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Research Research School of Behavioural and Cognitive Neurosciences Education PhD Training Programme A. BCN Standard Courses and Activities

4. BCN PhD Retreat 2024

Optional for all BCN PhD students, max: once with and once without a presentation.


Content

All BCN PhD students will be invited to the PhD Retreat. Students who are in the second and fourth year of their PhD project are invited to give an 8-minute presentation of their research project, followed by an 7-minute discussion. Everyone is expected to be actively involved in the discussions following the presentations. First and third years PhD students are welcome as audience. They will practice to ask questions, according to a schedule. Two senior staff members will provide feedback to the speakers.

Target Group

All PhD students within BCN.

Application

Click here to register

Credits

1 EC for participation
2 EC for participation with a presentation.

Objectives

1. To practice giving an oral presentation of the research project in a conference format in English.
2. To provide a forum for scientific and social integration.

After this course you should have improved your abilities to

1. make a distinction between what to keep and what to leave out , when presenting your work
2. organise a presentation in such a way that it is easy to follow
3. create presentations that will hold your audience’s attention
4. explain your research to fellow PhD students and senior scientists, both inside and outside your field, in a clear way
5. answer questions about your research in a clear and concise way
6. ask questions about presentations of other researchers

Period

Next edition March/April 2025

Form

A two-day stay at a conference centre.

Materials

Advice on giving a talk
Template for abstract

Maximum number of participants

60

Location

Hotel De Oringer Marke
Hoofdstraat 9
7873 BB, Odoorn
Phone: 0591 - 519 000

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