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Mastering your PhD journey
Provider: Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Activity no.: 3956-25-00-00	There are 20 available seats
	Enrollment deadline: 20/10/2025

Date and time	20.11.2025, at: 09:00 - 16:00
Regular seats	20
Course fee	1,920.00 kr.
Lecturers	Julien Duxin
ECTS credits	0.70

Contact person	MoMed Team E-mail address: momed@bric.ku.dk

Enrolment Handling/Course Organiser	PhD administration SUND E-mail address: phdkursus@sund.ku.dk

Enrolment guidelines This is a generic course. This means that the course is reserved for PhD students at the Graduate School of Health and Medical Sciences at UCPH. Anyone can apply for the course, but if you are not a PhD student at the Graduate School, you will be placed on the waiting list until enrollment deadline. After the enrollment deadline, available seats will be allocated to the waiting list. The course is free of charge for PhD students at Danish universities (except Copenhagen Business School), and for PhD students at NorDoc member faculties. All other participants must pay the course fee. ”Special rules apply for this course” The course is mandatory for PhD students in the MoMeD Graduate Programme; therefore, these PhD students have priority. All applicants will be put on the waiting list upon registration, and after the deadline, participants will be notified whether they have been given a seat. Learning objectives A student who has met the objectives of the course will be able to: 1. Strengthen ownership and self-leadership throughout the PhD journey. 2. Gain a clearer understanding of the PhD student’s role, including its responsibilities and opportunities. 3. Apply practical and theoretical tools to navigate research projects effectively. 4. Develop skills for effective teamwork, supervision, and managing cultural or interpersonal dynamics in research settings. Content The course is designed to support PhD students in fully embracing and navigating their unique role—one that demands both self-reliance and self-awareness, as well as the ability to engage in close, iterative collaboration with others. It aims to foster a greater sense of ownership over their doctoral journey and research project, equipping them with the theoretical frameworks and practical tools necessary to structure a coherent and well-coordinated process from the early stages. In addition to focusing on the progression of the PhD journey itself, the course emphasizes the interpersonal dimensions of doctoral work. Participants will develop strategies to build effective relationships with their supervisors, colleagues, and broader professional network, with particular attention to cultural norms and differences, and approaches to navigating these dynamics constructively. Participants The course aims at PhD students enrolled in the MoMeD Graduate Programme within their first 3-10 months of enrollment. Relevance to graduate programmes The course is relevant to PhD students from the following graduate programmes at the Graduate School of Health and Medical Sciences, UCPH: Molecular Mechanisms of Disease Language English Form It is an interactive course where participants will work hands-on on their own PhD projects and collaborations as a point of departure. The day will consist of a mix of lectures, individual reflections and group work, panel discussions, and exercises. In addition, as part of the afternoon program, there will be a panel discussion with senior PhD’s from the MoMeD Programme to spark peer-to-peer reflection and knowledge exchange. The PhD students will receive preparatory questions before the course starts. Teachers Marianne Viftrup Hedegaard, PhD Senior Consultant, LEAD External lecturer at the University of Copenhagen, the Faculty of Humanities, Department for Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies. Date 20 November 2025 Course location BRIC, Ole Maaløes Vej 5, 2200 Copenhagen N, Seminar room, 2nd floor Registration Please register before 20 October 2025. Expected frequency 2 times per year Seats to PhD students from other Danish universities will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis and according to the applicable rules. Applications from other participants will be considered after the last day of enrolment. Note: All applicants are asked to submit invoice details in case of no-show, late cancellation or obligation to pay the course fee (typically non-PhD students). If you are a PhD student, your participation in the course must be in agreement with your principal supervisor.

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