European Doctoral Summer School 2023
European Doctoral Summer School 2023
European Doctoral Summer School in 2023 was all about "Sustainability in Research, Career and Leadership". ". Participants from the Universities of Münster, Maastricht and York were invited to come together to consider how they can build sustainability for their research, their career and their leadership.
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European Doctoral Summer School 2022
The Summer School 2022 took place virtually June 20-23. The theme was "Curriculum for Life? Unpacking the story of your (research) life." Participants learned about their own inspiration, values and potential as well as resilience and shaped prospects for their future.
Take a look at Summer School 2022 Programme.
European Doctoral Summer School 2021
A new edition of the annual European Doctoral Summer School took place virtually June 14-17, 2021. Focussing on the positive lessons learnt from the pandemic, what we know is that now more than ever there is a need for researchers to communicate, collaborate, to be creative and to have the confidence and self-belief to proceed when plans and circumstances change. In this context, the theme for the 2021 European Doctoral Summer School was "Growth: personal, professional and in practice". Working with colleagues from different institutions, culture and values, the sessions enabled the participants to consider how to maximise their strengths, skills, career prospects and self confidence in the context of change.
European Doctoral Summer School 2020
The 2020 European Doctoral Summer School took place online. We aimed to give participants the opportunity to dip in and out of four training sessions from the comfort of their own home. The sessions were short, sharp and streamlined to help the participants to digest the content and have time to reflect on their learning. The programme had been designed to support the participants during the time of paradigmatic and social change.
Taken as a package the programme provided an opportunity to develop and enhance presentation and communication skills, which are so important now that we are all holding meetings online. It considered the participants' skill set and how it appeals to employers and funders in this changing environment and supported their future career transitions by developing a CV.
European Doctoral Summer School 2019
The European Doctoral Summer School in Professional Development has been deliberately designed to maximise the opportunity for doctoral candidates to get to know each other and to engage in workshops where there will be tangible outcomes for each participant. The focus in 2019 was on developing skills of networking, communication and profile development with a view to presenting the best possible version of oneself to funders, employers and industry.
We are so proud of fifteen participating doctoral candidates, who approached pitching, career and entrepreneurship sessions with enormous enthusiasm and a strong sense of purpose. They were brilliant pitching their research in a 3MT style competition on the last day, with our Giulia Marchetti winning the Panel’s Choice Award with her persuasive yet humor-filled speech about 'how microalgae can save us from the end of the world.' Another real treat: all delegates met the Lord Mayor of York and Sheriff of York at the Mansion House!
European Doctoral Summer School 2018
The first European Doctoral Summer School run by the Universities of Maastricht, Münster and York took place in June 2018 in Münster, Germany. Fourteen engaged doctoral candidates had the opportunity to take part in workshops, enjoy a vast cultural programme and to network. New friends were made and the foundation for the annual summer schools was laid!