Open Science – UM General PhD Trainings

Learning goals
• The students will learn about the Open Science philosophy
• The students will learn about the options for Open Access publishing
• The students will learn more about the FAIR data principles
• The students will discuss critical aspects of the Research Data Management plan between different disciplines

Target group: This course is mandatory for all internal and external PhD students of Maastricht University who started their PhD on or after November 1st 2021. For all other interested students participation to this course is on a voluntary base. Completion of this training does not provide exemption from any other mandatory courses.

Prerequisites: To participate in this interactive session, the online modules associated with the open science theme need to be completed. These modules are accessible through the UM general PhD trainings website.

!Important!: Please bring your answers from the online modules to the interactive session. If you miss more than half an hour of this training session, your attendance will not be registered.

Registration: The session is offered in an online setting or in an on-site setting. In the online setting priority will be given to external PhD students. Please note that on-site sessions can always be converted to an online setting due to unforeseen circumstances. You can cancel your registration up to 5 days before the start of the session. If you fail to do so, we will notify your Graduate School.

Language: English

Practical information: Considering the interdisciplinary nature of the sessions there is only a limited number of seats available per graduate school. Fully booked seats for a specific graduate school will be displayed as N/A. So register soon!

The session may be cancelled if there are too few subscriptions. We strive to notify you about cancellations a few days in advance.

Location: This session will take place online via Zoom. You will find the Zoom-link in the confirmation email after booking your spot.