RIBES Graduate School

Doing a PhD at RIBES means that you have the opportunity to receive training, develop your personal and professional skills, and prepare for your future career. All PhD candidates who do research at the RIBES are automatically enrolled in the RIBES Graduate School. The aim of the Graduate School is to offer all RIBES PhD candidates a complete programme and support for academic development in this phase of their career.

Training for all RIBES PhD candidates

All PhD candidates draw up a Training and Supervision Plan (TSP) during the first three months of their trajectory, in which they describe their planned courses and training. All RIBES PhDs take part in the following three activities:

  1. Introduction morning at the Faculty of Science
  2. Basic Didactic Skills (or a comparable educational course)
  3. Scientific Ethics

PhD candidates who also complete the rest of the RIBES Graduate School programme (see below) receive the RIBES Graduate School certificate upon completing and submitting it.

Training at other research schools

Our PhD candidates are encouraged to be active members of the scientific community and/or follow appropriate courses to contribute to their research project. This can also be done at other (national) research schools or graduate schools. This is fully supported by our institute.

Training programme RIBES Graduate School

The RIBES Graduate School offers the following training programme. When PhD candidates complete and submit this programme via the portfolio in Hora Finita, they receive a Graduate School certificate.

Courses and training

Course / activity

Number of hours

Introduction for employees of the Faculty of Science (required activity) (Sign up here)

4 hours

Scientific ethics course (required course) (Sign up here)

12 hours

Basic Didactic Skills (not offered in 2023), Education in a nutshell, or a comparable education course (required course) (View courses and sign up here)

12-28 hours

Other courses and training*, recommended are: 

  • Scientific writing course
  • Presenting course
  • Project management course
  • Career orientation

(Sign up here via gROW)

186-202 hours
 

Total minimum: 224 hours (8 ECTS)

* PhD candidates from RIBES can also join a national research or graduate school, besides being enrolled in the RIBES Graduate School, and follow courses there. 

Elective activities

Course / activity Number of hours

RIBES activities, for example:

  • Attending the RIBES day
  • Lab / department meetings
  • RIBES research theme meetings
Depends

Networking activities, for example:

  • Attending conferences
  • Radboud/Faculty research events
  • Being a board or committee member (RIBES PhD council, PON, etc)
Depends

Other, for example:*

  • Science communication and outreach activities
  • Organising research events
  • Additional didactic training
  • Other courses/ trainings/ workshops that are relevant to your development as a PhD candidate
Depends
  Total minimum: 196 hours (7 ECTS)

* PhD candidates from RIBES can also join a national research or graduate school, besides being enrolled in the RIBES Graduate School. You can attend courses at these research schools:

National research schools in RIBES research domains:

Certificate

PhD candidates can use the portfolio in Hora Finita to keep track of their training and elective activities. When PhD candidates complete and submit the RIBES Graduate School programme via the portfolio in Hora Finita, they receive a Graduate School certificate and a RIBES T-shirt.

Hora Finita

All PhD candidates of Radboud University are registered in Hora Finita. Hora Finita is used to track your progress, to remind you and your supervisors of deadlines, and to fill your portfolio.

Contact

The RIBES office is open for any questions you may have regarding your PhD project or any other issues. Send an email to or stop by our office:

Lara de Die (graduate school coordinator) - HG 02.009
Walk-in hour: Every Friday at 11-12 am

Bea van Beurden (management assistant) - HG 02.012