PhD Complete – Skills to Finalise Your Thesis

PhD Get Started

During the PhD Get Started seminar, you will learn about your rights and duties as a PhD candidate and hear from key people who will support you through your time as a PhD candidate. This is also a great opportunity to meet other PhD candidates.

Introduction to Research Data Management Planning

Are you unsure of how to manage your data well in order to comply with data management requirements from UiS and (if applicable) external funders?

In this workshop, we will discuss what a data management plan is and what the benefits are, and you will get the opportunity to start on your own data management plan.  

GDPR and IT security in Data Handling

In this workshop, we address how to classify your own research data and help you determine appropriate data collection, processing, and storage services available at UiS. For researchers working with personal data, we will present the Norwegian data protection regulations and walk you through how to make sure that your project is GDPR compliant.

How to write the “kappe”?

In this workshop, we reflect on what your examiners want to you demonstrate, discuss how to approach the writing process, and look at the elements of a good “kappe”. The workshop is hosted by Lynn Nygaard. 

Fundamentals of Academic Writing and the Writing Process

In addition to focusing on what is generally considered as good academic style and a well-organized paper, we discuss how to find out how to write in your specific discipline. We finish the seminar by an overview of the writing process and strategies on how to handle this process.

Staying Well and Being Productive

The Publishing Process from A to Z

In this workshop, we will go through some basics of publishing, paths to open access, and UiS initiatives and support functions. We will show you how to report your research for assessment and how to create your personal Orcid identifier. Finally, we will take a look at approaches to peer review and how to get through it.

Get Your Message Across: How to Present an Argument

Learn more about how to successfully communicate your message by organizing your argument and by backing it up with evidence during this workshop.

PhD Get Started

During the PhD Get Started seminar, you will learn about your rights and duties as a PhD candidate and hear from key people who will support you through your time as a PhD candidate. This is also a great opportunity to meet other PhD candidates.

Plan Your Research Stay Abroad

Learn about the UiS mobility guidelines, funding, and how a research stay abroad can benefit your researcher career.

How to Revise Your Paper: Editing and Proofreading Strategies

During this workshop, we go through useful strategies for editing and proofreading one’s own paper. Afterwards, you have time to work on your own paper. You do not have to be entirely done with your draft to participate but can work on parts of your paper during the workshop.

Shut up & write for PhDs

Are you working on your PhD but having trouble finding time to write?

We meet every other week in the Study Lab (KE B-001/Studieverkstedet) downstairs in the library to get our work done. The “shut up and write” method combines intensive writing sessions with well-deserved breaks, keeping you focused when you need to be: 

Until 9.00: Get your workplace ready. 

9.00-9.10: Short introduction: What do you want to work on today? 

9.10-9.50: Shut up and write I 

9.50-10.00: Break 

10.00-10.40: Shut up and write II 

10.40-10.50: Break 

10.50-11.30: Shut up and write III 

Bring your laptop, water, and everything you need for the working session, coffee is on us. No sign up needed. 

Feel free to contact Hannah Tischmann if you have any questions.