Academic training sessions

Thursday, 23 February 2023, 9.00 am – 11.00 am

About the workshop

In this workshop, you will hear about why and how scientific storytelling is useful for you as a researcher. Through two exercises, you will learn methods to distill your main research theme and transport it, in a concise way, to various audiences.

For whom is this workshop?

This workshop is concentrating on the basic skills of scientific storytelling and therefore is ideal for PhD students and early postdocs.

Trainer

Anja Smykowski is a former researcher, scientific publisher, grant writer and storyteller. She is using storytelling techniques derived from screenwriting to transport scientific content. After all, science is not only about facts, but also about how you combine these facts to make sense.

When and where

Thursday, 23rd of February 2023, 9.00 -11.00 am

UMCG Faculty building, VIP room 0008 (3219.0008)

Registration

Employees from the UG can sign up for the workshops here .

Please note that you need to register first before you can enrol yourself for one of the workshops. You can do so with your UG account. After enrolment you can select Ga naar de Cursus and select the timeframe of the workshop that you want to follow. After that you can click on Inschrijven and you are enrolled.

UMCG employees can sign up here .

Thursday 9 March 2023, 14.00 – 16.00

About the workshop

The podcasting workshop is an active workshop in which you will learn the basics about setting up and producing your own podcast. The main focus is on choosing the right format for your podcast, learning how to voice the story that you want to tell, which hardware you can use and what you need to take into account when publishing your podcast.

For whom is this workshop?

All staff that wants to learn more about podcasting (maximum of 15 participants)

Trainer

Paul van Duuren , Impact Officer UMCG. Podcast editor for the podcast UMCGesprekken and UMCG Research Talks

When and where

Thursday 9 March 2023, 14:00 – 16:00

Location: De Brug - Torenkamer (10.033)

Registration

Employees from the UG can sign up for the workshops here .

Please note that you need to register first before you can enrol yourself for one of the workshops. You can do so with your UG account. After enrolment you can select Ga naar de Cursus and select the timeframe of the workshop that you want to follow. After that you can click on Inschrijven and you are enrolled.

UMCG employees can sign up here .

25 April 2023, 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

About the workshop

In this workshop you will learn about the power of social media and how it can benefit your research. You will learn more about:

• the different social media channels and their users
• how to reach your target group
• how to define your key message
• measuring your impact
• pitfalls and practical tips for your social media presence

This workshop will be interactive and you will go home with your own personal social media strategy. Using social media can contribute to your visibility as a researcher and increase the impact of your research. Curious how it can work for you? Join the workshop!

For whom is this workshop?

This workshop is for all researchers who are interested in using social media.

Trainers

• Laura Bodewes is communication advisor at the Communication department of the UMCG.
• Larissa van der Wal is content specialist with a focus on science communication at the Communication department of the UMCG.
• Cem Vorenkamp is visual advisor and content specialist at the Communication department of the UMCG.

When and where

25 April 2023, 3.00 – 4.30 pm

Location to be determined. You will receive an update when is information is available.

Registration

Employees from the UG can sign up for the workshops here .

Please note that you need to register first before you can enrol yourself for one of the workshops. You can do so with your UG account. After enrolment you can select Ga naar de Cursus and select the timeframe of the workshop that you want to follow. After that you can click on Inschrijven and you are enrolled.

UMCG employees can sign up here .