VDS PhaNuSpo education

The must-knows and essentials for PhD students

- Interdisciplinarity 'Three disciplines - one goal' - Communicating, Visualising, Publishing and Presenting Research - Research Data Management - Responsibility and Ethics - Networking -

The VDS PhaNuSpo encourages and advises all doctoral/PhD candidates to actively participate in and complete the training opportunities listed below, as these are essential for further career development in both academia and industry. Completion of these training courses may also have a positive impact when applying for benefits.

Onboarding Session: a must for newcomers

  • To connect the newcomers but also with experienced peers, to inform the obligations according curriculum, PhaNuSpo offers and benefits, opportunities to implement ideas, etc.
  • Every semester. Under construction.


PhaNuSpo Scientific Lecture Series "Meet the Experts"

  • Each lecture consists of a 'meet the expert roundtable', where students have the opportunity to meet the invited expert, followed by a lecture on his/her area of research. The 'roundtables' are reserved for PhaNuSpo students, the lectures are open to the public.
  • Each semester, face-to-face, 1 ECTS.

 

Research Data Management (RDM) and Data Management Plan (DMP)

  • Provides a comprehensive overview of essential principles and practices of RDM. You learn about data organisation, documentation, data management plans (DMP), metadata, data sharing, data security, data archiving, legal and ethical issues, and also on FAIR principles and open science.
  • Format: an online self-study course and 2 interactive face-to-face half-day workshops; 1 ECTS.
  • Offered twice per semester, by data UNIVIE data stewards Emily Kate and Michael Feichtinger.


Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR)

  • Topics include strategies for dealing with issues and dilemmas that arise in research, identifying breaches, integrity in academic publication, responsible research through supervision, mentoring and collaboration, and RCR for the next career path.
  • Consists of 4 half-day modules over 23 years and for completion of all modules 1 ECTS.
  • Starting every summer term.


Annual PhaNuSpo Retreat

  • Takes place at a venue outside of Vienna, a 2-day programme of scientific presentations by PhDs, PIs, SAB and/or keynote speaker(s), transferable skills workshop and/or career talks. The perfect opportunity to network.
  • For active participation 1 ECTS + for poster/oral presentation or co-organisation and moderation 2 ECTS.
  • Every year, September.


Your Peer-Reviewed Publication: process and product, by Dr. Katherine Tiede

  • This workshop provides the tools to produce peer-reviewed publications that meet the needs and expectations of readers and publishers. It covers (i) the product: how to meet the requirements of clarity, coherence, concision, and persuasion, and (ii) the process: how to move from data to story, to motivate yourself to write, and to draft and revise to create clarity and flow in your writing.
  • Consists of 4 half-day online sessions and homework, min. 75% attendance for 1 ECTS.
  • Every winter semester.


Effective Visual Communication of Science, by Dr. Jernej Zupanc

  • The SEYENS METHOD™: Participants learn a set of strategies specifically designed for scientists to visually communicate complex ideas so that messages are easily understood by scientists and non-scientists alike. A  training that empowers and enables to create effective images, slides, posters and grants.
  • Consists of a self-study course and an half-day online workshop. 1 ECTS.
  • Every summer semester.


Completion Session: for doctoral students in their final year

  • Under construction, every semester