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Blog 43: Research, AI, and Buddhism This month's blog is written by your fellow PhD candidate Trang Nguyen! You may remember her from her previous blogs about productivity. We are pleased to anounce that Trang will share her insights as an Amsterdam UMC PhD candidate more often through regular blogs on this platform! This time her blog gives a unique perspective on the use of AI in research, and how this is connected to Buddhism...
Blog 42: We are Social Safety Our PhD Advisors have a lot of experience with issues that may arise during the PhD trajectory and like to share their insights via their blog! Read Blog 41: We are Social Safety.
Blog 41: New year, same PhD? Let’s talk resolutions Our PhD Advisors have a lot of experience with issues that may arise during the PhD trajectory and like to share their insights via their blog! Read Blog 41: New year, same PhD? Let’s talk resolutions.

How to efficiently plan and write successful grants

Grant Writing Course by Research Support; 15 June 2026

Booklet: Fixing Academia - interesting for you!

By the Amsterdam Young Academy (AYA)

Training Career orientation for PhD candidates*

For VU PhD candidates; start: 7 October 2026

PhD Bench - Support for PhD candidates

For VU PhD candidates

Travel Grants for young researchers (GNGH)

Deadline for application: 29 April

Valorisatie Festival (second edition) - 22 October

Save the Date!

Shaping the future of health: from concept to impact. - 18th-20th May

Organised by the Twente Health School

Informatieve Infolunches 2026 (only in Dutch)- 'Samen leren - samen verbeteren'

In juni, september, december 2026

Mental Health in Academia - 19th May

Upcoming NRIN event

Research Culture Symposium - 10th April

Upcoming NRIN event

Summer School - The Art of Academic Writing "from grant writing to manuscript"

July 2026: The Amsterdam UMC together with the University of Ghana organize a highly interactive summer school

BioBusiness Summer School - 22-26 June 2026

A free of charge workshop for PhD candidates on Public and Patient Involvement in Research, in collaboration with PPI Ignite

About to finish your manuscript and to plan the date of your defence?

VU and UvA both organize sessions to prepare you to the defence ceremony.

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