IMPRS PhD student retreat 2025

During the retreats all doctoral students are asked to present their work in the form of a poster or talk. This allows them to share their research with fellows in a relaxed environment without the pressures to perform and impress, as can be the case in work conference. The exchange of current projects within the IMPRS program hopefully leads to learning opportunities, feedback from same level colleagues, and to fututre collaborations.

Besides the presentations, workshops, or courses, the retreat includes social networking activities such as hiking, yoga, cooking, or archery depending on the location of choice and what is available onsite.These are meant to provide a platform to exchange experiences of their research as well as their personal challenges and how they have managed to overcome these, in hope to provide guidedance between each other.

This year we will have a workshop by Dr. Dagmar Sigurdardottir on "Job hunting basics for academia and beyond" in which you will learn to …
… assess the job market for bioscience PhDs within and beyond academia
… identify their professional aptitude
… develop a personal job hunting strategy
… understand their leadership potential
… increase their networking skills

Topics
• International comparison of career trajectories in academia and beyond
• Assessment tools for personal experience, values and strengths
• Personality type test
• SWOT analysis of leadership potential
• Elevator pitch

A detailed programme will be sent out in due time to all participants. Please register via OpenCampus: https://imprs-qbee.cloud.opencampus.net/.