Specialist Courses Natural Sciences
Specialist courses (co-)-organised by the Doctoral School of Natural Sciences
| Course Title / Subject | Dates/Academic Year |
Competencies as defined in the competency matrix for PhD students* |
| From PhD to SME 2022: a 1-year leadership programme developed by VOKA | Feb 2022-Dec 2022 |
Broad knowledge, Specialised knowledge (EX) Informal leadership, Career development (PL) Communication, International & cross-cultural mindset (IS) Community engagement (PR) |
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Bioresource Recovery – putting the circular economy to action |
Oct 2021-June 2022 |
Broad knowledge, Specialised knowledge (EX) Critical and analytical skills, Innovation & creativity (CT) Communication, Teamwork, International & cross-cultural mindset (IS) |
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eFFECT4 : “Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality for Industry and Society” |
13 October 2022 - 20 April 2023 |
Broad knowledge, Specialised knowledge (EX) Innovation & creativity (CT) |
| NB-Photonics – Multidisciplinary seminars | 2021-2022 |
Broad knowledge, Specialised knowledge (EX) Critical and analytical skills, Innovation & creativity, Project management (CT) |
| Research to Market | AY 2021-2022 (recurring) |
Broad knowledge, Specialised knowledge (EX) Informal leadership, Career development (PL) Communication, International & cross-cultural mindset (IS) Community engagement (PR) |
| Expedition DO! (counts as specialist course + 1 transferable skills seminar Research & Valorization) | AY 2021-2022 (recurring) |
Broad knowledge, Specialised knowledge (EX) Informal leadership, Career development (PL) Communication, International & cross-cultural mindset (IS) Community engagement (PR) |
| Design and Analysis of clinical trials | 14-17 September 2020 (postponed, dates TBA) |
Broad knowledge, Specialised knowledge (EX) Critical and analytical skills, Innovation & creativity, Project management (CT) |
| Cancer |
February - May 2022 |
Broad knowledge, Specialised knowledge (EX) Critical and analytical skills, Innovation & creativity, Project management (CT) Communication, International & cross-cultural mindset (IS) |
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qPCR course ONLINE |
5-6 May 2022 |
Broad knowledge, Specialised knowledge (EX) Critical and analytical skills, Innovation & creativity (CT) |
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DS2BE: Doctoral Seminars on Sustainability Research in the built Environment |
24-25 May 2022 |
Broad knowledge, Specialised knowledge (EX) Critical and analytical skills (CT) Community engagement (PR) |
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Photophysics, Photonics and Optoelectronic Applications of Optical Materials |
2-3 July 2022 |
Broad knowledge, Specialised knowledge (EX) Critical and analytical skills (CT) |
| UX / UI design fundamentals for researchers |
9, 11 & 17 August 2022 |
Broad knowledge, Specialised knowledge (EX) Critical and analytical skills (CT) |
| Specialist course on Light and Fluorescence Microscopy |
7-9 September 2022 |
Broad knowledge, Specialised knowledge (EX) Critical and analytical skills, Innovation & creativity (CT) |
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13-15 September 2022 |
Broad knowledge, Specialised knowledge (EX) Critical and analytical skills, Innovation & creativity (CT) |
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19-23 September 2022 |
Broad knowledge, Specialised knowledge (EX) Critical and analytical skills, Innovation & creativity, project management (CT) Communication, Teamwork, International & cross-cultural mindset (IS) |
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September 2022 - June 2023 |
Broad knowledge, Specialised knowledge (EX) Critical and analytical skills, Innovation & creativity (CT) |
*Every competency corresponds to a skill cluster: EX: Expertise; CT: Critical Thinking; PL: Professional Leadership; IS: Interpersonal Skills; PR: Professionalism
Selection of other courses
PhD students who want to include one of the courses listed below or any other course in their Doctoral Training Programme are required to submit an application for recognition.
| Course Title / Subject | Dates | Organiser | Registration |
| November 8, 15 and 29, December 6, 13 & 20, 2022, from 5.30 pm till 9.30 pm | IPVW (ICES) | Organiser | |
| December 5, 8, 12, 15 and 19, 2022, from 5.30 pm to 9.30 pm | IPVW (ICES) | Organiser | |
| M5 - Exploiting Sources of Variation in your Data: the ANOVA Approach |
January 10, 17, 24 and 31, February 7, 2023, from 5.30 pm to 9.30 pm | IPVW (ICES) | Organiser |
| M9 - Explaining and Predicting Outcomes with Linear Regression |
March 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30, 2023 from 5.30 pm to 9.30 pm. | IPVW (ICES) | Organiser |
| M11 - Multilevel Analysis for Grouped and Longitudinal Data |
Wednesday April 12, Thursday April 13 and Friday April 14, 2023 from 9 am till 4 pm | IPVW (ICES) | Organiser |
| M12 - Machine Learning with Python | April 17 and 24, May 8, 15 and 22, June 5 and 12, 2023, from 5.30 pm to 9 pm. | IPVW (ICES) | Organiser |
| M13 - Building Interactive Apps with Shiny© in R |
April 18 and 25, May 2, 9 and 16, 2023, from 5.30 pm to 9 pm | IPVW (ICES) | Organiser |
| M14 - Artificial Neural Networks: from the Ground Up |
April 20 and 27, May 4, 11 and 25, 2023, from 5.30 pm to 9 pm |
IPVW (ICES) | Organiser |
| VIB Training Initiatives | 2021-2022 | VIB | Organiser |
| Intellectual Property and Valorization | 2021-2022 | Ghent University | OASIS course code I001967 |