PHD Thesis Summary (Kappa) Writing Seminar
March 16 2022 & October 18 2023
Lecturers: Dr. Navinder J Singh & Dr. Göran Spong
Writing the thesis summary – often referred to as the “kappa” – is the final phase of the doctoral studies. This summary is intended to describe four years of full time work and the individual studies that comprise the doctoral thesis. Some PhD-students find this final part challenging and express a need for advice on the writing process. This seminar will give an overview of the thesis summary with an emphasis on the composite thesis (collection of articles and a summary).
The seminar will go through the guidelines of SLU, describe the various headings that can be included, offer recommendations on the writing process, convey some examples of thesis summaries, and provide practical advice on how to approach this final phase. The seminar will also provide ample time for questions and answers about writing the thesis summary. It is open to anyone who is interested in learning more about writing the thesis summary, regardless of research area or faculty.
This seminar is open for all PhD students.
Venue: To be announced (SLU Umeå campus) along with the digital seminar option.
Please confirm your participation by 2022-03-09 by clicking the red "Register here" button. For any questions you have contact the SILVA Research school coordinators
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PhD Thesis Presentation and Defence Seminar
March 23, 2022 & November 1 2023
Lecturers: Dr. Göran Spong & Dr. Navinder J Singh
Presenting the PhD thesis and its defence is the final stage of the doctoral studies. The thesis summary presentation and tactics during the defence are intended to highlight your knowledge, skills, maturity, growth and innovative abilities, after four years of full time work. Some PhD-students find this final part challenging and express a need for advice on this process. This seminar will provide you guidance on how to approach the thesis defence and practical tips about the summary presentations.
The seminar will also have ample time for questions and answers about the thesis defence. It is open to anyone who is interested in learning more about the doctoral thesis presentation and defence, regardless of research area or faculty.
This seminar is open for all PhD students.
Venue: To be announced (SLU Umeå campus) along with the digital seminar option.
Please confirm your participation by 2022-03-16 by clicking the red "Register here" button. For any questions you may have contact the SILVA Research school coordinators
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Workshop on the peer review process
April 21, 2022, 13:00 -15:00
Lecturers: Professor Johanna Witzell, Scientific Editor, Editor-in-Chief for the Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research
Many doctoral students receive requests from journals to do a peer review but are unsure of how to do it in the best way. In this seminar/workshop we host the editor in chief of the Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research, Johanna Witzell, who will enlighten us on the subject.
Venue: Zoom
Please confirm your participation by 2022-04-14 by clicking the red "Register here" button. For any questions you may have contact the SILVA Research school coordinators
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Workshop on Writing proposals for funding
May 10, 2022, 09:00 AM -11:30 AM
Lecturers: Grants Office and SILVA
It is not common that doctoral students have the time to get experience in how to apply for funding to continue their work within their research discipline. This is however important if one wants to continue working in academia. Some issues that we will discuss during the workshop will be; what should you consider when applying for funds? How do you prepare to write a good research proposal? what is the most important part of the research proposal?
Venue: Zoom
Please confirm your participation by 2022-05-03 by clicking the red "Register here" button . For any questions you may have contact the SILVA Research school coordinators
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SILVA Careers Series - Breakfast Seminar 2023
October 20, 2023
Lecturers: Grants Office and SILVA
Dr. Göran Spong – Associate Professor, Vice Dean for Education, Faculty of Forest Sciences.
Dr. Ellinor Sahlen – County Board of Västerbotten
Dr. Hussein Khalil – Assistant Professor, Vice Dean for Education, Faculty of Forest Sciences.
An interactive breakfast seminar with three experienced PhDs with a career within and outside academia.
Dr. Spong has worked on a wide range of ecological questions across the globe during last two decades, and supervised many doctoral student projects linked to large mammal conservation and management in Europe, Africa, and North America.
Dr. Ellinor Sahlen did her Phd at SLU on Brown bears and Moose and currently works at the County Administrative Board of Västerbotten, in their Nature Conservation and management Unit. Ellinor deals with wide variety of practical natural resource management issues at work, from complaints, protective hunting, and human wildlife conflicts.
Dr. Hussein Khalil did his PhD at SLU and a postdoc at the Univ. of Liverpool with work focused in Europe and Latin America. Dr. Khalil works on issues linked to human animal interactions and zoonotic diseases, movements, and public health interventions.
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SILVA doctoral student conferences 2022 in Umeå and 2023 in Uppsala
Lecturers: Doctoral students
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Webinar on GIS resources at SLU
21 March 2023
As a PhD student and employee at SLU, you have access to several GIS resources. Learning how to use them will enhance your skills in using spatial data in your work
The objective of this webinar is to introduce the PhD students these resources and meet the people behind the GIS Support function.
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