Institute of Environmental Sciences
PhD Committee
CML has its very own PhD committee!
About the Committee
The main focus of the PhD Committee is to organise activities to foster social cohesion, personal development, and well-being for the PhDs, postdocs, research assistants, and lab technicians working at CML.
We aim to offer a safe space for everyone to interact with their colleagues and build a supportive community. The PhD Committee organises monthly PhDrinks, coffee-and-cake breaks, and a variety of social and academic events throughout the year. These include sports days, mental health workshops, academic writing weekends, career events, movie nights, scavenger hunts, bike tours, and many more.
PhD representation within and outside CML
Beyond organising social and academic activities, the PhD Committee also represents and communicates on behalf of the PhD community within the institute. We act as a voice towards the CML Management Team (MT), the CML Institute Council (IC), the CML Office Management (OM), the CML PhD Support & Development Team(PhD S&D), or any other group of CML staff.
The PhD Committee also represents and communicates on behalf of the PhD community outside the institute, for example, towards the Faculty Council of Science (FC), the Faculty Council of the Graduate School of Science, other university councils, student associations (e.g., SHIFT, GOSSA, the LGBT+ Network of Leiden University), or the Faculty of Science’s Confidential Councilor for PhD Candidates (if needed).
Contact
phd-committee@cml.leidenuniv.nl
Current Members of the PhD committee
- Danny Lopes Ramos | PhD Candidate | Co-chair
- Rebecca Belfiore | PhD Candidate | Co-chair
- Arthur Ronner | PhD Candidate | Monthly events officer
- Yun (Sherin) Shao | PhD Candidate | Monthly events officer
- Danielle van der Burg | PhD Candidate | Academic events officer
- Ester Oloije | PhD candidate | Diversity & Inclusion officer
- Stellina Samuel | PhD candidate | Social events officer
- Aaron Paris | PhD Candidate | Social events officer
- Simon van Lierde | PhD Candidate | Treasurer