WGS Lunchtime Workshops for PhD Supervisors
Course schedule
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4 June 2026 (IN-PERSON)
Walk-in from 12:00h | TOPIC: Use of AI tools in PhD Research at WUR
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12:15 | 13:45 | Phenomea, room Plaza, Address: Bornse Weilanden 9, Building 125, 6708 WG Wageningen | Wageningen Graduate Schools (WGS) | 40 / 40 | Add to waiting list | |
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7 October 2026 (IN-PERSON)
Walk-in from 12:00h | TOPIC: How to assess the quality of a PhD thesis
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12:15 | 13:45 | Phenomea, room Plaza, Address: Bornse Weilanden 9, Building 125, 6708 WG Wageningen | Wageningen Graduate Schools (WGS) | 3 / 40 | Apply | |
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2 December 2026 (IN-PERSON)
Walk-in from 12:00h | TOPIC: Supervisor of the year
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12:15 | 13:45 | Phenomea, room Plaza, Address: Bornse Weilanden 9, Building 125, 6708 WG Wageningen | Wageningen Graduate Schools (WGS) | 1 / 40 | Apply |
Course description
A range of workshops for supervisors on current topics and issues related to the PhD trajectory and the supervision of PhD candidates. ⭐Coming up: Use of AI tools in PhD Research at WUR (4 June) - How to assess the quality of a PhD thesis (7 October) and Supervisor of the year (2 December)
General structure of the workshops:
Walk in from 12:00h
- Signing the attendance list
- Introduction by WGS organisers
- Short story by invited speaker/expert
- Discussion
- Synthesis led by WGS organisers
Coffee, tea, water, and a snack will be provided. You may bring your own lunch.
The workshops are organised as a live event on the first Thursday of the even months, 12.15 – 13.45 hrs. You will receive more information also about the venue on a later date.
Topics
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4 June |
Use of AI tools in PhD Research at WUR Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools have been around in research for quite some time. Over the past years, the subset of generative AI (GenAI) tools is drawing a lot of attention. It’s almost unavoidable to be confronted with news about GenAI, or even with the output from GenAI tools. In this session, we will discuss the use of AI tools in PhD research and talk about policy and guidelines and recent developments at WUR. During our interactions, we will share experiences of how we engage with our PhD candidates (and more broadly within the chair group) in discussions about independent thinking and similar underlying skill development, and on responsible use of AI tools in the research process. Some examples will be given of AI tool usage. As organisers, we also hope to hear from you what questions you have on the topic. You can provide your input via the registration form. Organisers: Carlos Barzola Iza, Theo Jetten, Jochem Jonkman (Wageningen Graduate Schools) |
| 7 October |
How to assess the quality of a PhD thesis More information TBA |
| 2 December |
Supervisor of the year More information TBA |
Fee
The workshop is free of charge, but please note that a NO-SHOW is NOT.
Coffee, tea, water, and a snack will be provided. You may bring your own lunch.
NO-SHOW fee:
If you do not show up, please note that a no-show fee of 100 EUR will be charged. You and the secretary of your chair group will receive an email with (proQme) payment instructions.
Note: If you would like to cancel your registration, ALWAYS inform us. Someone else may still be able to take your spot and you avoid paying the no-show fee of EUR 100.
General Information
| Target Group: | Staff (supervisors) |
| Group size: | maximum 40 |
| Course duration: | 1.5 hrs |
| Language: | English |
| Credit points: | NA |
| Venue: |
See course schedule |
For more information please contact WGS (wgscourses@wur.nl)
Are you an EngD supervisor? Check out: Lunchtime Workshop: Supervising EngD Candidates