Early Stage Researcher Seminars in Biomedicine

Course content

Early Stage Researcher Seminars are a series at the Department of Biomedicine, where the participants present and discuss their own research projects.

The main objective of the course is to reflect on, and critically discuss on-going research projects in the field of biomedicine, and to nurture scientific interactions amongst PhD-candidates at the Department.

The course will communicate an understanding for open academic discussions amongst peer scientist. It will support and strengthen critical thinking and scientific curiosity and provide a forum for sharing ideas and testing hypotheses. By keeping the senior researchers outside, the forum is a safe environment where early stage researchers can act more independently, thus practicing their discussion skills.

The course covers the following key topics:

• scientific excellence,
• technical challenges,
• societal impact,
• ethical issues relating to biomedical PhD-projects.

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course the candidate will have the following learning outcomes:

Knowledge: The candidate

• Has a clear understanding of how their research is perceived by and impacts peer researchers.
• Has a multidisciplinary understanding of the various methods used within basic medical research, their applications, limitations and benefits.
• Has in-depth knowledge of many authentic research projects in the biomedical field.

Skills: The candidate

• Masters the techniques used to communicate the scientific background, aims, methods, results and future outlook of their own research.
• Can initiate and participate in constructive and critical scientific discussions.
• Can make contact to peer researchers and build a network of competence.

General competence: The candidate

• Knows where to find competence related to different research fields.
• Can exchange technical expertise and experience, foster collaborative efforts, which in the long term will improve the general scientific quality.

Study period

Spring and autumn

Credits (ECTS)

1

Compulsory Requirements

Give one oral presentation of own research and attend a minimum of 10 seminars.

Who may participate

PhD-candidates and post docs at the Department of Biomedicine.

Contact

PhD-coordinator at Department of Biomedicine
phd.biomed@uib.no / (+47) 55 58 63 70

Academic responsibility

Harald Barsnes, https://www.uib.no/en/persons/Harald.Barsnes