Prime your PhD – PyP
This three-week course takes place twice a year (in January and in Jun/July) and aims to prime skills that are essential for a successful PhD, like scientific reasoning, new technologies and experimental approach, communication skills and interpersonal communication.
Career development plan
This module is to prepare the student for successfully completing a PhD and move towards the next career step. It consists of semesterly one-on-one mentoring meetings with their supervisor (1 ECTS per semester) as well as a one-day workshop that teaches conflict, stress and time management, and professional development tools (1 ECTS).
Basic Introductory Course – BIC
The Basic Introductory Course brings all students up to speed with the science covered by SMICH, by providing both the theoretical background and the practical application of the advanced techniques we need. Journal Club – JC: Journal clubs help you develop critical reading/thinking skills, learn about new techniques, and find inspiration for your own future work.
Work in Progress – WiP
Work in progress meetings are the core component of the program, the one that keep our science interconnected. They keep you posted on the new data generated and on the experimental challenges faced by the consortium. And if you are the speaker, your fellow SMICH students and faculty will give you the best advice on how to drive your project forward.
Interdisciplinary Monday Seminar
The “Monday Seminar” features talks by PhD students and postdocs of all groups at the Vienna BioCenter. They are essential to maintain an intellectually stimulating environment and to foster collaborations on Campus. Find the current schedule here and more on the Vienna BioCenter webpage.
How do you do it?
Monthly meetings where students present their specific methods or pieces of equipment. This format wants to encourage students to learn from each other and to not only learn new techniques but also learn how to teach them. Slides will be uploaded on the expert user group platform.
Expert user Group
Online platform to discuss applications, troubleshooting, and further developments. This is also the platform where presentations that have taken place in the How do you do it? lectures will be uploaded. As it is open to all students and group leaders this should be a place of exchange where everybody can profit from the specific expertise in the program.