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Healthy Writing Retreat

The ‘writing retreat’ approach is a well-established and successful method that provides a dedicated writing time and space through a structured framework for working in academic writing projects.

Who can apply? PhD students at Universidade NOVA de Lisboa

8th edition: 15th and 16th March (9:00am-5:00pm \ 9:00am-5:00pm) 2023 | ONLINE

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Curso de Gestão de Projetos II
Project Management II Course - from standards to practice

This course seeks to provide dynamic opportunities for students with prior knowledge in project management and different levels of experience to translate theory into practice.

Who can apply? PhD students at Universidade NOVA de Lisboa and PhD holders working at NOVA (Professors, researchers,...) who have already attended the Project Management I course at NOVA Escola Doutoral

3rd edition: 5th, 19th, 26th june, 3rd and 10th july 2023 | ONLINE

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Curso de Ética da Investigação [Research Ethics]
Research Ethics Course

Research ethics is a hot topic. Conducting research is a fascinating but challenging activity that involves very different ethical issues, such as bias, fraud, plagiarism, conflicts of interest, falsification of research results, informed consent, attribution of authorship and adequacy of peer review publication processes.

Who can apply? PhD students at Universidade NOVA de Lisboa and PhD holders working at NOVA (Professors, researchers,...)

22nd edition: 10th and 17th of May 2022 , (14:30pm-18:30pm)| ONLINE

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Curso de Design Thinking
Design Thinking Course

Design thinking is about believing we can make a difference, and having an intentional process in order to get to new, relevant solutions that create a positive impact. Design Thinking gives you faith in your creative abilities and a process for transforming difficult challenges into opportunities for design.

Who can apply? PhD students at Universidade NOVA de Lisboa and PhD holders working at NOVA (Professors, researchers,...)

33rd edition: 23rd and 30thof June, 2023 | FACE to FACE

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About Transferable Skills Training

 

  • Voluntary
  • Free of charge
  • Registration is required (with accordance of the supervisor(s))
  • In English (courses will be also organized in Portuguese when necessary)
  • Students are evaluated
  • ECTS are accounted for, in the PhD programme or in the Supplement to the Diploma
  • Classes integrate students with diverse scientific background
  • Classes take place in the various campi of NOVA
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    Curso de Gestão de Projetos [Project Management]
    Project Management Course

    Based on a case study, participants will develop a project plan, a useful planning tool for students at any time of their PhD studies or for project managers of any kind of business project.

    Who can apply? PhD students at Universidade NOVA de Lisboa and PhD holders working at NOVA (Professors, researchers,...)

    31st edition: 24th April, 8th, 15th and 22nd of May 2023 - English edition| ONLINE

     

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    Curso de Redes Sociais para Cientistas [Social Media for Scientists]
    Social Media for Scientists Course

    Members of the public are increasingly using online environments and specially social media platforms to find information about science. It is vital that  scientists and scientific institutions start using those platforms to disseminate and promote their research activities.

    Who can apply? PhD students at Universidade NOVA de Lisboa and PhD holders working at NOVA (Professors, researchers,...) 

    There are no currently scheduled editions of this course.

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    Scientific Text Processing with LaTeX
    Scientific Text Processing with LaTeX -13rd edition

    Are you an researcher or a typographer?

    If you are a typographer, then this course is not for you. But if you are a researcher, then in this course you can learn how to use LaTeX, a scientific document preparation system that allows you to concentrate on the structure and content of the text without having to worry about the typographic details. And by the way, LaTeX is great at producing great-looking, typographically-correct documents - far better than the usual word processors.

    Who can apply? PhD students at Universidade NOVA de Lisboa and PhD holders working at NOVA (Professors, researchers,...)

    13rd edition: 15th, 23rd, 29th June 2022 | ONLINE

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    Curso de «Research Data Management»
    Research Data Management Course -14th Edition

    Are you involved in a project funded by Horizon 2020 or by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology?Do you want to share your scientific data and don’t know how?

    Then this course is for you!

    This course aims to help researchers and PhD students to better manage their research data in compliance with financing agencies guidelines, and to make data discoverable and citable.

    Who can apply? PhD students at Universidade NOVA de Lisboa and PhD holders working at NOVA (Professors, researchers,...) 

    14th edition: 26th, 27th e 28th of July 2022 | ONLINE

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    Curso de Comunicação de Ciência [Science Communication]
    Science Communication Course

    Scientists are increasingly evaluated also by their ability to transmit their ideas and findings. This 3-day course aims to help students develop their communication skills in different settings.

    Who can apply? PhD students at Universidade NOVA de Lisboa

    There are no currently scheduled editions of this course.

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    Curso de Desenvolvimento de Competências Académicas [Research Skills Development - RSD]
    Research Skills Development Course (RSD)

    The Research Skills Development (RSD) course is designed to cover the key transferable skills needed by early stage PhD researchers. The course has been designed to be challenging, involving and memorable. RESIDENCIAL course.

    Who can apply? Early stage PhD students at Universidade NOVA de Lisboa (preferential)

    There are no currently scheduled editions of this course.

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    Curso de Desenvolvimento de Competências de Supervisão
    Developing Supervisory Skills Course

    Although supervision is one of the most crucial elements of the academic work, most current supervisors receive no specific supervisory training during their careers. This course aims to fill that gap, focusing specifically on the student–supervisor relationship as a key element in success of a PhD journey.

    The course is voluntary and free of charge.

    Who can apply? PhD holders working at NOVA (Professors, researchers,...) 

    There are no currently scheduled editions of this course.

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    Finishing my PhD: The next 90 days
    «Finishing my PhD: The next 90 days»

    This course focuses on the development of skills to understand, redefine and/or change the path of a professional career using a stabilised framework of career planning and also to explore how to establish professional relationships potentially interesting.

    Who can apply? 

    • PhD students at Universidade NOVA de Lisboa that will deliver their thesis in the next 6 months:
    • PhD holders working at NOVA (Professors, Researchers, Posdocs) who have finished their PhD in the last two years
    • NOVA Alumni that have finished their PhD in the last two years

    6th Edition - 26th June and 3rd July 2023 | FACE-TO-FACE (9:30 am -18:00pm)

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    Curso de Literacia da Informação [Information Literacy]
    Information Literacy Course

    Discover, access and use information effectively for your research and academic sucess!

    The main objective of the Information Literacy Course is to provide students with a set of critical information skills that have been recognized as crucial for academic achievement and life-long learning development requirements.

    Who can apply? Ph.D. students at Universidade NOVA de Lisboa and Ph.D. holders working at NOVA (Professors, researchers,...) 

    10th, 11th, and 12nd of May 2023 | ONLINE

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    DATA PROCESSING AUTOMATION (PYTHON)
    Data Processing Automation Course (Phyton)

    Data processing is a complex but crucial task in any research project. Despite the availability of dedicated software, such as spreadsheet or statistical analysis applications, a basic knowledge of programming and the use of adequate libraries can open many additional possibilities for data analysis.

    Who can apply? PhD students at Universidade NOVA de Lisboa and PhD holders working at NOVA (Professors, researchers,...) 

    There are no currently scheduled editions of this course.

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