On behalf of a colleague from the Centre for Academic Teaching Esther van Dijk (e.e.vandijk@uu.nl)  We want to invite you to participate in research by filling out a short questionnaire (10-15 minutes). By filling out the questionnaire you contribute to gaining insights into the development of academic teachers. The questionnaire focuses on a specific group…

An interactive workshop for PhD students on how to handle stress at the workplace. In this workshop, intern Koen Schouten (MSc. Organizational Psychology) will focus with you on: Your personal experiences with work stress Delving deeper into the exact meaning of work stress 13 tips and tricks to tackle your stress at work (scientifically based)…

In their words: “Postdocs and temporary lecturers can make use of the general offer in the Development Guide and, in some cases, of the Graduate schools. From August 2021, Utrecht University is running a pilot in which part of the ‘PhD only’ workshops of the UU Career Services will be open to temporary lecturers and postdocs from Utrecht University and…

Starting October 4th, the Young Geo Council is going to host FREE pizza lunches every first Monday of the month!     We will host these lunches either just outside the VMA building (on the grass), or inside. We will keep you posted on the location through our Teams. If you haven’t yet joined our…

From now on, we will also communicate our upcoming events and other news, through Teams (as well as the ‘traditional’ newsletters, emails and website posts). You can join our Young Geo Community, with this link: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/team/19%3a524754d1fc7844de8c9973a4e98adb9a%40thread.tacv2/conversations?groupId=5b93c626-3041-4910-a212-d4abce088c29&tenantId=d72758a0-a446-4e0f-a0aa-4bf95a4a10e7

Dear PhD’s, Junior Lecturers and Junior Researchers,     We hope you all have enjoyed your summer holiday and are ready to start the new academic year! Via this monthly newsletter we will keep you updated on news that we think you will like and upcoming events of our council.  The Young Geo Council will organize…

Though the details are still to be worked out…  

Dear PhDs, junior lecturers and junior researchers, The summer is almost over and most of us are back from our holidays. To kick of the start of the new academic year, we would like to invite you for a Welcome back BBQ. We will provide food, (alcoholic and non-alcoholic) drinks and fun for a mere…

Last spring, most of you filled out the PhD survey on work and workplace experience. We hope you have all seen the results of the PhD survey by now. In case you missed our last email, the results of the survey will be included in this email as well. The results have already been discussed…

“Prout is the PhD Network of Utrecht University, run by a group of enthusiastic voluntary PhD representatives from all graduate schools of the university.” And they are looking for new members: