Staff training

Training especially selected for Staff

8. STAFF COURSES

 Trainings are strongly recommended as element of Tenure Track

• Scientific Writing
  Assisting you if you are currently writing an article or a dissertation
• The Craft of PhD Supervision
  Supervising a PhD candidate is one of the most meaningful and complex roles within academia. It involves not only guiding a research project, but also mentoring a person who is learning to become an independent scholar. This three-day course supports supervisors to work closely together with their fellow supervisors on strengthening the professional and relational aspects that can make supervision effective and fun, sustainable and deeply rewarding.
• Developing my Research Vision (Postdocs and junior Tenure Track staff)
  Having a research vision is crucial, especially for those who want to proceed in science and must demonstrate a clear research vision, an (international) visibility and ambition for a tenure track.
• WGS Lunchtime Workshops for PhD Supervisors
  In this workshop for PhD supervisors specific topics and issues with regard the PhD programme and supervision will be discussed. The workshops are organised as a live event on the first Thursday of the even months.

8a. PhD SUPERVISOR AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS (PSAW)

In addition to the basic/general course on PhD supervision, we offer  workshops that delve deeper into specific topics related to PhD supervision and the PhD programme. These modules complement the supervisor course well, but can also be followed separately.

• Supervisor Afternoon Workshop - Dealing with the PhD supervisor team (29 January 2026)
  During this workshop 'Dealing with the PhD supervisor team: Challenges and solutions' , we will explore the causes and consequences of challenges between supervisors and, more importantly, how to address and prevent them.
• Supervisor Afternoon Workshop - Strengthening your PhD’s resilience (28 May 2026)
  In this workshop we will identify the various challenges that PhD and EngD candidates encounter that cause stress and reduce resilience, what the responses can be and how these can be identified by the supervisors. And we address the manner in which supervisors can support their PhD’s in reducing the stress and enhancing their resilience to cope with the challenges.