Please also register via the PhD Day homepage: http://phdday.wixsite.com/2017 under 'Registration'

Preparation:
Guidelines for preparing a talk or a poster can be found on the PhD Day's homepage:  http://phdday.wixsite.com/2017

Presentation Skills and Poster Workshop:
PhD students will improve presentation skills by practicing their presentations in the presence of the audience
PhD students will receive feedback on their presentations from the PhD Day organizing committee and other participants as well an expert (TBA). PhD students will get feedback on posters by other students, the organizing committee and an expert (TBA)

PhD Day:
PhD students will give talks and present posters.
Talks and posters will be judged by the assessment committee (TBA). One presenter from each category (flash talk, short talk or poster presenter) will be awarded for the best presentation at the award ceremony at the end of the PhD Day.
Three keynote talks by high-profile international scientists:

Harald zur Hausen

Harald zur Hausen was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2008 for his discovery of human papilloma viruses causing cervical cancer

Kevin C. Eggan - Professor in Stem Cell Biology, Harvard University

Kevin Eggan uses stem cell biology to study human diseases. He has previously been selected by Forbes to be among the 10 most Revolutionary Innovators in the world.

5 short presentations by former PhD students who graduated from KU, Department of Biology ~ 5 - 10 years ago and where they are now.

Guidelines for presentations, flash talks and posters can be found online http://phdday.wixsite.com/2017

Dissemination and communication:

 The central aim of this PhD course is to give the participants a structured way to effectively disseminate their research through supervision from experts and peers. Participants will be working on independent projects related to their PhD projects, and focus will be on improving and developing their own research. At the end of the course, the participants must present their results either as a poster or as an oral presentation.

Networking:

A secondary aim of the PhD day is to stimulate networking and novel interdisciplinary collaborations thus improving the research done at the department and teaching the PhD students to think more creatively and innovatively.

Fellowship:

We further hope that the PhD Day, as a social and scientific event, will bridge the gap between research groups and sections and strengthen the spirit of community among the PhD students.

Guidelines for preparing a short talk, flash talk + poster or only a poster are provided by the PhD Day organizing committee on the PhD Day's homepage: http://phdday.wixsite.com/2017. These contain points that must be followed, advice on how to best present the different talks and suggestions for further material on the subject. PhD students will prepare their presentations based on these guidelines.
In addition, students will receive an abstract book electronically prior to the PhD Day.

PhD students. However, master students and guest students / researchers are encouraged to participate in the event.

PhD students will improve presentation skills by practicing their presentations in the presence of the audience.
PhD students will receive feedback on their presentations from the PhD Day organizing committee and other participants as well an expert (TBA). PhD students will get feedback on posters by other students, the organizing committee and an expert (TBA).

The PhD Day organizing committee will select:
- 7-10 PhD students for short talks
- 6 PhD students for flash talks + poster presentations
- up to 60 PhD students for poster presentations
Should your abstract be selected for the short talk, flash talk + poster presentation or only poster presentation, you will be contacted by the PhD Day organizing committee with additional information.