to industry or starting your own biotech company? Then join the renowned international BioBusiness Summer School and give your career in industry a jumpstart! During this inspiring 5-day program you will get a better grasp of business topics, understand the success factors of Life Sciences companies and learn more about the different roles outside academia, while meeting leading experts and industry leaders and building a strong network of international peers. You can find more information on their website..
ReproducibilliTea Journal Club
ReproducibiliTea is an international format of Open Science journal clubs for early career researchers (ECRs), and the Leiden version is a member initiative of OSCL. PhD students can highly benefit from joining these journal clubs, as learning from, and discussing with peers about, new developments in the field of on Open Science and science integrity can help them in their projects. At ReproducibiliTea Leiden, we invite anyone interested in discussing papers that signify the reform academia is currently going through. You can join their community here.
ReproducibilliTea Vacancy
ReproducibiliTea Leiden is also looking for new organizers! Are you an ‘ECR’, and ready to step up your game in reaching out to peers in the field of Open Science? Get in touch with them.
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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 just click here.
Copyright and Open Access for PhD's 24.10.2023
As a PhD candidate you will have to deal with copyright in your role as a scholar, researcher, lecturer and author. What are your options in publishing (in open access)? How will you reach the greatest possible audience with your publications? What are your rights and obligations when graduating and depositing your thesis in the Leiden University Library? These and other matters involving copyright will be dealt with in this lecture. Click here for more information and registration.
Leiden leads: new developments in vaccine research - 02.11.2023 - 13.30-17.00 @ Buruma Zaal (CZ-6)
This symposium will focus on vaccine research for infectious diseases, covering the full spectrum between fundamental and clinical topics. The organization committee consists entirely of PhD students; in addition to a keynote speaker, we will facilitate a stage for PhD students and Postdocs from all around Leiden.
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. For 2023 we’ve started planning new dates for the introductory meetings:
- Wednesday 11 October @ Academiegebouw Leiden
- Wednesday 29 November (online)
- Wednesday 6 December (online)
Click here to register.
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.
- 26 January (NL),
- 2 February
- 2 March
- 6 April
- 4 May
- 1 June
- 8 June (NL)
Leiden Bio Science Park
LBSP organizes many relevant events for PhD's and PostDocs, so always keep an eye out on their agenda.
PhD Statistics Courses 2023
Boerhaave Nascholing offers several statistics courses for PhD candidates. Click here for a brief description of the courses. At the moment there are no courses open for registration.
HRM Learning & Development courses 2023
Click on one of the links below for more information about the course and the different Start dates in 2023.
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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
Elise van Wijk
Lente Lerink
Elissa Polomski
Vesna Miladinovic
Ivana Kancheva
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