PhD Day 2011
On Monday December 12th, 2011, ProVU organised the yearly PhD Day.
- Monday December 12th, 9.30–17.00, VU Main Building, Foyer
(but feel free to just drop by for a workshop or two)
- Lots of high-quality, relevant workshops
- Plenary session about dealing with the media
- Info market with printers and other companies
- Meet other PhD students
(during the drinks afterwards, for example)
- Completely free, no registration necessary
(also open for PhD students from other universities/institutes)
Program & Location
All activities took place in the VU Main Building, at the De Boelelaan 1105, Amsterdam.
You can also download a PDF with the full schedule.
| 8.45 |
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9.30 |
Walk-in with coffee & tea |
Foyer |
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Make sure you're in time to obtain your (free) tickets for the first two workshop sessions. |
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| 9.30 |
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10.30 |
Workshop session 1 |
Various rooms |
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The workshop program is available on a separate page. |
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| 10.30 |
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11.30 |
Workshop session 2 |
Various rooms |
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| 11.30 |
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13.00 |
Info market |
Foyer |
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Before you head off for lunch, don't forget to check out the info market.
(Note: you can bring your own lunch, or get some food at the VU Canteen in the Main Building).
Make sure you're back in time to get your (free) tickets for the afternoon workshops. |
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| 13.00 |
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14.00 |
Workshop session 3 |
Various rooms |
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| 14.00 |
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15.00 |
Workshop session 4 |
Various rooms |
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| 15.00 |
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15.30 |
Break, coffee & tea |
Foyer |
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| 15.30 |
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17.00 |
Plenary session:
Help, journalists (don't) like my research! |
Auditorium |
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| 17.00 |
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19.00 |
Drinks (free) |
Foyer |
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Connect with PhD students from all parts of the VU campus — or just enjoy a few beers with us. |
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Workshops
PhD Day 2011 featured four sessions of one-hour workshops. Whereas in your daily work, you'll mostly be focused on science, on PhD Day you could learn about countless other invaluable skills. And if you'd like to learn more: most of the people teaching these workshops also offer full-blown courses you can follow.
How to get your free workshop tickets
Before you attend a workshop, you drop by the PhD Day stand in the Foyer (Main Building). Here, you obtain your free tickets for the workshops you'd like to attend.
- Tickets for the two morning sessions are available between 8.45 and 9.30.
- Tickets for the two afternoon sessions are available between 12.00 and 13.00.
- One ticket per workshop session per person max.
- Note: most workshops are limited to about 20–30 people.
- Any left-over tickets for the second morning/afternoon session can be obtained between 10.15 – 10.30 / 13.45 – 14.00.
Workshop program
View the workshop program
Plenary session
15.30 – 17.00, Auditorium, Main Building
We closed the day with some great guests:
Our guests discussed a question with the audience that might at first seem elusive to PhD students: how do you deal with the media? How do you get the attention of journalists, and once you've got that, how do you talk to them? Get your first media training during this session, or learn more from the experts.
Presented by Caroline Arps and Edith Krab, communication advisors at the VUmc.
Info market
Between 11.00 and 13.30, the following companies and organisations presented themselves on the info market in the Foyer:
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