PhD Corner

Lecture
 

Format & Date: E-learning and in-person workshop on 20 May 2026, 09:00–11:00, UZAII.

Who: PhD candidates who have completed Module 2.

This course aims to teach you how and why supervision, mentoring and collaboration are key ingredients to support Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR).

Lecture
 

Format & Date: Preparation homework and an in-person workshop on 22 April 2026, 9:00–13:00, UZAII.

Who: New PhD candidates.

Participants will learn strategies on how to discuss and deal with issues and dilemmas that occur in life science research, and also on how to identify breaches of RCR by...

Lecture
 

Welcome to the VDS-PhaNuSpo! Newcomers will be invited by email.

Here you'll meet the doc school coordinator, StuReps, the speaker and your fellow students. From 9–10, you will find out about the PhD programme. From 10-13, Markus, our coach, will facilitate group work to help you identify tools...

Lecture
 

Format & Date: E-learning and in-person workshop on 16 October 2025, 9:00-11:00, UZAII.

Who: PhD candidates who have completed Module 1.

This course aims to create awareness of relevant issues in your academic publishing practice and ways to approach them.

Event
 

Online on 13 October 2025. Registration is required.

This follow-up event to the 2025 Open Science Festival is open to all. You are welcome to join one or both sessions, even if you did not attend the festival before.

 

Retreat
 

We are pleased to announce that the date for this year's annual retreat has been set! We invite you to join us for 2 days of exciting scientific and social programme with an overnight stay. Keep an eye on our website for more information.

Research
 

Congratulations to Amir Pasokh, our PhD candidate in Pharmaceutical Sciences, who is first author of a new paper in Pharmacological Research entitled "Axonal degeneration in hemorrhagic stroke: a systematic review."

Defence
 

Thesis title: 2D and 3D cultures of stem cell-derived cardiac cells on patterned cell culture surfaces for cardiotox studies.

Date & time: Tuesday, 23 September 2025, 17:00 CET.

Defence
 

Thesis title: Toxicity Predictions of Biological Drugs.

Date & time: Friday, 19 September 2025, 08:30 CET.