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2022-2023

Spring 2023

PhD Career Exploration
30 January 13:30-15:30
Instructors: Mariska Roelofs-Poelmann (Tampere University) & Toby Erik Wikström (Graduate School | Centre for Research in the Humanities)
Where Do They End Up? UI PhD Career Outcomes
31 January 12:00-12:50
Panel discussion
Getting in on the Action: Opportunities in the Icelandic Knowledge Economy for PhDs
2 February 11:45-12:50
Panel discussion
PhDs at Work: the Keys to an Academic Career
3 February 12:00-12:50
Panel discussion
Organizing your Research with Endnote
8 February 13:00-15:00
Instructor: Erlendur Már Antonsson (National & University Library of Iceland)
PhD Life Hacks: Finding Time to Write
9 February 12:00-12:50
Instructor: Toby Erik Wikström (Graduate School | Centre for Research in the Humanities)
Notum TurnItIn við yfirlestur og ritskimun (in Icelandic)
13 February 12:00-12:50
Instructor: Sigurbjörg Jóhannesdóttir (Division of Academic Affairs)
Navigating Article-based PhD Dissertations
14 February 13:00-15:00
Instructor: Toby Erik Wikström (Graduate School | Centre for Research in the Humanities)
Using TurnItIn to Improve your English Writing and View Similarity Matches
15 February 12:00-12:50
Kennari: Sigurbjörg Jóhannesdóttir (Division of Academic Affairs)
Postdoctoral Prospects: Preparing a Marie Curie Individual Fellowship Proposal
16 February kl. 13:00-15:00
Panel discussion
Building your International Research Network with Erasmus+
1 March 12:00-12:45
Presenter: Brynjar Þór Elvarsson (International Division)
Academic CV Workshop
1 March 13:00-15:00
Instructor: Toby Erik Wikström (Graduate School | Centre for Research in the Humanities)
Getting your Point Across: Effective Slide Design
2 March 12:00-12:50
Instructor: Toby Erik Wikström (Graduate School | Centre for Research in the Humanities)
Teaching Chat for PhD Student Instructors: Ensuring Active Learning in the Age of AI
6 March 12:00-12:50
Panel discussion
Kynning á Fulbright styrkjum fyrir doktorsnema (in Icelandic)
8 March 12:00-12:45
Presenters: Pétur Valsson (Fulbright Iceland) & Birna Guðrún Ásbjörnsdóttir (Fulbright recipient)
The Essentials of Poster Presentations
9 March 13:00-15:00
Instructor: Dagmar Sigurðardóttir (Science/Life)
PhD Life Hacks: Project Management
10 March 9:00-17:00
Instructor: Dagmar Sigurðardóttir (Science/Life)
PhD Life Hacks: Communicating with your Supervisor
13 March 12:00-12:50
Instructor: Toby Erik Wikström (Graduate School | Centre for Research in the Humanities)
Tips and Tricks for Getting Published in English: Macrorevisions
14 March 13:00-15:00
Instructor: Toby Erik Wikström (Graduate School | Centre for Research in the Humanities)
PhDs at Work: Careers outside academia
20 March 12:00-12:50
Panel discussion
Tips and tricks for getting published in English: Sharpening paragraphs and sentences
21 March 13:00-15:00
Instructor: Toby Erik Wikström (Graduate School | Centre for Research in the Humanities)
SciCom for PhD students: Social Media
22 March 13:00-15:00
Panel discussion
Effective Conference Presentations and Networking: an Intensive Workshop
24 March 9:00-15:00 [New date]
Instructor: Toby Erik Wikström (Graduate School | Centre for Research in the Humanities)
Going out with a Bang: Effective Conclusions
28 March 13:00-15:00
Instructor: Toby Erik Wikström (Graduate School | Centre for Research in the Humanities)
Applying for Rannís Doctoral Student Grants
9 May 13:00-14:30
Presenters: Ægir Þór Þórsson & Helga Snævarr Kristjánsdóttir (Rannís - The Icelandic Centre for Research)

Fall 2022

Kynning á Fulbright styrkjum fyrir doktorsnema (in Icelandic)
5. september | kl. 12-12:45

PhD-snilldarráð: Áttaviti fyrir nýja doktorsnema
PhD Life Hacks: Survival Skills for New PhD Students

Tímastjórnun
Time Management

6. september | kl. 10-12

Verkefnastjórnun
Project Management

7. september | kl. 10-12

Samskipti við leiðbeinanda
Communicating with Your Supervisor

8. september | kl. 10-12

RESCHEDULED Að rata í völundarhúsi upplýsinganna: árangursrík heimildaleit (HUG, FVS, MVS)
Finding Your Way through the Information Labyrinth: Effective Bibliographical Searches (Humanities, Social Sciences, Education)

21. september | kl. 13-15

Að rata í völundarhúsi upplýsinganna: árangursrík heimildaleit (VoN)
Finding Your Way through the Information Labyrinth: Effective Bibliographical Searches (SENS)

14. september | kl. 13-15

Skipulag á rannsóknum með Endnote
Organizing Your Research with Endnote

15. september | kl. 13-15

Akademísk ferilskráargerð
Academic CV Workshop

Bestu venjur / Best practices
20. september | kl. 13-15

Jafningamat / Peer Review
27. september | kl. 13-14

Starfsþróun doktorsnema
PhD Student Career Exploration

22. september | kl. 13-15

Vinnustofa í akademískri ensku: öflug ágrip
Workshop in Academic English: Powerful Abstracts

29. september | kl. 10-12

Virkir kennsluhættir eftir Covid
Ensuring Active Learning in the Post-Covid Classroom

4. október | kl. 12-12:50

Alþjóðleg tengslamyndun fyrir doktorsnema gegnum Erasmus+
Building Your International Network with Erasmus+

5. október | kl. 12-12:50

Evrópskir rannsóknasjóðir: vegvísir fyrir doktorsnema
European Research Funding Programmes: A Guide for PhD Students

6. október | kl. 12-12:50

Hnitmiðaðir inngangar í akademískri ensku
Getting to the Point: Writing Focused Introductions

18. október | kl. 13-15

VON101F Rannsóknir og einkaleyfi
Research and Patents
Further information here.
26. október | kl. 8:20-15:40

VON102F Hagnýting rannsókna með aðstoð einkaleyfa
Utilization of Research by Use of Patents
Further information here.
27. október | kl. 8:20-15:40

Vísindamiðlun fyrir doktorsnema: samfélagsmiðlar
SciCom for PhD Students: Social Media

1. nóvember | kl. 13-15

Sannfærandi fræðilegar samantektir
Rhetorical Strategies for the Literature Review

3. nóvember | kl. 13-15

Vinnustofa um styrkumsóknir fyrir doktorsnema
Grant Proposal Workshop for PhD Students

7., 14., 21. nóvember | kl. 10-12

For additional information about the Toolbox contact Toby Erik Wikström