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September 2024 

Dear fellow PhD Candidates,

We hope you are all having a good start of the new academic year! As you know, the Lay Man talk was recently made mandatory for all PhD Defenses. LAP and the Graduate School hosted a Lay Man talk preparation event in August. You can find the slides here and here. Keep reading for our upcoming events!
Are you an international PhD Candidate, or perhaps you would just like to know more and help improve Social Safety at LUMC? Then our upcoming Social Safety event is for you. Ridderprint will also give another Innovative Thesis Printing workshop - this time in person, perfect for you if you are already thinking about your thesis! Last but not least, do not forget to save the date for our LAP Christmas Drinks!

Best wishes, 
The LAP Board

Information


Internal

Social Safety Lunch - Supporting International PhD candidates and each other
24.09, 12:00-13:00 @ Sylvius Hall, building 2 
We’re excited to share more about our upcoming Social Safety workshop! In this engaging session, we’ll explore how to navigate cultural differences and communication styles, featuring expert tips from Leiden University PhD psychologist Dr. Margarita Lourido and insights from renowned LUMC academic, Assistant Professor Ahmed Mahfouz. You’ll also meet Anne Verrips, LUMC’s new Diversity and Inclusion officer. Tailored for international PhD candidates but open to all, this workshop offers practical advice for thriving in (Dutch) academia.
Lunch is on us! We look forward to your participation.
Click here to sign up!

Ridderprint Workshop - Innovative Thesis Printing (with Lunch)
18.10, 12:00-13:00 @ J-01-116
We are pleased to invite you to the Innovative Thesis Workshop, organized by Ridderprint. This workshop will offer practical guidance on how to enhance the design, formatting, and printing of your thesis. Whether you're just starting or in the final stages of your PhD, this session will provide key insights to help you present your work in the best possible way. To secure your spot and enjoy lunch, please register via this link. Don't miss this opportunity to gain expert advice and network with fellow PhD candidates. We look forward to seeing you there!

LAP Christmas Drinks - SAVE THE DATE!
12.12
More details will follow. 

PhD Regulations
New PhD Regulations came into effect from 1st of September. Click here for an update on new PhD Regulations

Groene Netwerk Evenement: Winst voor iedereen! (Dutch)
17.09, 12:00-19:00 @ Boerhaaveplein
Het evenement begint met een lunchlezing, gevolgd door een informatiemarkt waar iedereen kan ontdekken wat er allemaal binnen het LUMC gebeurt op het gebied van duurzaamheid. Aan het eind van de middag wordt dezelfde lezing herhaald, zodat zoveel mogelijk collega's de kans krijgen om deel te nemen. Click here for more information


Research Data Meet & Greet – sharing best practices by LUMC Research DCC
27.11
Save the date! More information will follow. 

Update on Mandatory Courses 
The LUMC Graduate School changed the mandatory courses requirements so that the courses followed will be a better fit with the wishes and interests of most PhD candidates. Read more on the update. Do not forget that, unless you already followed the introductory meeting from Leiden University, you also need to follow the Inform & Connect program. You can sign up for it here. This program is complementary to the e-learning offered by LUMC. 

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. 
 
Grant newsletter
The Grants Newsletter of August  has been published on Albinusnet. 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!

Want to be part of change in the LUMC? Join our Board! 
Since the autumn of 2023, the LAP Board has taken part in more initiatives, such as organizing closed door sessions, being involved in Academia in Motion and, in limited capacity, in the selection of the new Dean and in the development of new policies that impact LUMC PhD Candidates. As a Board, we are fully committed to representing the rights of PhD Candidates and wish to contribute to the change taking place at LUMC, so we have gratefully and bravely taken on new challenges. However, we find ourselves in need of more Board Members to be able to sustain our efforts.

As a general board member, your responsibilities will likely include attending board meetings, organizing events or initiatives, communicating with other PhD Candidates and faculty members, and supporting the overall functioning of the board and its objectives. Dutch is not required for this role! 

In return, you get to learn about the ins and outs of the LUMC, work with a diverse board of motivated fellow PhD candidates who want to make a difference for the PhD community, and you can have the opportunity to implement your ideas and see them flourish in practice! We look forward to meeting you! Send us your CV and motivation letter!

LAP 2024 Sponsor

We would like to extend a warm "Thank you" to our sponsor for this year, Ridderprint. 

Click here for find out more about Ridderprint

A message from Ridderprint
Dear PhD Candidates,

With over 30 years of experience as a specialized family business in designing and printing dissertations,
Ridderprint is proudly sponsoring LAP in 2024. You may have already seen us at the recent PhD Day!
Our extensive experience and passion for the craft make us the ideal choice for your academic milestone. We aim to maximize value within every budget and gladly share valuable tips and developments in this newsletter.
We look forward to a great collaboration and are eager to assist you in achieving the “crowning achievement” of your work!

Best regards,
RIDDERPRINT 

Meet the Ridderprint Team 

 

External

Invitation to participate in study on the duration of PhD trajectories
PNN is looking for PhD candidates in the final stages of their trajectories — specifically those who started before September 2021 on a 4-year contract or before September 2022 on a 3-year contract — and recent alumni who have completed their defense within the past year, from all Dutch universities, university medical centers (UMCs), and research institutions to participate in focus group discussions. These discussions will provide valuable insights into the experiences of PhD candidates and the factors that influence the duration of PhDs. They aim to understand why the average PhD candidate takes about five years to complete their dissertation, even though most contracts end after four years. This gap often forces PhD candidates to finish their work in their own time, sometimes while receiving unemployment benefits or working full-time jobs. Click here for more information and to sign-up

Ready to Start 
11.11-04.12 @ online
deadline: 04.11

As the last edition was a big success, a new Ready to Start Online ideation program was announced to take place starting November! The 4-week online program organized by PLNT Leiden and UtrechtInc is meant for researchers looking to explore the entrepreneurial world. Click here for more information

hiPSCs hands-on course
19.11-21.11 @LUMC
application deadline: 30.09

The Leiden hiPSC Centre (formerly known as hiPSC Hotel) will organize this course together with Stem Cell Technologies. The full-day course will take place at LUMC and is free for LUMC employees. The schedule can be found here. The number of available spots is limited. They will select participants based on their concrete plans to work with hiPSCs. Participants must be familiar with sterile cell culture. It is not possible to attend only part of the course. Applications with a brief description of the hiPSC project and the candidate can be sent to c.m.a.h.freund@lumc.nl.

Eurolife DATAETHICS Winter School
15.12-20.12 @ Obergulgl & Innsbruck, Austria
The upcoming Winter School organized by the Eurolife network will focus on the heme: “Big Data Divide and Governance of BBD Platforms.” Call for applications is open! Click here for more information

Webinars and Courses

An overview of all courses within the LUMC and Leiden University can be found here.

LUMC Top Research Seminars
Theme Immunity  - 17.09.2024 17:00 - 18:30 @ Lecture Hall 4 

New LUMC PhD Onboarding Module 
We are pleased to inform you that the LUMC Graduate School has created a new e-learning “Onboarding LUMC PhD candidates” to provide a soft landing for all newly enrolled LUMC PhD candidates.
The e-learning “Onboarding LUMC PhD candidates” will help new PhD candidates to find their way in the LUMC to provide an optimal start of their PhD trajectory. The e-learning is available via the LUMC Learning Environment. Regular walk-in sessions are organized for support. 

Share this courses with your research group! 

Supervising PhD candidates - Leiden University (universiteitleiden.nl) 

Successful PhD supervision - Online Course (futurelearn.com) 


Academic writing courses

HRM cursus: Academic Writing for PhDs - Leiden University (universiteitleiden.nl)  

Free PhD Group Writing Sessions - Boost Your Productivity (thephdproofreaders.com) 

Scriptielokaal - Scriptielokaal 

E-health
 Caring UniversitiesHome - Caring Universities (caring-universities.com) 
 Gezondeboel: e-Health van Gezondeboel | Een innoverend e-healthplatform (log in SURFconext - Select an account to login to Gezondeboel


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:
  • 10 October (NL)
  • 24 October (NL)
  • 14 November (NL)
  • 28 November
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.

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
Esther Fousert
Madda Debiasi
Dejvid Veizaj
Ivana Kancheva
Amar Levens
Simone Jansen
Alice Lupascu
Giovanni Loe-Sack-Sioe
Yasmin van der Velden
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