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PhD Student Toolbox 2021-2022

Spring 2022

Center for Writing PhD Writers Date
12, 26 January | 9, 23 February | 9, 23 March | 6, 20 April | 4, 18 May | 1 June
1-3 p.m.
Cornell University Winter 2022 Graduate Writing Bootcamp
13-21 January | various times
PhD Student Career Exploration
1 February | 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
PhDs at Work: Careers Outside Academia
3 February| 12-1 p.m.
Getting in on the Action: Opportunities in the Icelandic Knowledge Economy for PhDs
4 February | 12-1 p.m.
Taking Your Academic English to the Next Level: Macrorevisions
8 February | 12-2 p.m.
Academic CV Workshop
9 February | 1-3 p.m. (best practices)
16 February | 1-2 p.m. (peer review)
Taking Your Academic English to the Next Level: Paragraphs and Sentences
10 February| 1-3 p.m.
Postdoctoral Prospects: Preparing a Marie Curie Individual Fellowship Proposal
15 February| 1-3 p.m.
Building Your International Research Network with Erasmus+
28 February | 12-12:45 p.m.
The Nuts and Bolts of Active Teaching & Learning for PhD Students
2 March | 12-1 p.m.
Effective Conference Presentations and Networking: an Intensive Workshop
4 March | 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Information Session on Fulbright Visiting Research Fellowships in US for PhD Students
7 March | 12-12:45 p.m.
Rhetorical Strategies for the Literature Review
New date: 15 March | 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Posters and Handouts: How to Make Yours Stand Out
10 March | 12-2 p.m.
Getting Your Point Across: Effective Slide Design
14 March | 12-1 p.m.
Writing About Numbers
15 March | 12-2 p.m.
Out with a Bang: Effective Conclusions
22 March | 1-3 p.m.
Center for Writing PhD Writing Retreat at Laugarvatn
25-27 March
Grant Proposal Workshop: Rannís Postdoctoral Fellowships
28 April, 12 May | 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Grant Proposal Workshop: Rannís Doctoral Student Grants
3, 10, 17 May | 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
UMD056F Academic Writing II (School of Education course)
Summer 2022 (intensive session 23-25 May)
HSP073F Research Ethics (Faculty of History and Philosophy course)
24-26 August | 9:10 a.m. -3:40 p.m.

Fall 2021

All events are held in English and take place on Zoom unless otherwise indicated.

PhD 101: Fundamental Skills for New PhD Students
September 6, 7, 9 | 1-3 p.m.

~ Ásta Bryndís Schram, School of Health Sciences & Centre for Teaching and Learning
~ Jónína Ólafsdóttir Kárdal, Student Counselling and Career Centre
~ Randi Whitney Stebbins, Center for Writing
~ Toby Erik Wikström, Graduate School & Centre for Research in the Humanities

PhDs at Work: The Keys to an Academic Career
September 14  | Noon- 1 p.m.

~ Guðfinna Th. Aðalgeirsdóttir, Earth Sciences Institute
~ Guðmundur Hálfdánarson, Faculty of History and Philosophy

Finding Your Way through the Information Labyrinth: Effective Bibliographical Searches (Education, Humanities, Social Sciences)
September 14 | 1-3 p.m.

~ Hilma Gunnarsdóttir, National and University Library
~ Toby Erik Wikström, Graduate School & Centre for Research in the Humanities

Finding Your Way through the Information Labyrinth: Effective Bibliographical Searches (SENS)
September 14 | 1-3 p.m.

~ Erlendur Már Antonsson, National and University Library

PhDs at Work: Careers Outside Academia
September 15  | Noon-1 p.m.

~ Kristín Jónsdóttir, Icelandic Metereological Office
~  Rósa Signý Gísladóttir,  deCODE Genetics & Faculty of Icelandic and Comparative Cultural Studies
~ Sandra Mjöll Jónsdóttir Buch, UI Science Institute & Biocluster Iceland

Organizing Your Research with Endnote
September 15 | 1-3 p.m.

~ Erlendur Már Antonsson, National and University Library

PhD Student Career Exploration
September 16 | 10 a.m.-Noon

~ Jónína Ólafsdóttir Kárdal, Student Counselling and Career Centre
~ Toby Erik Wikström, Graduate School & Centre for Research in the Humanities

Academic CV Workshop
September 21, 23 | 1-3 p.m.

~ Toby Erik Wikström, Graduate School & Centre for Research in the Humanities

Social Media for PhD Students
September 28  | 1-3 p.m.

~ Randi Whitney Stebbins, Center for Writing

Academic English Workshop: Powerful Abstracts
September 30 | 1-3 p.m.

~ Toby Erik Wikström, Graduate School & Centre for Research in the Humanities

Building Your International Network with Erasmus+
October 5 | Noon-1 p.m.

~ Brynjar Þór Elvarsson, International Division

The Nuts and Bolts of Active Teaching & Learning for PhD Students
October 7 | Noon-1 p.m.

~ Margrét Sigrún Sigurðardóttir, Faculty of Business Administration

European Research Funding Programmes: A Guide for PhD Students
October 12  | Noon-1 p.m.

~ Sigrún Ólafsdóttir, The Icelandic Centre for Research (Rannís)

Getting to the Point: Writing Focused Introductions
October 12  | 1-3 p.m.

~ Toby Erik Wikström, Graduate School & Centre for Research in the Humanities

Writing Up Qualitative Results
October 28 | 10 a.m.-Noon

~ Randi Whitney Stebbins, Center for Writing

Grant Proposal Workshop for PhD Students
November 2, 9, 16  | 10 a.m.-Noon

~ Eiríkur Smári Sigurðarson, School of Humanities

Intellectual Property Rights and Open Science
November 11 | 10 a.m.-Noon

~ Randi Whitney Stebbins, Center for Writing
~ Birna Gunnarsdóttir, Division for Science and Innovation

Other courses and events for PhD students at UI

PhD Writers´ Date writing sessions
August 16-December 14
Every other Monday | 1-3 p.m.

~ Randi Whitney Stebbins, Center for Writing
Information and registration: rws@hi.is

PhD Writers´ Date Facebook group

Other courses at the Center for Writing

HSP073F Research Ethics
24.-26. ágúst  | kl. 9.10-15.40
~ Eyja Margrét Brynjarsdóttir, Faculty of History and Philosophy

For additional information about the Toolbox contact Toby Erik Wikström