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Grant Application and Grant Writing by Maartje de Snoo

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Post date 31/01/2019

Your head can be full of exciting and innovative research ideas, but without funding it might be difficult to start scaling your thoughts up to practice. Or maybe you’re just trying to find a payed extension for your PhD? What grants can you apply for, and how should you approach the writing of such an application?

Maartje de Snoo, from the VU grants desk, hosted this workshop to explain the ins and outs of applying for grants, for both PhD-candidates and postdocs. In this workshop, she explained which grants you can apply for, how an application procedure looks like and tips to structure your application manuscript to convince the comittee.

“Very useful to get such an overview!”
Anonymous participant

“Good to know the do’s and dont’s and where to get help”
Anonymous participant

“Nice to see there is more out there besides the standard big grants such as VENI”
Anonymous participant

Tags Maartje de Snoo, VU grants desk

Soft skills development

Communication Skills by The School of Life

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Post date 13/12/2018

The stronger a team’s communication skills are, the better the outcome: studies have found that highly effective communicators are 32% more likely to meet the goals of a major project. This makes it crucial that we learn how to convey tricky but important messages in good time, with clarity, respect and patience. In this 2-hour session, we discussed

Bariers for good coomunication in you work environment
How to ‘tune in’ to (non)verbal signals we are giving to others, and how these may perceived
Ways to handle difficult conversations and give feedback

http://www.theschooloflife.com

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Emotional well-being at work

Burn-out Prevention by 3310

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Post date 11/10/2018

Reading ten papers a day, planning your academic career and looking for meaning and happiness in your research and not to forget the endless writing… On top, you’re not making the most out of it when you don’t have a relationship, found a grown up apartment without filthy flatmates and party as much as you can while you’re at it. As millennial, life is often just thrown upon you with numerous, paralyzing choices. And before you know it, you get burnt out. But when do you know when you have it? In this workshop we learned how to prevent a burn-out and how to stay energized throughout our careers.

“They made a bit too much of a show, but good to discuss these topics with peers”
Anonymous participant

“Such an important topic! They helped us understanding problematic patterns. However, would have liked more information on turning those patterns around”
Anonymous participant

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Career orientation

Job Application Skills by Ingrid Scheijven from De Groeizaak

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Post date 31/05/2018

Job application skills are essential for professionals in today’s society. The job market is becoming more flexible than ever and due to technology and globalization jobs are changing rapidly.

In this workshop Ingrid Scheijven from De Groeizaak discussed with us how professionals can stay attractive in this dynamic job market in order to create a fulfilling and meaningful career.

We gained insight in the essential steps of the complete application process via interactive activities. We discussed ‘building’ our profiles, how to find jobs and practiced job interview skills and salary negotiations.

www.degroeizaak.nl

Tags Career Orientation, De Groeizaak, Ingrid Scheijven