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Leiden Institute for Area Studies (LIAS)

Events calendar

LIAS PhD program activities include thematic coursework (the PhD Seminars), generic skills training, library training, research presentations, social events, and so on. They are open to all LIAS PhD candidates.

The list below will be updated as event details are confirmed. Unless otherwise indicated, events are convened by the director of doctoral studies. Detailed announcements for each events are circulated to all PhD candidates on email, normally one week ahead of time.

Academic year 2023-2024

13 September, 3.30 pm

Welcome meeting for newly arrived PhD candidates

Maghiel van Crevel & Nicole van Os

Vrieshof 3–104

Throughout the year

Thursdays, 3.15 pm

PhD Writing Sessions: 90 minutes of quiet work and whatever happens next

Vrieshof 3–104

14 September, 11.15 am + five more weekly sessions

PhD Seminar: Decolonisation in Academia

Convener: Elena Burgos-Martinez

21 September, 3.00 pm

Library training: Crash Course

Bart van der Steen & Mirjam Heijnekamp

Library building, Vossius room

10 October, 3.30 pm

Skills training: Managing your research

Maghiel van Crevel

Online

17 October, 3.30 pm

Skills training: Writing grant applications

Maghiel van Crevel

Online

26 October, 3.00 pm

Library training: Open Access & ORCID

Michelle van den Berk

Library building, Vossius room

7 November, 9.15 am + five more weekly sessions

PhD Seminar: Listening and Hearing in Research

Andrea Giolai

Venue tba

7 November, 3.30 pm

Skills training:  Where research begins

Maghiel van Crevel

Online

16 November, 3.15 pm

Library training: Research and Legal Issues

Erna Sattler

Library building, Vossius room

28 November, 3.30 pm

Skills training:  Doing a literature review

Maghiel van Crevel

Online

5 December, 3.30 pm

Research presentations by two PhD candidates

Speakers tba

Online

12 December, 3.30 pm

Scientific integrity module (mandatory)

Maghiel van Crevel

Online

 

WINTER BREAK

 

Block 3

Six sessions

PhD Seminar: Themes in Global Political Economy

Convener: Crystal Ennis

6 February, 3.30 pm

Skills training:  Academic writing

Maghiel van Crevel

Online

29 February, 3.15 pm

Library training: Introduction to Digital Humanities

Ben Companjen

Library building, Vossius room

5 March, 3.30 pm

Research presentations by two PhD candidates

Speakers tba

Online

12 March, 3.30 pm

Skills training: Course design

Maghiel van Crevel

Online

28 March, 3.15 pm

Library training: Data management plan

Convener tba

Library building, Vossius room

Block 4

Six sessions

PhD Seminar: Identity and Resistance in a Global Context

Convener: Sanjukta Poddar

2 April, 3.30 pm

Research presentations by two PhD candidates

Speakers tba

Online

11 April, 3.15 pm

Library training: Reference Manager Software

Lisette Grimmius & Mirjam Heijnekamp

Library building, Vossius room

7 May, 3.30 pm

Skills training: Academic job applications

Maghiel van Crevel

Online

31 May, full day

PhD conference

Program tba

Venue tba

 

 

 

 

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