Open Science – UM General PhD Trainings

Learning goals
• The participants will familiarise themselves further with the Open Science policy of Maastricht University.
• The participants will gain an overview of concrete activities that are part of Open Science.
• The participants will set Open Science goals for their own research.

Target group:
This course is mandatory for all internal and external PhD students of Maastricht University who started their PhD on or after January 1^st 2024. For some graduate schools or research institutes it was already mandatory from an earlier date.

Check with your graduate school to be sure. Completion of this training does not provide exemption from any other mandatory courses. This multidisciplinary session is intended for Maastricht University PhD students only.

Prerequisites:
To participate in this session, you need to complete the following online modules: Introduction to Open Science, Open Access Publishing, Research Data Management Basics. These modules are accessible through the UM general PhD trainings website.

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: 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 interactive session is hosted at UNU-MERIT (Boschstraat 24). If you sign up for this session, your name will be shared with the reception desk at UNU-MERIT to ensure you gain access to the building. If you are a UNU-MERIT student, you don’t need to subscribe at all, you have already been registered.

!Important!:

• Please bring your answers from the online module to the interactive session.
• Bring your UM card to gain access.
• Using AI tools and making recordings or pictures of the session is not allowed.
• Bring your own cup if you want to drink coffee. Maastricht University no longer provides disposable cups.