PhD Courses in Denmark

The aim of the course is to encourage students to reflect on life as a PhD student and to equip them with tools that support their PhD journey and future careers. It highlights the importance of wellbeing, diversity, and inclusion, while fostering a foundation for constructive collaboration and scientific and social networking within DTU Health Tech. The course also introduces the scientific profile of DTU Health Tech. Through sharing knowledge about their own projects, students will develop a basic understanding of the department’s diverse research areas. Throughout the course, participants will gain key transferable skills essential for successfully completing their research projects.

A student who has met the objectives of the course will be able to:

• apply basic tools for effective PhD project management.
• Reflect critically on challenges within the PhD–supervisor relationship.
• Identify and present relevant topics and research areas related to their own PhD project.
• communicate research effectively using storytelling techniques.
• design a clear and visually compelling scientific poster using fundamental graphic principles and deliver a concise 3-minute poster pitch with effective voice and body language.
• utilize the innovation facilities at DTU.
• engage with and discuss key issues presented in the Health Tech Colloquia & Poster series.
• evaluate presented topics from a technical and scientific perspective.
• identify requirements for data management planning.
• understand how cultural differences and personality types influence workplace situations, and recognize wellbeing as a shared responsibility.

The course will address the following topics: • Poster preparation and presentation techniques • Research communication through storytelling • Publishing strategy and ethics in scientific publishing • Data management • Entrepreneurship • Project management • The PhD–supervisor relationship • Diversity and inclusion in the workplace