Guidelines for Oral and Poster presentations

Oral presentation guidelines

During the retreat, there will be parallel oral presentation sessions on Thursday and Friday. 

  • Oral presentations cannot exceed 9 minutes (7 min presentation + 2 min discussion). Please stick to the time limits! 
  • Please bear in mind that the audience is diverse and may have a different background. 
  • All PhD candidates who are selected for an oral presentation should hand in their presentation before July 7th 23:59h via phdretreat.ozi@radboudumc.nl. 
    • Give the file the name: Lastname_Firstname_Retreat2024 
  • The format should be a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation with 16:9 ratio. 
  • Presentations on USB-sticks will not be accepted during the event.
  • Per session, two chairs and two members of the PhD council will grade the presentations according to a rubric. The best oral presentation will be awarded! 

Poster presentation guidelines

During the retreat, there will be two poster sessions; one each afternoon. 

  • All PhD candidates who are selected for a poster presentation should print and bring their own posters
  • Posters should be printed in portrait orientation; size A0.  
  • Mount your poster on your designated board at least 10 minutes before the poster session starts.  
    • July 11th – even-numbers 
    • July 12th – odd-numbers. 
  • Poster numbers are indicated in the abstract book which you will receive soon.
  • The three posters that receive the most votes from the audience per session will be selected for a 1-minute poster pitch. This will be communicated directly after the poster session on Friday. The audience will decide which poster pitch will be selected for the best poster award. 
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Agenda PhD Retreat
11 July 2024 to 12 July 2024

This two-day event for PhD candidates of our Graduate School is highly regarded by our young researchers. It combines the best of both worlds: an interesting scientific program and lovely social activities.

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Registration

Registration for the PhD Retreat is no longer possible, because the maximum number of participants has been reached. 

Program

  • Oral presentations and poster presentations by all PhD candidates of the Radboudumc Graduate School (optional for 1st year PhD candidates)
  • Keynote lecture
  • Workshop
  • Panel Discussion or Walk&Talk session
  • Lunches and Dinner
  • Party on Thursday evening

Contact

For any questions, contact the PhD Retreat Committee of the PhD council.

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Practical information

  • 328 euros (charged to your department, includes overnight stay, catering and bus transport)

Included in registration

Price includes overnight stay at Conference Center Koningshof in Veldhoven, catering, and bus transport from Nijmegen Central station to the Conference Center and vice versa. Costs will be charged to your department after the conference.

Objectives

  • Present scientific data (oral presentation or poster)
  • Discuss data presented by yourself and others
  • Bring together both fundamentally- and clinically-orientated PhD-candidates
  • Get into contact with fellow PhD candidates

Prizes awarded for

  • Best Oral presentation
  • Best Poster presentation

Format and deadline abstract

To download the format for the abstract, click the button below. The deadline for submitting your abstract is 3 May 2024.

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Cancellation of registration

Cancellation of registration without costs for your department has to be done ultimately at 3 May 2024. After this date, full costs will be charged to your department.

Workshop

Using AI in your PhD (by Radboud In’to Languages)

Abstract submission

Please upload a Word-file containing your abstract in the provided format. Upload your abstract when filling in the registration form, or send it to phdretreat.ozi@radboudumc.nl before 3 May 2024.

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Keynote Speaker Lucas Brouwers

The Keynote Speaker for this years PhD Retreat is: Lucas Brouwers.

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Keynote Speaker Lucas Brouwers

Lucas Brouwers is deputy editor-in-chief at the Dutch newspaper NRC. He previously worked there as an investigative journalist and as head of the science editorial team and focused on how inequality in society affects health. Lucas created and presented the science podcast “Onbehaarde Apen”, directly translated as Hairless Apes, and won the Dutch Podcast Award in the category ‘Science’ in 2019. This scientific podcast hosts different guests and discusses small discoveries, wild theories, earth-shattering insights and everything in between. He studied Molecular Life Sciences (bachelor) and Molecular Mechanisms of Disease (master) at the Radboud University in Nijmegen (2005-2010).

Guidelines for Oral and Poster presentations

During the retreat, there will be parallel oral presentation sessions and two poster sessions.

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Organizing committee

  • Emma Streutker (chair)
  • Erin Teule
  • Jaimy Klijnhout
  • Noor Verhagen
  • Mart Kicken
  • Maaike Jacobs
  • Anne Kamphuis

Flyer

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Sponsors

The Radboudumc PhD Retreat 2024 can be organized thanks to the contribution of our sponsors

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Sponsors

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