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Seminar for PhD Candidates: Maximizing Efficiency and Thriving in Your Doctoral Journey

Welcome to a seminar designed to help PhD candidates and early career researchers maximize their efficiency and thrive in all areas of life.

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The seminar is at present fully booked. You are welcome to register for a waiting list in the form on the right-hand side panel. If free spots become available, applicants on the waiting list will be contacted in order of registration, first come, first served.

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Are you looking to maximize your efficiency and make the most of your time? Curious about what sets top performers apart and how you can join their ranks while still enjoying other aspects of life?

For the past three years, The Occupational Health Service at UiB has been helping early career researchers tackle these very questions. Drawing from these experiences and feedback at UiB, as well as international research and best practices from top universities worldwide, the seminar is crafted and designed to address these topics.

The aim of the seminar is to help you become the best version of yourself during your doctoral journey, thriving in all areas of life. Attend this seminar and dive into engaging topics and exercises, including:

  • Shared challenges for researchers: You are okay!
  • Effective work techniques and self-care go hand in hand: Promoting productivity, creativity, and grit
  • Clash of cultures: How to thrive in Norway and in the academic setting
  • Communication skills for collaboration
  • Networking opportunities across disciplines

The seminar is in English.
Please note that this seminar is not eligible for ECTS credits in the PhD training component.
Limited capcacity.

Duration of seminar

The seminar runs over two days, 6 and 7 February 2025, please see the program below.

Program

Thursday 6 February - Conversations on relevant topics      

12:00-12:05   Welcome    

12:05-12:35   Icebreaker   

12:35-12:45   Overview of program    

12:45-13:45   “Being a researcher/PhD – shared challenges” - Culture: Norway and Norwegian work life, academia, the most relevant  roles at UiB.

13:45-14:00   Break

14:00-14:45   The importance of connections

14:45-15:00   Break

15:00-15:45   Self-care and active prevention
                        Wrap up   

15:45-17:00   Evening reception/networking opportunity    

Friday 7 February - Group exercises around communication, collaboration and efficiency skills

9:00-9:30       Recap from yesterday

9:30-11:30     Hierarchical communication exercise

11:30-13:00   Lunch

13:00-14:00   Excellence in Work

14:00-14:15   Break

14:15-15:15   Fiasco Fiesta - resilience

15:15-16:00   Wrap Up

16:00-18:00   Social event