Nature Masterclasses
Ghent University has an institutional subscription to Nature Masterclasses, providing everyone with a Ghent University account free access to all currently available online courses on the Nature Masterclasses platform.
What are Nature Masterclasses?
Nature Masterclasses is an online learning platform that includes courses on research methods, academic writing, scientific publishing, grant writing, peer review, research integrity, science communication, data management, and career development.
All courses are fully online and self-paced, allowing you to learn whenever and wherever it suits you. This makes the courses easy to combine with a busy research schedule.
Who can access Nature Masterclasses?
Nature Masterclasses is available free of charge to all Ghent University users with a valid institutional account.
The platform offers valuable training opportunities for PhD researchers across the alpha, beta, and gamma disciplines, with a particularly broad range of courses for researchers in the beta and gamma disciplines.
Your institutional subscription provides unlimited access to all online courses currently available on the Nature Masterclasses platform. As there are no fixed enrollment periods, you can start a course at any time and learn at your own pace.
If you want to include one or more of these courses as a transferable skill seminar in your Doctoral Training Program, you will need to submit an application for recognition. Note that the usual deadline for submitting an application for recognition (30 days prior to the start of the course) does not apply to Nature Masterclass courses.
How to login for the first time
- Visit masterclasses.nature.com.
- Select the "Register" icon
- In the "Institution" dropdown menu, look for "Universiteit Gent."
- Enter your institutional email (@ugent.be, @uzgent.be, @ghent.ac.kr), set a password, and click "register." Do not create an account using a personal email, as that account will not be covered by Ghent University's subscription.
- Check your inbox for the confirmation email from 'onlineservice@springernature.com,' and click the confirmation link.
- You can now navigate to the courses by selecting the "Menu" button in the top left corner of the page.
Please note: The first time you access the online course, you’ll be asked to enter a few details, such as your name and our institution name. Afterwards, you can access the content of the courses.
Need help accessing the platform?
If you need further assistance with your course access, please refer to the Help page on the Nature Masterclasses website, where you will find further useful information, FAQs and contact details for the Masterclasses support teams.