Science Communication – UM General PhD Trainings

Learning goals
• The participants will broaden and deepen their knowledge on science communication topics.
• The participants will practice with creating a refined science communication and impact strategy based on an example.
• The participants will discuss with and learn from other disciplines.

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:
This session is offered in an online setting. The online session is meant for external PhD students. PhD students based in Maastricht should register to one of our on-site sessions. 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.

Only a limited number of seats is available, 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.

Language: English

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

!Important!:

• Please bring your answers from the online module to the interactive session.
• Using AI tools and making recordings or pictures of the session is not allowed.