House of Nature, University of Latvia, Riga (Latvia); 20 October 2023
Organised by the Latvian Biochemical Society (LaBS) with financial support from the FEBS Education Ambassador scheme.
For more information, please email FEBS Education Ambassador for Latvia
Topics:
The objective of the workshop is to train the new and established PIs in efficient methods of leading and mentoring of PhD students throughout their research work.
Target audience: principal investigators (limited to 20–25 participants)
Format: brief theoretical background + small-group discussions.
- Supervisor & student – roles and expectations
- Mentoring in academic integrity
- Communication between supervisor and student
- Understanding psychological aspects of efficient leadership.
Organising committee:
- Zane Kalnina — Latvian Biomedical Research and Study centre University of Latvia
- Janis Liepins — Institute of Microbiology and Biotechnology, University of Latvia
- Arturs Abols — Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre, University of Latvia
- Vita Rovite — Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre, University of Latvia
- Baiba Jansone — Dept. of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Latvia
Lecturesr and Facilitators:
- Robert Harris (Karolinska Institutet, Sweden)
- Xavier Coumoul (Université Paris Cité, France)
- Ivars Juškēvičs (TraningLab.lv)
Programme (provisional):
20 October 2023, 9:30 to 18:00
- Opening session: Welcome and introduction to the Workshop program, lecturers/facilitators and instructions on practicalities
- Topic I - Roles and expectations — Robert Harris
- Small group discussions (3-4 groups, 6-7 people/group)
- Wrap-up for Topic I - insights and conclusions from the group discussions
- Topic II - Academic integrity — Xavier Coumoul (online lecture)
- Open discussion — faciitated by Robert Harris
- Wrap-up for Topic II - insights and conclusions from the group discussions
- Topic III - Communication between student and supervisor — Robert Harris
- Open discussion
- Wrap-up for Topic III - insights and conclusions from the group discussions
- Topic IV - Understanding psychological aspects of efficient leadership — Ivars Juškēvičs
- Wrap-up for the day and closing session