Research Integrity 2.0
Category: Methods
01.01.2024 - 31.12.2024
ECTS: 0
Format: Online
This online course offered by the University of Basel provides a basic introduction to the most important topics in research integrity and can contribute to the establishment of a culture of good scientific practice and research integrity at the University of Basel. It is important to emphasise that such a …
Meet to Write
Category: Transferable Skills
01.01.2024 - 26.07.2024
ECTS: Optional
Format: Online
Meet to Write is a tailor-made framework of weekly 3h sessions to support PhD researchers in developing their writing style and habits that will guide them towards completion of manuscripts such as: • Publications • PhD proposals or PhD thesis • Memos or reflections • Science communication articles, blog entries …
Writing a PhD thesis proposal in Health Sciences
Category: Transferable Skills
08.10.2024 - 12.12.2024
ECTS: 1
Format: Onsite
PhD students at the Medical Faculty and the Swiss TPH must write a thesis proposal within the first six months after registration as a PhD student at the University of Basel. In support, PPHS offers a course in writing a PhD thesis proposal in collaboration with supervisors. The training focuses …
Academic Writing Workshops with Kali Tal
Category: Transferable Skills
03.09.2024 - 03.12.2024
ECTS: 0
Format: Online
We are happy to offer selected workshops by Kali Tal for our PhD students, organized by the University library of Bern.
PhD Success Lab™ - 12-week digital mentoring programme for your PhD
Category: Transferable Skills
16.09.2024 - 13.12.2024
ECTS: 3
Format: Online
As a PhD candidate, you face many challenges: deliver first-class research that will qualify you to get the PhD degree, organise your own project, manage time and resources, facilitate cooperation with collaborators, cope with unexpected processes in your research, publish papers, write a thesis, and many more. This online program …
Writing a research paper in 12 weeks or less
Category: Transferable Skills
18.09.2024 - 15.01.2025
ECTS: 4
Format: Online
Writing a scientific article is a systematic process that can be learned and improved with guidance and training. The course provides hands-on training, applicable to quantitative scientific papers. Participants are expected to bring the analyses of their own data. They will receive guidance on how to develop each manuscript section …
Academic Writing in the Health Sciences
Category: Transferable Skills
20.09.2024 - 13.12.2024
ECTS: 1 + 3 optional
Format: Onsite
Communicating research results in international peer-review journals is a critical aspect of scientific education and work. Preparing manuscripts for publication is a key skill acquired during PhD training. Concise writing and careful journal consideration greatly increase the chance of successful academic publishing. This workshop provides background information and training on …
Bridge Walk: a series of lectures on bridging the gap between different faculties and disciplines
Category: Other
02.10.2024 - 11.12.2024
ECTS: 0
Format: Onsite, Online
The education and training of an engineer are based solely on technical knowledge, such as how to build a bridge or design a computer. On the other hand, researchers in the social sciences or humanities are trained to think in abstract concepts of society or the individual. Research in Humanities …
03.10.2024 - 12.12.2024
ECTS: 1
Format: Onsite
Latest Breakthroughs in Biomedical Engineering Research; various topics
Research Data Management in Health Sciences
Category: Methods
12.11.2024 - 19.11.2024
ECTS: 1
Format: Onsite
Proper research data management (RDM) is becoming an important prerequisite for the successful approval and execution of research projects. This two-day course will provide you with the essential knowledge and skills to enhance the management of the research data in your PhD project, with a specific focus on documenting data …
An introduction to systematic reviewing
Category: Methods
25.11.2024 - 26.11.2024
ECTS: 1 + 1 optional
Format: Onsite, Hybrid/blended
Evidence-based decision-making requires a systematic review and appraisal of the currently available evidence. Systematic reviews as part of grant applications, clinical trial publications in high-impact journals, and ethical approvals do not just improve the chances of acceptance but are often a pre-requisite. This course offers a theoretical introduction to literature …
Essentials in Health Research Methodology
Category: Methods
06.01.2025 - 12.02.2025
ECTS: 1-2
Format: Onsite
A profound understanding of research methodology is a key requisite for conducting scientific research and for the critical assessment of research results. As in any field of science, the methods applied in Health Research evolve continuously and rapidly. This course provides the participating students with a basic overview of the …
Career Workshop - Grow Your Career! Career Planning Intensive Course (Iris Köhler)
Category: Transferable Skills
16.01.2025 - 13.02.2025
ECTS: 1
Format: Online
The majority of PhD holders leave academia and choose one of the many job options outside research. Many young scientists struggle with finding their own career path and they rarely take the time to reflect on what kind of work they would actually like to do, on what their values, …
Winter School 2025: Scientific Writing
Category: Transferable Skills
27.01.2025 - 31.01.2025
ECTS: 1
Format: Onsite
Communicating scientific results is an essential part of research. Writing manuscripts and publishing them in peer-reviewed journals is therefore a key competence that all PhD students must acquire during their training. In the form of lectures and workshops, during this summer school you will learn from experts, write a lot, …
Good Scientific Conduct in Health Sciences
Category: Transferable Skills
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ECTS: 1
Format: Onsite
This course provides students with an overview of, and guidance on, what constitutes Good Scientific Practice in Health Sciences, including code of good conduct, definitions of scientific misconduct, rules for authorship on scientific publications, plagiarism, and gender/cultural issues in scientific collaborations.
Literature search for systematic reviews
Category: Methods
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ECTS: 0*
Format: Onsite
Evidence-based decision-making requires a systematic review and appraisal of the currently available literature. As such, systematic reviews as critical stand-alone research projects inform decisions from various fields, especially in the clinical and public health sectors. Furthermore, as part of grant applications, health sciences publications in high-impact journals, and ethical approvals …