Description

The Faculty of Arts and Philosophy organises an onboarding day for new and/or recently started PhD students at the faculty. Participation in the day is highly recommended. You will get to know each other and will be guided through all aspects of the PhD process. Please be prepared to introduce yourself and your research in a 1 minute elevator pitch (oral, without PowerPoint).

When: 

• Thursday 11 December 2025, 9:00 - 17:30

Venue:

• Room A104, Abdisstraat 1, Ghent

Programme:

• 9h00:  General welcome by the Dean (Gita Deneckere)
• 9h10:  General introduction: the formal process of a PhD (Ann Heirman)
• 9h40:  The Doctoral School and the Doctoral Training Programme (Jasper Schelstraete)
• 10h10:  Getting to know each other (1)
• 10h40:  Coffee break
• 11h10:  Well-being at work: charter, guidance, mentors, ombud, … (Seppe Segers, Lotte Remue, Seppe Goddaert, i.c.w. Anne-Laure Van Bruaene)
• 11h40:  The Faculty Research Fund (Veronique Hoste)
• 12h10:  Getting to know each other (2)
• 12h40:  Lunch break
• 13h40:  Publication policy and (co-)authorship (Veronique Hoste)
• 14h10:  Research Data Management and Ethical Advice (Thomas Van de Velde, Veerle Provoost)
• 14h40:  How to apply to the FWO? (Steven Vanderputten, Anne Breitbarth)
• 15h10:  Getting to know each other (3)
• 15h40:  The library and beyond (Paul Buschmann)
• 16h10:  Science communication and popularisation (Annelies Van Wittenberghe, i.c.w. Julie Van Bogaert)
• 16h40:  Closing time and drink

Please be prepared to introduce yourself and your research in a 1 minute elevator pitch (oral, without PowerPoint).

Registration:

• Participation is free, registration in advance below is obligatory (till 4 December)

Support:

• The event is financially supported by the Doctoral School of Ghent University and the Flemish Community.